The Asian American Journalists Association (AAJA) has designed its convention project to simulate the convergence newsroom of today. This program will provide "mojo" (mobile journalism) and other news training opportunities to college students and professionals at the 2009 AAJA National Convention.
AAJA's National Convention will be held Aug. 12-15, 2009 at the Seaport Hotel and Seaport World Trade Center in Boston. The Convention News Project team arrives Aug. 10 and departs Aug. 16.
From the applications, 20 of the most promising students will be selected as finalists and given the opportunity for building skills and developing their portfolios. They will participate in pre-convention training that will include interactive online courses in interviewing, multimedia, ethics, and an option of visual and audio techniques. They will also be given pre-convention assignments covering issues related to the journalism industry today and/or the Asian American/Pacific Islander community. Of those students, 12 will be selected to cover convention, with travel and hotel accommodations provided.
To learn more about the project and download the application, please visit here: http://www.aaja.org/programs/for_students/journalism_trainings/newsproject/
The deadline for the application is March 27th.
About AAJA
AAJA is a non-profit educational organization with approximately 2,000 members and 20 chapters across the United States and in Asia. Founded in 1981, AAJA works to promote diversity in the media industry and encourage fair and accurate news coverage. Through its training programs, scholarships and partnerships, AAJA continues to develop some of the nation's most prominent journalists, provide training for journalists at every level and encourage promising students to enter the field. See www.aaja.org or call 415.346.2051.
AAJA is an alliance partner in UNITY Journalists of Color, along with the Native American Journalists Association (NAJA), National Association of Hispanic Journalists (NAHJ), and National Association of Black Journalists (NABJ). Together, they represent more than 7,000 journalists. |
