MAKE NABJ WORK FOR YOU!

The National Association of Black Journalists (NABJ) issues a call for Media Institute program proposals. NABJ asks members to submit their ideas for Fall 2008 through Summer 2009 Media Institute workshops by March 15, 2008.

The 2007 schedule was an exceptional year for the Media Institute with five workshops aimed at improving the professional skills of NABJ members. Attendees gave rave reviews to programs like Business Reporting sponsored by Bloomberg News, Little Rock Nine Media Symposium and Political, the NABJ Watergate Conference on political and Congressional Reporting sponsored by National Journal and Freddie Mac.

NABJ Members asked for professional development beyond the national convention, and we plan to offer more programs than ever in a variety of fields, said Media Institute Committee Chairperson and NABJ Vice-President of Broadcast Kathy Times. "This is the time to submit those awesome ideas that will help young journalists and veterans grow in a competitive field."

The Media Institute Committee is especially seeking creative proposals for multimedia, entrepreneurship and management training and looks forward to hearing from associate members and educators. Keep online training in mind! Virtual classroom instruction is an option.

To have your ideas considered, submit a completed form outlining the program details to the Media Institute Committee.

The NABJ Media Institute provides professional development, technical training and entrepreneurial guidance for black journalists.

NABJ is an organization of 3,300 journalists, students and media-related professionals. It provides quality programs and services to and advocates on behalf of black journalists worldwide.

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March 8, 2008
Better Watchdog Workshop/Computer Assisted Reporting
University of Memphis
Sponsored by: Investigative Reporters and Editors, the NABJ Media Institute, and the University of Memphis

Members - $25.00 Non- Members - $60.00 REGISTER NOW!

A Better Watchdog Workshop is intended to help journalists at small- to medium-sized news organizations and those in bureaus of larger organizations to learn the investigative skills that keep government and business accountable and to produce enterprising and informative stories. Critical among the skills is the ability to use federal and state FOI laws to open the doors to public information. A breakout session will be offered for newsroom managers.

Featured Speakers:
David Clay Johnston, The New York Times

Editors, put some new bite into your journalism!

The workshop will also cover the guiding of reporters in the effective use of the Internet, open records laws, computer-assisted reporting and anonymous sources. And it will look at ways to present packages in multi-media forms and how to guide a staff to do great journalism in changing newsroom times.

March 29, 2008
Multimedia Tools Seminar
San Francisco State University
Sponsored by NABJ, Bay Area Black Journalists Association and Soundslides

As the multimedia skill set becomes more of a prerequisite rather than a bonus in today's newsrooms, emerging and mid-career journalists alike are increasingly in need of accessible training. The workshop offers hands-on training on commonly used multimedia tools like Soundslides and Soundtrack Pro, as well as pointers on publishing multimedia features when they are completed.

April 24-25, 2008
CNN Digital Media Workshop
Atlanta, Georgia
First Ever "Learn by Doing" Digital Media Workshop hosted by CNN.com