The third-annual Emerald Award contest is open for submissions. Submission deadline is June 15. WJEA members are encouraged to submit their publications/broadcasts for this award. The Emerald Award is the highest form of distinction given to member publications. Entry fee is $30. Newspapers, new...

Registration is now available for the 2018 Summer Journalism Camp at Western Washington University, July 31-Aug. 3. Registration STUDENTS Fillable WWU 2018 (1) Registration ADVISERS Fillable WWU 2018 (1) Register online with credit card: ADVISERS STUDENTS Expert in Residence is Michelle Coro from Sierra Vista High School in Phoenix, AZ. For advisers, now that...

  Thank you donors!  GiveBig Day was May 9, and donations totaling nearly $400 came in, making it possible for a student with financial need to attend WJEA’s Summer Journalism Camp. GiveBig, sponsored by The Seattle Foundation, raises funds for non-profits throughout our region on this one “big...

As a result of decades of work, student journalists will now receive first amendment protections like their professional peers after legislation sponsored by Sen. Joe Fain was today signed into law. The change makes Washington the 14th state to extend free speech protections to student journal...

Cleveland High School senior Tina Dang has been named the 2018 Washington Journalism Education Association’s Lu Flannery Outstanding Journalist. She was recognized at the WJEA Spring Conference March 10, where she was presented with the award’s $2000 scholarship. Dang is a three-year veteran and...

The 2018 WJEA Adviser of the Year is Ted Lockery of the Nathan Hale High School Sentinel in Seattle. There were many outstanding nominees from journalism programs across the state, but the quantity, enthusiasm and admiration of Ted’s advocates made him the clear choice. Ted was nominated by num...

The Washington Journalism Education Association announced that Puyallup High School senior Haley Keizur was named the 2018 Journalist of the Year at the annual state write-off competition on March 10.  She was awarded the $2000 Robin Morris Memorial Scholarship and her portfolio will be submitted to...

Registration for the 2018 WJEA Summer Camp opens April 15. Held on the beautiful campus of Western Washington University, the WJEA Summer Camp provides opportunities for both advisers and students to gain hands-on journalistic training, regardless of level of expertise.   ...

The WJEA Dorothy McPhillips Award is the highest award given by the Washington Journalism Education Association, and honors a member for extraordinary achievement in improving scholastic journalism in our state. This award is not given out annually; rather it is awarded only when it is warranted. ...