Next Saturday is our annual SPJ Student Journalist Boot Camp, where journalism students get to spend a day in workshop with working professionals in the St. Louis area! In addition to the workshop sessions, students will participate in a mock press conference with a police officer and the stories they write from it will be…
Time for Boot Camp again!
It’s time for journalism school in a day! Student journalists get the chance to learn practical skills from working journalists in St. Louis media. SPJ Student Journalist Boot Camp offers student journalists the chance to learn new skills and supplement what they’re learning in the classroom with practical workshops taught by working journalists currently…
Congrats to the Mark of Excellence winners in Region 7!
We couldn’t be more proud of our midwestern student journalists in their showing in the annual Mark of Excellence Awards at SPJ! The full press release from SPJ National is below, but we’d especially like to congratulate local winners from The Alestle at SIUE and Vox Magazine and KBIA at the University of Missouri on…
Congratulations to the Region 7 Mark of Excellence Award winners!
The Region 7 Mark of Excellence awards were presented via a Zoom ceremony on Monday, April 22. St. Louis Pro president Elizabeth Donald and Region 7 coordinator Loretta McGraw announced the list of winners and finalists, which included students from universities across five midwestern states. The awards were presented online following the cancellation of the…
Farewell First Amendment, hello pizza!
Monday was the 12th annual First Amendment Free* Food Festival at Southern Illinois University Edwardsville. As in previous years, students had to sign away their First Amendment rights in order to receive free pizza and soda on the patio outside Dunham Hall. Once they do, they get a little reminder of what life is like…
SIUE’s Alestle staff wins 17 state awards
The Alestle won 17 awards at the recent Illinois College Press Association’s Convention and Awards in Chicago. The publication ranks third in the top student news orgs in the state — improving upon its position in the most competitive division that it joined two years ago. After a reorganization of ICPA divisions two years ago,…
Webster University journalism students raising money for independent magazine
Guest blog by Layla Halibasic Hi all! I’m Layla Halilbasic, editor-in-chief of The Ampersand, Webster University’s award-winning student magazine. The rest of the staff of The Ampersand and I are seeking out support for student journalism and the production of student media. We’re a group of (mainly) freshmen who are currently trying to revive The…
Boot camp is postponed
UPDATE: Unfortunately Boot Camp had to be postponed. The new date is Sept. 21, and the links are still good to reserve a spot! Join us on Feb. 3 for the St. Louis SPJ Student Journalist Boot Camp! This FREE program offers student journalists the chance to learn new skills and supplement what they’re learning…
Congratulations to the SIUE Alestle!
The Alestle wins big in national college media competitions The Alestle, Southern Illinois University Edwardsville’s student news organization, recently won several national awards during the 102nd annual Associated Collegiate Press/College Media Association National College Media Convention. This year marks the most national awards that The Alestle was nominated for and received. For the first time…
2022 SPJ Boot Camp!
We had one of our best student journalist boot camps ever! Many thanks to the professionals who volunteered their day off to share their expertise with our students, who came from Southern Illinois University Edwardsville, St. Louis University, Lindenwood University, Webster University, Lewis & Clark Community College, Northeastern Illinois University – as far away…