Virginia’s journalism programs were well represented at the National Scholastic Press Association / Journalism Education Association Convention in San Francisco, April 12-15. 2018 Journalism Education Association Journalist of the Year During the past school year, hundreds of high school jo...

Congratulations to Christine Zhao, a senior at Thomas Jefferson High School for Science and Technology, who has been named the Virginia Student Journalist of the Year by the Virginia Association of Journalism Teachers and Advisers (VAJTA). Zhao is an editor-in-chief at tjTODAY, which is advised by Erinn...

Are you a journalism student or adviser that would love to learn about your craft from some of the best instructors in the nation? Then register today for jCamp 2018, a four-day workshop like nothing else in the state. While at camp, you won't just sit in a classroom hearing about journalism. You will...

Nearly a dozen Virginia schools have been named 2017 Pacemaker finalists in the yearbook category by the National Scholastic Press Association. With 11 yearbooks recognized, Virginia is second only to Texas on this year's list. Described in a press release as the association's "preeminent award," the Pacemaker is also "one o...

At the beginning of high school, my journalism experience was limited to screenings of the movie Newsies and trips to the Newseum. Still, I was convinced that reporting was my life’s calling, so I joined the student newspaper and set myself several goals: first, become editor-in-chief of The Husky Headli...