Adviser Update Fall 2013

Adviser Update FALL 2013 DOW JONES NEWS FUND Copyright © 2013 Dow Jones News Fund, Inc. VOLUME 54, NUMBER 2 Inside Tinker Tour https://www.Newsfund.org Philadelphia kick-off Pages A8/A9 f my Sports coverage Pages B1-B8 Teacher of the Year a juggernaut out there in Indiana and showing what can be done in journalism today.” Streisel will speak and receive a plaque and a laptop computer for his classroom during the National High School Journalism Convention Nov. 16 in Boston. Additionally, a graduating senior at Carmel HS will receive a $1,000 scholarship in his honor. He will also have access to webinars and attend a seminar at the Poynter Institute for Media Studies in St. Petersburg, Fla. CSPA will underwrite his See ADVOCATE on page 2A Contest winners Pages C1-C8 P01.V52.I4 benefit of their profession. We look forward to the coming year promoting that message.” He was selected by a panel that included Ed Sullivan, executive director of the Columbia Scholastic Press Association, Diana Mitsu Klos, DJNF board member and media consultant, 2012 Teacher of the Year Ellen Austin of The Harker School, San Jose, Calif., and Dr. David Bulla of Zayed University, Abu Dhabi, chair of the Scholastic Division of the Association for Education in Journalism and Mass Communication. “Jim’s publications are cutting edge,” Austin said, “and he is running BLACK D on’t insult Jim Streisel by referring to the staffers of the HiLite, Acumen and hilite.org as student journalists. “It is a derogatory term. It says to the students they are somehow less than a ‘quote’ professional journalist. The only difference is they don’t get paid for it,” he said. “I tell them they are professional journalists who cater to a specific audience,” he said. “I treat them as if they are professional journalists.” Streisel is the 2013 Dow Jones News Fund National High School Journalism Teacher of the Year. He advises the award-winning newsmagazines and website at Carmel (Ind.) HS. He has taught journalism for 19 years. Last year, he received a Pioneer Award from the National Scholastic Press Association and was honored as a DJNF Distinguished Adviser. “I’m excited about the recognition this will bring to my students because they really deserve it,” he said. Richard S. Holden, executive director of DJNF, said, “Jim Streisel is part of a movement of media teachers who believe in collaborating for the CYAN By Linda Shockley DJNF Deputy Director MAGENTA A journalism advocate YELLOW Jim Streisel ancy