Journalism Manual
The NSAA Journalism Manual provides the most current policies and procedures for regular and postseason competition.
Member school administrators or coaches needing further clarification on the information provided in the manual should contact the NSAA office.
The Focal Point Newsletter
Sunday Night Scaries Recordings
General Information
- 2024-25 Journalism Classifications
- 2024-25 Journalism Ballots
- Member School Media Links
- “Everything is a Remix – Fair Use” – YouTube Video
- “How to Submit NSAA Journalism Entries for Prelims” – YouTube Video
- “How to convert a Google Doc to PDF” – YouTube Video
- “How to convert Microsoft Word to PDF” – YouTube Video
- “How to convert Adobe inDesign to PDF” – YouTube Video
- “How to convert Pages document to PDF” – YouTube Video
- “How to convert multiple PDFs into one PDF” – YouTube Video
- Nebraska High School Press Association
2024 Journalism Committee Meeting Minutes
Resources for Journalism Advisers
Journalism Category Breakdown – Videos from Adviser Summit
- Journalism Adviser Summit Google Slides Presentation
- #1 Advertising
- #2 Newspaper Column Writing
- #3 Editorial Cartooning
- #4 Editorial Writing
- #5 Entertainment Review Writing
- #6 Headline Writing
- #7 Newspaper Feature Writing
- #8 Newspaper News Writing (Live)
- #9 Newspaper Sports Feature Writing (Live)
- #10 Sports News Writing
- #11 Yearbook Feature Writing
- #12 Yearbook Sports Feature Writing
- #13 Yearbook Theme Copy Writing
- #14 Info Graphic
- #15 In-Depth Newspaper Coverage
- #16 Newspaper Layout
- #17 Photo or Artistic Illustration
- #18 Action Photography
- #19 Feature Photography
- #20 Yearbook Layout
- #21 Yearbook Theme Development
- #22 Broadcast News Story
- #23 Broadcast Sports Story
- #24 Broadcast Feature Story
- #25 Broadcast PSA
Past State Journalism Prompt Examples
- #1 Advertising Prompt from 2024
- #1 Advertising Prompt from 2023
- #1 Advertising Prompt from 2022
- #2 Newspaper Column Writing Prompt from 2024
- #2 Newspaper Column Writing Prompt from 2023
- #2 Newspaper Column Writing Prompt from 2022
- #3 Editorial Cartooning Prompt from 2024
- #3 Editorial Cartooning Prompt from 2023
- #3 Editorial Cartooning Prompt from 2022
- #4 Editorial Writing Prompt from 2024
- #4 Editorial Writing Prompt from 2023
- #4 Editorial Writing Prompt from 2022
- #5 Entertainment Review Writing Prompt from 2024
- #5 Entertainment Review Writing Prompt from 2023
- #5 Entertainment Review Writing Prompt from 2022
- #6 Headline Writing Prompt from 2023
- #6 Headline Writing Prompt from 2022
- #7 Newspaper Feature Writing Prompt from 2024
- #7 Newspaper Feature Writing Prompt from 2023
- #7 Newspaper Feature Writing Prompt from 2022
- #8 Newspaper News Writing (Live) Prompt from 2024
- #8 Newspaper News Writing (Live) Prompt from 2023
- #8 Newspaper News Writing (Live) Prompt from 2022
- #9 Newspaper Sports Feature Writing (Live) Prompt from 2024
- #9 Newspaper Sports Feature Writing (Live) Prompt from 2023
- #9 Newspaper Sports Feature Writing (Live) Prompt from 2022
- #10 Sports News Writing Prompt from 2024
- #10 Sports News Writing Prompt from 2023
- #10 Sports News Writing Prompt from 2022
- #11 Yearbook Feature Writing Prompt from 2024
- #11 Yearbook Feature Writing Prompt from 2023
- #11 Yearbook Feature Writing Prompt from 2022
- #12 Yearbook Sports Feature Writing Prompt from 2024
- #12 Yearbook Sports Feature Writing Prompt from 2023
- #12 Yearbook Sports Feature Writing Prompt from 2022
- #13 Yearbook Theme Copy Writing Prompt from 2024
- #13 Yearbook Theme Copy Writing Prompt from 2023
- #13 Yearbook Theme Copy Writing Prompt from 2022
State Contest
-
2025 Championship Schedule
-
2025 State Championship Apparel
-
Northeast Community College – Room Map
-
2025 Norfolk Hotel Information
-
2025 Norfolk Area Restaurants
2025 Preliminary Contest Results: Class A | Class B | Class C
2025 Detailed Schedule with Qualifiers: Class A | Class B | Class C
2025 State Contest Results: Class A | Class B | Class C
2025 State Contest Detailed Results: Class A | Class B | Class C
2025 State Contest Winning Entries: Class A | Class B | Class C
2025 Award Ceremony Streaming Links via News Channel Nebraska:
Monday, April 28 – Classes C and B
Tuesday, April 29 – Class A
History
Past State Journalism Champions
Past State Contest Results:
1997 | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005
2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013
2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021
Past Winning Entries:
2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023
Past State Championship Programs:
2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2021 | 2022
2023 | 2024