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Daily Herald Film Critic Dann Gire makes a point during his presentation during IJEAs annual awards luncheon June 7.

Award winners told to use their power to inspire

June 10, 2014

On June 7, Daily Herald Film Critic Dann Gire was the featured speaker at IJEA’s annual award luncheon at the Governor’s mansion in Springfield.  Here's what he told the students and their faculty...

2013-14 All-State Team announced

May 28, 2014

The Illinois Journalism Education Association has announced its 2013-14 All-State Team. The team members are: • Gabrielle Abesamis of Niles West High School in Skokie, Evelyn Lauer, adviser •...

The Twitter presence of Marco Santana illustrates the technological savvy he applies to his job at the Des Moines Register on the innovation beat. Come see him speak at this years IJEA Fall Conference.

IJEA Fall Conference set for Sept. 12

May 20, 2014
Advisers should mark their calendars for the 2014 Illinois Journalism Education Association (IJEA) Fall Conference coming up on Friday, Sept. 12 at the University of Illinois at Urbana/Campaign.

Video: Mike Doyle reflects on career as he accepts 2014 James A. Tidwell Award

May 16, 2014
The Belvidere fixture is retiring after 15 years of working with high school journalists — and fittingly he's the recipient of IJEA's highest teaching award .

Susie Knoblauch leaving IHSA

May 15, 2014

Susie Knoblauch, Assistant Executive Director of the Illinois High School Association (IHSA) for the past 10 years, has been named to the National Federation of State High School Associations (NFHS) staff...

Remembering a journalistic icon

Remembering a journalistic icon

April 12, 2014

Illinois journalism has lost an iconic friend. Not just scholastic journalism. Not just collegiate journalism. The entire journalism community as a whole. James Tidwell, Chairman of the Department...

Lane Tech editor-in-chief named 2014 Illinois Journalist of the Year

Lane Tech editor-in-chief named 2014 Illinois Journalist of the Year

March 12, 2014

Walker Post, editor-in-chief of The Warrior at Lane Technical High School in Chicago, is the 2014 Illinois Journalist of the Year. The announcement was made during the annual spring conference of...

Congrats, SISPA advisers!

Congrats, SISPA advisers!

March 6, 2014

The annual Manion Rice Adviser Awards were presented to Bridget Heck of Alton High School (second from left) and Jennifer Reiser of Washington High School. Heck advises the Tatler yearbook and Resier advises...

Dont forget...you can follow us..

Don’t forget…you can follow us..

February 20, 2014

Keep up with IJEA news and information on Twitter.  We're @IllinoisJEA. Check us out at https://twitter.com/IllinoisJEA

Yearbook award announced

January 24, 2014

Congratulations to all the winners, both overall and individual, for the 2013 IJEA Yearbook Contest. Below are the overall winners in all six enrollment divisions, and a link to the individual category...

Video: Press on! Film critic Dann Gire honored as 2013 Friend of Scholastic Journalism

September 15, 2013

URBANA — Dann Gire, film critic for the Daily Herald in Arlington Heights, was named the 2013 Friend of Scholastic Journalism by the IJEA Sept. 13 at the Colonial Room of the Illini Union on the campus...

2012-13 All-State Team to be honored June 1 at Executive Mansion

May 8, 2013

Each year the IJEA names members of the All-State Journalism Team, those MVPs without whom their student media would not run as smoothly. Advisers nominate students who rise to the challenge, who work...

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