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Journalism

UIL Journalism

The UIL sponsors five journalism contests - news writing, feature writing, editorial writing, headline writing and copy editing. Students compete at the district level, and then the top three places advance to regionals. From regionals, the top three places advance to state competition.

The UIL offers additional journalism contests through its scholastic press organization, the Interscholastic League Press Conference. ILPC offers its members yearbook, newspaper, online news and broadcast competitions. ILPC also sponsors an annual three-day spring convention and a three-day intensive summer workshop. Both are held at the University of Texas at Austin.

Students who excel in scholastic journalism, whether it be through UIL contests or through student publications, learn communication, media literacy and leadership skills that will make them successful in whichever path they may choose.

Journalism News & Updates

July 23, 2025
UIL names 245 students to 2025 All-State Journalism Staff
   Congratulations to these outstanding journalists. 

Students who earn more than 50 points through competition at the local, regional, state and national levels earn acceptance to the All-State Journalism Staff. For 2025, UIL will recognize 245 students for overall excellence in scholastic journalism from UIL competition to yearbook, newspaper, online news and broadcast journalism competitions. Congratulations to all these outstanding students and their advisers. 

See the list of honorees here

See the list of criteria here

July 31, 2024
UIL names 232 students to 2024 All-State Journalism Staff

Students who earn more than 50 points through competition at the local, regional, state and national levels earn acceptance to the All-State Journalism Staff. For 2024, UIL will recognize 232 students for overall excellence in scholastic journalism from UIL competition to yearbook, newspaper, online news and broadcast journalism competitions. Congratulations to all these outstanding students and their advisers. 

See the list of honorees here

See the list of criteria here

July 16, 2024
ILPC, TAJE join forces for summer workshop

More than 175 students and advisers joined us at Texas State University for the first ever ILPC/TAJE Summer Workshop in June. See the work from the photojournalism class here: