The New England Scholastic Press Association aims to foster excellence in scholastic journalism.<\/p>\n
This Association encourages high standards in student journalism, supports the interests of students and teachers in the student press in the New England states, and fosters a closer relationship among students and advisers interested and engaged in student journalism.<\/p>\n
Workshops, site visits, contests and conferences are among the Association’s efforts to educate student journalists and their advisers.<\/p>\n
Editors, reporters and advisers can attend a workshop on teaching the staff to cover and write news and feature stories.<\/p>\n
The New England Scholastic Press Association is giving the workshop Saturday afternoon, Nov. 20 from 2-4 at Boston University’s College of Communication.<\/p>\n
Participants will look at how and where to find story ideas, how to follow up with effective research for timely news, features and longer term assignments, and how to assign stories effectively.<\/p>\n
Writing techniques will include leads, using quotes and attribution, editing, and rewriting.<\/p>\n
On a sheet of paper or using the form in the print version of Vol 16, No. 1<\/a> of NESPA News, include your name, name of publication or production, your position on the publication or production, school name, school phone, school address, email and your \u00a0home phone.<\/p>\n Send this information along with $25 tuition per participant to Helen F. Smith, NESPA executive director, Boston University, College of Communication, 640 Commonwealth Ave., Boston, Mass. 02215 by Friday, Oct. 29.<\/p>\n Staffs and advisers concerned with improving aspects of their publication and production projects can arrange for site visits again this year. Focal points for site visits are up to individual staffs and advisers.<\/p>\n Possibilities include those listed above along with copy editing, interviewing, legal and ethical considerations, opinion writing, and producing special editions.<\/p>\n To arrange for a site visit, please contact Helen F. Smith, NESPA’s executive director, at phsmith@igc.org<\/a> or helenfs@bu.edu<\/a>. or write to:<\/p>\n Helen F. Smith, Executive Director Publications and productions are again invited to submit pieces that localize regional, national and international issues for their own school communities.<\/p>\n Submissions can be artwork, charts or diagrams, documentaries, editorials, essays, fiction, news or feature stories, single photos or photo illustrations, photo essays, poetry, pod casts, PSAs, special pages, special sections, slide shows or yearbook spreads.<\/p>\n Members of the Board of Judges suggested that localizing become the traditional focus for the Special Fall Contest because of the importance of presenting material that is relevant to an audience and because of the large number of entries last year.<\/p>\n The deadline for receipt of entries at Boston University is Friday, Jan. 14, 2011<\/strong>.<\/p>\n Winners will be notified by April 1, and results will be announced at the annual spring conference.<\/p>\n In addition, the winners are announced in the summer issue of NESPA News.<\/p>\n Please send the broadcast or published work with the entry information and fee.<\/p>\n Send in the web link to online entries with the information requested below. Each entry must have been broadcast or published between September 1 and December 31, 2010. Yearbook entries must have been created during this same period.<\/p>\n Print media please send complete page, unmounted tearsheet on which entry appears. Broadcasters please send DVD or podcast.<\/p>\n Tape a sheet to the back of EACH entry with the following the information: title of entry, name of the publication\/broadcast, student(s) name(s) to be recognized, school’s full name, school address, school phone, school email and adviser’s signature.<\/p>\n NONE for NESPA members in good standing as of May, 2010; $3 per entry for nonmembers.<\/p>\n Please include $5 for postage and handling for each entry you want returned. You must note which entry(ies) you wish returned.<\/p>\n Send entries to:<\/p>\n New England Scholastic Press Association When you show how issues that affect people in New England, the United States or around the world also affect people in your own school community, that’s localizing.<\/p>\n Last year, we listed 50 topics to start with:<\/p>\n This year, we suggest 25 additional ideas:<\/p>\n Annual publication and production contest deadline is April 1. The expected date of this year’s annual conference is Friday, May 6.<\/p>\nFree site visits available to members<\/h2>\n
\nThe visits can be scheduled after school or during the school day, and there is no cost to NESPA members.
\nAssistance and consultation during site visits this past year have concerned a range of topics, including:<\/p>\n\n
How to arrange a visit<\/h2>\n
\nNew England Scholastic Press Association
\nBoston University College of Communication
\n640 Commonwealth Ave.
\nBoston, MA\u00a0 02215<\/em><\/p>\nLocalizing repeats as theme of Special Fall Contest<\/h2>\n
How to enter<\/h3>\n
Preparation of entries<\/h4>\n
Entry fee<\/h4>\n
\nHelen F. Smith, executive director
\nBoston University College of Communication
\n640 Commonwealth Ave.
\nBoston, MA 02215
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Please mark the dates<\/h5>\n