Nebraska High School Press Association: Recent Episodes
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The NHSPA is open to all high school instructors of journalism and/or advisers of student publications in the state of Nebraska. For additional information, including how to join, see the NHSPA website: http://www.nhspaonline.org. Michelle Carr Hassler, associate professor of practice of journalism at UNL, serves as the executive director and can be reached at mhassler3@unl.edu.
Matthew Hansen, editor of the Flatwater Free Press, addresses the 2023 fall convention of the Nebraska High School Press Association.
The 2022 Fall Convention award ceremony, including Distinguished Adviser, Administrator of the Year, Friend of Journalism and Cornhusker student publication awards.
Alyssa Schukar [she/her] is a Washington, D.C.-based photojournalist, writer and educator. While her work is rooted in an interest in and love of people, it's propelled by a desire to study and name the larger forces that affect Americans' everyday lives.
Alyssa is a frequent contributor to the New York Times and Feeding America, the national network of food banks. She is the co-director of the 75-year-old Missouri Photo Workshop, which connects early-career photographers with industry leaders who guide them through the process of narrative, documentary storytelling.
A native of the Great Plains and a proud graduate of the University of Nebraska, Alyssa has worked professionally in several countries outside of North America, including Afghanistan, India, Scotland and France.
The 2021 fall convention featured keynote speaker Dirk Chatelain, Omaha World-Herald writer and author of “24th & Glory: An Intersection of Civil Rights and Omaha’s Greatest Generation of Athletes.”
The 2020 NHSPA Fall Convention was cancelled because of the COVID-19 pandemic so awards were announced virtually. Congratulations to all winners!
Award-winning investigative reporter Lise Olsen presented the keynote at the NHSPA fall convention on 10-21-19 at the Nebraska Union.