2026 Spring Media Day
2026 Spring Media Day
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2026 SPRING MEDIA DAY
2026 SPRING MEDIA DAY
Tuesday, February 25, 2026
University of Oregon, Portland
School of Journalism and Communication
2800 NE Liberty Street, Portland
Cost: $10 per student / free for OJEA member advisers
LIMIT: 20 students per school
Join us for a day full of learning and inspiration, just when your staff needs a mid-year energizer. We are thrilled to welcome student journalists from around the state back to Spring Media Day at the University of Oregon campus in Portland.
Here's the tentative schedule:
9 - 9:30 a.m. — Registration
9:30 - 10:20 a.m. — Session 1
10:30 - 11:20 a.m. — Session 2
11:20 - 12:30 p.m. — Lunch on own**
12:30 - 1:20 p.m. — Session 3
1:30 - 2:20 p.m. — Session 4
2:30 p.m. — Program concludes
**NOTE: This campus is located in a residential area with few restaurant options in walking distance. We recommend staffs bring a lunch or make other arrangements for lunch, like delivery.
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
on-site media critiques to improve your staff's publication Sign up for a critique
networking opportunities for advisers and student leaders
Need a little help getting there?
OJEA is offering five $300 grants to low-income schools to offset bus and/or substitute costs. The brief online application is due Monday, Feb. 10 and is available here.
Volunteer to speak
We are no longer accepting session proposals for this conference, as the program is full. Thank you to all who volunteered time!
Print a PDF of the event program
Arrival, parking
Students arriving by bus can be dropped off curbside on NE 29th Ave. The corner of NE 29th Ave. and NE Rosa Parks Way is near the Library Learning Center, where conference registration and most activities take place. Busses can park on the perimeter of campus or in the lots surrounding the soccer field.
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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