MARYLAND JOURNALIST OF THE YEAR CONTEST
Accomplished high school senior journalists are encouraged to enter the Maryland JEA High School Journalist of the Year contest. The recipient will be recognized at the J-Day Conference on April 4, 2025, at the University of Maryland.
The first place winner for Maryland will receive $500 and be eligible to enter the Journalism Education Association (JEA) national contest. There will be four national contest winners, each receiving $1000. The contest is only open to high school seniors attending a Maryland public, charter or non-public high school. The deadline for the state contest is Feb. 3 at 11:59 p.m.
The first place winner for Maryland will receive $500 and be eligible to enter the Journalism Education Association (JEA) national contest. There will be four national contest winners, each receiving $1000. The contest is only open to high school seniors attending a Maryland public, charter or non-public high school. The deadline for the state contest is Feb. 3 at 11:59 p.m.
Check out the Judging Rubric and Scholarship Overview to help plan your entry.
Applications must include the following 3 components:
1- Online Portfolio:
Candidates should create an online portfolio of examples of their work and organize it based on the categories listed below. Videos explaining each part of the portfolio are available here.
Categories:
2- Qualifications Folder:
3- Letters of Recommendation:
Students will upload their portfolio and qualifications folder using this Google form by 11:59 p.m. on Monday, February 3, 2025.
Questions? Email Krista McKim at [email protected]
1- Online Portfolio:
Candidates should create an online portfolio of examples of their work and organize it based on the categories listed below. Videos explaining each part of the portfolio are available here.
Categories:
- Reporting and Writing
- Editing, Leadership and Team Building
- Design
- Broadcast Journalism
- Photojournalism
- Web and Social Media
- Law, Ethics and News Literacy
- Marketing and Audience Engagement
- Commitment to Diversity (Note: Work in this area can also be embedded in other categories in lieu of creating a dedicated category in the portfolio)
- Why this entry is important and was chosen for the portfolio, including the context in which the example was published/when it was published.
- Any difficulties encountered in creating the example and special circumstances affecting it.
- If the example was entered in any contest, and how the work example placed (if applicable).
2- Qualifications Folder:
- Personal Narrative:
- Personal Narrative reflects on their scholastic media experience and how it shaped both current success and future goals.
- Personal Narrative addresses challenges the applicant faced along the way and how these were solved.
- Personal Narrative exhibits the applicant’s strong, vibrant voice.
- Resume
- High school transcript
- Photo: Action photo of applicant involved in some aspect of student media, and an extended caption written for that photo. If there is more than one dominant subject in the photo, please use location of candidate (left, right, etc.).
3- Letters of Recommendation:
- A maximum of three letters should be directly emailed to Krista McKim at [email protected]
Students will upload their portfolio and qualifications folder using this Google form by 11:59 p.m. on Monday, February 3, 2025.
Questions? Email Krista McKim at [email protected]
2024 MARYLAND JOURNALIST OF THE YEAR WINNER:
ALLISON XU
Allison Xu (right) interviews Rockville City Animal Control Jerry Adams (left) about his advice for community members on how to respond when they encounter urban wildlife.
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Allison Xu of Walter Johnson High School is the 2024 MD Student Journalist of the Year.
Check out her work here:
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