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NABJ/New York TIMES LEADERSHIP ACADEMY
Nov. 2008 – Aug. 2009
Sponsored by:
WHO IS THIS FOR?
Beginning or mid-career managers.
Application Deadline:
October 1, 2008
The Leadership Academy is a unique training and development program for print and Web journalists who are, or aspire to become, newsroom managers.
Beginning or mid-career managers will be guided through the issues and challenges of newsroom leadership, and will gain skills necessary to lead in a rapidly-changing media world.
Journalists selected to attend the Academy will receive an all-expense paid leadership training at the New York Times during the fall and at Harvard University through the Maynard Institute Media Academy in January and March (each session at Harvard is a week long). The group will come together one last time at the summer NABJ 2009 convention to share their experience.
Applicants should have two to eight years experience in one or more management positions. Deadline for applications is October 1, 2008.
How to Apply
The Leadership Academy is open to news paper and Web journalists with strong leadership and managerial potential who want to develop their careers. Applicants may come from a range of newsroom experience including, but not limited to, department or section heads, deputy or assistant t editors, assignment editors, slots, photo editors, photographers, designers, graphic editors and Web editors.
Applications must contain the following:
1. The application form, completed and signed
2. Your resume
3. A letter of recommendation
4. Proof of NABJ membership
Applications may be obtained and information provided by contacting the director of the Leadership Academy Mike Smith at 212-556-7742 or smithmi@nytimes.com
Applicants must be able to meet the time requirements: two days in November or December in New York; one week in January and in March at Harvard; and at the 2009 NABJ convention in August.
Deadline:
Applications must be postmarked by October 1, 2008 and mailed to:
Mike Smith
Senior Editor/Training and Development
The New York Times
620 Eight Avenue
New York, NY 10018 |
