CSPA invites you to support the future of scholastic journalism and make a critical impact during Columbia Giving Day. CSPA has been entrusted with a generous grant from the Ethel and Harry Reckson Foundation, designated as the CSPA Greenman Grant for High School Journalism fund, honoring the incredible legacy of Robert and Carol Greenman, two devoted educators and champions of student journalism. We invite you to contribute, so that we may support more students. The fund provides scholarships to CSPA events and workshops for high school journalism students from all backgrounds so they may meet and interact with peers from around the country and receive expert instruction from CSPA to empower them and amplify their voices. Your donation to the CSPA Greenman Grant for High School Journalism fund on Giving Day directly supports the Greenmans’ legacy and helps ensure that our next generation of journalists have the opportunity to learn, lead, and thrive. https://lnkd.in/eB99wKuu
Columbia Scholastic Press Association
Professional Training and Coaching
New York, New York 208 followers
Serving student journalists in a tradition of excellence since 1925
About us
CSPA is an international student press association, founded in 1925 to unite student journalists and faculty advisers at schools and colleges through educational conferences and programs, idea exchanges, and award programs.
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http://cspa.columbia.edu
External link for Columbia Scholastic Press Association
- Industry
- Professional Training and Coaching
- Company size
- 2-10 employees
- Headquarters
- New York, New York
- Type
- Educational
- Founded
- 1925
- Specialties
- Journalism, Student Journalism, Writing, Editing, Workshops, Conferences, First Amendment, Publishing, Online Journalism, Broadcast Journalism, Print Journalism, New Media, Awards, Contests, and Student Publication Evaluations
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Primary
90 Morningside Drive
Suite B01
New York, New York 10027, US
Employees at Columbia Scholastic Press Association
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Rebecca Castillo
Visual Storyteller who loves to bake and secretly wants to be a DJ.
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Harry Brake
Diverse educational entrepreneur of Information Science Based Community Projects
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Deborah DeCiantis
Freelance writer of critiques for student publications at Columbia Scholastic Press Association
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Shanon Woolf, CJE
2022 Georgia Scholastic Press Association's Adviser of the Year
Updates
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Basic Tips for Student Journalists Covering the 2024 Election Jeffery C. Mays, Metro Politics reporter for The New York Times, offers his advice for young reporters covering the election. Reminding and informing voters what issues are at stake, and what outcomes to expect if a particular candidate wins, is ultimately more valuable to voters than tracking poll numbers. https://lnkd.in/em2iMQwv
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⏰Today! Members, get off to a great start this year. Bring your questions about how to execute a full deadline cycle to a live Q&A at 6:30 p.m. ET on September 24, 2024, with Jenny Dial Creech, adviser of the award-winning ReMarker newspaper at St. Mark's School of Texas. She'll share best practices, tips, and techniques to help get your students organized and ready to produce their best work yet. Members have access to the CSPA Quick Course featuring Creech, "From Pitch to Print: How to Organize and Execute a Newspaper Cycle," now live on the CSPA member content hub. The video demonstrates how to plan and organize a full deadline cycle for a newspaper and website. In the video, Creech covers: --Step-by-step breakdown of the deadline process; --Tips and techniques from Creech's professional career that work well in a classroom setting; --Interviews with St. Mark's news staff members, and the school's headmaster; and --Samples of useful documents, including pitch meeting notes, a production calendar, slotting sheets, and layout checklists We look forward to seeing you there! Instructions on how to attend were emailed to members. If you have any questions about membership or access to the event, please contact [email protected]. CSPA Quick Courses are available through a basic membership of $50. To learn more about CSPA membership, please visit our membership portal: https://lnkd.in/eMUgGWZX #scholasticjournalism #studentjournalists #studentmedia
CSPA Membership 2024-2025
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Please join us in congratulating CSPA Associate Director Rebecca Castillo on her 30-year work anniversary! Rebecca is an alum of CSPA, Columbia College, and the Columbia Journalism School. In her 30 years working for CSPA, her dedication has never wavered nor her commitment to the students and advisers it serves. Under her leadership, CSPA programs have kept pace with journalism trends amid much social and technological change. In addition to her many talents, Rebecca is also brilliant, fearless, and a pleasure to work with and know. We are honored to work alongside her.
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Hear what student journalists and their advisers are saying about CSPA programs! June 4 is the last day to sign up for in-person instruction at the CSPA Summer Journalism Workshop. Virtual class registration is still available. See our summer event site for more details about courses and instructors: https://lnkd.in/ezR3sFi2 #cspaprograms #studentjournalism #studentjournalists #studentmedia #precollege #precollegeprograms
Columbia Scholastic Press Association: What Student Journalists Are Saying
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Registration is open for the 2024 CSPA Summer Journalism Workshop! This year we will offer five courses in person, including News Reporting and Writing, with Chris Waugaman; Editorial Leadership, with Logan Aimone; Design Concepts, with Jenny Dial Creech; Digital Media, with Kori James; Yearbook, with Tamra McCarthy; and Photojournalism, with Joseph Sinnott. Online we will offer two sections of News Reporting and Writing, one with Bretton Zinger and the other with Alan Murray; one section of Editorial Leadership, with Kathy Zwiebel; one section of Photojournalism, with Mark Murray; and an Adviser Workshop, with Debra Klevens. More information about the program can be found here: https://lnkd.in/ezR3sFi2 In addition, CSPA is pleased to offer financial assistance to eligible students through Greenman Leadership Grant with the generous support of the Reckson Foundation. Students are encouraged to apply early for consideration. Information about the grant may be found here: https://lnkd.in/eYhFhCEv Grant application: https://cvent.me/qLa5ml The video below features students from the 2023 program, including a young woman who traveled from Iraq to participate in our program.
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We're incredibly excited to welcome LinkedIn Editor-in-Chief Daniel Roth to the Columbia University campus to speak to our students at the CSPA 100th Annual Spring Convention, taking place March 13-15, 2024. Roth will share LinkedIn’s data on skills, how to build a personal brand, and the importance of honing a community. Students will also find out how to navigate the many changes they’ll face when job seeking in the years to come. Event time and date: Thursday, March 14, 2024 | 2:30 p.m.–3:15 p.m. Location TBA. Registration for the event is open. Find more information here (https://lnkd.in/eZc4S87d) or check CSPA.columbia.edu for more information. @columbiasps #scholasticjournalism #scholasticmedia #studentjournalists #careers #cspasc24
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CSPA is pleased to announce that journalism educator Logan Aimone has been named the 2024 National High School Journalism Teacher of the Year. Seven other honorees were also selected. The Awards program is managed and sponsored by the Columbia Scholastic Press Association of Columbia University in the City of New York and co-sponsored by Dow Jones News Fund.
CSPA Names Logan Aimone the 2024 National High School Journalism Teacher of the Year
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We can't wait to see you in NYC! Registration is now open for the 100th Annual Spring Convention that takes place on the Columbia campus March 13-15, 2024. #cspasc23 Visit cspa.columbia.edu for more info, or register here: https://lnkd.in/eZc4S87d
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As we head into Thanksgiving week, we'd like to thank the wonderful people in the CSPA family and in the scholastic press community. Here are some moments from the conference and some short interviews with students who attended the CSPA 83rd Annual Fall Conference November 6. Thank you especially to: Peter Shea, Antonio Rodriguez, Rebecca Castillo, Laura Bennett, Katie C., Dr. Annette Bhatia, Mark Murray, Kathy Zwiebel, Jenny Dial Creech, Chris Waugaman, Eric Effron, David Berkwitz, and many, many more. Happy Thanksgiving!
Columbia Scholastic Press Association - 2023 Fall Conference highlights
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