• It is with profound sadness that we announce the passing of Sarah Doerner, IJEA’s longest-serving president. Sarah died Nov. 29 in Du Quoin at the age of 86. Services were held Dec. 7. See below for our tribute to this great journalism educator.
  • High school seniors! Get your portfolios ready for the 2025 Illinois Journalist of the Year Contest! Entries will be due Feb. 15.
  • The winners of the 2024 IJEA Yearbook Contest have been announced! Check out our article below for the full listing of honorees!
  • A big thank you to everyone who attended our 2024 Fall Conference, which took place Sept. 20 at Illinois State University. The sessions were amazing! Thank you to all of our presenters!
  • Advisers! Join IJEA today! Annual memberships and lifetime memberships are available. Use our online form or fillable PDF to join!
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Illinois JEA
Illinois Journalism Education Association, 2501 Chatham Road, Suite 200, Springfield, IL 62704

Illinois JEA
Illinois Journalism Education Association, 2501 Chatham Road, Suite 200, Springfield, IL 62704

Illinois JEA

Annual newspaper contest adds categories

The annual IJEA newspaper contest, with a March 23 deadline, has added five new categories, three to address the growing number of online newspapers in Illinois high schools.

The categories added are headlines, centerspreads, blogging, multimedia packages and overall websites.

All IJEA members may enter their staff’s papers in the contest. Anyone can join IJEA. Click here for a membership form.

Download the contest categories and entry form here. For more information, contact Sally Renaud at (217) 581-6003 or at [email protected].

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