Gary Green, the executive director of the Student Press Law Center, will give the 2025 Future of the First Amendment Lecture on Tuesday, March 11, at 7 p.m. in the JSAC Roscoe Williams Ballroom on Augusta University’s Summerville Campus.
Read MoreStudent Ambassador Showcase: Tisha Kaur
/Throughout the year, GSPA is proud to feature work from our GSPA Student Ambassadors.
Tisha Kaur is a senior at South Forsyth High School, serving as the Science and Technology Editor for The Bird Feed. Read her featured story about Pragathi Kasani-Akula, a young inventor whose new breast cancer detection method earned recognition from the White House.
Read MoreGSPA Ambassador develops diversity statement resource for staffs
/GSPA Ambassador Peter Atchley has created a resource to help scholastic media publications craft diversity statements.
Read MoreScholastic Journalism Week 2025: Celebrating the Power of the Press
/Scholastic Journalism Week will take place Feb. 24-28, 2025, with this year’s theme, “Power of the Press.”
Read MoreAl Neuharth Free Spirit and Journalism Conference Offers All-Expense-Paid Opportunity for Aspiring Journalists
/The Al Neuharth Free Spirit and Journalism Conference offers high school juniors an all-expense-paid opportunity to gain valuable journalism experience in Washington, D.C. this summer.
Read MoreSIPA's convention planned for March 7-9 at University of South Carolina→
/Southern Interscholastic Press Association’s 2025 Convention, “Southern Storytelling,” will be held in Columbia, South Carolina, March 7-9. It takes place at the Marriott Columbia and the University of South Carolina School of Journalism and Mass Communications. Visit https://schopressonline.org/sipa-convention/ for registration and more details.
Read MoreJEA/NSPA’s next National High School Journalism Convention is April 24-26 in Seattle →
/The JEA/NSPA National High School Journalism Convention is a semiannual gathering of high school journalists and advisers sponsored by the Journalism Education Association and its partner, the National Scholastic Press Association.
Read MoreMultimedia journalist Willie Daniely to give keynote at GSPA Awards
/Willie Daniely III, a reporter at WRAL in Raleigh, North Carolina, will give the keynote address at the GSPA Spring Awards on March 24, 2025, at the UGA Georgia Center for Continuing Education.
Read MoreRegister now for the 2025 Spring Workshop and Awards
/GSPA and its members from across the state will celebrate the best in scholastic journalism at the 2024 Spring Workshop and Awards. The event will be held at the University of Georgia Center for Continuing Education on Monday, March 24, 2025.
Read MoreSummer Media Academy 2025 preview
/Mark your calendars! Registration opens Jan. 15 for the 2025 Summer Media Academy in June. Choose from weeklong programs in Advertising and Public Relations, Broadcast News, Entertainment and Media Studies and Multimedia Journalism.
Read MoreSpring contests now open
/The 2024-25 Spring General Excellence Competition and Individual Awards contest are now open! Submit your best work from broadcasts, newsmagazines, newspapers and news websites. Additionally, Achievement Awards are open to all publication types. For details and entry forms, go to www.ugagspa.org/spring-competitions.
Read MoreMonetary awards announced for Behavioral Health Journalism Excellence Competition
/A new competition for the 2024-25 academic year is designed to recognize middle school and/or high school journalists in Georgia who excel in reporting on behavioral health issues. The deadline to enter is Feb. 1, 2025.
Read MoreEnter the 2025 Georgia Journalist of the Year contests
/Each year, GSPA recognizes the top student journalist in the state with the Georgia Champion Journalist Award. The winner receives a cash prize and represents the state in the Journalism Education Association's National Journalist of the Year competition.
Read MoreThe world is changing, we should too: Conference helps broaden perspectives of Georgia student journalists
/From sports photography and newsroom dynamics to ethical storytelling and more, GSPA’s Fall Conference on Oct. 24, 2024, offered a variety of presentations for student journalists and advisers from across Georgia hoping to acquire valuable information that could improve their publications.
Read More2024 Fall Awards: Yearbook and Literary Magazine Contest Results
/The Georgia Scholastic Press Association is delighted to present the yearbook and literary magazine virtual awards on Friday, Nov. 15 at 4 p.m.
Read MoreOn-the-Spot Social Media Contest winners announced from 2024 Fall Conference
/Students showcased their experiences at the Fall Conference on Oct. 24, 2024, through the On-the-Spot Social Media Contest.
Read More2024 First Edition Competition winners announced
/Congratulations to the winners of the First Edition Competition from the 2024 Fall Conference.
Read MoreOn-the-Spot Photo Contest winners named from 2024 Fall Conference
/Congratulations to the winners of the 2024 Fall Conference On-site Photography Contest.
Read MoreOn-Site Critique at 2024 Fall Conference
/If you are interested in an on-site critique with a media professional, please sign up advance. On-site critiques are offered to broadcasts, newsmagazines, newspapers, news websites and yearbooks. Critiques are 20 minutes per publication. No more than four students can participate and an adviser or school chaperone must be present.
Read MoreGSPA welcomes 2024-25 class of Student Ambassadors
/Ten members serve in the 2024-25 class of GSPA Student Ambassadors.
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