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CSMA Adviser Update

America needs journalists... and journalism teachers

CSMA AdviserUpdateAmerica needs journalists... and journalism teachers

Coming soon to your mailbox: Best of Colorado and All-Colorado

We know, the anticipation is killing you (and your students). With delayed submission deadlines, the results were also pushed back. But, have no fear--results are on their way!


  • Watch for Best of Colorado certificates in your mailboxes.
  • Watch for All-Colorado results in your email. Judges have until the end of September to return these, however, so don't get too anxious. Of course, feel free to email Elise if you have any questions!
  • Watch for celebratory posts on social media! Wahoooo!
Event Information

J-Day 2020: We've Got It Covered

You can find many details about J-Day on our website. J-Day will return in VIRTUAL glory on Thursday, September 24.


Not sure if your students can make it to our awesome day of journalism together? Don't worry: registrants will also be able to access the videos and materials for three months after the event, whether they tuned in on Sept. 24 or not!


This year's conference will be hosted on Attendify, a web- and mobile-based event platform. Registration is $10 per attendee for CSMA members and $15 per attendee for non-members.


Schools can register here, and payment may be made online. We will be happy to invoice you, of course, if you prefer.


Pro Tip: No transportation required! :)

When?

Thursday, Sep 24, 2020, 08:30 AM

Photosharing the love

This year promises to challenge us daily. When sports are on strange schedules and your photographers really can't make it to the game, what will you do?


Reach out to your fellow CMSA family and build those sharing relationships! Maybe you provide some coverage at the first event, they provide coverage at the second, and you share those resources (with proper credit, of course).


-thanks to Karla Shotts of Englewood HS for the suggestion

Sister school membership fund

Speaking of sharing the love...


Do you know a school that needs a little help this year? Maybe the program has a new adviser or the budget got hit hard. Thanks to donations from programs that have the ability to help, CSMA maintains a Sister School fund to provide memberships to programs that are struggling.


If you know of a school, encourage them to contact Elise to discuss membership support for this year! Let's keep student journalism strong in 2020!

Adviser Opportunities

Present at J-Day

Who knows student journalism better than you? NO ONE. Publications from across the state can learn from your expertise during J-Day when you present a session! Plus, if you do, your $10 adviser registration fee will be waived. :)


Check out the Speaker Proposal Form for details. Think about it--you're probably already recording some cool sessions for your remote students. Sharing is caring!

student opportunities

New York Times Back-To-School Coverage

Are you a reporter at a college or high school paper? We’d love to hear from you about how you’re planning your first few weeks of coverage. What are the obstacles? What has surprised you? We may feature some responses in the Coronavirus Schools Briefing in the coming days.



CSMA Best of Show

Even though J-Day is virtual, the show must go on! If your publication is attending the conference, then you might as well compete in these Best of Show categories. The contest opens Sept. 7 and entries are due Sept. 17 (just like J-Day registration).


Winners? Those will be announced during J-Day!



Quill & Scroll Student Advisory Board

2020-21 board applications due Sept. 1 (VERY SOON)


The purpose of the Quill and Scroll Advisory Board is threefold:

  1. To plan and execute a nation-wide pro-journalism activity every year in conjunction with the Journalism Education Association, the national journalism teachers’ organization.
  2. To provide counsel to Quill and Scroll chapters around the world about possible activities for their chapters.
  3. To provide counsel to the Quill and Scroll Executive Director and staff about the organization’s membership benefits, contests and other activities.

Thanks for being an important part of our state association

Colorado Student Media Association memberships are by school medium, and we offer four options: print news, yearbook, online, and video media. Why not renew your memberships for 2020-21 today? A single membership is $65. We offer a convenient online membership form, and you can choose either to pay with a school credit card or ask to be invoiced for a check payment.


Many schools choose to have more than one of their student media join our association since all contest fees and critique fees are included in our dues. We offer modest price breaks to those schools, so check that out.


Can't remember if you have renewed or joined? You can always check out the current membership list on our site.