GSPA is now accepting General Excellence and individual contest entries for yearbooks and literary magazines published in the 2019-20 academic year. The deadline to enter is Sept. 30, 2020.
Read MorePresented by the UGA School of Law’s First Amendment Clinic, this 30-minute pre-recorded webinar explores some of the legal protections available to journalists in Georgia.
Read MoreThe UGA First Amendment Clinic has distributed a tip sheet developed for journalists covering protests in light of recent and continuing events around the country.
Read MoreThis brief survey will help us better understand the issues that high school journalists are, and are not, allowed to cover in their student media. Please complete the survey by Sept. 21, 2020.
Read MoreThe First Amendment Clinic at the University of Georgia School of Law focuses on direct client advocacy in Georgia on issues of free speech, press, assembly and petition.
Read MoreWe are so excited to recognize the great work advisers and scholastic journalists have done in 2019-20. Congratulations to all!
Read MoreGSPA will celebrate the best in scholastic journalism across the state during a virtual awards ceremony on Thursday, April 30, at 4 p.m. The presentation will be in the form of a YouTube video and will be shared on social media and on GSPA’s website.
Read MoreAnnouncing the winners of the 2020 First Amendment Essay contest: Alexandra Audrain, Emma Crane and Sadie Rawlings! Congratulations to these winners in first, second and third place, respectively. Great work!
Read MoreElena Gilbertson Hall, editor-in-chief of ODYSSEY Media Group at Clarke Central High School in Athens, Georgia, has been named the 2020 Georgia Champion Journalist by the Georgia Scholastic Press Association and the Journalism Education Association. The award recognizes the top high school senior journalist in the state.
Read MoreFind resources and tips to transition scholastic journalism from the classroom to the computer
Read MoreThinking about getting some work done over the summer to better publications and hone skills? Check out these opportunities from GSPA sponsors in May, June and July.
Read MoreDon’t forget: the deadline for GSPA Spring Contests is Friday, March 6, 2020.
Read MoreThe 2019-20 Spring General Excellence Competition and Individual Awards contest are now open! Submit your best work from broadcasts, newsmagazines, newspapers and news websites.
Read MoreGSPA is partnering with Augusta State University to offer hands-on workshops for high school students and advisers on Saturday, Feb. 22, 2020. Students and teachers involved in all scholastic media types, including yearbooks, are invited to attend. The registration fees are $20 per student and $25 for per adviser, and a T-shirt and lunch is included in the cost. To register, contact David Bulla at AU, dbulla@augusta.edu, by Jan. 31.
Read MoreReview important opening dates and deadlines for spring competitions recognizing achievements in newspapers, news websites, newsmagazines and broadcasts.
Read MoreThe top GSPA award winners from the 2018-19 school year are showcased in the latest edition of The Winners’ Circle. It is available for download here.
Read MoreCheck out the winners of the 2019 on-the-spot social media contest!
Read MoreSee the winners of the 2019 on-the-spot photo contest.
Read MoreCongratulations to the individual and General Excellence winners from the summer 2019 Yearbook and Literary Magazine competition!
There were 32 yearbooks and 10 literary magazines that submitted for General Excellence, in addition to more than 125 individual entries.
