Brookfield East senior Eiman Mir named Wisconsin Journalist of the Year


Brookfield East senior Eiman Mir named Wisconsin Journalist of the Year


Eiman Mir editor-in-chief of the Spartan Banner was awarded 2024 Wisconsin Journalist of the Year by the Wisconsin Journalism Education Association. Eiman Mir Brookfield East HS senior, was acknowledged for her outstanding commitments to diversity, community engagement and leadership at her school’s newspaper.

The Wisconsin Journalism Education Association recently named Brookfield East High School senior Eiman Mir their 2024 Wisconsin Journalist of the Year. The award recognizes Mir for her outstanding commitments to diversity, community engagement and leadership through her work for her school’s newspaper, Spartan Banner. Wisconsin Journalism Education Association (WisJEA) is an organization supporting state scholastic journalism programs and fostering professional connections for young journalists in Wisconsin.

“We are proud to honor Eiman Mir as the 2024 Wisconsin Journalist of the Year. Eiman’s passion, leadership and dedication to journalism set a high standard for student journalists across the state,” WisJEA President Matthew Smith said. “We look forward to witnessing Eiman’s continued success and impact on the field of journalism.”

For her achievement, Eiman Mir received a $1,000 scholarship made possible by the MPC Endowment of the Milwaukee Press Club...

..Mir is passionate about stories centering underrepresented and marginalized communities. In 2023 she wrote a feature about Asian American, Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander Heritage (AANHPI) Month and the need to include AANHPI history into Act 31...


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