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If you aren't familiar with Jessikka Aro or her work, now is a good time to get up to speed on the work of this courageous person. She started to investigate the Russian trolls’ impact on real people in 2014 and became the target of a criminal filth campaign by them that is ongoing. Despite this, Aro continues to train journalists and general audiences to recognize and counter the Kremlin's information operations. Her first book, Putin’s Trolls, was an international bestseller, and her new book, Putin’s World War, was published this year. CSPA was honored to welcome her last spring to address our 2024 Spring Convention.

2024 U.S. Elections: the Trolls Are Out in Force In this interview with the Columbia Scholastic Press Association, Jessikka Aro, award-winning Finnish journalist and misinformation expert, says that Russian election interference is "massive." https://lnkd.in/eDQ-699b

We're delighted to share a wonderful post on the CSPA Blog from students in Logan Aimone's program at the University of Chicago Laboratory School that details their experience as fully credentialed journalists at the 2024 DNC National Convention: A ‘Crash Course in Real-World Journalism’ at the 2024 DNC Six student journalists tackled the Democratic National Convention head-on, gaining interviews with major political figures—and some firsthand reporting experience. https://lnkd.in/eY6Hy9MZ

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

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

⏰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 CSPA@columbia.edu. 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

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.

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

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.

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