Monday, April 25, 2011

Summer Workshop application deadline has been extended to May 13, 2011


Apply Now for the June 12- 15, 2011 High School Journalism Workshop
Marshall University’s
W. Page Pitt School of Journalism and Mass communications

Tuition and living expenses will be covered by contributions from The Herald-Dispatch and Marshall University Division of Multicultural Affairs.

Deadline
Postmark by May 13, 2011

Instructions for Application
Please follow the steps below. Print your documents on standard business paper. There is no separate form. Send questions to Professor Burnis Morris -- morrisb@marshall.edu:

1. Write a letter of application (in essay format) indicating your interest in the internship. There is no required length, but write enough to indicate how well you communicate. Each of the sections below may constitute a paragraph. As such, you would have at least seven paragraphs in your letter of application.
A. Section 1: The essay/application should begin with a salutation (Dear Professor Morris or Dear Selection Committee Members, etc.). The first paragraph should be a sentence stating that you are applying for one of the positions available in the high school journalism workshop. Include the name of your high school, your age and current year in school (such as junior or senior).
B. Section 2: The next section of the essay should describe the level of your interest in the journalism workshop and how you would use the workshop experience to improve your high school publication. Indicate whether you are interested in journalism as a writer, photographer, editor or page designer.
C. Section 3: State your qualifications. Cite grades, awards and any experience you have working on a high school newspaper, yearbook staff, or other work experience. If your experience is limited, explain how your strengths and abilities will lead you to success in the workshop.
D. Section 4: Discuss your maturity and personal responsibility. Can you handle living in a college dormitory for four days?
E. Section 5: Provide an article or photograph you have published anywhere. Include the publication’s name and publication date. If you have no published article or photograph to submit, include an essay you wrote for class as an example of your writing skills. If you publish a blog, include photocopies from your best posts and your blog address. (In this section of the essay/application, you should state that you are enclosing such items.)
F. Section 6: Indicate the best time to contact you to discuss your application. Include your e-mail address, home phone number and cell phone number.
G. Section 7: Write a statement indicating you have the approval of your parent or guardian to attend the workshop.
H. Section 8: Sign your essay/application and date it. Ask your parent or guardian to sign and date your application/essay -- next to your signature.

2. Please attach the following items.
A. Letter of support from a high school teacher (journalism, English, or other).
B. High school transcript.
C. Article, photograph or essay described in Section 1E, Section 5. If you are attaching a published photograph, include the cutline and credit line and describe what the picture is about.


Mail your application and attached documents to the following address with a postmark of no later than May 13, 2011.

Selection Committee for Journalism Workshop
c/o Professor Burnis Morris
W. Page Pitt School of Journalism and Mass Communications
Marshall University
1 John Marshall Drive
Huntington, WV 25755



W. Page Pitt School of Journalism and Mass Communications
Diversity Statement and Goals
Adopted 12/02/2010

Statement
This statement affirms the W. Page Pitt School of Journalism and Mass Communications’ commitment to an environment of teaching and learning, which recognizes and welcomes diversity of race, color, culture, sex, sexual orientation, age, religion, national origin, marital status and economic, political and ethnic backgrounds. Consistent with Marshall University’s dedication to this principle, the School of Journalism and Mass Communications is committed to developing the potential of all students by creating and maintaining an environment that promotes and fosters understanding in a multicultural, global community. The dean and faculty believe that a diverse faculty, staff and student population value differences and similarities among people and supports the mission of the organization.


Friday, March 11, 2011

2011 United High School Media winners - Congratulations

Thank you for entering the 2011 United High School Media Competition!

If you were unable to attend or we owe you a certificate, we will get them in the mail early next week.

Newspaper

Best Newspaper Art
Division I
First- Braxton County “The Banner”
Second- Wayne High “The Pioneer”
Third- Lewis County “The Blue & Grey”

Division II
First- Cabell Midland “The Medieval Times”
Second- Parkersburg South “The Continental Clarion”
Third- Huntington High “The Highlander Press”

Best Newspaper Design
Division I
First- Wayne High “The Pioneer”
Second- Braxton County “The Banner”
Third-Lewis County “The Blue & Grey”

Division II
First- Huntington High “The Highlander Press”
Second- Parkersburg South “The Continental Clarion”
Third- Cabell Midland “The Medieval Times”

Best Newspaper Pages
Division I
First –Braxton County “The Banner”
Second- Shady Spring High “The Tiger Times
Third- No third place

Divion II
First-Parkersburg South “The Continental Clarion”
Second-Cabell Midland “The Medieval Times”
Third-No third plaec

Best Feature/Special Events Pages
Division I
First- Braxton County “The Banner”
Second- Wayne High “The Pioneer”
Third- Lewis County “The Blue & Grey”

Division II
First- Cabell Midland “The Medieval Times”
Second- Huntington High “The Highlander Press”
Third- No third place

Best Editorial Pages
Division I
First- Wayne High “The Pioneer”
Second- Braxton County “The Banner”
Third- Lewis County “The Blue & Grey”

Division II
First- Parkersburg South “The Continental Clarion”
Second- Huntington High “The Highlander Press”
Third- Cabell Midland “The Medieval Times”

Best Sports Pages
Division I
First- Wayne High “The Pioneer”
Second- Braxton County “The Banner”
Third- Lewis County “The Blue & Grey”

Division II
First- Parkersburg South “The Continental Clarion”
Second- Huntington High “The Highlander Press”
Third- Cabell Midland “The Medieval Times”

Best News Pages
Division I
First- Wayne High “The Pioneer”
Second- Braxton County “The Banner”
Third- No Third Place

Division II
First- Parkersburg South “The Continental Clarion”
Second- Huntington High “The Highlander Press”
Third- No third place

Best In-depth Reporting
Division I
First- Braxton County “The Banner”
Second- Wayne High “The Pioneer”
Third- Lewis County “The Blue & Grey”

Division II
First- Cabell Midland “The Medieval Times”
Second- Huntington High “The Highlander Press”
Third- No Third Place

Best Original Newspaper Advertisements
Division I
First- Braxton County “The Banner”
Second- Wayne High “The Pioneer”
Third- no third place

Division II
First- Huntington High “The Highlander Press”
Second- Parkersburg South “The Continental Clarion”
Third- Cabell Midland “The Medieval Times”

Best Newspaper Photography
Division I
First- Wayne High “The Pioneer”
Second- Lewis County “The Blue & Grey”
Third- Braxton County “The Banner”

Division II
First- Cabell Midland “The Medieval Times”
Second- Parkersburg South “The Continental Clarion”
Third- Huntington High “The Highlander Press”

Best Overall Newspaper
Division I
First- Braxton County “The Banner”
Second- Wayne High “The Pioneer”
Third- Lewis County “The Blue and Grey”

Division II
First- Parkersburg South “Continental Clarion”
Second- Tie: Cabell Midland “The Medieval Times”
And Huntington High “The Highlander Press”
Third- No Third Place

Individual Awards
Best Editorial Writing
First- Shannon Rutherford, Wayne High
Second- Aly Drown, Huntington High
Third- Emily Backus, Braxton County

Best Feature Writing
First- Sarah Glover, Wayne High School
Second- Heather Carico, Wayne High School
Third- Eli Tracewell, Parkersburg South High School

Best News Writing
First- Matt Enoch, Parkersburg South
Second- Tabytha Bills, Wayne High
Third- Josh Holland, Wayne High

Best Sports Writing
First- Shannon Rutherford, Wayne High School
Second- Nate Kemper, Lewis County High School
Third- Sara Ryan, Lewis County High School

Best Column Writing
First- Emily Backus, Braxton County
Second- Grace Sorah, Shady Spring High
Third –Kayla Johnson, Wayne High

Best Feature Photo
First- Abbie Sweeny, Parkersburg South
Second- Kayla Johnson, Wayne High
Third- Heather Carico, Wayne high

Best Informational Graphic
First- Spencer Stephens, Wayne High
Second- Tie: Kylie Rutherford, Wayne High
And Kenny Townsend, Wayne High
Third- Tim Bedunah, Braxton County


Yearbook

Best Yearbook Graphics
Division I
First- Wayne High
Second-Braxton County
Third- Parkersburg Catholic

Division II
First- Huntington High
Second-Parkersburg South
Third- Cabell Midland

Best Yearbook Cover
Division I
First- Wayne High
Second- Lewis County
Third- Braxton County

Division II
First- Cabell Midland
Second- Huntington High
Third- Parkersburg South

Best Yearbook Design
Division I
First- Lewis County
Second- Wayne High
Third- Braxton County

Division II
First- Huntington High
Second- Parkersburg South
Third- Cabell Midland

Best Yearbook Copywriting
Division I
First- Wayne High
Second- Braxton County
Third- No third place

Division II
First- Cabell Midland
Second- Parkersburg South
Third- Huntington High

Best Yearbook Original Advertisements
Division I
First- Wayne High
Second- Braxton County
Third- Lewis County

Division II
First- Parkersburg South
Second- Cabell Midland
Third- No third place

Best Yearbook Theme
Division I
First- Lewis County
Second- Braxton County
Third- Wayne High

Division II
First- Parkersburg South
Second- Cabell Midland
Third- No third place

Best Yearbook Photography
Division I
First- Braxton County
Second- Lewis County
Third- Wayne High

Division II
First- Cabell Midland
Second- Huntington High
Third- Parkersburg South

Best Yearbook Division Pages
Division I
First- Tie: Wayne High & Braxton County
Second- Shady Spring
Third- Lewis County

Division II
First- Huntington High
Second- Cabell Midland
Third- Parkersburg South


Best Overall Yearbook
Division I
First- Wayne High
Second- Braxton County
Third- Lewis County

Division II
First- Cabell Midland
Second- Parkersburg South
Third- Huntington High

Best Affiliate Website Publication
Winner- Parkersburg South

Wednesday, March 9, 2011

United High School Media '11 Event information



I've attached a schedule of event and a map of campus showing where you need to go.

Students can check in from 12:30 – 1 in Smith Hall Room 154 before the short 1pm Welcome. Then workshops are in Smith Hall and the Communications Building. Media Challenge is also in Smith Hall Room 154 and dinner is in the Don Morris Room in the Memorial Student Center.

I've asked the parking office not to ticket cars in the stadium lot in the afternoon. It is a bit of a hike from there to Smith Hall and I apologize for that, at least it is flat land and looks to be a sunny day.

Look forward to seeing you on Friday.

Monday, January 31, 2011

Newspaper entry guidelines

Don't forget to return an entry form with each submission.

Newspaper Categories

Best Newspaper Art
This category is for illustrative work, other than photography, in a student newspaper.
Examples may pertain to any subject matter except advertisements.
At least three examples of student artwork must be sent. Judging will be based on quality, not quantity. Tearsheets or photocopies of examples may be sent. These will not be returned.
Include cutline information and stories for which the illustrations were designed, if appropriate.

Best Newspaper Design
Include any three issues of your school newspaper published Jan. - Dec. 2009.
This is a school award, so it does not matter whether one student or several were involved in the design process.

Best Newspaper Pages
Best feature/special events pages
Best editorial pages
Best sports pages
Best news pages
Send the pages from any three issues in each category you want to enter. Judging will be based on the overall excellence of the three pages in each category.

Best In-Depth Reporting
A minimum of one and a maximum of three investigative articles published in your student newspaper may be entered.
Entries may be accompanied by an explanation of the circumstances from which the article(s) was developed and the result brought about.

Best Original Advertising
Attach any three original advertisements published in your newspaper. Each of the three must be from a different edition.
All advertisements must have been written and designed by students.

Best Newspaper Photography
Three photos published in your newspaper are required. One must be of news content, one of feature content and one of sports content. All photos must be taken by students. Entries may come from one or more editions of the newspaper.
Each of the three photos must be accompanied by a clipping of the story and/or cutline published with it.
Tearsheets of the photos (along with accompanying cutlines or stories) are acceptable, or send glossy prints if you wish. Nothing will be returned.

Online entry form