News & Events

2020 – 2021 Contest Deadlines and Other Dates to Remember:

Membership Year

• Sept. 1, 2020 to Aug. 31, 2021

Fall Board of Directors Meeting

• Friday, Oct. 2, 2020

Conference Program Online

• January 2021

Newspaper Contest Deadline

• March 1, 2021 — Entries must be published between February 2020 and February 2021.

Scholarship Deadline

• May 7, 2021

We will be awarding 10 NEWSPA scholarships to high school seniors who have taken or are enrolled in a CAPP course, have attended one or more NEWSPA sessions virtually and are interested in attending the University of Wisconsin – Oshkosh. To learn more or apply for the scholarships, click on this scholarship link.

Spring Virtual Conference

• Pre-recorded sessions will be available for registered conference attendees from January – June 2021.
• Two live sessions will be held on April 21, 2021, from 1:00 – 3:00 p.m.
  • 1:00 – 2:00 p.m. – Journalism Smackdown Kahoot style
  • 2:00 – 3:00 p.m. – Live awards ceremony