| UNITY 2004 will offer three primary programs for students:
Student Projects
Educational programming is an essential part of the convention because it offers students the opportunity to practice daily journalism under the supervision of professional journalists. Students from across the nation will participate in weeklong newspaper, television, radio, and new media programs in one of our most competitive programs to date. NABJ will select only 26 students this year, as opposed to up to 50 in other years.
Here is the program breakdown:
10 students for print
10 students for TV
3 students for Online
3 students for Radio
Students get to work in an authentic newsroom environment while improving their journalism skills.
Selected participants will also get to network with recruiters at the largest journalism career expo. Furthermore, with UNITY 2004, participants will interact with students of different ethnic and racial backgrounds in a productive learning environment.
UNITY Student Camps
Sixty students will be selected by UNITY to take part in an intensive week-long program featuring a series of workshops and writing exercises that are led by some of the top journalism professionals and educators in the country. This program is open to print, online, photo, and broadcast student journalists. NOTE: Students who are chosen for the UNITY Student Campus program must arrange and pay for their own transportation to and from the UNITY convention.
Benefits
UNITY will cover convention registration, travel and accommodations of students working on each of the media projects.
How To Apply
Students may ONLY apply through ONE of the four national alliance partners: NABJ, AAJA, NAHJ and NAJA.
All applications are in pdf format. Requires adobe reader.
NABJ Student Projects & Campus Application
Important Details
Students must do the following:
Be enrolled as a full-time college student or recent graduate (within one year).
NOT apply for more than TWO media projects.
Be available from Sunday, Aug. 1 - Sunday, Aug. 8, 2004.
Be age 18 by Aug. 1, 2004.
Submit a completed UNITY Student Projects application.
Submit a total application package (with supporting materials) in one envelope.
Deadlines
Postmark deadline for applications: March 5, 2004
Deadline to receive applications: March 19, 2004
Notification for Selection into Student Projects: End of April 2004
AAJA J Camp
This program is specifically for high school freshmen, sophomores and juniors. High school seniors are not eligible for the J Camp program.
In an effort to train and develop the next generation of journalists of color, the Asian American Journalists Association will host "J Camp: High School Journalism Program for Gifted Students of Color."
This is a free multicultural program involving 42 high school students from around the United States. It is for ALL student journalists of color, not just Asian Pacific American students. This five-day long program helps to build journalism skills through workshops and hands-on experiences. They will work in a unique learning environment while interacting with top professional journalists. The program will take place the WEEK BEFORE THE UNITY 2004 convention from July 30-Aug. 4, 2004. Students will be hosted by George Washington University in Washington, D.C.
To download an application, click here or contact AAJA Student Programs Coordinator Lila Chwee at (415) 346-2051 or lilac@aaja.org.
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