Georgia Champion & Jr. Champion Contests: Deadline Feb. 5, 2020
/Each year, GSPA recognizes the top student journalist in the state with the Georgia Champion Journalist Award. The winner receives a $100 prize and represents the state in the Journalism Education Association's National Journalist of the Year competition.
Entrants must be seniors, maintain a GPA of at least 3.0 on a 4.0 scale, have at least two years of journalism experience and be planning to major in journalism in college. They must submit an official transcript and three letters of recommendation, among other requirements. Please review the complete 2020 Champion Journalist & Jr. Champion Journalist Guidelines.
The 2020 Georgia Champion Journalist and Junior Champion Journalist competitions require entrants to complete an online portfolio of their work following specific guidelines. It is important that entrants review the JEA guidelines for portfolios.
Click here to fill out the 2020 GSPA Champion Journalist entry form.
Click here for 2020 Champion Journalist & Jr. Champion Journalist Guidelines.
Postmark deadline for both the Champion Journalist and Junior Champion Journalist Award is Feb. 5, 2020.
GEORGIA CHAMPION JOURNALIST 2019 ALYSSA FREYMAN (RIGHT) HELPS A FELLOW STUDENT WITH DESIGNING A FEATURED IMAGE ON PHOTOSHOP. PHOTO: SADIE RAWLINGS. Click through to read about Alyssa.