School of Journalism and New Media
Posted on: March 2nd, 2021
by ldrucker
A University of Mississippi School of Journalism and New Media professor recently served as a live judge for the Pictures of the Year International contest.
Alysia Steele, associate professor of journalism, has been virtually judging competition entries for the contest known by some as the oldest, most prestigious photo contest in the world. It started in 1943-44 and is held at the University of Missouri.
This year, Steele said there are 28 judges divided into groups of four, and the contest will continue through March 7.
“This contest is incredibly important because it acknowledges and celebrates the tremendous physical and emotional work that photojournalists do every day,” said Steele, “because it’s their life’s calling and passion, and it’s not easy work.
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For skeptics wary of letting the proverbial inmates run the asylum, it’s worth noting that the so-called adults in the room have amassed an abysmal track record. The most common causes of high school censorship are viewpoint-based discrimination (the principal doesn’t like your politics) and image control (the story makes the school look bad).
Those aren’t valid reasons to interfere with students’ coursework. While some high school publications are extracurricular activities, most are produced in journalism and communications classes. And when principals swoop in to play censor, they undermine professional educators and throw out the approved curriculum to impose their own hasty, half-baked judgment calls.
The Journalism Education Association recently named Redondo Union High School’s newspaper/yearbook advisor Mitch Ziegler the H.L. National Yearbook Adviser of the Year for 2020.