Entries for HS Journalism Contest Due March 1

PULLMAN, Wash. – The entry deadline is March 1 for submissions to the 2^nd annual High School Journalism Awards Competition, to be held in conjunction with the annual Murrow Symposium at Washington State University.

The competition, sponsored by the by the Edward R. Murrow School of Communication at WSU, will select winners in five categories: news writing, feature writing, sports writing, photography and best overall edition. Judging will be done by WSU faculty, staff and communication students.

High school journalism students are encouraged to submit their best student newspaper work from the 2004-05 academic year.

Winners of the competition, along with their faculty advisers, will be announced during the April 13 Murrow Symposium, which will feature a full day of workshops and seminars for high school and college students, led by working journalists and leaders in the communication field. Last year, more than 200 high school students from around the region attended

Each first-place winner will receive an invitation to be a guest of the Murrow School at the April 13 scholarship banquet. Plaques will be awarded to the five winning schools. One entry is allowed per category for each high school. There is no entry fee.

Along with the workshops, the symposium will feature an evening panel discussion titled, “Trust Me. I’m a Paid Professional.”  Television, radio and print journalists from the Pacific Northwest will discuss how the media can rebuild its credibility in a confrontational age.

For more information on the journalism competition and all the symposium events, visit www.wsu.edu/murrow or e-mail murrowsymposium@wsu.edu.