Collegiate and Scholastic Services
Associated Collegiate Press (ACP)
Founded in 1933. Provides rating services, memberships and critical analyses for college newspapers, yearbooks, magazines and broadcast stations. Awards include All American, Pacemaker, Story of the Year, Picture of the Year, Designer of the Year and All-American Photographer. ACP sponsors a national convention, two regional mid-year conferences, a press law conference and summer workshops in conjunction with College Media Advisers (CMA). Publication: Trends in College Media (three times during the school year); subscription rate is $12 per year. Director: Tom Rolnicki, 620 Rarig Center, 330 21st Avenue South, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN 55455-0478. Tel: (612) 625-8335; FAX: (612) 626-0720.
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Broadcast Education Association (BEA)
Founded in 1955 to improve education in electronic media. Encourages professors and industry professionals to work closely together in professional development and in developing curriculum for electronic media. Members include about 1,000 professors, industry professionals and students. Activities include an annual convention, workshops, interest divisions and student scholarships. Publications: Journal of Broadcasting & Electronic Media; Feedback (quarterly). Executive Director: Louisa A. Nielsen, 1771 N. St. NW, Washington, DC 20036. Tel: (202) 429-5354.
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College Media Advisers (CMA)
Founded in 1954. An association of advisers and general managers of student media in universities and colleges, including both two- and four-year institutions, and of other journalism educators and professional journalists interested in the student media. Annual meeting each spring (March) and fall (October), and advisers workshop (August). Activities include research in the student press, placement service, the Student Press Archives, speakers bureau, Distinguished Adviser and Distinguished Service Awards, sponsorship of regional meetings and journalism day programs, magazine, yearbook, technology, electronic media, photography, business and advertising, newspaper divisions, annual student cartoon, business writing, broadcast and advertising contest. Publications: College Media Review (quarterly), Newsletter (monthly) College Student Press Series (four volumes already published are College Student Press Law, Ethics and Responsibilities of Advising College Student Publications, Governing College Student Publications and Responsible and Ethical Decision Making: Advertising and Editorial Content. President: Chris Carroll, Vanderbilt University. Vice President: Jim McKellar, University of Illinois. Vice President Member Services: Jenny Tenpenny Crouch, Middle Tennessee State University. Past President: Mark Witherspoon, Iowa State University. Secretary: Jolene Combs, El Camino College. Treasurer: John Ryan, Eastern Illinois University. Editor, College Media Review: Ken Rosenauer, Missouri Western State College. Executive Director: Ronald Spielberger, Journalism Department, University of Memphis, Memphis, TN 38152. Tel: (901) 678-2403; Fax (901) 678-4798; Email: rsplbrgr@cc.memphis.edu.
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Columbia Scholastic Press Advisers Association (CSPAA)
Founded in 1927, the CSPAA is a professional organization of teachers/advisers devoted to the development of the student press in accordance with educational practices. Its purposes include: to function as an autonomous unit of the CSPA; to foster the interests and promote the professional status of advisers to student publications; to encourage sympathetic teamwork between faculty advisers (as the official representatives of their publications) and the school administrators and the community; to inaugurate and publish studies of problems relative to studentsÕ publications as well as pamphlets, bulletins and monographs for advisers. Meetings are held annually at the March CSPA Convention and at the CSPA November Conference. Headquarters: Box 11, Central Mail Room, Columbia University, New York, NY 10027-6969. President: Helen F. Smith, Newton North HS, Newton, MA. Secretary-Treasurer: Edmund J. Sullivan.
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Columbia Scholastic Press Association (CSPA)
Founded in 1924, the Columbia Scholastic Press Association is a national educational program sponsored by Columbia University to help student publications improve themselves. It achieves this goal by providing three complementary activities: planning meetings, evaluating publications and operating a national clearinghouse for information about student periodicals. Four national meetings are planned each year: a Summer Journalism Workshop (July), a Fall Conference (November) and an Annual Convention (March) for secondary school editors and faculty advisers; a fourth meeting, the College Press Convention (March) is held jointly with the College Media Advisers (CMA). Publications which are members of the Association number approximately 2,500 each year. Most receive a written evaluation and critical analysis plus recognition through an awards program. Clearinghouse activities include compiling data on membership and other groups in student journalism as well as publishing monographs and a quarterly journal, SPR: Student Press Review. Director: Edmund J. Sullivan, Columbia University, CMR 5711, 2960 Broadway, New York, NY 10027-6902. Tel: (212) 854-9400; FAX: (212) 854-9401.
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Journalism Education Association, Inc. (JEA)
Founded in 1924. A national association of secondary and university-level journalism teachers. JEA is a professional organization for teachers of journalism and mass media. Advisers of student publications in junior high, high schools, junior colleges and universities are members. JEA sponsors two annual conventions for both students and teachers: one in the Midwest or East in the fall, the other in the Southwest or on the West Coast in the spring. On-the-spot writing contests recognize outstanding work by students. The Medal of Merit and Carl Towley Award honor outstanding journalism teachers and/or advisers, while the Media Citation honors members of the professional media who support scholastic journalism. Publications: C:JET (quarterly magazine) and Newswire (quarterly newsletter). Editorial and headquarters offices: Linda Puntney, Executive Director, Kansas State University, Kedzie Hall 103, Manhattan, KS 66506-1505. Tel.: (785) 532-7822; lindarp@ksu.edu . President: H. L. Hall, 1027 Romine Drive, Kirkwood, MO 63122-2452. Tel.: (314) 822-5214; hlhall1422@aol.com. Immediate Past President: Candace Perkins, School of Journalism and Mass Communication, 130 Taylor Hall, Kent State University, Kent, Ohio 44248. Tel.: (216) 672-2572; cperkins@saed.kent.edu.
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National Scholastic Press Association (NSPA)
Founded in 1921. Provides rating services and critical analyses for high school newspapers, yearbooks, magazines and videos. Awards include All American, Pacemaker, Story of the Year, Picture of the Year and All-American Photographer. NSPA sponsors two annual conventions in conjunction with Journalism Education Association (JEA), and summer workshops. Publications: Trends in High School Media, published four times during the school year (September through June); subscription rate is $15. Director: Tom Rolnicki, 620 Rarig Center, 330 21st Avenue South, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN 55455-0478. Tel: (612) 625-8335; FAX: (612) 626-0720.
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Quill and Scroll
Founded April 10, 1926. The International Honorary Society for High School Journalists was organized by Dr. George H. Gallup and a group of high school advisers for the purpose of encouraging and rewarding individual achievement in journalism and allied fields. Since its organization Quill and Scroll has granted charters to more than 13,700 high schools. Active chapters are located in both public and private high schools in every state of the Union and in 41 foreign countries. Quill and Scroll Foundation was established in 1940 to receive any surplus funds accumulated by the corporation in administering the affairs of the Society. The Foundation conducts research in the field of high school journalism, cooperates with existing organizations in pursuing special studies, grants scholarships and grants-in-aid to worthy, selected students and publishes booklets and various aids for high school journalism teachers and students. Publications: Quill & Scroll (bi-monthly during the school year with the first issue Oct./Nov.). A variety of pamphlets and handbooks on various journalistic topics available. Executive Director: Richard P. Johns, Quill and Scroll Society, School of Journalism and Mass Communication, University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA 52242-1528. Tel: (319) 335-5795; FAX: (319) 335-5210. E-mail: quill-scroll@uiowa.edu. Web Page: http://www.uiowa.edu/~quill-sc.
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Society of Professional Journalists (SPJ)
Founded in 1909. A 13,500-member organization that includes broadcast, print and wire service journalists at all levels, students committed to journalism as a profession and teachers. Dedicated to preserving a free and unfettered press, stimulating high standards and ethical behavior in the practice of journalism, fostering excellence and encouraging diversity among journalists, and inspiring successive generations of talented individuals to become proteges with volunteer mentors. Sponsors local, regional and national awards, including annual Mark of Excellence Awards in 28 journalistic categories for students. Publication: The Quill (10 issues/year). The Eugene S. Pulliam National Journalism Center, 3909 N. Meridian Stret, Indianapolis, IN 46208-4011; Tel.: (317) 927-8000; FAX: (317) 920-4789.
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Southern Interscholastic Press Association
Founded in 1926 at Washington and Lee University and moved to the University of South Carolina in 1972. Evaluation service for entries in four areas: newspaper-newsmagazine, literary-folk-art magazines, radio-television and yearbook. The annual convention brings outstanding advisers and speakers from throughout the nation. Classes are held in all categories. Sponsors a week-long summer workshop. Costs: membership and critiquing, $50-$65 depending on size of publication; membership only, $25; periodic newsletters keep members informed. Director: Dean, College of Journalism & Mass Communication, University of South Carolina. Executive Director: Beth B. Dickey, College of Journalism and Mass Communications, University of South Carolina, Columbia, SC 29208. Tel: (803) 777-6284. Chairman Advisory Council: Lori Oglesbee, MicKinney High School, McKinney, TX; Email: beth_dickey@usc.jour.sc.edu.
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Student Press Law Center
Founded in 1974. The only national organization devoted exclusively to protecting the First Amendment rights of the nationÕs high school and college journalists. Acts as a clearinghouse to collect, analyze and distribute information on the First Amendment rights of student journalists (print and electronic) and on violations of those rights. Serves as a national legal aid agency providing legal assistance to students and faculty advisers experiencing censorship. Conducts research on specific legal problems and disseminates findings. Teaches First Amendment workshops at student journalism conferences and conventions. Acts as an overall national advocate for the student press. Executive Director: Mark Goodman, Esq., Staff Attorney: Mike Hiestand, Student Press Law Center, 1815 N. Fort Myer Dr., Suite 900, Arlington, VA 22209-1817. Tel.: (703) 807-1904. E-mail: splc@splc.org. Website: http://www.splc.org. Publications: SPLC Report (3 issues per year at $15); Law of the Student Press (second edition) (269 pages paperbound for $18).
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Youth Communication
Founded in 1977. Youth Communication is a network of large-circulation, youth-written newspapers and news bureaus in cities across the United States and Canada and a North American-wide news service covering youth issues. The bureaus and correspondents are linked by electronic mail and personal computers. Youth Communication emphasizes participation in journalism by minority high-school-age students. More than 60% of the teens who staff Youth Communication newspapers and news bureaus are minority. Youth Communication in Washington, DC, offers advice and technical assistance to individuals and groups in cities across the continent who want to develop local Youth Communication-affiliated newspapers.
The Center publishes: 1) Youth News Service (YNS), a news outlet covering issues and problems facing young people. 2) Young D.C., a monthly, independent newspaper written for and by teens in the DC metropolitan area. Young D.C. Young D.C. offers teens in the metropolitan Washington, D.C., area Ñ and across the nation Ñ media training and experience as well as leadership opportunities and professional connections that help prepare them for responsible careers in journalism.
Programs include: 1) Young D.C., a monthly, independent newspaper written by, for and about teens in the Washington, D.C., metropolitan area; 2) Youth News Service (YNS) , on on-line news cooperative for high school and community newspapers; and 3) The Mentor Program, which pairs Washington-area teens with professional journalists for a year. 2025 Pennsylvania Ave., NW, Suite 1118, Washington, DC 20006-1813. Tel.: (202) 429-5292. Executive Director, Youth Communication: Craig Trygstad; Executive Director, Young D.C.: Terry Thielen; Managing Editor Young D.C.: Nathan Postell IV; Managing Editor, YNS: Christopher Nguyen.
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