Sixth JEA Outreach Academy – Philadelphia 

c/o Linda Shockley

P.O. Box 1273

      Voorhees NJ 08043-1273

 

NEWS RELEASE

 

Journalism Education Seminar Seeks Philadelphia Teachers

 

PHILADELPHIA (Sept. 5, 2007)--The Sixth Outreach Academy of Journalism Education Association at Philadelphia this fall is taking a bold step devoted to training Philadelphia-area teachers in advising and starting school newspapers, yearbooks, broadcast and online media.

The goal is to train 30 teachers in the City of Brotherly Love on Nov. 7 and 8 before the fall Journalism Education Association/National Scholastic Press Association convention revs up.  Philadelphians will attend on the first day and teachers from farther away on the second. The academy is a free, intensive seminar for publications advisers who have five years or fewer advising experience and/or teach in schools traditionally underrepresented in JEA membership, especially low-income, urban and rural schools and those with high minority populations.

“Philadelphia is a major city, which needs strong student media. The Outreach Academy should be able to help advisers develop this critical, consistent outlet for students,” said Linda Shockley, Philadelphia Outreach Academy chairperson and deputy director of the Dow Jones Newspaper Fund.

“At the same time, other advisers will have the opportunity to experience the Outreach Academy’s rich tradition.”

Academy participants receive free admission to the convention, Nov. 8 to 11 at the Philadelphia Marriott Downtown. Additionally, JEA will pay $100 in substitute pay to each participant’s school district.

The Newspaper Association of America Foundation has provided six $500 fellowships to support travel and lodging for teachers who come from a distance. The Newspaper Fund is offering two $500 fellowships. Teachers from schools with economically disadvantaged students or advisers of color will be given special consideration for these fellowships. The Fund is also providing 10 convention scholarships for students from the Philadelphia area.

To request an application, call Linda at (856) 889-7152, e-mail [log in to unmask] or write to Sixth JEA Outreach Academy-Philadelphia, c/o Linda Shockley, P.O. Box 1273, Voorhees NJ 08043-1273. Application forms can be downloaded from the JEA Web site, http://www.jea.org/diversity/index.html or the Pennsylvania School Press Association’s site at http://www.paschoolpress.org. The deadline is Oct. 8.

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Contact: Linda Shockley, 856-889-7152

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