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URBANA — Now that the Speech Rights of Student Journalists Act is the law of the land in Illinois, there is no better opportunity to "Empower Your Students" than at the IJEA Fall Conference.
The...
By Amanda Bright, IJEA Co-Secretary and Region 5 Board Member
• June 28, 2016
From an idea to a public act signed by the governor into law, take a look at the journey of the Speech Rights of Student Journalists Act through the lens of Twitter. (Click on the Storify logo to access.)
By Amanda Bright, IJEA Co-Secretary and Region 5 Board Member
• June 28, 2016
From Stan Zoller, Chair of the IJEA Legislation Committee:
A picture is worth a thousand words. Gov. Bruce Rauner has 60 days to sign, veto or take no action on the Speech Rights of Student Journalists...
By Amanda Bright, IJEA Co-Secretary and Region 5 Board Member
• June 11, 2016
For the second year, the Journalism Education Association will be offering the exam to become a Certified Journalism Educator or a Master Journalism Educator at the 2016 Fall Conference (Friday, Sept....
By Amanda Bright, IJEA Co-Secretary and Region 5 Board Member
• June 1, 2016
A story that started just six short months ago is now nearing its resolution.
The Speech Rights of Student Journalists Act was drafted to guarantee that scholastic journalists are not restricted by...
By Amanda Bright, IJEA Co-Secretary and Region 5 Board Member
• May 28, 2016
The IJEA Chair of the Legislation Committee, Stan Zoller, sends this update after the full Illinois Senate's unanimous passage of HB 5902 on May 27:
The Senate passed HB5902 today by a margin of 51-0-1.
The...
By Amanda Bright, IJEA Co-Secretary and Region 5 Board Member
• May 19, 2016
Journalism education doesn't stop when the school year ends. There are many opportunities to keep learning, practicing, and engaging with other student journalists throughout the summer months. Take a...
By Amanda Bright, IJEA Co-Secretary and Region 5 Board Member
• May 19, 2016
The College of Media at the University of Illinois has a new Journalism camp: PRESS PASS. This multimedia journalism camp for students teaches storytelling skills and how to prepare video news breaks...
By Amanda Bright, IJEA Co-Secretary and Region 5 Board Member
• May 6, 2016
From Stan Zoller, JEA Director-at-Large and IJEA Member:
The Illinois Senate Committee hearing for the Speech Rights for Student Journalists Act is 3:30 p.m. on Tuesday, May 10 and is scheduled...
By Amanda Bright, IJEA Co-Secretary and Region 5 Board Member
• April 30, 2016
With another state tournament in the books, attendees and participants noted that both the number of students and schools, as well as the quality of entires in this year's IHSA Journalism competition,...
By Amanda Bright, IJEA Co-Secretary and Region 5 Board Member
• April 16, 2016
Student journalists from Illinois made the state proud as this year's Pacemaker awards were announced in Los Angeles. The Land of Lincoln was represented among the winners with a Yearbook Pacemaker...
