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Well, #WJEAJCamp21 is a wrap! The projects our participants created as part of the Dow Jones News Fund focus on health are fantastic. Thanks to our instructors, coaches, and presenters for an incredible Camp. Murrow College WSU The Boys in Red Hats @invw

Annual critique program and Emerald Award submissions now open. Check this article for info. Sept 20 deadline! wjea.org/4893/archives/…

Check out the 2021 Emerald Award winners as decided by a team of professional journalists! youtu.be/mjL0YEwGD9A

Happy National News Literacy Week 🎉, presented in partnership with The E.W. Scripps Co.! Follow along at #NewsLiteracyWeek & visit NewsLiteracyWeek.org for resources on how to stop the flood of #Misinformation & care before you share.

Getting ready for the 2022 WJEA Summer Journalism Camp! #wjeacamp22

youtu.be/Fg8xgMch_eI Looking forward to a great year of Student Journalism. Get your kids inspired with our student-created video from WJEA Summer Camp!

wjea.org/5428/events/em… The 2023 Emerald Award and Critique service submissions are open! Deadline for submission is Friday, June 23.

Registration is now open for the 2023 WJEA Summer Workshop on the campus of Washington State University! WJEA’s Summer Workshop offers top-notch instruction to prepare you to work within your journalism program. Sign up now! youtu.be/Fg8xgMch_eI

MLTHS recognized with Press Freedom Award wjea.org/?p=5439

The deadline for WJEA Critique and Emerald submissions is today! Head to our website for links, info, and how to pay. wjea.org/5428/events/em…

wjea.org/5455/blogs/wje… "Journalism as CTE makes a ton of sense….employability, job focused, and just plain different from your standard academic class."

Congratulations Kathy Schrier, MJE, Seattle, one of nine celebrated with JEA's Lifetime Achievement Award. Read more: jea.org/wp/blog/2024/0… WJEA

Congratulations to Inglemoor High School, Kenmore, Washington one of 28 recipients of the 2024 First Amendment Press Freedom Award. It is Inglemoor's first year receiving the award. Read more: jea.org/wp/blog/2024/0… WJEA Northshore School District

Congratulations to Mountlake Terrace (Washington) High School, one of 28 recipients of the 2024 First Amendment Press Freedom Award. It is Mountlake Terrace's 14th year receiving the award. Read more: jea.org/wp/blog/2024/0… WJEA MTHS Hawkeye Edmonds School District

“If your A.I. says it loves you, check it out.” ~ Alan Boyle, GeekWire at the WJEA state conference keynote panel on A.I. referencing the old journalistic adage “If your mother says she loves you, check it out.”

“Don’t use A.I. for storytelling. If you lose your storytelling ability, you lose everything.” ~ Marah Valles, FOX 13 Seattle at WJEA state keynote panel.

Brett Atwood (Murrow College WSU) says the implications of a video A.I. program like ‘Sora’ are pretty frightening.

“As a journalist, you can’t abdicate your obligation to the truth to any A.I.” ~ Alan Boyle, GeekWire

JEA names Thomas Kaup, MJE, of Auburn (Washington) High School, one of four 2024 Medal of Merit recipients for their significant contributions to scholastic journalism. Read more: jea.org/wp/blog/2024/0… WJEA Auburn High School