Deadline: 16 March 2012
Young people have the opportunity to develop their written, speaking, communication and leadership skills, while learning about diversity through a program that allows them to meet with top journalists in the country. AAJA's J Camp is a national multicultural journalism program for high school students, held each before AAJA's national conventions. J Camp 2012 will be held in New Orleans from June 19-24, 2012.
The students selected demonstrated a keen interest in broadcasting, newspapers, magazines, photojournalism, or online media. This program is not limited to Asian American students and is open to all high school freshmen, sophomores, or juniors. There is no fee to apply and all costs are covered - including airfare, lodging, and meals. Students stayed in university housing during the camp week.
For more information contact Nao Vang, AAJA National Student Programs Coordinator at (415)346- 2051 x102 or naov@aaja.org.
Program Overview
J Camp's goal is to develop the next generation of journalists. This six-day training camp brings together a multicultural group of high school students from across the nation to sharpen their journalism skills and work together in a unique learning environment. The curriculum consists of interactive workshops, hands-on training, and field trips.
Since the first J Camp in 2001, a total of 419 of the nation's brightest young people have graduated from J Camp.
J Camp strives to help assure excellence in the profession for decades to come by confronting the lack of diversity in journalism, not just in race, but also in matters of religious background, political background and other factors. With a diverse team, readers and viewers get different views on city governments, human interest stories, entertainment and recreation, science and medicine, and national and international news.
Speakers have included: Tim Russert, managing editor and moderator of "Meet the Press"; Ed Bradley, correspondent for "60 Minutes"; Carl Bernstein, Pulitzer Prize-winning Watergate reporter; Aaron Brown, CNN anchor; James Colton, Sports Illustrated photography editor; Leonard Downie Jr., Washington Post executive editor; Hoda Kotb, "Dateline NBC" correspondent; Atoosa Rubenstein, Seventeen magazine editor-in-chief; Carole Simpson, ABC News senior correspondent; Arthur Sulzberger, Jr., New York Times publisher; Helen Thomas, Hearst Newspapers Washington columnist; and Brian Williams, "NBC Nightly News" anchor and managing editor.
J Camp 2011
J Camp 2011 is co-directed by Clea Benson, reporter at Bloomberg in Washington DC, Lorene Yue, online reporter for Crain's Chicago Business, and Angie Lau, anchor, Bloomberg Chicago Bureau.
J Camp 2011 is made possible through a grant from the Annie E. Casey Foundation. Additional support is provided by Michigan State University, CNN, Dow Jones Foundation, Dow Jones Newspaper Fund, Bloomberg, Gannett, News Corporation, Hyundai, AAJA New York Chapter and individual donors. In-kind support provided by The Associated Press, Compuware and the Lansing State Journal. J Camp air travel is provided by Travel Tech II in San Francisco, CA.
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CONTACT INFORMATION:
For inquiries: naov@aaja.org
For submissions: naov@aaja.org
Website: http://www.aaja.org
Young people have the opportunity to develop their written, speaking, communication and leadership skills, while learning about diversity through a program that allows them to meet with top journalists in the country. AAJA's J Camp is a national multicultural journalism program for high school students, held each before AAJA's national conventions. J Camp 2012 will be held in New Orleans from June 19-24, 2012.
The students selected demonstrated a keen interest in broadcasting, newspapers, magazines, photojournalism, or online media. This program is not limited to Asian American students and is open to all high school freshmen, sophomores, or juniors. There is no fee to apply and all costs are covered - including airfare, lodging, and meals. Students stayed in university housing during the camp week.
For more information contact Nao Vang, AAJA National Student Programs Coordinator at (415)346- 2051 x102 or naov@aaja.org.
Program Overview
J Camp's goal is to develop the next generation of journalists. This six-day training camp brings together a multicultural group of high school students from across the nation to sharpen their journalism skills and work together in a unique learning environment. The curriculum consists of interactive workshops, hands-on training, and field trips.
Since the first J Camp in 2001, a total of 419 of the nation's brightest young people have graduated from J Camp.
J Camp strives to help assure excellence in the profession for decades to come by confronting the lack of diversity in journalism, not just in race, but also in matters of religious background, political background and other factors. With a diverse team, readers and viewers get different views on city governments, human interest stories, entertainment and recreation, science and medicine, and national and international news.
Speakers have included: Tim Russert, managing editor and moderator of "Meet the Press"; Ed Bradley, correspondent for "60 Minutes"; Carl Bernstein, Pulitzer Prize-winning Watergate reporter; Aaron Brown, CNN anchor; James Colton, Sports Illustrated photography editor; Leonard Downie Jr., Washington Post executive editor; Hoda Kotb, "Dateline NBC" correspondent; Atoosa Rubenstein, Seventeen magazine editor-in-chief; Carole Simpson, ABC News senior correspondent; Arthur Sulzberger, Jr., New York Times publisher; Helen Thomas, Hearst Newspapers Washington columnist; and Brian Williams, "NBC Nightly News" anchor and managing editor.
J Camp 2011
J Camp 2011 is co-directed by Clea Benson, reporter at Bloomberg in Washington DC, Lorene Yue, online reporter for Crain's Chicago Business, and Angie Lau, anchor, Bloomberg Chicago Bureau.
J Camp 2011 is made possible through a grant from the Annie E. Casey Foundation. Additional support is provided by Michigan State University, CNN, Dow Jones Foundation, Dow Jones Newspaper Fund, Bloomberg, Gannett, News Corporation, Hyundai, AAJA New York Chapter and individual donors. In-kind support provided by The Associated Press, Compuware and the Lansing State Journal. J Camp air travel is provided by Travel Tech II in San Francisco, CA.
Download J Camp brochure >>
CONTACT INFORMATION:
For inquiries: naov@aaja.org
For submissions: naov@aaja.org
Website: http://www.aaja.org
