Student journalists from 17 different Virginia publications staffs have been named Crown Award finalists by the Columbia Scholastic Press Association (CSPA) for work produced during the 2017-18 academic year. All 17 of the nominated publications will receive either a Silver or Gold Crown Award at a ceremony...

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...

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...

Kelly Furnas, lecturer in Communications at Elon University, is the 2017 recipient of the Virginia Association of Journalism Teachers and Advisers (VAJTA) Award, which recognizes organizations and individuals that have furthered scholastic journalism in Virginia. Furnas has been an exceptional friend...