NABJ Announces the Participants for its 2013 Student Multimedia Project

WASHINGTON, D.C. (June 3, 2013)—The National Association of Black Journalists (NABJ) is pleased to announce the student and professional members who will participate in the organization’s Student Multimedia Project during the 38th Annual Convention and Career Fair in Orlando, FL.

Annually, NABJ offers an expenses-paid fellowship to outstanding college students to cover its convention and local stories in the host city. This year’s program will take place July 29-August 2 at the Gaylord Palms Resort and Convention Center.

"The Student Multimedia Project offers our student members the opportunity to receive on-the-job training from our dedicated professional journalists,” said NABJ President Gregory Lee, Jr. "The program gives the students an opportunity to showcase their talents to the membership and help further their journalistic skills.”

The students produce both breaking news and long-form multimedia stories, which are featured in the convention’s daily newspaper, the NABJ Monitor, and on a daily newscast on NABJ-TV. The students are also responsible for coordinating the layout and updating the convention website, nabjconvention.org. Additionally, the students promote special events, programming, and sponsor-related information on the organization’s social media platforms.

The Student Multimedia Project is a part of NABJ’s Student Education Enrichment and Development (SEED) Program, which provides student members with scholarships, internships and training opportunities.

"This program is the essence of NABJ’s history and shows the organization’s commitment to providing tools and resources to better equip our student members for the ever-changing media industry,” said SEED Chairman Demorris Lee. "The students in this program have a lot of potential to be award-winning journalists and savvy public relations professionals. We are proud to help them pursue their goals.”