2025 FALL MEDIA DAY

Keynote speaker: Joey "Mac" McMurry is the Director of Broadcasting and Executive Producer of Oregon Sports Network. McMurry oversees all operations of OSN and is the voice of Oregon men’s basketball and Duck baseball. He also hosts the football pregame show while producing and engineering in the booth, co-hosts the Football Coaches Show, hosts the athletic department’s daily talk show, Duck Insider, and creates other content for various platforms.

Featured speaker: Scotty Smith is an investigative photojournalist based in Washington DC and currently works for Investigate TV. Throughout his career he has covered Hurricane Katrina, investigated a serial killer in Alaska, covered protests at the White House over the murder of George Floyd, and the January 6th riot at the U.S. Capital building. Smith won a Edward R. Murrow Award in 2024 for his camera work on a piece called "Railroaded.

November 4, 2025

9 a.m. - 3:30 p.m.

Erb Memorial Union, University of Oregon

$20 member adviser / $20 student / free for administrators

Advisers receive a catered lunch and OJEA swag.

Registration opens on Friday, Sept. 29, and is due by Tuesday, Oct. 28

Click HERE to register!

We will link the Fall Media Day Program HERE when it becomes available!

University of Oregon

School of Journalism and Communication

Join us for a keynote speaker, a full day of learning sessions, and exciting contest opportunities. We are thrilled to welcome student journalists from around the state back to UO for our signature event, Fall Media Day.

Here's the tentative schedule:

8 - 9 a.m. — Registration

9 - 9:50 a.m. — Keynote Speaker

10 - 10:50 a.m. — Session 1 and On-site Contests

11 - 11:50 a.m. — Session 2

12 - 12:50 p.m. — Adviser luncheon, student lunch on own

1 - 1:50 p.m. — Session 3

2 - 2:50 p.m. — Session 4

3 - 3:30 p.m. — Closing awards ceremony

What to expect

topical sessions taught by UO faculty, media professionals, and experienced advisers
topics such as photojournalism, broadcast, writing and editing, editorial leadership, management, diversity, press law and ethics, and more
carry-in Best of the West contest and on-site contests in categories like news, feature, and opinion writing
tours of the School of Journalism and Communication led by student ambassadors
on-site media critiques to improve your staff's publication
access to the region's yearbook representatives and networking opportunities for advisers

Need a little help getting there?

OJEA is offering five $300 grants to low-income schools to assist in offsetting bus and/or substitute costs. The brief online application is due Oct. 17, and is available here.

Volunteer to speak/judge

We'll waive the cost of registration for advisers willing to lead a session of interest (beginning or advanced level). We also need advisers to judge contests and offer on-site critiques. If you'd be willing to help, please complete this speaker/volunteer form.

CONTESTS

Online, print news, yearbook and broadcast staffs are encouraged to enter the Best of the West contest. Students who would like to participate in individual on-site contests need to sign up at registration. Some contest categories will use the keynote speaker's presentation as their material, while others will offer a prompt. Participating students will be in their contests during the first breakout session time slot. There is no cost to participate, however a limited number of students from each school may enroll in each category.

TOURS

Juniors and seniors will have the opportunity to sign up to tour the UO School of Journalism and Communication. Space for each tour time is limited. Sign up at registration; first come, first served. Advisers, please keep track of who from your school is signed up to attend and when.

CRITIQUES

Advisers, look for on-site critique sign up sheets at registration. Experienced advisers will skim your publication and offer a few tips for improvement. News publication and yearbook staffs are welcome. Online and broadcast staffs are also welcome but need to provide their own access to material (laptop with wifi to connect to website, for example).

This event is co-sponsored by the Oregon Journalism Education Association and the University of Oregon School of Journalism and Communication.

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