Mission
JSPA WANTS JEWISHLY EDUCATED YOUNG ADULTS TO FIND THEIR PLACE IN AMERICA'S NEWSROOMS AND TO KNOW THAT JOURNALISM IS A FIELD WHERE THEY CAN MELD THEIR SPIRITUAL AND SECULAR IDENTITIES TOGETHER IN SERVICE OF TOLERANCE, DEMOCRATIC VALUES AND ALL OF THEIR HIGHEST IDEALS. IT SEEKS TO INCREASE AND FORTIFY THE PRESENCE OF STUDENT NEWS MEDIA INJEWISH HIGH SCHOOLS AND OFFER STUDENTS IN ANY SCHOOL LOOKING WAYS TO LOOK AT NEWSROOM DECISION-MAKING THROUGH A LENS OF JEWISH ETHICS BASED ON PRINCIPLES FOUND IN THE TORAH.