IHSPA News
updated 9.19.08
MONDAY POSTMARK FOR FALL YEARBOOK CONTEST
The deadline to enter our Fall Yearbook Contest was extended to Monday, Sept. 22. For an entry form, click here.
IHSPA ROLLS OUT ONLINE MEMBERSHIP ENROLLMENT
Want to join IHSPA quickly? Don't feel like messing with paperwork and the U.S. Post Office? Click here instead. Membership takes only a few moments.
Keynotes set for 2008 Fall Conferences
• New Cedar Rapids Gazette executive editor Steve Buttry will deliver the keynote address Monday, Oct. 13 at the Cedar Rapids Marriott.
• Tim Schmitt, co-founder of the alternative weekly Pointblank, will deliver the keynote address Tuesday, Oct. 28 at Drake University's Olmsted Center.
Online registration is available anytime here.
Spring newspaper awards announced
For a list of awards by school, click here.
For a list of awards by category, click here.
REPORT: Journalism students scoring higher on ACT
A study released by the Newspaper Association of America Foundation tracked more than 31,000 students in 50 states and several foreign countries. The result: Journalism students have the edge in ACT scores, GPA and English scores. Click here for a PDF summary of the report.