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The Center for Scholastic Journalism at Kent State is happy to announce another contest – this one for high school student media programs anywhere in the U.S. The top entry will earn $500 for the school’s media program. This award is offered in conjunction with the 15th annual Poynter KSU Ethics Workshop Sept. 19, 2019. […]

OSMA’s 2018-2019 Yearbook contest results are in. Twelve schools took advantage of the variable submission dates so they could get their books back as soon as possible. Those who entered June 30 with their spring delivery books, received their critiques back before Sept. 15; those who submitted by Sept. 30, received theirs before Dec. 15, […]

Greetings OSMA advisers, It’s that time of year again. Time to start thinking about spring contest submissions. About printing and cutting and taping and printing again and making more copies of the contest entries you screwed up and then running to the post office at 3:59 to mail your entries. Forget about that old method. […]

OSMA’s 2014-2015 Yearbook contest results are in. These schools entered books for one of the three deadlines — June 30, Sept. 30 and Nov. 30 — and received judging feedback. Every school received a 10-page detailed critique from a former Yearbook Adviser of the Year. If you are part of a yearbook staff, why not […]

Download the Yearbook Overall Data Sheet and submit that with your book by one of the deadlines: June 30, September 30 or November 30. If your book is an open forum where students make all content decisions without prior review, download the form for your principal to sign, and you’ll receive a special gold seal […]

OSMA’s 2013-2014 Yearbook contest results are in. These schools entered books for one of the three deadlines — June 30, Sept. 30 and Nov. 30 —  and received judging feedback, generally within a month of their submissions. Every school received a 10-page detailed critique from a former Yearbook Adviser of the Year. If you are […]

News: 1st Sophia Li from Lakota East 2nd Bobbie Strickland from Centerburg 3rd Claire O’Neill from Rutherford B. Hayes Interview: 1st Alexa Chryssovergis from Lakota East 2nd Alexandra Miller from North Canton Hoover 3rd Lindsay Wolford from Rutherford B. Hayes HM Rachel Danner from GlenOak Commentary: 1st Josh Shi from Lakota East 2nd Alex Ressa […]

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The Ohio Scholastic Media Association is headquartered at Kent State University, School of Journalism and Mass Communication, 201B Franklin Hall, Kent, OH 44242. 330-672-8297 or fax 330-672-4064. Each of OSMA’s five regions has a headquarters as well. The association is a coalition of journalism programs and media associations whose purpose is to support scholastic media. […]

Article I: Name The name of this association is the Ohio Scholastic Media Association. Article II: Purpose The association is a coalition of journalism programs and media associations whose purpose is to support scholastic media. It will offer press days, workshops, conferences, contests, etc. It will work for the overall betterment of high school journalism […]