Ball State’s long and celebrated support of high school journalism is embodied in J-Ideas and the Ball State Journalism Workshops.
J-Ideas, an initiative launched at Ball State to develop and encourage excellence in high school journalism, sponsors on-site activities, tailored programs, distance learning, and digital activities and scholarship. A primary goal is to foster First Amendment and civic awareness in both public and private schools, and to bring teachers, students, principals, and professional editors together to develop the best and brightest young talent for the journalism profession.
Our journalism workshops provide instruction for high school and middle school students and their advisors from across the country. In addition to high school and advisor summer workshops, Ball State also hosts high school and middle school journalism days in the spring and fall, respectively. These events bring in thousands of students from Indiana and across the country.
Together, these activities inspire excellence in high school journalism and raise our profile among some of the nation’s best and brightest high school journalists.