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Sept. 11 Announcement: If you are a current or lapsed JEA member trying to log in Sept. 11 — please DO NOT complete this form. You will receive an email around noon CT today with instructions to activate your new website and membership credentials.

Sept. 11, JEA is launching a new membership system. Before members will be able to access members-only content at JEA.org, including updating your membership information and registering for NSMC, you will need to activate your new membership account — which includes a username, new password and new member ID. All members will receive an email with a unique link to activate your account. This email is expected to go out around noon Central Daylight Time Sept. 11. If you don’t receive an email by the end of the day, please contact staff@jea.org for assistance.

If you joining for the first time, you can complete the form below.

Thank you for joining the Journalism Education Association. 

If your School/Business does not appear in the list, please complete this New School/Business Form so we can verify the contact information and add it to the list. This may take up to two business days. You may continue with the membership application without listing a School/Business.

If you are wanting to pay by PO or check, your membership will not become active until payment is made.

This application for is for individual members. If you are representing a public or private library; regional, state or national press association; department of journalism in community college or university whether public, private or parochial; commercial press association, book, yearbook, magazine or newspaper publisher; firm, organization or agency engaged in the production of graphic arts or advertising; television or radio station; or educational or philanthropic foundation, please complete this form for institution or affiliate membership.

Contact staff@jea.org or 785-532-5532 with any questions.

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A money saver for a long-term teacher/adviser membership.

Administrator/non-teacher members shall be school superintendents, curriculum specialists, principals, assistant principals, librarians, CTE coordinators and other educators who are not classroom teachers of public, private and parochial schools, community colleges, schools or departments of journalism in universities or teachers’ colleges.

Teacher/adviser members shall be media advisers and educators of public, private and parochial schools, community colleges, schools or departments of journalism in universities or teachers’ colleges.

Teacher/adviser members may vote on election of officers, regional directors and commission chairs, and on referendums, shall receive all publications of the association and are entitled to all services provided by the association.

Associate Members shall be individuals outside the field of education who have a strong personal interest in journalism and support of its aims including, but not limited to, professional practicing journalists in all media and employees of commercial firms providing sales or services to journalism teachers.

This category includes retired teachers or advisers who are still interested in scholastic journalism, unless they are employed by commercial firms providing sales and services to journalism teachers and publications advisers or are engaged in other commercial enterprises (and should become associate members instead of emeritus members).

College student members shall be undergraduate students majoring or minoring in journalism, education or related fields. Current teacher/advisers pursuing advanced degrees should maintain teacher/adviser membership.

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