Since starting the Gold Crown Awards in 1982, North Carolina publications have been ranked among the best in the national Columbia Scholastic Press Association contest.

The Journalism Education Fellowship Program provides opportunities for journalism teachers to enroll in a one-week, short-term summer course with tuition funding provided by NCSMA.

The newest addition to NCSMA’s array of services is sponsoring the Carolina Sports Journalism Camp.

NCSMA fall regional workshops reach thousands of interested high school media students and advisers. State student and adviser officers, elected by NCSMA members each year, plan workshops in the regions of North Carolina.

Since 1994, the official Institute newspaper allows students to gain hands-on experience reporting and producing a paper on a tight three-day deadline.