Contact:
Lauren Rochester, Awards Coordinator, (317) 927-8000, ext. 210, 
awards@spj.org
 
Call for entries announced for annual Mark of Excellence Awards competition for 
collegiate journalism
 
INDIANAPOLIS - The Society of Professional Journalists is pleased to announce 
open entries for the Mark of Excellence Awards, a contest that honors the best 
collegiate journalists in the U.S.
 
The Mark of Excellence Awards recognize 
exceptional work by student journalists in print, radio, television, 
photography and online. The contest is open to anyone enrolled in a college or 
university in the U.S. and studying for an academic degree in 2009. To be 
eligible, work must have been published or broadcast during the 2009 calendar 
year.
SPJ student members may enter for $9. The nonmember price is $18. Entrants are 
first judged on the regional level and regional award winners will be honored 
at SPJ's spring conferences. First place 
regional winners are forwarded on to the national competition. National winners 
will be honored at the 2010 SPJ Convention & National Journalism Conference in 
Las Vegas Oct. 3-6.
NEW THIS YEAR: Entrants can submit their work online. 
The new format allows students to enter easily and efficiently. Contest rules 
and categories are here. Visit the SPJ 
Awards site for more information and to enter.
The entry deadline is Jan. 27, 2010.
 
For more information, contact Awards Coordinator Lauren Rochester at (317) 
927-8000 ext. 210 or awards@spj.org.
 
Founded in 1909 as Sigma Delta Chi, SPJ promotes the free flow of information 
vital to a well-informed citizenry; works to inspire and educate the next 
generation of journalists; and protects First Amendment guarantees of freedom 
of speech and press. For more information about SPJ, please visit 
www.spj.org.

Internet News Radio Program Looking for Proactive Students 

My name is Matthew Petrillo and I am a sophomore broadcast journalism major
at Temple University in Philadelphia. I am writing in regards to an internet
news radio program that I am trying to launch.
 
I hope to provide student journalists with the credibility that we deserve
by producing Web Campus Radio News (WCR News), which will be an entirely
student-run web-based 20-minute 5-day-a-week news service that college radio
stations can download, for free, and then stream on its respective station.
Anyone will be able to download it for free from its Web site.
 
My objective is to round up student-journalists across the country and team
together to produce these daily newscasts. They would gain valuable
experience by creating these audio packages, which will strengthen their
reels, hone their reporting  and writing skills, and provide students with a
large platform to perform their work.
 
I anticipate launching this program by next semester, after the new year,
and am seeking students who are capable of creating newsworthy audio
packages in accordance to the ethics of journalism.
 
 Interested students should reply with an
e-mail (and possibly a pitch!) with the subject line, "WCR News" for more
specifics.
 
If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to ask.
 
  
Matthew Petrillo
 
matthewpetrillo.wordpress.com

ENTER TO WIN
 
 
Our one criterion is excellence. We’re looking for the most
promising and most accomplished work by new, emerging, and established
writers. The Fall Story Contest is open to all fiction and nonfiction
entries. We’re looking for short shorts, short stories, essays,
memoirs, photo essays, graphic stories, all forms of literary nonfiction,
and excerpts from longer works of both fiction and nonfiction.
 
All entries will be considered for publication.
$3,250 First Prize $1,500 Second Prize $750 Third Prize Ten finalists
receive $100 each.
See the Contest Guidelines.
 
  
narrativemagazine.com

editors@narrativemagazine.com

for Journalists -

Want to cover the red carpet at the 2010 Academy Awards? Here’s your chance! Submit your video telling us why you would be the ultimate mtvU Oscars® Correspondent and represent the college audience. 

Submit a 2:00 video telling us why you and your camera person should be chosen to take a spot on the Oscars ® Red Carpet to represent your college newspaper or television station. If selected as a finalist, your team would be flown to Los Angeles during Oscars® week to attend and cover pre-events leading up to the big night, and the grand prize winner will earn a spot alongside the best entertainment reporters in the business and have a chance to interview some of the biggest and brightest personalities in the world. Please see official contest rules for video submission guidelines. 

http://www.mtvu.com/on-campus/oscars-student-correspondent-red-carpet-contest-2010/

21st Century Freelancing: The Risks and Returns of Independent Reporting
 
An afternoon workshop presented by The Common Language Project, the UW
Department of Communication's new in-house entrepreneurial multimedia team.
 
 
*Join international freelancers and editors to talk about everything from
pitching your stories while on the road to staying safe in a conflict zone.
*Find about exciting opportunities opening up to freelancers, the specific
dangers and risks that unaffiliated reporters endure in this new media
climate, and the unique ethical complications and challenges of
international reporting (especially when on your own). 
*Workshop your story ideas one-on-one with professional journalists and
editors.
 
 
Featuring Common Language Project journalists Sarah Stuteville, Alex
Stonehill, and Jessica Partnow, Seattle Times Assistant Managing Editor Jim
Simon, MCDM Director Hanson Hosein, Dart Center founder and former executive
director Roger Simpson, and Seattle-based international radio freelancer
Jake Warga.
 
 
The event is co-sponsored by the MCDM and the Dart Center.
 
Pizza lunch served at 1pm.
 
Open to all University of Washington students and faculty.
 
Cost: FREE!
 
RSVP here (freelancing.eventbrite.com)
 
 
Jessica Partnow
Executive Director/Audio Producer
The Common Language Project
 
University of Washington
Communications Building
Box 353740, Rm 127
Seattle, WA 98195
+1 (206) 403-3932

jessica@clpmag.org

Spring 2010 Glimpse Correspondents Program. Remember, we are seeking talented young leaders, adventurers, and storytellers to share their abroad experiences on Glimpse.org, and potentially in National Geographic platforms. 

To accommodate more study abroad application schedules, please note that we
have extended the deadline from Nov. 1 to Nov. 8.

http://glimpse.org/correspondents/share/



 Apply by Nov. 8

The Glimpse Correspondents Program is for talented writers and photographers with a passion for storytelling and a knack for finding truly unique stories. The program is open to anyone between the ages of 18 and 34 who will be working, volunteering, or studying outside of their home country for at least 10 weeks. Correspondents receive the following benefits:

•$600 stipend
•Support from a team of professional editors
•Career training in writing and photography
•Guaranteed publication on Glimpse.org
•Possibility of being featured on NationalGeographic.com
For more information, follow the links on the left side of the page.
 
Kerala Taylor 
kerala@email.glimpse.org

Welcome to the uwemp/UPIU National Student Journalism Writing Contest!

The Contest Have your written voice heard by millions of viewers and build your portfolio.  What matters to you most at this critical time in your life? 

Submit a 400- to 800-word article on one of the following topics:
•	A key racial, gender or sexual issue either on your own campus or at another college across town or across the country
•	A controversial national political topic about which you have strongly held beliefs and possible solutions
•	An influential role model in a passionate field of interest—anything from sports to music, business to politics and beyond

The Prize
The grand-prize winner takes home:
•	$500 cash
•	An all-expense-paid trip to UPI’s national headquarters in Washington, DC to work with key UPI personnel and to have lunch at the National Press Club
•	An opportunity for international exposure and local press through a byline seen by millions of readers at upi.com

Judging Criteria
We actively seek op-ed submissions from college students (full- or part-time/graduate or undergraduate) that include current facts relevant to your chosen topic; ask yourself:
•	Does it convey vital facts within an imaginatively told story?
•	Is it engaging, with clarity of purpose clearly conveyed?
•	Does it insightfully contribute to our understanding of your chosen issue or person?
Within these parameters, show us your brilliant written word!

Instructions
All submissions are due by Sunday evening, November 15th, with grand-prize and runner-up winners announced on December 11th.

Submissions are accepted through uwemp’s online system by clicking the link below and following the instructions:
Please submit any questions to contest@uwemp.com  Enter at www.uwemp.com/contest. 

The Dow Jones Newspaper Fund offers annual summer internships in business reporting, news, multimedia and sports copy editing. DJNF will select up to 100 interns nationally from college sophomores, juniors, seniors and
graduate students. 

Each program provides free pre-internship seminars on
college campuses and weekly salaries starting at $350 for at least 10 weeks.
Interns who return to college full-time the following fall receive $1,000
scholarships. Students are assigned to media outlets based on their
overall performance, DJNF internship test scores, and the needs or news
organizations. Fund representatives will call finalists with internship
offers in early December. 

All applicants must take a controlled editing test
on the UW campus. Contact Prof. Roger Simpson at newsboy@u.washington.edu to
arrange test.  Full details of the internships are at www.newspaperfund.org
and click on Programs and then College Internships.

Roger Simpson, Ph.D.
Professor, Department of Communication
Dart Professor of Journalism and Trauma
University of Washington
Box 353740, Seattle, WA 98195-3740
206-543-0405
newsboy@u.washington.edu

Former New York Times reporter Hedrick Smith, who won Pulitzers for his
political reporting and for a book on the former Soviet Union, will be on
campus Monday, Nov. 2 and Tuesday, Nov. 3.
 
Smith will be speaking in some journalism classes. At 12:30 on Monday, Nov.
2 he will speak about investigative reporting at a lunch in Communications
126.
 
At 1:30 on Tuesday, Nov. 3 he will talk about international communication at
a pizza lunch, also in Communications 126.
 
Both events are free, but students who want lunch must register at
 
http://sites.google.com/site/hedricksmithatuw/home

PLEASE NOTE - BEFORE SUBMITTING YOU MUST SUBMIT TO ROGER SIMPSON.


FEATURE  WRITING  COMPETITION
 
 
 
                    Deadline:  TUESDAY, November 3, 2009
 
 
 
The following is a digest of requirements for this writing competition. 
Please consult the Competition Guidelines (sent to your department in
September) for further details.  This competition awards $16,700 in
scholarships and matching grants to the top ten ranking students & their
schools.  The top winner qualifies for the National Writing Championship. 
The department receives a $100 stipend just for entering.
 
 
 
   Feature articles submitted should be a background, color or mood articles
as opposed to a
 
conventional news story or personality profile.
 
 
 
   Feature articles must have been published between October 15, 2008,
through November 1,
 
         2009, inclusively.
 
 
 
         Each university may submit up to two entries in this competition,
each by a different student. 
 
 
 
         The selected entrants must be current undergraduate journalism
majors at the time the article is published.  An exception is made for
Spring, Summer or Fall 2009 graduates, allowing them to enter the contests
in the 2009-2010 program year.  The Spring or Summer 2009 graduates would
NOT be eligible to complete in the 2010 National Championship.  The entries
must have been published, however, before students were graduated.
 
 
 
         The entrant may not have more than one year total of professional
experience at the time of entry.
 
 
 
         All entries must be single articles written by one author.  No
double bylines.  If the story has a credit line, the entrant must attach to
each tear sheet a statement describing the writing, reporting or editing
work contributed by the person(s) cited in the credit line.  Side-bars,
which are subordinate in length and significance to the main article, are
allowed.
 
 
 
EACH COMPLETED ENTRY MUST CONSIST OF:
 
 
 
         Four tear sheets of the published article, or one tear sheet and
three copies.  Please do not reduce the size of the copied articles.  You
may also scan your copy and send it as a pdf document.  Send to
jwatten@hearstfdn.org.
 
 
 
         The completed and signed 2009-2010 Writing Entry Blank. 
 
 
 
         If the entry was published in an off-campus publication, a letter
from the editor is required verifying that the entry is student work with
minimal editing and no editor rewriting.  This letter may be mailed, emailed
or faxed:  jwatten@hearstfdn.org or 415-243-0760.
 
 
 
NOTE: The deadline is the date your entry must arrive at the Foundation, not
the postmarked date.  Please send your entries early for timely delivery. 
Due to the quick turnaround of the entry material before it is sent to our
judges, late entries will not be accepted.
 
  
Send entries to:  
 
Hearst Journalism Awards Program, 90 New Montgomery Street, #1212, San
Francisco, CA 94105
 
 
 
Questions?  Please check our website, www.hearstawards.org, or call
1-800-841-7048 ext. 4560. 
 
To read previous winning articles, please check the monthly winners section
of the website.
 

Deadline to apply - Dec. 1

http://www.magazine.org/asme/index.aspx

Diana has an application at her desk or you can go to:
 http://www.magazine.org/asme/index.aspx

The American Society of Magazine Editors sponsors a ten-week summer internship program for college juniors each year. 

The internship program is intended for editorially oriented students. The emphasis is on editing magazines, and includes the performance under supervision of such tasks as handling reader mail, evaluating unsolicited manuscripts, researching articles, checking facts, proofreading, copy editing, interviewing, covering press conferences, and attending editorial meetings. At a number of magazines, there may also be reporting and writing opportunities, even a few bylines. Some interns have the opportunity to see how the circulation, advertising and other business departments of the magazine function. 

The program begins with a two-and-a-half day orientation in New York, during which the interns get to know each other; hear from top editors and other magazine executives about magazine editing and publishing; and meet alumni of the program who talk about magazine jobs and living in and enjoying the city. A brief orientation meeting is also held in Washington, D.C. for interns assigned there.

During the program there are weekly luncheons where interns meet and visit with a varied group of editors and other magazine professionals..

Each intern is asked to submit a written report by the final day of the internship on his/her specific work experience, suggestions for the program, and comments on journalism education.

United Press International and uwemp are gratified by the nationwide response from college journalism, creative writing and business/entrepreneurism students nationwide. This is a reminder that the contest ends at midnight on November 15th, and we actively encourage those students who‘ve not yet entered to join the contest. A day at UPI ‘s Washington, DC headquarters, lunch at the National Press Club, a $500 cash prize, and significant networking and publishing opportunities await the winner. Contest runners-up will also benefit from international exposure and bylines.
 
Students can enter the contest at www.uwemp.com/contest.
 
As always, we encourage a close dialogue; please direct all inquiries to uwemp‘s Director of Academic Affairs, Robert Rimm, at robert@uwemp.com / 248.541.2600.
 
With best wishes,
 
The uwemp/UPI team
 
Robert Rimm
Editor-in-Chief
Director of Academic Affairs
p: 248.541.2600
c: 215.870.8800
 
www.uwemp.com
3001 West Big Beaver Road, Suite 624
Troy, MI 48084

  Company:  	  East Oregonian Publishing Co.
  Position:
  	Washington State Field Reporter
  Location:
  	Olympia or Central WA, Washington St.
  Job Status:  	Full-time
  Salary:  	$30,000 to $35,000
  Ad Expires:
  	November 16, 2009
  Job ID: 	1109740
  
  Description:
  We are looking for a skilled, motivated reporter for the Washington state 
  operation of Capital Press, the West's leading agricultural newspaper. You'll 
  do it all -- breaking news, features and explanatory stories for our readers, 
  who are western farmers and ranchers. Must be competent in both digital and 
  print platforms; write concisely, clearly and require minimal editing and 
  take advantage of all forms of news gathering and research available. This 
  position will be based near Olympia, Wash. or central Wash. This home-based 
  position requires self-motivation and the ability to stay on-task and meet 
  deadlines. Local travel required. 

This full-time position offers a benefits 
  package including health insurance, vacation/sick leave, 401(k) and profit 
  sharing plans. 

Send resume, clips and letter of interest to East Oregonian 
  Publishing Co., PO Box 2048, Salem, OR 97308-2048, by fax to 503-371-2935 or 
  e-mail hr@eopubco.org
  
    http://www.journalismjobs.com/job_listing.cfm?jobid=1109740

 Our first meeting of the quarter is
scheduled for this Friday, and I was wondering if it would be possible to
put a notice in the weekly email inviting other students to come. The
details on the time, location and speaker are below. Thank you for your
time, and have a good week!
 
-Lexie Krell 
amkrell@yahoo.com
 
The Society of Professional Journalists is holding its first meeting of the
quarter Friday, October 16th at 2:30 in COM 132. Everyone is welcome for fun
and free pizza! This is a broad-based journalism organization that is
dedicated to the free press and high ethical standards. The guest speaker
this week is beat reporter Athima Chansanchai.
 
ATHIMA'S BIO:
3/2005 to 3/2009: Staff Reporter, Seattle Post-Intelligencer (worked in
Metro before being added to the Arts & Entertainment team in 2006, was on
the Consumer team covering pop culture/local talent and now back on the Arts
& Entertainment team covering local talent/events)
ALSO: MSNBC.com contributor
 
Former positions: Staff reporter, Baltimore Sun (Metro covering police,
courts, municipal government and Features from 2000 to 2005); Chief of
Research, Editor (special sections) and writer, Village Voice (1996 to 2000)
 
Professional affiliations: AAJA National Advisory Board Member, Seattle
representative and Recording Secretary for the Pacific Northwest Newspaper
Guild
NOTE: Athima is extremely involved with AAJA, so she cares a lot about
preparing students for the work force and being their resource, which is
really cool!
 
 
 

This comes from the ACES Education Fund, an affiliate of the American Copy Editors Society
  

  Deadline Nov. 15

  Juniors, seniors and grad students interested in careers in copy editing.

  Students graduating in 2009 and who have or will have full-time copy editing 
  jobs or internships are also eligible.

  Among the criteria used by judges are commitment to copy editing as a career, 
  work experience in copy editing and abilities in copy editing, as 
  demonstrated by examples and recommendations.

  The big prize: the $2,500 Aubespin scholarship, named for Merv Aubespin, a 
  longtime journalist, a former president of the National Association of Black 
  Journalists and the ?godfather? of ACES.

  At least four other candidates get $1,000 each. All the winners will be 
  granted free registration for the ACES national conference in April 2010 in 
  Philadelphia.

  Full details 
  http://www.facebook.com/l/b89db;www.copydesk.org/scholarships.htm or
  http://www.copydesk.org/scholarships.htm
  
  Questions? Contact ACES Education Fund secretary Kathy Schenck, 
  kschenck@journalsentinel.com.

The deadline is approaching to apply for the Campus Coverage Project.    
Investigative Reporters and Editors, in partnership with Education Writers Association and the Student Press Law Center, have launched a program to share investigative reporting skills with college and university students that can be applied to covering    campus issues.

Seventy-five students from around the country will be selected to participate in our Campus Coverage Project.

The centerpiece is a national workshop from Jan. 7-10, being    held at Arizona State University in Phoenix. Sessions at the workshop will focus on specific campus-coverage issues and overall reporting techniques and skills, and travel and lodging expenses will be covered. Additional training opportunities will be provided throughout the year. 

Qualified students are those with experience reporting for campus-related news outlets who have at least one year of coursework remaining.   
For more information and an online application, go to www.ire.org/campus. 

Please see attachment.

The undergraduate competition offers winners a cash prize of $10,000, as well as a paid internship of his or her choice at either Fox News Channel, The Wall Street Journal, or the New York Post. In addition, residential housing in NYC can be provided for the winner for the duration of the internship position. 

Please see the attachment.

http://www.ericbreindel.org/

For Journalism students - 

Eight finalists will be selected from the monthly winners for an all expense paid trip to NYC in June 2010 to compete in the National Writing Championship for additional awards.

$550,000 in scholarships, matching grants, & stipend available in Writing, Photojournalism, Broadcast News, & Multimedia Journalism.

Open to undergraduate journalism majors.

Deadlines:

Feature Writing 
Nov. 3

Editorial Writing 
Dec. 1

In-Depth Writing
Jan. 5

Sports Writing
Feb. 2

Personality/Profile Writing
March 2

Spot News Writing
March 30

50th Annual National Championship, NYC, June 8-12, 2010

www.hearstawards.org

90 New Montgomery St. #1212
San Francisco, CA 94105

415-908-4560
900-841-7048 x 4560

for information, application forms, etc. please see Prof. Roger Simpson or Prof. Karen Rathe

FOR JOURNALISTS, EDUCATORS, STUDENTS & OTHER PROFESSIONAL COMMUNICATORS

 

ON EMERGING NEWS BUSINESS MODELS, CAREER PATHS, TECHNOLOGY TRENDS AND SKILLS

 

Saturday October 10, 9am-6pm

Pigott Building, Seattle University

 

Registration: $50 / $15 Students & Unemployed

Register At Brown Paper Tickets

 

Co-Sponsored By: The Associated Press, Society Of Professional Journalists, Radio-Television News Directors Association, Pacific Northwest Association of Journalism Educators, Seattle University Dept. of Communication and Center for Strategic Communications

 

SESSIONS INCLUDE:

 

The Future of Newspapers
Steven Smith, Former editor, Spokesman Review
Cyrus Krohn, Former publisher, Slate.com
Allen Funk, Publisher, The Herald
 

Building Your Brand as an Independent Journalist
Knute Berger, Former editor, Seattle Weekly
Mike Parks, Marple's Business Newsletter
Art Thiel, NW Sports Press

How is Technology Shaping the Newsroom of the 21st Century?

Tyler Adams, www.Newsvine.com

Wayne Lynch, News director. Northwest Cable News Channel

Lee Hochberg, Correspondent. Lehrer News Hour

Peter Gammel, KIRO-www.mynorthwest.com

 

Introduction to Investigative Reporting    
James Neff, Investigations editor, The Seattle Times
*Sponsored by the Western Washington Pro Chapter of the Society of Professional Journalists

 

Online Content Management: Who’s Using What – and Why?

Darcy Wytko, Editor-in-chief, CWU Observer

Kristin Millis, Director of student publications, The Daily, University of Washington

John Knowlton, Advisor, The Current, Green River Community College

 

LUNCH: Campion Ballroom

 

Building Independent Online News Sites
Mark Matassa, Crosscut.com
Tracy Record, Editor, West Seattle Blog
Kery Murakami, PostGlobe.com
Josh Feit, Publicola.net
 
Career Transitions: Leaving Journalism Behind
David Postman, Vulcan Corp.
Roger Nyhus, Nyhus Communications
Lou Gellos, Microsoft

 

Covering The Recovery: A Primer On Business Reporting
George Erb, Editor, The Puget Sound Business Journal
Clay Holtzman, Staff writer, The Puget Sound Business Journal

 

Online Optons: CoPress and Stunt3  (PNAJE Sponsored Event).

Darcy Wytko, Editor-in-chief, CWU Observer

Kristin Millis, Director of student publications, The Daily, University of Washington

Daniel Bachhuber, Executive director of CoPress

Rusty Lewis, College Publisher, Director of Affiliate Relations

Mike Schoelch, University relations coordinator, mtvU’s College Media Network

 

Freedom of the Press: From state sunshine laws to the federal shield law, what's the status of legal issues impacting journalists in the PNW?

Toby Nixon, President , Washington Coalition for Open Government   

Michelle Earle-Hubbard, media law Attorney with Allied Law Group.


Can Public Interest PR Help Fill the Information Gap?
Janelle Guthrie, Office of the Washington State Attorney General
Doug Honig, American Civil Liberties Union of Washington
Linda Mullen, EnviroIssues
,
The Blogging Life
David Goldstein, HorsesAss.org
Andre Sharkansky, Soundpolitics.com

 

Cool Tools

Paul Balcerak, Assistant Editor of New Media, Sound Publishing

 

User Generated Content: Keeping it Legal, Keeping it Lively

Michele Earle-Hubbard, media law attorney with Allied Law Group

Tracy Record, Co-Publisher, West Seattle Blog

Mark Briggs, CEO, Serra Media

* Sponsored by PNAJE

 

Fair Fight or CopyRight?

Diana Zeigler University of Idaho. PNAJE Fellow

* Sponsored by PNAJE

Matthew Zemek 
mzemek@hotmail.com

Glimpse is seeking applicants for its Correspondents Program. Supported in
part by National Geographic Society, The Correspondents Program is for
especially talented students specializing in writing or photography. The
program is open to anyone between the ages of 18 and 34 who will be working,
volunteering, or studying abroad for at least 10 weeks. Correspondents
receive a $600 stipend, a professional editor, career training in writing
and photography, guaranteed publication on Glimpse.org, and potential
publication in National Geographic platforms. 

For more information, visit:
http://glimpse.org/correspondents
 

United Press International and uwemp are pleased to announce a major
opportunity for college journalism students nationwide. A day at UPI?s
Washington, DC headquarters, lunch at the National Press Club, a $500 cash
prize, and significant networking and publishing opportunities await the
winner. Contest runners-up will also benefit from international exposure and
bylines.
  
For contest details and to submit entries, please visit
www.uwemp.com/contest.
 
Please direct all inquiries to uwemp?s Director of Academic Affairs, Robert
Rimm: robert@uwemp.com / 248.541.2600.
 
With best wishes,
 
The uwemp/UPI team
 
_____________________
 
Jordan Wolfe
uwemp.com
Phone: (248) 541-2600
Fax: (248) 654-1660
Email: jordan@uwemp.com
 
3001 West Big Beaver Road, Suite 624
Troy, MI 48084

We are looking for a reporter to fill the shoes of Allison Espiritu, 
who will be leaving the company within the next two weeks. 
The position is for the Ballard News-Tribune, though there may 
be some crossover between the Tribune and our sister publication 
the West Seattle Herald.
   
My number is 206-412-4866.
   
   Rebekah Schilperoort
   Online Content Editor
   Robinson Newspapers

My name is Scott Campbell, and I'm the 14 year old business editor of a news
website named Net News Daily.
 
Net News Daily receives up to 20,000 unique visitors per day, and is
syndicated to various international media outlets, including the Chicago
Sun-Times and Herald-Tribune. We're also working on a syndication deal with
a group of 50 UK newspapers. To date, we've been featured on BBC News
Online, The Guardian, The Press Association and a number of other media
outlets.
 
At this time, we have around 10 internationally based writers, ranging from
age 10 to late 40s. However, to keep our content fresh, we're looking for
new contributors to write short articles (100-150 words) and opinion pieces.
I feel that this opportunity would be beneficial for both us and your
students, and I would be delighted if you could extend the invitation to
them.
 
Any interested students (or staff members) should email
students@netnewsdaily.com to express their interest.
  
Scott Campbell,
 
Business Editor/CEO,
 
Net News Daily http://www.netnewsdaily.com
 
Phone: +44(0)20 3239 2564
 
Mobile: +44(0)7595326253
 
Twitter: @scottcampbell
 
We take the news and mash it up, into a more interesting and readable
format.
 
Net News Daily is owned and maintained by NNDMedia Network.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

The October 7th SPJ Press Club has been cancelled so we can join with
other journalists' groups for a mixer the following week. You are
invited to join SPJ and local chapters of the Online News Association,
National Association of Black Journalists and Asian American
Journalists Association for the October 13th mixer.
 
Details below:
 
Date: Tuesday, Oct. 13
Time: 5 p.m. PT
Location: The Lucid Lounge, 5241 University Ave NE, Seattle, 98105
 
The event will include brief introductions from the four journalists'
organizations involved, and lots of time for socializing.
 
The social is set for a week after ONA09, the Online News Association
Conference and Online Journalism Awards Banquet in San Francisco. An
ONA board member will share the "5 things we learned at ONA09."
 
This event is open to non-ONA members, so forward this to a friend or
colleague.
 
RSVP Online News Association (
http://journalists.org/events/event_details.asp?id=78176 )
 
Any questions?
Linda Thomas
linda@lindathomas.com
 
This message has been brought to you by the Western Washington Pro Chapter of 
the Society of Professional Journalists, winner of the SPJ Large Chapter of the 
Year award for 2006-2007, 2007-2008 and 2008-2009. The chapter also won Circle 
of Excellence awards in 2008-2009 in the categories of Diversity and Campus 
Relations. For more information about our chapter, visit 
http://www.spjwash.org. To join, visit http://www.spj.org.

Sponsored by SPJ

This should be good. It's a combined effort of Seattle U, SPJ and PNAJE
(Pacific NW Association of Journalism Educators). Two of our recent grads,
Meghan Peters and Devon Mills, are part of a panel on how new grads are
negotiating the job market.

Please see attachment

Dear SPJ Members in Oregon and Washington,
 
As you know, the Northwest boasts numerous attractions of note: delicious 
Tillamook Cheese, the massive Grand Coulee Dam and the snow-capped Cascades, to name just a few. But the region is also home to some of the greatest journalists and innovative news outlets in the U.S. One local gem in particular is Tom Hallman Jr. of The Oregonian, a Pulitzer-winning feature writer and outstanding journalist.

SPJ encourages you and your colleagues to join Tom Dec. 12 in Portland for the Narrative Writing Workshop 

[http://rs6.net/tn.jsp?et=1102718829142&s=5651&e=001s58AmIQZKGWpdKI7RUyz_-BLEB_DlXYFRB0UzuSqAC8tPSAleXAGA5aPbo80aQ_T7PIY-RQtuqoJQ9SJpHM2LHNx6U01Pz4rbMW4hyvvTEO4K0XCsJYf4A==]

Early career reporters and front-line editors are strongly encouraged to 
attend, but all are invited to learn options for reinvigorating the writing craft.

The program is open to all journalists, with a discount for SPJ members like 
you.

We encourage you to share this information with others who may be interested.

The freestyle conversation includes discussion on topics like:
- Defining narrative writing
- Reporting for narrative
- Long form narrative storytelling
- How to apply narrative techniques to your daily reporting
- Strategies for your newsroom

Don't miss this fantastic opportunity to invest in yourself and your writing!

When?
Saturday, December 12
9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.

Where?
Portland State University
Smith Memorial Student Union
Room 294
1825 SW Broadway
Portland, Oregon
Cost (includes lunch)?
$60 for SPJ members
$80 for non-members

Registration is easy! Click here to register online 
[http://rs6.net/tn.jsp?et=1102718829142&s=5651&e=001s58AmIQZKGXSplw6B9VWA_Uul4TqgQ7uTqvEIci4MgAzWTnPROA-M1jGB1GercwdyjvC8CeHrYYI0Idg66Q7HqcgzZXKs8rkACfYGlwiL0RtntuGyH-3RX9HhhFWkiZd].

For more information, visit the SPJ Narrative Writing Workshop Web page 
[http://rs6.net/tn.jsp?et=1102718829142&s=5651&e=001s58AmIQZKGUnrPEtQl_FVDo1T09SXACnaiaaaVCnCacr2e1G1kY9Dcdk6ePNV3HhzywZMV4LedIRfHruLlIp8bWaxXMlBg1PE1lRNw-UpTHY3bZIxjL1tw==].

Contact Heather Porter, SPJ programs coordinator, with any questions: 
hporter@spj.org
[mailto:hporter@spj.org] or 317-927-8000 ext. 204.

Thank you for considering this very useful program and for supporting SPJ. Your membership helps us continue the important work of improving and protecting journalism.

sleadingham@spj.org

They would like Journalists to volunteer with their youth - 


    My name is Georgina Ramirez I work for the Mockingbird Society. I work with
   a group of foster youth and alumni who work to keep the youth voice at the
   forefront of systems change within the child welfare system an one way of
   accomplishing that goal is through the  Mockingbird Times. The Network
   Representative are the primary authors for the Mockingbird Times.
  
   The only publication of its kind, the Mockingbird Times is a monthly
   newspaper designed and written by youth who have experienced the challenges
   of foster care and homelessness. A forum for self-expression, the award
   winning paper is filled with articles, essays, poetry, art and photography.
  
   Mockingbird Times gives voice to the real-world themes of importance to our
   marginalized youth, sharing unique insight into their lives and thoughts
   (view archives). With a well-established distribution that covers every
   state, the publication is a crucial vehicle for public education and
   advocacy regarding the foster care system.

Oct. 14. 19, 20, 21


     Georgina Ramirez
    
     Region 4 Resource Specialist
    
     Mockingbird Society
    
     206.838.6646
    
     206.323.1003 Fax
    
      
Georgina@mockingbirdsociety.org

   2010 Pulliam Journalism Fellowships
 
20 students will be chosen for a paid 10-week internship June 7-Aug.13,
2010, in Indianapolis or Phoenix. Join us for the summer of 2010. The
Indianapolis Star and The Arizona Republic, Gannett Co. newspapers, are
seeking college students and new graduates with a talent for reporting, news
design and graphics, or photojournalism for an exciting and demanding
fellowship program.
 
You'll be a member of our newsroom, work hard and gain valuable journalism
experience. You get paid, too. Our Pulliam Fellows earn $650/week for the
10-week program. You'll also get to participate in writing workshops and
learn over lunch from some of the best minds in journalism.
 
   Am I qualified?
 
College juniors, seniors and graduate students enrolled in a related degree
program as of Nov. 1, 2009, are eligible. Previous newspaper internships
and/or experience on a college newspaper are preferred. You need to be
committed to a career in news journalism. You must have reliable
transportation and arrange for your own housing. We are an equal opportunity
employer that values diversity.
 
   What's the deadline?
 
All application materials must be postmarked by Nov. 1, 2009. (We may accept
some candidates after the deadline.)
 
       Russell B. Pulliam
       Pulliam Fellowship Director
       The Indianapolis Star
       P.O. Box 145
       Indianapolis, IN 46206-0145
 
Send your completed application materials to the above address. These
materials comprise the following:
 
1 A completed application form. Download the form here.
 
2 Samples of your best published writings, at least half of which were
written under deadline.
 
3 A transcript of your college credits (or have your school send it).
 
4 A recent photograph of yourself.
 
5 Three letters of recommendation from people who know the most about you
and your work, such as editors, supervisors, teachers and colleagues.
 
Please e-mail Russ Pulliam in Indianapolis at russell.pulliam@indystar.com
or call (317) 444-6001, or Aric Johnson in Phoenix at
aric.johnson@azcentral.com or call (602) 444-4368 if you have any questions
or would like more information.
 

Politics, the Press & the Economy: A 21st Century Roadmap for Young
Journalists
A Conference for College Journalists
 
When: November 13-14, 2009
Where: Washington, D.C.
What: From Wall Street to Washington D.C., the economy has been front page
news for the past year. The Institute on Political Journalism invites
college journalism students and faculty to take a look behind the story of
the global economic meltdown and the role played by the press, politicians,
and powerbrokers. We'll explore questions like:
 
  *  From the bust to the bailouts and beyond, did the press get the story
     straight?
  *  Would stronger economic reporting have better served the American
     people?
  *  What does the global economic collapse tell us about the interplay
     between politicians, the press and economists?
 
Confirmed speakers
 
  *  Bill Adair, 2009 Pulitzer Prize winner, Washington bureau chief of the
     St. Petersburg Times & founder of "PolitiFact.com"
  *  Richard Behar, award winning investigative journalist
  *  Chad Pergram, Capitol Hill Reporter, Fox News
  *  Jennifer Hoelzer, Communications Director for U.S. Senator Ron Wyden
     (D-Oregon)
  *  Deborah Solomon, Wall Street Journal
  *  Dr. Mark Grabowski, Adelphi University
  *  Robert Bluey, Director of Online Strategy, Heritage Foundation
 
Panel topics
 
  *  A Capitol Affair: The relationship between politicians and the press
  *  Liars figure & figures lie: Journalists search for fact over fiction
  *  Contract Killers: State sponsored murder of journalists
  *  Following the money & crunching the numbers: How to be a better economic
     reporter
  *  Objectivity in the new media age: Biased blogs, point of view reporting
     and the search for honest journalism
  *  Don't know much about the economy: A primer for young journalists
  *  Convergence frenzy: How to succeed in the new media world 
  *  Intellectual diversity in the newsroom: How to achieve it
 
Costs & Registration
 
The early registration of $75 per person will be available until October 14.
After
 
This date, the registration rate will be $90 per person. Hotel
accommodations are available for a discounted rate of $139 per night.
 
For further details and to complete registration form, please visit
www.DCinternships.org/IPJconf
 
Questions may be directed to Joe Starrs, Institute on Political Journalism
Director, at jstarrs@tfas.org or 1.800.741.6964.
 
Joe Starrs
Director, Institute on Political Journalism
The Fund for American Studies
 

The Daily of the University of Washington is looking for a new video
reporter to contribute to its online, broadcast-style videocast. This
position is paid.
 
Reporters will in some cases shoot, edit and write their own stories to be
published to The Daily?s website, Dailyuw.com. Our coverage includes campus
news, issues, sports, and events.
 
Ideal candidates will have strong writing skills, a passion for journalism
and a good work ethic. Being able to edit video is a plus.
 
To see examples of the work we do, visit Dailyuw.com/Video
 
If interested, please send any writing samples and a resume to Maks
Goldenshteyn, The Daily?s video manager, at MaksGold@dailyuw.com

 
SPJ's Fall Continuing Ed Series Kicks Off Sept. 21
 
The Western Washington Pro Chapter of SPJ will being its Fall Continuing Ed 
Series on Monday, Sept. 21 and go for eight weeks. Topics will include Social 
Media as a Reporting Tool, Online Research Tools, Finding Work Online, 
Freelancing and more! To stay up-to-date on these classes and other SPJ 
activities, please subscribe to our free newsletter at 
http://www.facebook.com/l/;www.spjwash.org (right hand side of the home page).
 
Dana Neuts, past president
Regional director candidate, Region 10
 

They would like: students interested in music writing and/or photography. 
 
Mike Seely
Managing Editor
Seattle Weekly
206.467.4374

PULLIAM JOURNALISM FELLOWSHIP

The Indianapolis Star and The Arizona Republic, Gannett Co. newspapers, are 
seeking college students and new graduates with a talent for reporting, news 
design and graphics, or photojournalism for an exciting and demanding 
fellowship program. 

The program pays $650/week for 10 weeks in 2010.  

Current college juniors, seniors or graduate program students are invited to schedule an interview for Friday, Aug. 28 in the Journalism Expo area during SPJ's Convention (August 27-30 in Indianapolis). Please e-mail Heather Porter 
[hporter@spj.org] to schedule an interview with a Pulliam Journalism Fellowship representative, or visit the respective newspapers' Web sites for more information.

http://www.indystar.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/99999999/HELP03/80129025

The International Examiner
The Newspaper of the Northwest Asian American Communities
 
Job title: P/T Staff Webmaster/ IT Support
Reports to: Editor in Chief
Number of hours: Staff Webmaster: Part-time, approx. 7 hours to update each
issue, published twice a month (14 hours a month). And, additional
updates/revisions as needed every week?approx. additional 10 hours a week.
(Includes video downloads, revisions to promotional spaces, advertisement
placement, design revisions, etc.). On-call for IT/Web support. Total hours:
54 hours/month or less.
Pay rate: Webmaster, Part-time, $12-14/hour.
 
Staff Webmaster/IT Support Technician is responsible for maintaining and
updating the Web site every issue (the IE publishes the first and third
Wednesday of every month) and to resolve any Web or technical computer
issues for the organization. This team member must be available Tuesdays
prior to the first and third Wednesdays of every month, to update the
Website with the new issue?s articles, images, and information.
 
The IE prefers an applicant who has a flexible schedule, excellent
communication skills and offers experience in Web design and maintenance,
Dream Weaver, HTML, PHP, and WordPress, and offers technical computer
support and knowledge.
 
Major Responsibilities:
o    Develop, coordinate, and maintain International Examiner Website
o    Work efficiently and cooperatively with the IE team
o    Meet deadlines for completion of Website maintenance
o    Develop creative concepts/designs to maximize on-line appeal and
visibility
 
Skills required:
o    Knowledge of and experience in Web Design/Development: including HTML,
Word Press, DreamWeaver, PHP
o    Excellent communication skills and flexibility
o    Ability to work in a team environment
 
 
Contact Editor in Chief, Diem Ly, at editor@iexaminer.org or (206) 624-3925
X3 for more information or to apply. For those interested, please submit a
cover letter, resume and references. Thank you!
 
Diem Ly
Editor in Chief
International Examiner
622 S Washington St
Seattle WA 98104
(206) 624-3925 x3
fax: (206) 624-3046
editor@iexaminer.org
www.iexaminer.org

Full Court Press, which is a niche online publication that covers
 women's basketball at multiple levels: high school, college, professional (in America and Europe).
 
Stories and photos are consistently in demand throughout the year, but the
volume of stories and photos produced by each Full Court Press
writer/photographer isn't terrifically high.
 
Stories and photos fetch $25 apiece.
 
I'm not an editor or publisher, but my various freelance gigs have
put me in a position where being surrounded by other photographers,
reporters, web designers, and perhaps (in the future) an online advertising
expert will allow me to broaden my own freelance horizons while also
enabling other aspiring journalists to get their feet wet in the industry
and make at least some money for every published piece/photo, instead of
writing for free at a cheapo website or in response to a dubious Craigslist
ad that promises only exposure or some (unrealistic) ad-share revenue model.
 
I'm hoping to offer an aspiring female sportswriter the
  chance to break into women's basketball reporting and/or photography,
possibly with the Storm (for the upcoming WNBA Playoffs) and certainly for portions
of the women's college basketball season, especially when the women's NCAA
  Basketball Tournament comes to Bank of America Arena in March. A reporter
who can also perform appreciably high-quality game photography would also find
a reasonably regular amount of assignments for girls' high-school basketball
in the greater Seattle area.

Matt Zemek
 
cell phone: 206-965-0700
e-mail: mzemek@hotmail.com

Seattle Metropolitan magazine is currently seeking smart and outgoing web interns for our editorial department located in Seattle, Washington. The position requires a minimum of 20 hours a week in 4 to 5 hour stints. We are flexible with student schedules during the academic year.
 
Our fall web internship will start August 11, 2009, and end January 8, 2010.
 
Applications for fall internships will be accepted until all positions are filled. We also accept applications on a rolling basis for spring and summer.
 
Web interns are responsible for uploading magazine content to our website using our content management system; writing and fact-checking original content for the site, including blogs and events listings; assisting editors in conceptualizing and executing web exclusives such as slide shows and video/audio content; participating in team brainstorming meetings; and assisting with some administrative tasks.
 
Interns have the opportunity to write for the magazine as needed and pitch stories for the magazine, but their primary job function is to administer our website, which is updated daily. Interns proving successful on shorter writing assignments may have the opportunity to contribute to and write departments and features for the magazine.
 
Web interns should be web savvy, but not web obsessed. We're looking for self starters that bring a keen interest in the city to the table. Demonstrated interest in a range of cultural topics, especially food and drink, arts and culture, current news and events, is a plus. We value a willingness to pitch in, detail-oriented thinking, diligent fact checking, and the ability to do the heavy lifting of data entry with grace and aplomb.
 
The ideal candidate will be a recent graduate or working toward a bachelor's degree in English literature, journalism, or creative writing. Our internship candidates also commonly have previous editorial experiences (at school newspapers, journals, magazines, etc.), strong interests in magazine writing, and the ability to juggle several assignments at once. Experience with InDesign, Photoshop, and content management systems is helpful but not required.
 
To apply, send a cover letter, r?sum?, three references, and writing samples to:
 
Ariana Donalds, Managing Editor
Seattle Metropolitan magazine
1201 Western Ave, Suite 425
Seattle, WA 98101
adonalds -at- seattlemet.com
 
adonalds@seattlemet.com

No phone calls, please.

Duties include:

Feature writing, covered Bonney Lake and Sumner Education, monthly Arts and 
entertainment,  monthly Bonney Lake and Sumner Business features, monthly 
senior features for our "lifewaves" section, special section features and 
covered 3-5 Bonney Lake and Sumner high school sports teams each season.  30  hours per week.

 
Bill Marcum
Publisher
Courier-Herald Newspapers
Direct: 360-802-8220
Cell: 253-670-2297
Fax: 360-825-1092
bmarcum@courierherald.com
 

August 10 through August 16

If interested, fill out the attached form and send in work samples.

Marian Liu
Arts & Entertainment Reporter
The Seattle Times
P.O. Box 70
Seattle, WA 98111
W 206-464-3825
mliu@seattletimes.com

2009 Bellingham Visual Journalism Conference invitation from Western
     Washington University

Greetings, from Western Washington University s Department of Journalism!!
 
We are very excited to announce the fourth annual Bellingham Visual
Journalism Conference, which will take place on July 17 & 18. We greatly
appreciate your interest the BVJC, and want to let you know details about
this year. The new press release and poster are attached, and more
information on presenters, the schedule, and accommodations can be found on
our Web site, http://www.wwu.edu/depts/journalism/visualjournalism/.
Although not listed on the poster, we are expecting to have someone from
Getty Images present on Saturday, but we do not have a specific name yet.
 
We are offering two workshops on Friday, one on audio slideshows and one on
shooting video, and both have limited space available. If you would like to
attend one, please respond to this email and include your name and which
workshop you d like to take part in. More information on how to register will
then be sent to you. 
 
Also new this year -- if you are a visual journalist and you were laid off
in the past year, we re giving you free admission to the presentations on
Saturday. Just fill out the registration form on the Web site.
 
If you have any questions, please let me know. We hope to see you soon!
 
~Marissa
 
Marissa Doiron WWU Department of Journalism 360.650.4436 Marissa.Doiron@wwu.edu

We are a Seattle start-up building a local news service. Sites in our
network include http://capitolhillseattle.com, http://centraldistrict.com
and http://thesouthlake.com
 
We are creating an intern position with our company -- Neighborlogs Editor.
The editor will gather news and information in the Seattle area including
working with organizations like the Seattle Police Department and city
government to cover news and events. The editor will also assist with the
entirety of the start-up business including marketing and working with
customers across the country using the Neighborlogs service. The editor will
be supervised by me -- I've been working in online media for 12 years after
graduating from San Jose State University with a b.s. in journalism in 1996.

 

Justin Carder
Instivate, vice president of business development
206-399-5959
 
--
*************
http://capitolhillseattle.com
http://neighborlogs.com
206-399-5959
**************

European Union Fellowship
 
The European Union Center of Excellence seeks applicants for a
fellowship for a Pacific Northwest print or broadcast journalist to
learn about, and report on, current developments in the European
Union.
 
The EU-Northwest Journalist Fellowship provides the opportunity to
spend a week in Brussels learning about the EU and issues affecting
European integration and transatlantic relations. Journalists also
conduct research and interviews for later print publication or
broadcast.
 
Professional journalists from the Pacific Northwest and Northern
California are eligible. Applicants should have at least three
years? media experience and must demonstrate how their reporting
would benefit from exposure to the European Union.
 
Applicants should submit a CV, two examples of their work published
or broadcast in the past two years, and cover letter/project proposal
to the EU Center of Excellence by May 26. More details about the
application process are available from Phil Shekleton at the e-mail
address below. Mail address is EU Center of Excellence, Henry M.
Jackson School of International Studies, Box 353650, Seattle, WA
98195.
 
The EU Center of Excellence plans to offer the EU-Northwest
Journalist Award again in 2010 and 2011 as part of its grant from the
European Commission Delegation to the United States. Questions about
the program can be directed to Phil Shekleton at euc@u.washington.edu.
This message has been brought to you by the Western Washington Pro Chapter of 
the Society of Professional Journalists, winner of the SPJ Large Chapter of the 
Year award for 2006-2007 and 2007-2008. For more information about our chapter, 
visit http://www.spjwash.org. To join, visit http://www.spj.org.
 

Career Transitions Workshop for Journalists
 
The Seattle Association of Black Journalists will sponsor a career
reinvention workshop, ?Making the Leap to Your Post-Journalism
Career,? from 9 a.m. to noon Saturday, April 25, in the
Communications Building of the University of Washington.
 
?We want communications professionals who have lost their jobs or
those who are looking for a change to know that we are there for them
and are aggressively doing what we can to help them,? said Lisa
Youngblood Hall, President of SABJ.  ?Participants attending the
workshop will hear from leading communications professionals and will
learn about current job openings. We hope they will walk away knowing
that they have options.?
 
Participants will hear from former journalists who have transitioned
to other industries, learn about hiring trends and opportunities in
communications-related fields and network with communications
professionals. The first 20 attendees to sign up can have their resume
personally critiqued in a one-on-one session with a recruiter after
the workshop. Seating is limited.
 
For more information or to register, visit
http://www.sabjonline.org/workshop.html, or contact Stacey Webb
Trammel at info@sabjonline.org or by calling 206-464-2379.

 
The Washington News Council has extended the application deadline for our
$2,000 Dick Larsen Scholarship to May 1, 2009.
 
 
 
If you know any current undergraduates who would be interested and eligible,
please let them know and encourage them to apply. 
 
 
 
PLEASE NOTE that students at both 2-year and 4-year colleges, public or
private, in Washington state are eligible this year.
 
 
Details and application forms are on the WNC's website:
www.wanewscouncil.org. Questions? Call our office at 206.262.9793.
 
 
 
John Hamer & Kathy Schrier
 
Washington News Council
 
 

1) Print and Online News Grants: Internship grants of up to $2,000 to
students. Made possible by the Chicago Tribune Foundation and the William
Woo Internship Fund.
 
2) Broadcast News Grants: Internship Grants of up to $2,500. Made possible
by the scholarship fund of Lloyd LaCuesta and the late Sam Chu Lin. The Sam
Chu Lin grant is open to males and females and the Lloyd LaCuesta grant will
go to a male student. 
 
3) Stanford Chen Internship Grants: Two grants of $3,000 each to college
students who are interns at small to medium-size media.
 
The deadline for is Friday, April 24th. Applyhere: http://www.aaja.org/programs/for_students/#journalisminternshipgrants
 
 
Nao Vang
Student Programs Coordinator
 
Asian American Journalists Association
1182 Market Street, Suite 320
San Francisco, CA 94102
Telephone: 415-346-2051
Fax: 415-346-6343
Email: programs@aaja.org
Web: www.aaja.org

 If you're interested in writing, communications, marketing 
and even a little public policy work, SPJ has a job for you. Applications are 
now being accepted for the Post-Graduate Communications Internship at SPJ 
Headquarters. The full-time, year-long position includes competitive pay, 
excellent benefits and paid vacation. 

See the SPJ Website for application instructions and a full position description. (www.spj.org) The approximate term of employment is Aug. 1, 2009 - July 31, 2010. 

Hurry - the application deadline is May 1.

Summer Journalism TA Positions
 
Help teach journalism to high school students this summer!
 
The UW Robinson Center brings gifted 8th, 9th, and 10th graders to the UW campus each July for the Summer Stretch program. The Com Department offers a challenging reporting class that introduces crucial skills and ideas for understanding journalism. The class requires 2 - 3 Teaching Assistants, which gives you a great opportunity to build your resume, sharpen your own skills, and start teaching.
 
TAs work with instructor Colin Lingle, from the Com PhD program, to help Robinson students learn to pitch stories, conduct interviews, write clean copy, and hit deadlines. Students also learn about changes in mainstream media and new media, via guest speakers and field trips. Students file weekly stories, post to the class blog, and present to a guest editorial board on the final day of class.
 
Class meets 9:30 a.m. - 2:30 p.m., Mondays, Tuesdays, and Thursdays, from June 29th to July 30th, with final presentations on July 31. TAs advise students on reporting projects and provide admin support for the instructor. NOTE: This is not a salaried position, but students can receive 5 credits in the Com department toward graduation, either as directed research or internship.
 
If you are self-motivated and detail-oriented, if you're passionate about journalism and like sharing your knowledge, please contact Colin Lingle ASAP at cjlingle@u.washington.edu for further details.


___________________________
Colin Lingle
Doctoral Student
Communication Department
University of Washington
cjlingle@u.washington.edu
 

Pacific Yachting magazine is looking for news writers!

Pacific Yachting is a Vancouver-based boating magazine that focuses on B.C., the Pacific Northwest and Alaska. It covers power and sail, boats and boating, as well as destination pieces, how-to articles, people profiles and news stories. 

Pacific Yachting is a well-established publication that’s been around for 40 years. It is just starting a new local news section that will cover boating-related news from Seattle and around Puget Sound. This will take over from a sister publication that’s been run here in Seattle by the same company for the past three years.

We are looking for news items that will be relevant to Pacific Northwest boaters, such as: 
•	previews of local events
•	interviews with people of note in the boating community
•	environmental news
•	marina news
•	book reviews
•	international boating news pieces. 

Previously run pieces have included:
•	An interview with Olympic sailing gold-medallist Anna Tunnicliffe
•	A preview of the Lighted Boat Parades held around Puget Sound in December
•	A news item about changes at Fishermen’s Terminal
•	An interview with Bill Ruckelshaus, director of the Leadership Council at the Puget Sound Partnership, about saving the sound
•	An entertaining story on sterngating to the UW stadium in the fall.

We are looking for well-written, thoroughly researched pieces that are around 500 words, and include at least one high-resolution photo, 1MB or greater. We have a number of story ideas on file, so don’t feel you have to be an experienced boater brimming with story ideas to get in touch. We cannot offer financial remuneration at present, but this is a chance to get your work in print, in a glossy and well-established regional magazine. 

We would be happy to discuss this opportunity further with you, and find you a story to write that best matches your interests and abilities.

If you’re interested, please contact:
Lauren Johnsen, Northwest Field Editor
lauren@pacificyachtingpnw.com
206-351-9451

We look forward to hearing from you!

Pacific Yachting magazine
500-200 West Esplanade, North Vancouver, B.C. V7M 1A4
		
180 Nickerson St., Suite 102, Seattle, WA 98109

emansfield@oppublishing.com


Emily Mansfield
Editor
Pacific Yachting PNW magazine
206-420-4556
cell 206-351-2615

Announcing
the launch of a new
weekly print edition
Special Celebration Events:
April 17, April 18, and April 20
Location: Christian Science Downtown Reading Room,
1215 Second Avenue (206) 623-4034
®
Editor of The Seattle Times: David Boardman
Associate Editor of The Post-Intelligencer.com: Michelle Nicolosi
Editor of Northwest Prime Time: Michelle Roedell
Editors The UW Daily: Sarah Jeglun and Erinn Unger
Brad Knickerbocker, sta writer and editor for The Christian Science Monitor
online will participate via telephone.

Please see attachment.

Convention News Project

Just as newsrooms across the country are adjusting to operate with smaller staffing and new technology, the Asian American Journalists Association (AAJA) has redesigned its convention project to simulate the convergence newsroom of today. This program will provide "mojo" (mobile journalism) and other news training opportunities to college students and professionals at the 2009 AAJA National Convention.

AAJA's National Convention will be held Aug. 12-15, 2009 at the Seaport Hotel and Seaport World Trade Center in Boston. The Convention News Project team arrives Aug. 10 and departs Aug. 16.

Download professional application (deadline Feb. 27)
Download student applicatiion (deadline March 6)

From the applications, 20 of the most promising students will be selected as finalists and given the opportunity for building skills and developing their portfolios. They will participate in pre-convention training that will include interactive online courses in interviewing, multimedia, ethics, and an option of visual and audio techniques. They will also be given pre-convention assignments covering issues related to the journalism industry today and/or the Asian American/Pacific Islander community. Of those students, 12 will be selected to cover convention, with travel and hotel accommodations provided.

Professionals are being selected based on their ability to mentor and teach, as well as their experience in news editing, production and design. For some, this will also be an opportunity for direct experience with mojo reporting.

AAJA’s Convention News Project team will cover the latest news about journalists, the state and future of the industry, and how the newsroom changes affect the community. Their works will be featured and updated around the clock on the convention website and in magazine-style publications to be distributed to convention attendees.

The 2009 Convention News Project director is Marian Liu, a Seattle Times reporter who practices mobile journalism. This year's project has received support from the Philip L. Graham Fund. 

For more information about sponsoring AAJA’s Convention News Project, contact Janice Lee, AAJA deputy executive director, at JaniceL@aaja.org. 

For more information about national opportunities for students, contact Nao Vang, AAJA student programs coordinator, at programs@aaja.org.

http://www.aaja.org/programs/for_students/journalism_trainings/newsproject/

From: Marian Liu [mailto:mliu@seattletimes.com]

WORK FOR CONVENTION INTERNSHIP
 
Student journalists - now's your chance to get an incredible internship and 
real
press experience by covering the SPJ Convention, Aug. 27-29. Twelve positions 
are available for hard-working student journalists to staff The Working Press, 
a daily tabloid newspaper that covers the convention activities. Writers, 
photographers and designers are invited to apply for these select positions. By 
completing the internship, students will get a convention registration and free 
lodging at the convention hotel, the Indianapolis Westin. E-mail Heather Porter 
hporter@spj.org with questions; there also should be info on the national SPJ 
Web site: www.spj.org.
 

Ocean 506 A
Science & Technology Creative Nonfiction Writing
M, W 2:30-3:50
Rm 425 OCN
SLN 16012
3 credits
Qualifies for W credit
 
Instructor: Deborah L. Illman, Ph.D.
illman@u.washington.edu
 
Course Description
 
This course treats advanced forms of science and technology writing for upper 
division undergraduate and graduate students, and it provides an opportunity 
for students to develop articles that may be considered for publication in 
Northwest Science & Technology online magazine.
 
We compare and contrast the structure of hard news feature to other
forms of nonfiction articles that are used to present technical content to
diverse audiences.  Specifically, we conduct an in-depth analysis of the
narrative form and examine several award-winning examples. The course provides 
an overview of other genres, including profile and review.
 
Students research and write a news feature with narrative lead as well as an 
article using one of the other forms treated in the class;
drafts are critiqued by classmates in writing clinics.
 
The ultimate goal is to be able to exercise deliberate selection and control 
of structure and style in science writing appropriate for the content, context, 
and communication goal. Students keep a writing journal throughout the quarter 
as a tool to develop ideas and techniques, and they learn to write a query 
letter--a specialized form of proposal used to present a story idea to an 
editor.
 
Prerequisites: At least upper division standing and permission of
instructor. Email the instructor for entry code.
 
 
--------------------------------------------------------------
Deborah L. Illman, Ph.D.
Senior Fellow, National Science Foundation Discovery Corps
http://faculty.washington.edu/illman
Editor, Northwest Science & Technology  http://www.nwst.org
University of Washington
Seattle, WA 98195-7940
206-616-4826

  Scripps Howard Foundation Semester in Washington Program
 
 
  College journalism students are invited to apply for the fall 2009
  Scripps Howard Foundation Semester in Washington Program.
 
 
  Six interns work as reporters for the Scripps Howard Foundation
  Wire in our downtown Washington bureau. We pay a stipend and
  provide free housing in furnished apartments in Northwest
  Washington near the National Zoo.
 
 
  Interns’ stories are published on our Web-based wire:
  www.shfwire.com. Some of their
 
  stories may go to the Scripps Howard News Service’s 400 client
  newspapers. Interns may
 
  write for hometown or campus newspapers and earn internship or
  independent study credits through their universities. We tour
  Washington journalism and government  institutions, bring in guest
  speakers and meet weekly to discuss issues in journalism.
 
 
  The program is open to juniors and seniors who are studying print
  or online journalism. It is not open to graduates or graduate
  students. Download the application form at our Web site. For
  questions, contact Jody Beck, program director at beckj@shns.com or
  202-408-2748.
 
 
  2009 Fall Program dates and application deadline
 
 
  Program: Sept. 14 to Dec. 18.
 
  Stipend: $2,350
 
  Application postmark deadline: March 16, 2009
 
 
  Students who are attending the College Media Advisers Convention in
  New York may hand their applications to Jody Beck after one of the
  panel discussions she is taking part in:
 
 
  Monday, March 16, 4:30 p.m., Booth Room. The Truth About Jobs and
  Internships.
 
 
  Tuesday, March 17, 1:30 p.m., Carnegie Room. Career Basics Prep
 
 
 
  Jody Beck, director
 
  Semester in Washington Program
 
  Scripps Howard Foundation
 
  Scripps Howard Foundation Wire
 
  1090 Vermont Ave. NW, No. 1000
 
  Washington, D.C. 20005
 
  (202) 408-2748
 
  Fax: (202) 682-2143
 
  beckj@shns.com
 
  www.shfwire.com

The Hispanic Link Journalism Foundation

and

The Scripps Howard Foundation

Are Offering

THREE JOURNALISM FELLOWSHIPS FOR COLLEGE STUDENTS

 

 

Summer 2009      10 weeks    June 8 – Aug. 14            Postmark March 16

Fall 2009             14 weeks    Sept. 14 – Dec. 18         Postmark March 16

 

    * Fellowships are open to juniors and incoming seniors with a demonstrated interest in pursuing careers in print or multimedia journalism One student will be selected for each semester. 
    * Selected fellows will receive a stipend of $2,500 plus free housing in Northwest Washington near the National Zoo. 
    * Applicants will be judged on their analytical and English-language writing skills and potential as journalists. 
    * The selected fellows will be placed with the Washington, D.C.–based Hispanic Link News Service, which covers national affairs with an emphasis on their impact on 49 million U.S. Hispanics.

 

The news service publishes the national Hispanic Link Weekly Report and syndicates opinion, news analysis and feature columns to English and Spanish language media.

 

Send a letter of interest mentioning the semester(s) you are applying for, your résumé and a few writing samples by:

 

Mail: Hispanic Link. 1420 N St. NW, Washington, D.C. 20005 or

E-mail: Editor@HispanicLink.org

 

Anyone with questions about these or other Hispanic Link training opportunities may check our Web site http://www.hispaniclink.org/Hispanic_Link/Front_Page.html or call editor Charlie Ericksen at (202) 234-0280.

 

 

 

Jody Beck, director

Semester in Washington Program

Scripps Howard Foundation

Scripps Howard Foundation Wire

1090 Vermont Ave. NW, No. 1000

Washington, D.C. 20005

(202) 408-2748

Fax: (202) 682-2143

beckj@shns.com

www.shfwire.com

 

Seattle Arts & Lectures presents Scott Simon
Benaroya Hall, 7:30 pm
Wednesday, March 18, 2009
 
There are certain voices in America that stitch into our lives like family 
recipes, old jokes, and wedding dresses: they become a part of our routine, a 
part of our consciousness, and we depend on them. Scott Simon is such a voice. 
With a smooth Midwestern corn husk purr, Simon has delivered straightforward 
and compelling reporting for National Public Radio for more than three decades. 
From all 50 states and numerous countries, from eight wars and more than a few 
presidential campaigns, he has covered strife, siege, politics, and baseball. 
He brings the cool consideration and diligence of another era to every 
subjectone filled with caramel leather club chairs, smoke, and high heelsand 
his commentary is precise, opinionated, and smart enough to make a strong 
statement without caricature.
 
Simon joined NPR in 1977 as chief of its Chicago bureau, and he has been the 
anchor of Weekend Edition Saturday since 1986. He was quick to win awards for 
his coverage of the American Nazi Party rally in Chicago and for his political 
reporting on All Things Considered.
 
Simon will speak about his career transition from journalism to the world of 
fiction. He has published the novels Pretty Birds (2005) and Windy City: A 
Novel of Politics (2008).
 
Tickets:
Patron: $60 [includes preferential seating and a post-lecture reception with 
Scott Simon]
Main Floor: $35
Balcony: $25
Student: $10
 
15% group discounts are available on purchases of 5 or more tickets.
 
To order tickets, visit www.lectures.org or call 206.621.2230.
 
Rachel Aronson
Marketing & PR Coordinator
Seattle Arts & Lectures
206.621.2230 x17
marketing@lectures.org

 
Four scholarships totaling $8,000 are being offered by the Western
Washington Chapter of the Society of Professional Journalists. The $2,000
scholarships will be awarded to undergraduate students majoring in
journalism or communications at two-year or four-year colleges in the
state of Washington. Awards are for the 2009-2010 school year.
 
 
 
Applicants need not be members of SPJ but must intend to pursue a
journalism career. A panel of journalists will review scholarship
applications. Scholarship winners will be notified in May. They are
encouraged to attend our annual Excellence in Journalism awards banquet,
when the scholarships are formally announced. This year, the event will
be on May 30.
 
 
 
The deadline this year is tighter than usual. The reason is the SPJ board
wanted to continue this year, as we did last year, to offer four general
scholarships. To do that, we had to find other places to cut our budget.
We made this decision because we know that due to the economic downturn,
many students need financial assistance more than ever.
 
In addition to the above scholarships, a separate $2,000 June Anderson Almquist 
scholarship will be awarded to a University of Washington woman undergraduate 
majoring in print journalism. If you know of a UW student who might qualify for 
this award, please ask her to contact the communication department advising 
office for more information.
 
Following is the general SPJ scholarship information:
 
Please send the following in a single packet so that it is postmarked by
March 28, 2009. Applications received prior to the deadline are
appreciated. It gives the review committee more time to review the
submitted materials. Please send the materials to:
 
 
 
Sharon Salyer
 
The Herald
 
Box 930
 
Everett, WA 98206
 
ATTN: SPJ Scholarships
 
 
 
Required information:
 
Please send the following in a single packet so that it is postmarked by
March 28, 2009:
 
1. A letter of application, including a succinct answer to the question:
"Why have you have chosen a journalism career and what do you hope to
accomplish after college?" (500 words maximum, please type.)
 
2. A copy of your resume, including current address, e-mail, phone
number, what year of college you are in, your major, what year you plan
to graduate and your hometown.
 
3. A letter of recommendation (i.e., from a college professor or a work
supervisor). Enclose in a separate envelope in your packet. Please have
the person writing the letter of recommendation include her or his phone
and e-mail contacts.
 
4. An official transcript of all your college credits.
 
5. No more than three work samples (clips, audio or video).
 
NOTE: Incomplete and late applications will not be considered.
 
Questions? Contact Sharon Salyer, Scholarship Chair, by e-mail at
 
spjscholarships@gmail.com
 
 

 
The undergraduate competition offers winners a cash prize of $10,000, as well as a paid internship of his or her choice at either Fox News Channel, The Wall Street Journal, or the New York Post. In addition, residential housing in NYC can be provided for the winner for the duration of the internship position. 

http://www.ericbreindel.org/

Pet-Passionate Online Writers:

Are you an enthusiastic advocate for pets who can help us build our online community? Dogpile.com is offering students the opportunity to get published online by providing entertaining and informative weekly web content on our new rescue-oriented social media site.  We need writers who can express their engaging personality in concise, regular posts regarding pet rescue and pet care issues.  Focus is primarily on dog & cat stories, though writers knowledgeable on bird/reptile/rodent issues would also be very welcome.  

Selected students will be granted Authority User status and expected to post at least once a week.  Topics may be serious or light hearted, and might include:
•	Personal animal rescue stories
•	Editorials on current rescue-related news
•	Rescue-related issues: helping your new dog/cat adjust to a new home, introducing a new pet to your existing pets, adopting a special needs pet, etc.
•	Managing/overcoming pet behavioral issues 
•	Pet services: choosing a groomer/vet/pet-sitter, etc. for your pet.
•	 “Fun facts”: e.g. 10 little known facts about cats
•	Building a career in pet rescue/pet care.

Qualifications:
•	Passionate about pets and pet rescue
•	Excellent writing skills: the ability to create engaging yet professional content in relatively few words is essential!  We’re looking for writers who can meld personal anecdotes and an approachable, genuine tone with informative content.
•	Experience with social media and user-generated content sites (Facebook, MySpace, Ning, YouTube, Twitter, blogs).  Candidate should understand the basic etiquette of online social interaction, and should be comfortable building respectful relationships with online community members. 
•	Ideal candidates will have previous experience writing for online audiences, and will be highly proactive in suggesting/researching new article topics. 

To apply, please e-mail marnie.cannon@infospace.com with the following:
•	An introductory letter detailing your experience with pets/pet rescue, and telling us why you’d be a fantastic writer for a pet-centric social site.
•	Samples of your previously published writings – OR
•	If you don’t have previously published writings, send a short sample article about the pet or rescue topic of your choice.
•	Links to your social profiles and any other original content you have created online, including blog posts, reviews, and articles would also be helpful.


Those interested in writing content should contact Marnie Cannon at marnie.cannon@infospace.com.
 

June Anderson Almquist Memorial Scholarship

A $2,000 scholarship is being offered in recognition of the many professional contributions made by Seattle journalist June Anderson Almquist. The award is for the 2008-2009 school year.

Applicants are limited to female undergraduate students majoring in editorial journalism at the University of Washington. Almquist, who concluded her professional journalism career as assistant managing editor of the Seattle Times, was an alumna of the University of Washington and served as one of the first women editors on the student paper.

Applicants need not be members of SPJ but must intend to pursue a journalism career. A panel of journalists will review scholarship applications. The Almquist Scholarship winner will be notified in May. The winner is encouraged to attend our annual Excellence in Journalism awards banquet, when this and other scholarship winners are formally announced. This year, the event will be held May 31 at the Meydenbauer Center in Bellevue.

This application may be duplicated. Please send the following in a single packet so that it is postmarked by March 3, 2008. Applications received prior to the deadline are appreciated. It gives the review committee more time to review the submitted materials.

Society of Professional Journalists Almquist Scholarship Competition
12354 30th Ave. NE
Seattle, WA 98125
(206) 545-7918

Required information:

Please send the following in a single packet so that it is postmarked by March 3, 2008:

1. A letter of application, including a succinct answer to the question: “Why have you chosen a journalism career and what do you hope to accomplish after college?” (500 words maximum, please type.)

2. A copy of your resume, including current address, e-mail, phone number, what year of college you are in, your major, what year you plan to graduate and your hometown.

3. A letter of recommendation (i.e., from a college professor or a work supervisor). Enclose in a separate envelope in your packet. Please have the person writing the letter of recommendation include her or his phone and e-mail contacts.

4. An official transcript of all your college credits.

5. No more than three work samples (clips, audio cassette or video).

NOTE: Incomplete and late applications will not be considered. Questions? Contact Sharon Salyer, Scholarship Chair, by e-mail at spjscholarships@gmail.com

http://www.spjwash.org/scholarships/

Interested in health reporting?

Apply now for student sponsorship to
Association of Health Care Journalists (AHCJ) National Convention
April 16-19, 2009, Seattle Grand Hyatt Hotel

Application Deadline: Monday, Feb. 23, 2009 (in Advising Office, Cmu 118)

Health and medical reporting is one of the fastest growing specialties in on-line, broadcast and print journalism.  The Association of Health Care Journalists is a dynamic national group whose members enjoy extraordinary mutual support in their work.  Introduce yourself to the possibilities in this field.

This convention offers unique opportunities to hear and meet award-winning reporters, medical experts and policy specialists. Sessions will cover medical research, public health, health care as business, consumer health, career advancement and more. The information and contacts will provide great preparation for Health Reporting (COM 460) to be offered next fall.

Sponsorships are available for highly motivated journalism students. Letters of application are due in the advising office on or before Monday, Feb. 23.  The letter should include: 
	• What you expect to gain from attending this convention
	• Your health reporting experience and/or career plans
	• Your name, contact information (email and phone), journalism and health/science courses you have taken or are taking (bullet points are best)
	•  The name and email address of a faculty member to contact for a reference
	
Minimum Qualifications:
•	Completion of/enrollment in COM 360
•	Demonstrated interest in health care journalism
•	Commitment to attend substantial portions of the conference and report on one or more presentations

Questions?
Contact: Journalism Coordinator Sue Lockett John, suej@u.washington.edu  
or Prof. Roger Simpson, newsboy@u.washington.edu

VERMILLION, S.D. — The Freedom Forum is accepting applications until March 1 for the 9th American Indian Journalism Institute summer session, the premier journalism training, scholarship and internship program for Native American college students, June 5-19, 2009.

Students attend AIJI for free and receive other financial assistance. Applications are welcome from any Native American college student preparing to become a journalist. In its first eight years, about 165 students completed the program. Instructions and application forms are available at http://www.freedomforum.org/aiji/application/application_09.pdf or by emailing a request to jharris@freedomforum.org. 

AIJI students will be eligible for college credit by taking a multimedia journalism course taught at the Freedom Forum’s Al Neuharth Media Center, on the University of South Dakota’s Vermillion campus. 

AIJI graduates compete to be hired for six-week paid internships as reporters, copy editors, photographers and multimedia journalists in daily newsrooms and with The Associated Press beginning about July 1. Interns must be licensed drivers with access to reliable, legally registered vehicles.

“The intent of AIJI is to recruit, train, mentor and retain Native Americans for journalism careers,” said Jack Marsh, AIJI founding director and Freedom Forum vice president for diversity programs. “AIJI is an intense and demanding academic and internship program that opens doors for those who have the passion and the potential to succeed as professional journalists.”

The Freedom Forum administers and funds AIJI, including tuition, fees, books, room and board. To be eligible for AIJI, Native students must have completed at least one year of college. Applications for the program will be accepted from new participants and from returning AIJI students who want more training. 

Program graduates will earn three hours of college credit from the University of South Dakota that students may transfer to their current school. 

Students must be able to provide their own transportation to and from Vermillion, S.D., and must attend the full program beginning Friday, June 5, and ending Friday afternoon, June 19. Each student will have a single room in a dormitory. Meals will be provided on campus. AIJI forbids the use of alcohol, other intoxicants and illegal drugs at any time during the program. Violators will be dismissed from the institute.

The American Indian Journalism Institute is part of the Freedom Forum Diversity Institute’s commitment to increase employment diversity in daily newsrooms. 

“Having even one Native American working in a newsroom makes the organization more aware of American Indians in its community, and more sensitive and intelligent in reporting stories about them,” Marsh said. “American Indians are by far the most underrepresented people of color in the news media, and this often results in stereotypical and erroneous coverage of Indian issues and Indian people.” 

The American Society of Newspaper Editors’ annual employment census identified about 284 Natives among the industry’s 52,600 journalists working in daily newsrooms. 

AIJI also offers a semester-long Visiting Scholars Program at the University of South Dakota every fall and spring. Students are mentored by a journalist in residence and take a full load of college courses in journalism and related subjects. The program was created for students from schools that don’t offer journalism courses. Fellowships are available to visiting scholars to cover the cost of tuition, fees, room and board. 

In addition to journalism diversity programs at the University of South Dakota and at the John Seigenthaler Center in Nashville, Tenn., the Freedom Forum funds and helps organize the Native American Journalism Career Conference at Crazy Horse Memorial in South Dakota’s Black Hills. The workshop, April 14-16, 2009, introduces high school and college Native students to journalism career options. 

The Freedom Forum, based in Washington, D.C., is a nonpartisan foundation dedicated to free press, free speech and free spirit for all people. The foundation focuses on three priorities: the Newseum, an interactive museum of news in Washington, D.C.; the First Amendment and newsroom diversity. 

http://freedomforumdiversity.org/2009/02/03/american-indian-journalism-institute-accepting-applications-for-summer-2009/#more-353

Diana has more information at her desk.

Editor and reporter needed by growing community weekly newspaper
group in beautiful Lewis County, Washington. Opportunities for
advancement. Send cover letter, resume and clips to: Frank DeVaul, DeVaul Publishing, Inc., 429 N. Market Blvd., Chehalis, WA 98532. Or respond by e-mail to fdevaul@devaulpublishing.com. 
 
Please feel free to contact me with any questions. 
 
  Frank DeVaul
  Publisher
  DeVaul Publishing, Inc.
  429 N. Market Blvd.
  Chehalis, WA 98532
  360-748-6848

fdevaul@devaulpublishing.com

The scholarship program is open to African-American students with a serious career interest in print, photo or broadcast journalism. Awards will be made based on scholastic achievement, financial need, and commitment to journalism and to minorities.

To be eligible, you must be a high school senior or undergraduate living in Washington State. To apply, you will need to submit a completed application, two reference letters and a school transcript. Work samples are optional, but recommended. Applicants must ask their school to send an official grade transcript directly to the scholarship committee. See the application form for complete details.

DEADLINE: All materials must be postmarked no later than March 1, 2009.

The scholarship committee will inform finalists of the time and place of their interview. Scholarship winners will be notified in May.

For more information, please call Micki Flowers at (206) 722-3085.

http://sabjonline.org/scholarships.html

Online magazine aimes at high school & middle school student athletes, coaches, families, etc.  

They want people to free lance articles - pay is $15-25 per article.  Articles should include pictures & fall into one of these 2 categories:

WINNING WITH CLASS - stories on sports personalities from anywhere in the world that display the meaning of this phrase

LIFE - stories that include perspective, exhibit people overcoming adversity, make people appreciate life, represent the value of having prioirities,values, & goals, or show people displaying humility; also practical articles in areas of career, health, money.

William Macbeth
WWC Enterprises, Ltd.
P.O. Box 1629
Powell, OH 43065

888-WWC-1WWC
740-881-9090

whm@winningwithclass.com


www.winningwithclass.com

The Asian American Journalists Association is now accepting
applications for its 2009 Scholarships, Internship Grants, and
Convention News Project. As with last year, we are respectfully
asking for your help this year in offering these opportunities to
your students.
 
 
 
SCHOLARSHIPS
      * CNN: A $25,000 scholarship to a high school student interested
in a career in television news. The award will be distributed over
four years.
      * Cox Foundation Scholarships: Two scholarships of $1,250 each
to college students pursuing a career in print, broadcast or photo
journalism.
      * S.I. Newhouse Foundation Scholarship: Awards of up to $5,000
each to high school or college students pursuing a career in print or
online journalism.
      * Mary Moy Quan Ing Memorial Scholarship: $2,000 scholarship to
a graduating high school senior who is enrolling in college and
pursuing a journalism career.
There are two applications; one for the CNN Scholarship and another
for the other national scholarships.
Deadline: March 27, 2009
Read more here: http://www.aaja.org/programs/for_students/
journalism_scholarships/
 
INTERNSHIP GRANTS
      * Print and Online News Grants: Internship grants of up to
$2,000 to students. Made possible by the Chicago Tribune Foundation
and the William Woo Internship Fund.
      * Broadcast News Grants: Internship Grants of up to $2,500 to
aspiring AAPI television or radio male broadcasters. Made possible by
the scholarship fund of Lloyd LaCuesta and the late Sam   	Chu Lin.
      * Stanford Chen Internship Grants: Two grants of $3,000 each to
college students who are interns at small to medium-size media.
Deadline for all three: April 24, 2009
Read more here: http://www.aaja.org/programs/for_students/
journalism_internship_grants/
 
CONVENTION NEWS PROJECT
   AAJA's National Convention will be held Aug. 12-15, 2009 at the
Seaport Hotel and Seaport World Trade Center in Boston. The
Convention News Project team arrives Aug. 10 and departs Aug. 16.
 
Applications will be made available in January, as AAJA conducts
national outreach to identify 12 students and 12 professionals. They
will work as a team over seven days on-site to cover the convention
this summer as “mojo” (mobile journalism) reporters in audio and
video, web/print designers, photographers, multimedia producers, and
copy editors.
Deadline: March 6, 2009
Read more here: http://www.aaja.org/programs/for_students/
journalism_trainings/newsproject/
 
Best regards,
 
 
Nao Vang
Student Programs Coordinator
 
Asian American Journalists Association
1182 Market Street, Suite 320
San Francisco, CA 94102
Telephone: 415-346-2051
Fax: 415-346-6343
Email: programs@aaja.org
Web: www.aaja.org
 
 

SPJ Freelance Event: March 6, 2009 (1 to 6 p.m.) at REI 

IDENTIFY NEW MARKETS, GAIN BUSINESS SKILLSAT MARCH 6 EVENT
FOR LOCAL FREELANCE WRITERS
 
Today's media market is a constantly moving target. Freelance writers
who want to improve their aim are invited to the third annual
"All-Access Pass," from 1 to 6 p.m. Friday, March 6, at the REI
flagship store, 222 Yale Ave. N. in Seattle. Experts in finance,
technology and media will offer freelancers their tips for business
success in a challenging time.
 
The event is sponsored by the Western Washington
Professional Chapter of the Society of Professional Journalists. It
will open in REI's upstairs meeting room with a panel discussion,
followed by a selection of concurrent sessions so participants can
tailor a program to their interests.
 
Michelle Goodman, author of "My So-Called Freelance Life"
and blogger on successful freelancing, will lead a panel on "Running
with White Elephants: How freelancers can survive and thrive in
today's changing economy.
 
Other sessions will cover topics such as how to be a
Webpreneur, the basics of running a business, diversifying
income sources, research tips, breaking into new markets and useful
technology for journalists. A social hour with local writers and
editors will conclude the program.
 
Seating is limited and pre-registration is required. Cost is $35; SPJ
members receive a $10 discount. 

To register, contact Patricia Foote via e-mail ( mailto:patricia.foote@gmail.com ) or call 206-940-1574.

This e-mail was sent to you by SPJ, Western Washington Pro Chapter. To learn 
more, visit http://www.spjwash.org or http://www.spj.org.
 
president@spjwash.org

In addition to the cash prize, the winner will be flown to Washington, DC for an awards banquet at the  National Press Club.

Joe Starrs
Director, Institute on Political Journalism
 
The Institute on Political Journalism is now accepting entries for the
  Robert Novak Collegiate Journalism Award!
Submit your entries today!
 
First Place $5,000
Second Place $2,500
Third Place $1,000
 
Awards Category:
The Robert Novak* Collegiate Journalism Award recognizes excellence in 
well-sourced news stories or analytical reports in collegiate publications that 
demonstrate an understanding of the basic ideas that support a free society.
 
Entry Guidelines:
Judges will recognize stories or series of stories that show initiative, 
original reporting and superior writing skills.
 
  *   Only one entry per person, up to 3 stories per entry
  *   Entries must be postmarked by April 1, 2009
  *   Entrants must be undergraduate students, currently enrolled in a 4 year 
college/university in the U.S.
  *   Entries must have been published in a print or on-line student publication
  *   Entries must be news stories; commentary or editorials are not eligible
  *   Entries must have been written between March 15, 2008 and March 15, 2009
  *   Stories should be copied from the original publication, onto 8.5 x 11 
paper
  *   Enclose a cover letter with entrants' contact information
  *   Must submit 5 copies of entry
Submit Entries to:
Institute on Political Journalism
Collegiate Awards
1706 New Hampshire Ave, NW
Washington, DC 20009
 
Please visit the website at 
www.tfas.org/ipjawards for more information. 
Questions may be directed to Joe Starrs, Director, Institute on Political 
Journalism, at jstarrs@tfas.org or (202) 986-0384.
 
*Formerly known as the Thomas L. Phillips Collegiate Journalism Award. This 
award is sponsored by The Institute on Political Journalism (IPJ), which offers 
an intensive summer study and internship opportunity in Washington, D.C. This 
8-week program is designed for students looking for professional, hands-on 
training in print or broadcast journalism. Sponsored by The Fund for American 
Studies in cooperation with Georgetown University, IPJ selects up to 100 of the nation's brightest college journalists to spend the summer in Washington, D.C. They intern at major news organizations throughout the nation's capital, attend site briefings at various government institutions, hear lectures from 
Washington's leading journalists and take courses in economics, ethics and 
leadership at Georgetown University. For more information about IPJ's summer 
program, go to www.dcinternships.org/ipj.
 
Joseph Starrs 
JStarrs@tfas.org

An event that is specifically about new media platforms.
 
Feb. 4, 6:30-8 p.m., at the auditorium of PATH (Program for Appropriate 
Technology in Health) in Ballard.
Free, open to the public.
 
Directions available here:
http://www.path.org
 
New media and science communication - new models
 
Three panelists who work at the frontiers will discuss how their models 
work, and what they see as the adventure in journalism. How does the model 
change the content? What is the public gaining or losing by these new 
structures?
 
Michael McCarthy, MD, ex-editor of The Lancet, and current owner of a web site 
about health:
http://www.localhealthguideonline.com
 
Luke Timmerman, writer for Xconomy, a technology and business portal in Boston, 
Seattle and San Diego
http://www.xconomy.com
 
Mark Briggs, author of Knight Foundation guide to new media, and owner of a 
consulting business
http://journalism20.com/
 
Moderator: Sally James, freelance medical and science writer.
 
Bring your questions. The session will include plenty of time for panel 
dialogue.
 
Sally James 
 
 

Choppy Waters: Thriving in a Brave New World
January 31, 2009
University of Washington
Haggett Hall-Glacier Room

Pay-your-own parking at nearby Padelford Parking Garage

RSVP by Jan. 22. E-mail aajaseattle@gmail.com.

Please write “Career Workshop” in the Subject
Line. There will be a small fee for the Networking

Lunch; write “Yes” or “No” if you wish to buy lunch.

SCHEDULE:
Registration (8:00-8:30 a.m.)
Welcome (8:30-8:45 a.m.)

Session 1 (8:45 - 10:15 a.m.) New Journalism Models - Moderator: James Tabafunda, Freelance Reporter
David Cohn, Founder, Spot.us
Tyler Adams, Online Community Moderator, Newsvine.com
Russ Walker, Executive Editor, Grist.org
Break (10:15 - 10:30 a.m.)

Session 2 (10:30 - 12:00 p.m.) Cultivating New Skills - Moderator: Sanjay Bhatt, Seattle Times
Luke Timmerman, National Biotechnology Editor, Xconomy.com
Tracy Record, Co-Publisher/Editor, WestSeattleBlog.com
Hanson Hosein, Director, UW Master of Communication in Digital Media
Networking Lunch (12:00 - 1:30 p.m.) - Catered by UW/Bay Laurel

Session 3 (1:15 - 1:45 p.m.) Career Changes - Moderator: Sanjay Bhatt, Seattle Times
Sarah Wallace, Special Projects Editor, Bellingham Herald
Elisa Murray, Communications Director, Sightline Institute
Break (1:45 - 2:00 p.m.)

Session 4 (2:00 - 3:00 p.m.) From Story Idea to Media Product
Heidi Dahmen, Television Producer and Instructor in UW’s MCDM program, guides students through the
thought process of critically evaluating a story idea for viability in a world driven by pop culture. Also, she dis
cusses how to find sponsors and the critical elements of the pitch.

James Tabafunda 

HEARST JOURNALISM AWARDS PROGRAM
 
Broadcast News Competition II/news
 
DEADLINE:  TUESDAY, JANUARY 27, 2009
 
Please note: MP3 and .wav files are acceptable for the
radio competition.  Please be sure the entry can be played on a
standard CD player.

 
The following reminder is a digest of the requirements for submitting an 
entry in this competition.
 
These competitions award $16,700 EACH in scholarships and matching grants 
to the top ten ranking students & their schools in addition to the 
possibility of qualifying for the National Broadcast Championship.
 
Remember: Your department will receive a $200 stipend for entering both
the radio and TV competitions!
 
 
ELIGIBILITY
 
 
The selected entrant must be a current undergraduate journalism major at
the time the piece is produced  and aired.  An exception is made for
Spring, Summer or Fall 2008 graduates, allowing them to enter the
contests in the 2008-2009 program year.  The Spring or Summer 2008
graduates would NOT be eligible to complete in the 2009 National
Championship.  The work by these students to be entered in the 2008-09
program year must have been produced before students were graduated.
 
 
 
Each university may submit two entries in radio and/or two in television
- up to four entries total.  Each entry must be by a different student.
A contestant may not enter both the radio and television category.
 
 
 
Team reporting is not eligible.  The contest entry must be originating
with and produced by the student with primary responsibility for the
entry.  Team reporting cannot be submitted in this competition.
 
 
 
 
COMPETITION  II - NEWS
 
 
News entries must be hard news, including enterprise reporting.  Entries
may be based on but not limited to public affairs, business,
investigations, science, sports or weather.  All CDs and DVDs submitted
must have been produced and aired from September 1, 2007, through
January 25, 2009, inclusively.
 
 
 
Each entry must consist of at least two reports, and the whole package
must not total more than five minutes.  Reports should be submitted as
aired, and not edited substantially for the entry time limit.  If a
report is longer than the entry time limit, the entrant may enter an
excerpt, but must send with it the whole script, showing the portion
that has been submitted.
 
 
 
Entrants are  encouraged to submit one short form report no more than 90
seconds, and one long form no longer than 3 minutes.
 
 
 
The entrant must attest to the people who contributed to the production
of the CD or DVD by completing the Disclosure Form.  Please fill in the
form completely and send 3 copies.
 
 
 
Each completed entry must consist of:
 
 
 
       Three copies of the CD or DVD appropriately labeled on tape  and
case.
 
       Do not send more than 3 copies per student entrant.
 
 
 
       Three copies of the COMPLETE script - including lead-ins, tags and
verbatims.
 
 
 
       Broadcast News Entry Blank signed by the Journalism Administrator
and the student entrant.
 
 
 
       Broadcast News Entry Label, attached to each case.  Each CD/DVD
must also be labeled with student name and university.
 
 
 
       Three copies of the fully completed Disclosure Form.
 
 
 
Please view/listen to your TV or radio entries on standard equipment.
It is the responsibility of the entrant and school to ensure that the
DVD or CD can be viewed or listened to using consumer level equipment.
The entry will be disqualified if we cannot view/listen to the reports.
 
 
Do not send MP3 downloads.   Incomplete entries will not be accepted.
 
 
 
Entries will not be returned.  Please do not send originals.
 
 
 
DEADLINE:  Entries must be received in the Foundation office by 5:00
p.m. by January 27, 2009.
 
 
 
Send entries to:  Hearst Journalism Awards Program, 90 New Montgomery
St,  #1212, SF, CA  94105
 
The Foundation is not responsible for loss or damage due to the mail
service.
 
 
 
 
SEMI-FINALS The five top winners in radio and the five top winners in
television in competition II will qualify for the Broadcast News
Semi-Finals.
 
 
 
 
Championship  Finals: Of the semi-finalists who have been selected to
submit additional tapes from competitions I and II, 10 semi-finalists
(five in radio and five in television) will be chosen to travel to SF to
participate in the National Championships in June.
 
 
 
 
QUESTIONS ? Please call Jan Watten, program director: 1-800-841-7048
ext. 4565 or 415-908-4560 or e-mail: jwatten@hearstfdn.org
 .  For more information, check our
website:  www.hearstawards.org  .

Deadline: January 20, 2009?

HEARST  JOURNALisM  AWARDS  PROGRAM
 
PHOTO  COMPETITION  II/NEWS  &  SPORTS  CATEGORY
 
Deadline:  TUESDAY, January 20, 2009
 
The following reminder is a digest of rules for submitting an entry in the 
photojournalism competition.
 
This competition awards $16,700 in scholarships and matching grants to the 
top ten ranking students & their schools in addition to the possibility of 
qualifying for the National Photo Championship.  The department receives a 
$100 stipend per competition entered.
 
Entries in the News & Sports Category must have been taken from September 
1, 2007, through January 18, 2009, inclusively.  Each entry must consist 
of four photographs total: two news and two sports images per student 
entrant.  Each University may enter up to two different students' work.
 
PROGRAM CHANGE:  Students entering the Photojournalism Competitions no 
longer have to be journalism majors.  They must still be (or have been 
when the work was produced-see below) undergraduates attending a school 
with an ACEJMC accredited journalism program.
 
The selected entrants must be current undergraduates at the time the entry 
is produced and published.  An exception is made for Spring, Summer or 
Fall 2008 graduates, allowing them to enter the contests in the 2008-2009 
program year.  The entry must have been published, however, before 
students were graduated.  The Spring or Summer 2008 graduates would NOT be 
eligible to complete in the 2009 National Championship.
 
PLEASE NOTE THE FOLLOWING ENTRY REQUIREMENTS:
 
       Submit entry on a CD with scanned jpeg images.  Scan the images at a 
200 dpi resolution, with the longest dimension not exceeding 10 inches. 
Please use a blank CD with no other images on it but your Hearst entry.
 
       We prefer CDs, but your entries may be emailed to: 
photoawards@hearstfdn.org  , and must be 
sent by 11:59 pm PST on January 20.  Please do not send a CD and also 
email the same images.  Please email jpegs separately - one image per 
email.
 
       E-mail delivery is at the entrant's own risk, and it is the 
responsibility of sender to verify accurate transmission of jpegs.  The 
entry will be disqualified if the images are not readable.  Confirm 
receipt with an email without an attachment.
 
       Student name, University name, and category must be included with 
the images, as well as
 
printed on the disk itself.  Please label each image!  Example:  J
Doe_SFState_Sports1.jpg
 
       A signed Hearst caption sheet & three copies must still be included 
with the entry and sent via surface mail or faxed.
 
       A Hearst Photojournalism entry blank must be completed.  If images 
were sent via email, entry blank and caption sheets must still be received 
by deadline.  Please do not scan your entry blank or caption sheet.  You 
also may fax them to us if you e-mail your entry: 415-243-0760.
 
             One of the four photographs must have been published during 
the time period designated.  One tear sheet - or a copy - must be 
submitted of that image.
 
       A letter from the off-campus publication's editor (if image was 
published in professional publication) verifying authorship of published 
photo.  This may be faxed or emailed to us.
 
Send entries to:  Hearst Journalism Awards Program, 90 New Montgomery 
Street, #1212
 
   San Francisco, CA 94105.  Indicate on package: Photo Competition
Entry.
 
 
 
Due to possible delays in the postal service, please mail your entry
early.  If you wish, confirm receipt of your entry by e-mailing us:
jwatten@hearstfdn.org   or
yasih@hearstfdn.org  .  Questions?  Please
call Jan Watten at 1-800-841-7048 ext. 4560 or 515-908-4560.

January contest deadlines
 
Entries for the Society of Professional Journalists Mark of Excellence Awards 
for the best in student journalism must be postmarked  Jan. 21, 2009 or before. 
UW journalists have done very well in past years, so take a look at the work 
you’ve published, broadcast or posted in 2008.  Entry fee is $9 for SPJ 
members; $18 for non-members. For rules, entry form, etc., go to 
http://www.spj.org/a-moe.asp.  The contest is open to all university students, 
except those with fulltime professional journalism experience (except 
internships).
 
Sports writing entries for the national Hearst Journalism Awards Program should 
be submitted to Sue Lockett John (c/o the main office) no later than Jan. 26 
for prejudging (two entries will be selected to represent the UW). For rules, 
entry form and examples of past winners, go to 
http://www.hearstfdn.org/hearst_journalism/index.php.

You must be a journalism major to enter. Scholarships franging from $500-$2,000 go to the top ten winners nationwide.
 
Please note future Hearst deadlines: Personality/Profile Writing entries must 
be turned in to Sue by Feb. 23, 2009; Spot News Writing by March 16, 2009.
 
 

Hearst Contest In-Depth Writing Entries Due by Dec. 12
 
If you have an in-depth news article to submit to the national Hearst
Journalism Awards competition, please deliver your entry and
supporting paperwork to Sue Lockett John, in care of the
Communication office, by Friday, Dec. 12.   Winners receive
substantial scholarship awards.
 
The article must show ability to handle a complex subject clearly,
precisely and with sufficient background. It may include explanatory,
investigative and other types of enterprise reporting. It must be a
single article published from Dec. 15, 2007, through Dec. 25, 2008.
One article of a series may be submitted, but must be accompanied by
not more than one double-spaced, typed page summarizing the remaining
articles and describing resultant actions, if any.
 
If you are working on a qualifying article that will be published
between Dec. 12 and 25, or have other questions about the contest,
please email Sue as soon as possible at suej@u.washington.edu
 
   For more information, go to http://www.hearstfdn.org/
hearst_journalism/index.php
 
If you are submitting, be sure to see Sue Lockett John first so she can look
over your entry.  (suej@u.washington.edu)

Deadline Jan. 21

Mark of Excellence Awards: The Mark of Excellence Awards honor the best in student journalism. The awards offer 39 categories for print, radio, television, and online collegiate journalism. 


Annually, the Society of Professional Journalists presents the Mark of Excellence Awards honoring the best in student journalism. The awards offer 39 categories for print, radio, television and online collegiate journalism. Entries are first judged on the regional level. Regional award winners will be honored at the spring conferences. First place regional winners are forwarded on to the national competition. National winners will be honored at the 2009 SPJ Convention & National Journalism Conference in Indianapolis.

The contest is open to anyone enrolled in a college or university and studying for an academic degree in 2008. Students who have had full-time, professional journalism experience, outside of internships, are not eligible. Entries must have been published or broadcast during the 2008 calendar year. View the MOE requirements below for further details.

About the Awards

Entries are first judged on the regional level. Regional winners will be honored at SPJ’s spring conferences, and the first-place winning entries will be forwarded to the national competition. National winners will be honored at the 2009 SPJ Convention & National Journalism Conference in Indianapolis. 

Eligibility

— The contest is open to anyone enrolled in a college or university and studying for an academic degree in 2008. Students who have had full-time, professional journalism experience, outside of internships, are not eligible. 
— All entries must have been published or broadcast in 2008.
— The entrant must have been enrolled as a student at the time of publication or broadcast.
— Work published or broadcast while working as a student intern is acceptable.
— Unpublished manuscripts, classroom exercises and unaired news broadcasts do not qualify. Any work found to be unpublished, unaired or a classroom exercise will be disqualified. 
— A classroom exercise is defined as work assigned for a grade or fulfillment of a course requirement and is not eligible for an MOE Award unless it was also published outside of class in the campus/local newspaper, campus/ local broadcast stations or Web site.

Complete info at: http://www.spj.org/a-moe.asp

Scripps Howard Foundation is offering nine winners an expenses paid journalism study experienc in Japan and South Korea June 13-27, 2009.

info. at http://foundation.scripps.com/foundation/programs/rwh/rwh.html

deadline is Feb. 28

Mike Philipps
mike.philips@scripps.com

RE: a new mainstream environmental news and
information site launching in January called the Mother Nature Network
(http://www.mnn.com). We are based in Atlanta and we will be working
with writers, bloggers and videographers from around the nation.
 
As part of our launch, we're partnering with YouTube to select one
student from each major U.S. college to be a Mother Nature Network
correspondent in 2009.
 
Each winning correspondent will become a highlighted contributor at MNN
for 2009 with his or her own video program or blog that will provide
access to a nationwide audience as they report on issues on their
campuses and in their communities.
 
Because a number of SEJ members are professors, I thought this would be
a good place to spread the word.
 
Contestants can audition by submitting a two-to-four minute video to
http://www.youtube.com/mnn
or a 500-word blog to
http://mothernaturenetwork.blogspot.com/2008/10/announcing-mnns-college-
contest.html
.
 
The contest started this week and wraps up January 15 so we're eager to
get the word out now.
 


Emily Murphy
Managing Editor
The Mother Nature Network
191 Peachtree Street NE | Suite 4075
Atlanta, GA 30303
Office: 404-856-7018
emurphy@mnn.com

rsvp to Victoria Sprang - vsprang@
 
Attend both!
 
The Department of Communication invites you to two days of free lunches and the chance to talk to Olympia correspondents (and Communication alumni) about careers in journalism. Preference given to Journalism majors and Daily reporters and editors.
 
Monday, November 17
Chris McGann, Olympia correspondent for the Seattle P-I
Time: noon to 1:15 (no exceptions)
Place: University of Washington Club (located across from the HUB on Stevens Way) http://depts.washington.edu/uwclub/
 
Tuesday, November 18
David Ammons, former API Olympia correspondent and now chief spokesman for Secretary of State Sam Reed
Time: 1:30 to 2:30 (no exceptions)
Communications building, room 126
 
RSVP to Victoria Sprang: vsprang@u.washington.edu.
Deadline for both lunches: 5 p.m. on Friday, November 14 or until space is filled. (Space is limited; reserve your spot early.)
 
 
Chris McGann (BA, 2000) is the P-I's Olympia correspondent. Before going to Olympia McGann covered Sound Transit and immigration issues for the paper.
 
David Ammons (BA, 1970) is a 37-year veteran state government correspondent for the Associated Press. After almost four decades covering the state legislature, Governor's office and state government in general, Ammons assumed the job of chief spokesman for Secretary of State Sam Reed in early 2008.

A good resource for Journalism students looking for jobs. 

UWIRE recently launched a career center dedicated excusively to the needs of student journalists: http://www.uwirejobs.com 

The career center includes: .
A job board featuring entry-level jobs and internships in journalism and media. Professional profile, resume and portfolio builder. 
Career advice from those who know how to build a successful career in media. 
Answers to the most frequently asked job questions. 
Links to dozens of other useful online career resources. 
Networking capabilities among peers and future employers 

Ben FrenchVP & GM, UWIREwww.UWIRE.comA Division of CBS Interactive 85 Tenth Avenue, 3rd FloorNew York, NY 10011O: 212-342-8850F: 646-731-2388

The deadline is Thursday, Nov. 20, $15 for SPJ members, $20 for
non-members, and that includes lunch.

SPJ Campus '08
Washington state Collegiate Journalism Conference
Saturdary, Nov. 22, 9 a.m. to 3 p.m.
UW Communications Building, Seattle

Please see attachments.  Diana has registration forms.

If you want to be a reporter, you need to look beyond the obvious. That means digging deep and using your “shoe-leather” to find out what’s really going on. 

Join the UW SPJ chapter and Seattle Times investigative reporter Ken Armstrong next Friday, Nov. 7, at 2 p.m. in The Daily’s office to learn more about old-school journalism. We’ll be talking about how to make records requests, research, and generally read between the lines. 

If you have any questions, call Will Mari, SPJ chapter president, at 425-890-5900, or e-mail him at wtm2@u.washington.edu. There will be a Facebook page with the latest info; search for “University of Washington SPJ chapter.”

And there will be free pizza. 

Please see attachment.

Winter 2009
Ocean 506 Science & Technology News and Feature Writing
Credits: 3
MW, 2:30-3:50
Location: OSB 425
 
Instructor: Dr. Deborah Illman
616-4826
illman@u.washington.edu
 
Course Description:
 
This course provides graduate students and upper division undergraduates
with an advanced experience in science and technology writing.
 
We explore issues of accuracy and the treatment of scientific uncertainty by 
journalists and sources. Other topics include the structure of feature
writing, the editorial process, layout and display issues, and ethical codes 
for practicing science writers. Students develop advanced skills in science 
news writing through a combination of writing assignments, readings, discussion 
sessions, writing clinics, and special guest presentations by practicing 
science writers.
 
Participants serve as science writing interns on the staff of Northwest
Science & Technology magazine and develop a portfolio of professional
quality science/technology news articles which may be eligible for
publication in the magazine.
 
Students completing this class should possess the conceptual understanding
as well as the practical experience needed for a variety of writing,
communication, or public outreach positions.
 
Add code required--email the instructor at illman@u.washington.edu
 
 
 
--------------------------------------------------------------
Deborah L. Illman, Ph.D.
Senior Fellow, National Science Foundation Discovery Corps
http://faculty.washington.edu/illman
Editor, Northwest Science & Technology http://www.nwst.org
University of Washington
Seattle, WA 98195-7940
206-616-4826

To all journalism majors: 

Students are encouraged to come to the National Press Club panel discussion Wednesday, Oct. 22 at 5:30 in room 226 of our building. Gil Klein, president of the club, will lead a discussion about the state of news media. 

Panelists are Professor Randy Beam, Lori Matsukawa (KING-TV), Ryan Blethen (Seattle Times associate publisher) and Knute Berger (columnist, Seattle Metropolitan Magazine, Crosscut.com). 

The event should last about 90 minutes. My 360 and 464 students will be there as part of writing assignments for their classes. There should be space for another 30 or 40 students.  

Olympia Legislative Reporting Internship Program   

Each year, a small group of our best journalism students head to Olympia to cover the Washington Legislature through the Olympia Legislative Reporting Internship Program (http://www.com.washington.edu/Program/index.html). Students chosen for this capstone experience develop excellent political reporting skills, starting with the governor’s State of the State address and staying through bill hearings, floor actions and occasional vetoes. Applications are due Thursday, Oct. 23. 

Contact Cindy Simmons for more information. 

simmonsc@u.washington.edu

[This is COM 465, for 12 credits.  If you don't need 12 credits, you can
do it for fewer thru' 498.  Generally students go to OLY & live there for
the quarter.  You will be assigned a newspaper to work with. This often
turns into a job, so it's well worth doing.]

The National Association of Hispanic Journalists and The New York Times have teamed up to present the New York Times Student Journalism Institute for NAHJ student members.
 
The deadline for students to apply to the Institute this year is Oct. 25.
 
The 2009 Institute will be held at Florida International University in Miami Jan. 2 through 12. (We will help students who have conflicts because of their academic calendar to work out a solution.)
 
This is an extraordinary opportunity for students to work with some of the top reporters, editors, photographers, designers and Web producers in the business. And all expenses, including transportation, are paid. (There is even a stipend so students have some spending money.) You can find out more -- and download an application form -- at the Website www.nytimes-institute.com  .
  
Don R. Hecker
Director
New York Times Student Journalism Institute
hecker@nytimes.com

The Department of Communication and Suburban Newspapers of America are 
co-sponsoring a workshop presented by the American Press Institute, "Newspaper 
Next 2.0: Making the Leap Beyond 'Newspaper Companies.'" The Oct. 24 day-long 
workshop takes place on campus in the HUB.
 
The event organizer is looking for 1-2 journalism students interested in 
helping with registration. Event assistance allows you the chance to sit in on 
the workshiop, free of charge!
 
Read morea bout the workshop at 
http://www.americanpressinstitute.org/08/N2Seattle/
 
If you are interested in volunteering for this event, contact Victoria Sprang: 
vsprang@u.washington.edu
 
Victoria Sprang
Alumni and Development Manager
UW Department of Communication
206.543.2717
vsprang@u.washington.edu
www.com.washington.edu/Program/alumni

National Geographic Glimpse - international journalism


The Glimpse Correspondents Program is an exciting opportunity to hone your skills, to jump-start a career in international journalism, and to be published
with National Geographic Glimpse. We are now beginning our search for our
next team of Glimpse Correspondents.  We are looking for The best and brightest storytellers who will be living abroad in Spring 2009.

See: glimpse.org/correspondents
 
The application deadline is coming up on Nov. 2. 

Thanks in part to your efforts last spring, over 4,000 students and recent graduates signed up to receive the Fall 2008 application, and more than 650 completed the rigorous application process. We selected an incredibly talented team of eight Correspondents in August, 2008 and look forward to working with them to craft some amazing stories this fall.
 
_______________________________________________________________
 
What is Glimpse?

Glimpse is a new nonprofit National Geographic platform (print magazine and website) about the experiences of young Americans abroad. We provide professional editorial support to help students learn the craft of storytelling, with the larger goal of using stories to inspire others to care about the world. Glimpse has offered students a platform for their stories for the past six years. Now with National Geographic, we are hoping to take our work to the next level. To read past stories, visit glimpse.org. (The new and improved website will be up soon!)
 
What is The Correspondents Program?

The Correspondents Program is for especially talented students specializing in writing, photography or video. We will select 10 correspondents and each will receive a $600 stipend, a professional editor, and guaranteed publication in Glimpse. The demands of the program are not extreme, but we do expect our correspondents to commit to a professional editorial process.

How can students get involved?

Students should visit glimpse.org/correspondents and register their email
address to receive a link to the application.
 
Are there other ways to involved with National Geographic Glimpse?

Yes! Anyone who has lived or is living abroad is eligible to contribute. Students can find guidelines at: glimpse.org/guidelines.php. Students who apply to the program and are not selected as Correspondents will still be encouraged to share their stories while abroad and will be notified of any new contribution opportunities.
 
_____________________________________________________________
 

Kerala Taylor, Editor in Chief
(formerly Kerala Goodkin)
National Geographic Glimpse
www.glimpse.org
kerala@glimpse.org
1.800.549.4802 ext. 703
 
 
  
National Geographic Glimpse
1145 17th Street NW 
Washington, DC 20036

Kerala Taylor
Editor in Chief
National Geographic Glimpse

(Diana has a sample "Glimpse" at her desk, if you'd like to see it.)

The Hearst compeitions are for Journalists in various areas.  You get money & it looks great on your resume.  Participation is open to Journalism students.  The program this year offers a total of $550,000. 

These are the areas:

WRITING COMPETITIONS:

Feature Writing
deadline to apply Oct. 28

Editorials 
deadline Dec. 2

In-Depth Writing
deadline Jan. 6

Sports Writing
deadline Feb. 

Personality/Profile Writing
deadline March 3

Spot News Writing
deadline March 31

PHOTOJOURNALISM COMPETITIONS:

Personality/Profile; Feature & 'Personal Vision"
deadline Nov. 3

News & Sports
deadline Jan. 20

Picture Story/series
deadline March 10

BROADCAST NEWS;

Features
deadline Nov 10

News
deadline Jan 26

MULTIMEDIA:

Multimedia
April 28

Diana has information or you can go to www.hearstawards.org.  For the writing competitions, Sue Lockett John will review what you're submitting, so check with her.  (suej@u.washington.edu)

The Chips Quinn scholars program for journalists provides training & scholarships to college junior, senior, & recent graduates who are interested in pursuing careers in print/multimedia journalism.

Deadline Oct. 15, 2008

www.chipsquinn.org

or call Karen Catone 202-292-6271

Campus newspaper experience is strongly recommended. 

Internships are full-time.  Students must have a car.

Application forms are in 118 at Diana's desk.

------------------

From one of our majors who did this, last summer - 

Becoming a Chips Quinn scholar is more than just receiving an internship;it is an entry into a tapped-in and well-connected fraternity of journalists, editors, and media persons. It is a program that focuses on shaking up the demographic make-up of newsrooms by promoting diversity inthe ranks of working reporters and editors. It is no secretthat opportunities in this industry can often be tied to who you know. 

The Chips Quinn program was created with the goal of promoting diversity innewsrooms by giving a leg up to individuals who otherwise might not have nepotistical connections. Becoming a Chipster can fast-track young journalists into decent reporting jobs in some major media markets. As John Quinn, former editor-in-chief of USA Today and the patriarch and founder of the Chips Quinn Scholars program is fond of saying: "Once you make it overt he wall, throw a line back over the wall so others can follow... and don't let the bastards get you down." 

Chips Quinn scholars recieve a paid internship (guaranteeing a salary of atleast $500 a week), a $500 housing stipend, a trip to Washington D.C. for the program's orientation, a trip to Vanderbilt University in Nashvillefor a week-long course in multimedia production, and a scholarship award of $1,000.

But though it sounds sappy, it's the people I met through the program that I appreciate the most. Scholars are placed in internships with newspapers such as the AustinAmerican Statesman, The Contra Costa Times, The Nashville Tennessean, as well as others.

   YouTube presents Opportunity for Student Journalists
  
Today, in partnership with the Pulitzer Center, YouTube presents Project: Report, a journalism contest for non-professional, aspiring journalists to tell stories that might not otherwise be covered by traditional media.
  
   *See the *Project: Report* channel page for all program details.
  
   *See the YouTube News team's announcement.
  
   In each of the three rounds of Project: Report, reporters will be given an assignment to complete. Each of these assignments gives people an opportunity to report on the important individuals, issues, and communities in their lives that others do not yet know about.
  
   Round 1
  
   The assignment for Round 1 is to profile someone in your community, in three minutes or less, highlighting a story you think deserves to be heard by a wide audience. Video submissions for Round 1 are due by midnight EST on Sunday October 5, and a panel of journalists from the Pulitzer Center will narrow the field to 10 semi-finalists.
  
   Round 2
  
   The assignment for Round 2 will then be officially announced, and the judging for this round will be opened up to the YouTube community to determine the five finalists who will move onto the   third and last assignment (TBD).
  
   Prizes
  
   Winners of each round will receive technology prizes (video cameras and laptop computers) from Sony VAIO and Intel, and the grand prize winner will be granted a $10,000 journalism fellowship with the Pulitzer Center to report on a story outside of their home country.
  
   Even if you did not participate in or advance past Round 1, you may still complete the assignments for Rounds 2 and 3, though you will not be eligible for the grand prize.
  
   With Project: Report, the Pulitzer Center and YouTube hope to bring an audience to as many of these stories as possible and draw attention to important topics that have been under-reported, misreported, or not reported at all.
      
  
   AEJMC | 234 Outlet Pointe Boulevard | Suite A | Columbia | SC | 29210
  
If interested, reply-To: aejmcpr@aol.com

*The Daily* of the University of Washington is looking for students
interested in learning about news design. News design plays a prominent role
in the day-to-day production of the UW's student-run paper. Experience is
not necessary, but enthusiasm is a must. For more information, contact
Colleen Kirsten at design@dailyuw.com.
 
  
Vicky Yan
Development Editor
The Daily of the University of Washington
Autumn 2008

Ten Weeks of Work and Study at The Arizona Republic or The Indianapolis Star

Admissions postmark deadline: Nov. 1, 2008

Russell B. Pulliam
The Indianapolis Star
P.O. Box 145, Indianapolis, IN 46206-0145
(317) 444-6001
e-mail: russell.pulliam@indystar.com 


History
In 1974, Eugene C. Pulliam, publisher of The Indianapolis Star and The Indianapolis News, The Arizona Republic and The Phoenix Gazette, The Muncie Star Press and The Vincennes Sun-Commercial, created the Pulliam Journalism Fellowship.

Pulliam, who died in 1975, believed that aspiring journalists need more experience and training to prepare them for their first jobs.

As of August 2003, the program will have graduated 492 alumni, more than half of whom remain in the newspaper profession.

Gannett Co. Inc., which bought Central Newspapers in August 2000, sponsors the program. 

About the Program
Join us for the summer of 2009. The Indianapolis Star and The Arizona Republic. Gannett Co. newspapers, are seeking college students and new graduates with a talent for reporting, copy editing, news design and graphics, or photojournalism for an exciting and demanding fellowship program.

What's in it for me?
You'll be treated like a member of our newsroom, work hard and gain valuable journalism experience. All this, and you get paid, too. Our Pulliam Fellows earn $650 a week for the 10-week program. (Salaries are based on actual hours worked.) You'll also get to participate in writing workshops and learn over lunch from some of the best minds in journalism. 

Additionally, many former Pulliam Fellows have returned as guest lecturers, including Joseph Hallinan, investigative reporter, Wall Street Journal, and winner of the 1991 Pulitzer Prize winner for investigative reporting; and Jacqui Banaszynski, assistant managing editor for metro and enterprise, The Seattle Times, and winner of the 1988 Pulitzer Prize for feature writing. 

Am I qualified?
College juniors, seniors and graduate students enrolled in a related degree program as of Nov. 1, 2008, are eligible. Previous newspaper internships and/or experience on a college newspaper are preferred. You need to be committed to a career in newspaper journalism. You must have reliable transportation and arrange for your own housing. We are an equal opportunity employer that values diversity. 

What's the deadline
All application materials must be postmarked by Nov. 1, 2008. (We may select some candidates after the deadline.) 

When should I be there? 
June 8, 2009 - Aug. 14, 2009 

How do I apply
 View the instructions and download the application. 

Duration
The 2009 session will run from Monday, June 8, to Friday, Aug. 14. 

Housing
Each Fellow is responsible for his or her own housing, and each must provide a car, both to Indianapolis or Phoenix and during the Fellowships. The staff does provide job search and career counseling assistance. 

See: http://www.azcentral.com/help/articles/info-pulliam.html

Member newspapers bring staff members to the WNPA convention to learn from guest speakers, to network and learn from their peers, and to see what other newspapers are doing with new projects. It is a time to learn, share and celebrate. 

The 121st annual WNPA convention will be a rocketing good time as attendees go Rocketing into the Future Oct. 2-4 at the Red Lion Hotel - Yakima Center. 

Early bird registration deadline is Friday, Sept. 5. 

Registration closes Friday, Sept. 19.

See: http://wnpa.com/convention/

Journalism Opportunities conference, Oct. 9-10, in LA, CA - interview with recruiters from newspapers, tv & Radio companies, from throughout the US

Pre-registration cheaper thru' Sept. 5

Applications available at www.ccnma.org or by calling 213-437-4408 or emailing ccnmainfo@ccnma.org.

Please see attachments.

Recently named the "Best Alternative Media Outlet" by USNEWS, CollegeOTR is
quickly becoming the number one must-read daily destination for college students nationwide. Now, we're offering the opportunity for you to get paid to act as your campus' Editor-In-Chief, and launch an OTR blog covering your school.

OTR features the best of everything happening on campus and the surrounding
area. Students contribute "On The Record" posts capturing the funniest, sexiest, craziest local happenings: the debaucheries of a night out, outrageous campus activities, sports highlights, Greek life, offbeat news and more.

We'll select one Editor-In-Chief per campus and pay them $100 a month for
coordinating at least one blog post per day - you can write your own posts, or
source them from other students (if you do recruit other people at your school
to blog, their posts contribute to your required 30 per month).

You don't have to be a stiff English major or a journalism pro to apply, but you
do need to have an engaging personality, active social life, and a strong desire
to create a blog your campus wants to read every day.
If you think you've got what it takes, send three sample posts (including a
picture and up to 250 words of text per post) to tracy@collegeotr.com.



Tracy O'Neill, Managing Editor
College OTR
233 Broadway, 21 fl
New York, NY 10279

Seattle Metropolitan magazine is currently seeking smart and outgoing
six-month interns for our editorial department located in Seattle,
Washington. The position requires a minimum of 20 hours a week in 4-5
hour stints. We are flexible with student schedules during the academic
year. The internship will start in September, 2008 and end in January,
2008.

Applications for fall internships will be accepted until all positions
are filled. We also accept applications on a rolling basis for spring and
summer.

Editorial interns are responsible for fact-checking, primary research,
reporting for our listings section, participating in team brainstorming
meetings, assisting with some administrative tasks, and assisting editors
with numerous editorial projects such as Best Doctors, Best Places to
Work, and Holiday Shopping,

When interns have proved successful on shorter writing assignments, they
may have opportunities write or contribute to departments and features.
We want our interns to walk away with strong clips that they have earned.

The ideal candidate will have just completed or will be working toward a
bachelor's degree in journalism, English, publishing, or creative
writing, with previous editorial experience (at school newspapers,
journals, magazines, or the like), strong interest in magazine writing,
and the ability to juggle several assignments at once.

To apply, send a cover letter, resume, three references, and writing
samples (no longer than 1 page each) to:

Stefan Durham, Research Editor
Seattle Metropolitan magazine
1201 Western Ave Suite 425
Seattle, WA 98101
sdurham -at- seattlemet.com

No phone calls, please.

 

Palestra.net – the online content partner with Fox

On-Campus Student Reporter Internship
                                  
Grab a camera and show us what you got! Palestra.net, the online content partner with Fox News Channel and Fox Sports, is looking for students to report from their campuses.

We are looking for any talented students that want to gain on-camera
experience.  All majors encouraged to apply.

Contact West Coast Producer josh@thepalestra.com 818-288-0215

Palestra.net—The College Network.

Palestra.net is a network of college student reporters who generate
broadcast-style content from their campus. Students have the opportunity to cover news, sports, campus culture, traditions, music, politics, campus events, etc. The site www.palestra.net features this video content from reporters across the country.

The Palestra.net internship offers students the opportunity to represent their campus as their school's campus reporter. Although most of our interns are journalism and communication majors, students of all majors can apply. These are PAID internships allowing students to get real-world experience with new media in the form of on-line videos.

Palestra.net is content partners with Fox News Channel and Fox Business
Channel, and cultivating a relationship with Fox Sports Interactive. This unique content partnership allows the students' work to potentially be featured on these Fox outlets.



Josh Helmuth
West Coast Producer / Reporter
www.palestra.net
333 Andover Drive
Burbank, CA 91504

818.288.0215

 
Position
Student Editor for UWIRE.com

Overview
UWIRE is looking for Student Editors to help publish UWIRE.com, and the nation’s only college media newswire. UWIRE is a CBS Interactive company with  800+ college media affiliates as well as content partnerships with Yahoo!, CNN, Washington Post, LexisNexis, CBSNews and The New York Times. 

The Student Editor position is open to college students who are strong editors, “fluent” in Internet and on top of trends and news from the college scene. Student Editors are essential to the daily operation of UWIRE and will work closely with our full-time editorial staff to fill daily content needs, work on special projects and manage sections of UWIRE.com.

Student Editors will be assigned to the News, Opinion, Sports or Entertainment editor. 

Responsibilities / Qualifications
•	Work 2-3 hours daily (mornings preferred) from your respective campus – anywhere with a reliable and fast Internet connection
•	A thorough knowledge of AP style, editing guidelines, strong headline writing skills and the ability to produce accurate work on deadline
•	Strong computer and Internet skills

Compensation
•	Pay starts at $8 / hour

To Apply
Please submit the following information by Aug. 15 to Editorial Director Andrew Young at ay@uwire.com:
•	Resume
•	Two or three links to your best work
•	In your cover letter, please outline your preferred work schedule and section. Include one simple suggestion to improve UWIRE.com and one idea for a special project that would drive traffic to UWIRE.com

Preference will be given to applicants who commit to working the entire school year. Work will begin the week of Aug. 25.

 

Ben French
VP & GM, UWIRE
www.UWIRE.com
A Division of CBS

85 Tenth Avenue, 3rd Floor
New York, NY 10011
O: 212-342-8850
F: 646-731-2388

Check out UWIRE's College Town Tour Guide on Billboard.com

Check out The UWIRE 100: The Most Promising Student Journalists in the
Country

 

SEATTLE-BASED IN-FLIGHT MAGAZINE PUBLISHER SEEKS EDITORIAL INTERNS


Paradigm Communications Group, the Seattle-based publisher of Alaska Airlines Magazine and Horizon Air Magazine, is seeking editorial interns for the summer, fall and winter quarters (summer internships typically run from July through September; fall internships typically run from October through December; winter internships typically run from January through March). Interns at Paradigm Communications have the opportunity to write several short articles, which are published with the intern’s byline, in in-flight magazines that are viewed by as many as a million travelers per month each. 
 
Editorial internships are opportunities for aspiring journalists to acquire professional experience, to work closely with editors and to learn about all phases of magazine publishing. The internships are unpaid, and are typically 20 hours per week. The internship is open to all—students and non-students. For students, the internship supervisor can work with advisors to provide college credit for the internship experience. 

Interns research story concepts, conduct interviews and write articles. They also check facts, help with special sections, develop event calendars and sometimes write sidebars for larger stories. In addition, they assist with editorial research and art queries. Clerical duties are minimal, but interns do occasionally perform some general office tasks.

We are looking for applicants who are meticulous about accuracy; this is especially important for verifying facts, but it applies to spelling, punctuation and usage. Applicants should have solid writing experience; enjoy conducting in-depth research about a wide variety of subjects; exhibit interest in learning about the magazine industry; and possess strong communication skills. Applicants also need to be able to take direction. They will gain valuable self-editing and rewriting skills, enabling them to produce content that meets the needs of editors and the readership. Writing or editing experience in newspapers or magazines is an asset, although any writing experience, including coursework, can be considered for the internship.

Internship hours are flexible, but we ask that interns work a fixed schedule, typically two full days and a half-day each week. Our office hours are 8:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m., Monday through Friday, with a one-hour lunch break. 

To apply, please send a cover letter including information about your writing background and why you are interested in the position (as well as mention of your major and your year in school, if applicable), a resume and at least two non-returnable writing samples. Please mail or e-mail your materials to:

Editorial Internship 
Paradigm Communications Group
2701 1st Avenue, Suite 250
Seattle, WA 98121
aswanson@paradigmcg.com

Amy Swanson
Assistant editor
Paradigm Communications Group:
Creating award-winning publications for 20 years!
206-441-5871
aswanson@paradigmcg.com

Earlier this year we started a scuba news service
(http://www.scubagadget.com ). We are in need of reporters, editors and
other staff. The site is currently just a non-funded service to the dive
community so there is no pay at this time. If you have any students that
would like to intern with us or even informally report for us please let me
know. We are trying to build this service into the CNN for scuba enthusiasts
and the dive industry, so there is a lot of room for interns to express
their creativity.


John McKenzie

Sumner McKenzie, Inc.

34628 Hood Canal Drive NE

Kingston, WA 98346

360-881-0274

john@jmckenzie.com

http://www.sumnermckenzie.com

http://www.scubagadget.com

http://www.wetcatscuba.com

City of Seattle
STUDENT INTERNSHIP
_________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
           COOPERATIVE EDUCATION INTERNSHIP
        SEATTLE DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION  
June 10, 2008
POSITION
The Seattle Department of Transportation (SDOT) is seeking an intern to work in their Communications office. The Communications office is responsible for public information, news media relations, and community relations for various SDOT projects and programs.


DUTIES
•	Plan, write, edit, layout department publications; research, write and edit articles.
•	Assist web master in maintaining accurate and up to date information on SDOT website.
•	Assist graphics designer with production of display boards, door knob flyers, and other printed materials.
•	Take photographs with a digital camera. 
•	Assist with special events and other general duties in the area of public relations: data entry, run errands, and participate in staff meetings.   

REQUIREMENTS
Enrollment: Applicants should be junior or senior-level students pursuing a baccalaureate degree in Journalism, Communications, Public Relations, Advertising, English, or a closely related field.  Undergraduate students must be enrolled full-time for 12 credit hours at a college or university, for the duration of the internship.  Verification of enrollment is required. 
Experience: Training or experience in media relations, public relations, designing public information materials.  Basic graphic design, desktop publishing skills. Applicants must demonstrate excellent oral and written communication skills combined with good organizational and planning skills.  Ability to work independently on projects and develop story ideas within departmental themes.  Must be able to write articles and news releases following AP style guidelines.  Experience using a digital camera and taking photos that will reproduce well.  
Desired Qualifications: Experience with Indesign, Photoshop, and software for posting material on the Web.   
License or Other Requirements: Applicants must have a current and valid Washington State Driver’s License.  

POSITION BEGINS
It is anticipated the position will be filled by Summer 2008.

WAGE AND HOURS
$16.01 per hour.  The intern position is part-time up to 20 hours per week during the academic year, and 40 hours per week during the summer quarter/semester.  Work is scheduled between the hours of 8:00 am and 5:00 pm, Monday through Friday.

HOW TO APPLY
Intern candidates are required to provide the following:
•	An Intern Application Form,
•	A Letter of Interest, 
•	A Resume outlining experiences and qualifications, 
•	An Official Current Class Schedule, 
•	An Official Transcript of completed courses, and
•	Submit two journalist writing samples (one to three pages). 
Send to Marybeth Turner, Seattle Department of Transportation, P.O. Box 34996, Seattle WA  98124-4996. For more information, please call Marybeth Turner, 206.684.8548.




FILING OPENS:  June 3, 2008	FILING CLOSES: when filled

The University of Washington student paper, The Daily, is now
accepting applications for its intensive, new-writer training program
for summer quarter. This 10-week program is designed to allow writers
to be a part of a fast-paced student journalism team. The program will
feature weekly training sessions with guest speakers and one-on-one
edits with the development editor of The Daily. If interested, please
come to Communications 132 to pick up an application. Applications are
due June 20th at 5 p.m. For more information, please e-mail
development@thedaily.washington.edu.

Vicky Yan
Development Editor
The Daily of the University of Washington
Spring 2008

NATPE/ UW/Student Career Workshop/ KING-TV Seattle/ Sat Oct 4 2008 / 9AM-2 PM


If you're unfamiliar with NATPE-the National Association of TV Program
Executives-it's a Los Angles based non-profit founded in 1963 by program
directors seeking a forum, and has evolved with the medium. Seattle will
be the fifteenth in the Workshop series that began in 2000, and has
traveled to  New York, Los Angeles, Philadelphia, San Francisco, Boston.
Atlanta, Washington DC, Phoenix, Miami, Denver, St. Louis, San Diego,
Austin, and New Orleans

 

While the settings and focus of the Workshops have been  on TV
broadcasting--and of special interest  to broadcast, production and
journalism students--the sessions have also been valuable for those
interested in other aspects of media and communication: two examples are
the increasing opportunities made possible by digitalization, and the
subtext of windows into the dynamics of contemporary business      

 

Excerpts from previous Workshops are at:


t http://www.youtube.com/results
earch_query=natpe+career+advice+&search=Search

Dick Block 


Workshop Producer

310 452 3355


Free - RSVP required

JOB POSTING_________________________________________________

TITLE OF POSITION:	KIRO News Reporter
DEPARTMENT:		KIRO Programming
STATION & LOCATION:		710 KIRO – Seattle, WA

POSITION OBJECTIVE:   Be an effective team member and make a full contribution to the success of the station.  Write and report news on air in clear, concise and accurate manner on deadline.   Perform live field reports, with proficient ad lib skills, and the ability to use natural and ambient sound in field reports.  Enterprise news sources for original news content for air and for the website.  Contribute daily to make KIRO the leading provider of timely, relevant news and information.  

POSITION REQUIREMENTS:
•	Two years post high school education in journalism with skills in the following areas:  writing, broadcast journalism, news judgment, computer skills.
•	Three years experience in a professional broadcast journalism environment.  
•	Knowledge of newswire services and a working knowledge of computer skills.
•	Ability to develop and maintain news sources.
•	Aggressive attitude with a strong desire to advance in the broadcasting media.  A news junkie.
•	Quick learner who is fully committed to meeting the challenge
•	Ability to dig up stories, enterprise news a must.   
•	Excellent digital audio editing skills. 
•	Multi-tasking pro.  Ability to be organized with the capability to concentrate on more than one event at a time, able to follow written and verbal instructions under supervision.
•	Proven ability to work under pressure to meet daily/weekly deadlines.  Ability to be precise and accurate both in writing and production.  
•	Monitor news on a daily basis.  
•	Work effectively in a team environment
•	Maintain a positive and cooperative rapport with staff, management, and clients.  
•	Consistently works hours required.  Flexible hours required to meet deadlines including weekends, holidays, evenings, early mornings, etc.
•	Work in compliance with Company policies and procedures.
•	Project an appropriate professional appearance and demeanor.

PHYSICAL DEMANDS:
•	Receive, process, and maintain information through oral and/or written communication effectively.
•	Substantial physical movements (motions) of the wrists, hands, and/or fingers.
•	Extending hand(s) and arm(s) in any direction with good eye and hand coordination.
•	Lift, move, and carry up to 20 pounds on occasion.


(Application form in CMU 118)

Fall 2008
Ocean 506
Writing about Science & Technology for General Audiences

Schedule: MW, 2:30-3:50
Credits: 3
Instructor:  Dr. Deborah Illman
616-4826
illman@u.washington.edu

This course is designed to introduce upper-division undergraduate and graduate
students to science and technology news writing. We explore the science news
publishing process and key issues involved in communicating about science and
technology with general audiences. Students learn the structure of science news
articles and press releases; they examine issues of balance and accuracy; and
they study the interaction between technical sources, public information
officers, reporters, and readers.

Using case studies taken from the print and broadcast media, we examine ways to
treat some of the most difficult problems in communicating technical content to
general readers, including issues in experimental design; correlation vs.
causation; and evaluating risk.

Students have the opportunity to build their writing portfolios through
assignments that treat the news brief, news article, and press release. Articles
may be considered for publication in Northwest Science & Technology
(www.nwst.org). Students completing this class should possess the conceptual
understanding as well as the practical experience needed for a position as a
science reporter, writer, or editor for a major publication; as a freelance
writer; as a communication officer, writer, or editor for a high-technology
organization; or as a scientist or engineer who is prepared to interact with
members of the media and general public.

Add code required--email the instructor at illman@u.washington.edu for a code.

Deborah L. Illman, Ph.D.
Editor, Northwest Science & Technology (www.nwst.org)
University of Washington, Box 353740
Seattle, WA 98195-3740
206-616-4826

Launch your journalism career at The Seattle Times

If you want to work in a creative, supercharged environment with some of the top sports journalists in the country, The Seattle Times has a position available for a talented college journalist. If you’re a Communications or English major who knows sports well, has good telephone skills, is obsessed with getting facts right and wants a great launching pad for a journalism career, we’ve got the job for you.

Several of our hires are now working full time at The Seattle Times and in other sports journalism jobs. 

Pay is $13.22 per hour. Must be able to work three nights per week and between 12 and 16 hours per week. Must be able to work Friday nights, but and some Saturdays, but the other nights are flexible. Duties involve taking results over the phone from high-school coaches and statisticians, writing up the information into short summary stories and typing up schedules, rosters and other listings. This seasonal job runs from September through May.

If you’re interested, send a resume and cover letter by July 15 to Don Shelton, Assistant Sports Editor, 1120 John St., Seattle, WA 98109 at 206-464-8284 or dshelton@seattletimes.com. 

Don Shelton

Assistant Sports Editor

The Seattle Times

1120 John Street, Seattle, WA 98109

  Phone: 206-464-8284 Fax: 206/464-3255

E-mail: dshelton@seattletimes.com

Tacoma-based Business Examiner is interviewing candidates to fill a
vacant position on its editorial team. The successful candidate is a
self-starting reporter, who is interested in serving the South Sound
business community by providing business owners and managers the
information they need to grow their business. The BE provides a flexible
and professional environment as well as a competitive salary and
benefits.

The BE covers business news and information in South King, Pierce,
Thurston, Lewis and Mason counties. Candidate must have proven writing
skills, Indesign and photography experience preferred. Send resume,
clips and references to Steve Dunkelberger at
sdunkel@businessexaminer.com, or call (253) 404-0891. ex. 23.

---------------------------------
Steve Dunkelberger, Editor
Business Examiner
Mailing Address: PO BOX 1575,
Tacoma WA 98402-1807
Office: 1702 Tacoma Ave. S.
Office Phone: 253.404.0891 ex 23
Cell: 253.691.6426
Toll-Free: 800.540.8322    Fax: 253.404.0892
Web: www.BusinessExaminer.com

The North Coast News, a weekly newspaper in Ocean Shores, Wash., is
looking for an editor. 

Candidates should be able to demonstrate that they
are capable in news writing and editing, photography and page layout
using InDesign. 

Ocean Shores is a growing beach community about three
hours from Seattle. It is an hour from Olympic National Park, the rain
forest and the Olympic Mountains.  

The editor will collaborate with
leadership at The Daily World in Aberdeen, an affiliated paper, but
should be self-starting and capable of running the show. 

Send writing, photography and layout samples to: 
Daily World Managing Editor Doug Barker: Box 269, Aberdeen, WA 98520; dbarker@thedailyworld.com  


 

 			

Position Title:	JOURNALIST INTERN – RESEARCH FOCUS
Program:	 	Senior Source Newspaper 
Reports to:		Senior Source Editor
FLSA:			Non-Exempt
Wage:			Unpaid; Mileage Reimbursement
Time Commitment	20 hours per week

ABOUT THE AGENCY:
Senior Services of Snohomish County is a non-profit organization that provides social and health services to more than 35,000 elderly and disabled people annually in Snohomish County, Washington. Our mission is to "promote independence, preserve dignity and enhance the quality of life through the provision of services for older adults and people with disabilities." Established in 1973, Senior Services has over 32 years of experience in providing programs that include: transportation; nutrition; housing; social services; information and assistance; volunteer programs; minor home repair; and a monthly newspaper, the Senior Source. 
The Senior Source Newspaper, with a circulation of 35,000, is a unique and valuable community resource that inspires, entertains, educates, and supports older Americans. Feature stories and articles address a wide range of topics including, national issues (Medicare/Social Security), health and nutrition, travel features, program/service updates, senior profiles, volunteer opportunities, senior center activities, plus more.

SUMMARY
The Journalist Intern job is about learning and practicing skills used in journalism – liaising, researching, interviewing and writing. In the process, you will provide editorial material and research assistance to the Senior Source Newspaper for monthly publication.  Included, but not limited to are the following responsibilities:

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES
•	Journalist Interns may cover all sorts of topics, including: news; politics; culture; sport; science; local and national events; entertainment; lifestyle, and 'human interest' stories
•	Researching a subject and story, interviewing people in a range of different circumstances
•	Building contacts to maintain a flow of news, e.g. police and emergency services, local council, community organizations, health trusts, press officers from a variety of organizations, the general public, etc
•	Seeking out and investigating stories via contacts, press releases, other media, etc
•	Attending a variety of events for coverage and stories
•	Generating ideas for stories

EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE REQUIRED
•	Currently working on journalism or other related degree 
•	Networking and acting as liaison with various people in the process of gathering information and establishing contacts
•	Researching and investigating information for monthly features on employment-related services
•	Keyboarding skills practiced on the job
•	Writing and editing to develop suitable writing habits and style for newspaper articles

 
KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS AND ABILITIES REQUIRED
•	Strong time management and organizational skills
•	Ability to articulate thought and relate to people at all levels of an organization with excellent verbal and written communication skills
•	Strong computer skills including knowledge of Windows and Windows based applications such as, Word, Excel, desktop publishing software, and mailing list database software
•	Energetic and creativity with high ethical standards
•	Ability to perform the essential functions of this position with or without reasonable accommodation


ERGONOMIC REQUIREMENTS
The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

The functions of this position can be physically demanding.  The basic editorial/design functions are usually performed sitting, but do require some amount of time standing. Distributing the publication does require stooping, bending, crouching, lifting, walking,  and other movements.  Ability to lift up to 40lbs. Non-smoking environment. 


FOR MORE INFORMATION CONTACT:

				Human Resources Department
				8225 44th Ave W, Suite O
				Mukilteo, WA  98275
				Email:	humanresources@sssc.org         
				Phone: 425.290.1247


Mary Heneghan
HR Assistant (and UW alum)
425-290-1247

 			

Position Title:	JOURNALIST INTERN – WRITING FOCUS
Program:	 	Senior Source Newspaper 
Reports to:		Senior Source Editor
FLSA:			Non-Exempt
Wage:			Unpaid; Mileage Reimbursement
Time Commitment	12 hours per week

ABOUT THE AGENCY:
Senior Services of Snohomish County is a non-profit organization that provides social and health services to more than 35,000 elderly and disabled people annually in Snohomish County, Washington. Our mission is to "promote independence, preserve dignity and enhance the quality of life through the provision of services for older adults and people with disabilities." Established in 1973, Senior Services has over 32 years of experience in providing programs that include: transportation; nutrition; housing; social services; information and assistance; volunteer programs; minor home repair; and a monthly newspaper, the Senior Source. 
The Senior Source Newspaper, with a circulation of 35,000, is a unique and valuable community resource that inspires, entertains, educates, and supports older Americans. Feature stories and articles address a wide range of topics including, national issues (Medicare/Social Security), health and nutrition, travel features, program/service updates, senior profiles, volunteer opportunities, senior center activities, plus more.

SUMMARY
The Journalist Intern job is about learning and practicing skills used in journalism – liaising, researching, interviewing and writing. In the process, you will provide editorial material and research assistance to the Senior Source Newspaper for monthly publication.  Included, but not limited to are the following responsibilities:

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES
•	Journalist Interns may cover all sorts of topics, including: news; politics; culture; sport; science; local and national events; entertainment; lifestyle, and 'human interest' stories
•	Researching a subject and story, interviewing people in a range of different circumstances
•	Building contacts to maintain a flow of news, e.g. police and emergency services, local council, community organizations, health trusts, press officers from a variety of organizations, the general public, etc
•	Seeking out and investigating stories via contacts, press releases, other media, etc
•	Attending a variety of events for coverage and stories
•	Generating ideas for stories

EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE REQUIRED
•	Currently working on journalism or other related degree 
•	Networking and acting as liaison with various people in the process of gathering information and establishing contacts
•	Researching and investigating information for monthly features on employment-related services
•	Keyboarding skills practiced on the job
•	Writing and editing to develop suitable writing habits and style for newspaper articles

 
KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS AND ABILITIES REQUIRED
•	Strong time management and organizational skills
•	Ability to articulate thought and relate to people at all levels of an organization with excellent verbal and written communication skills
•	Strong computer skills including knowledge of Windows and Windows based applications such as, Word, Excel, desktop publishing software, and mailing list database software
•	Energetic and creativity with high ethical standards
•	Ability to perform the essential functions of this position with or without reasonable accommodation


ERGONOMIC REQUIREMENTS
The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

The functions of this position can be physically demanding.  The basic editorial/design functions are usually performed sitting, but do require some amount of time standing. Distributing the publication does require stooping, bending, crouching, lifting, walking,  and other movements.  Ability to lift up to 40lbs. Non-smoking environment. 


FOR MORE INFORMATION CONTACT:

				Human Resources Department
				8225 44th Ave W, Suite O
				Mukilteo, WA  98275
				Email:	humanresources@sssc.org         
				Phone: 425.290.1247


Mary Heneghan
HR Assistant (and UW alum)
425-290-1247

Reporter Position with The Daily’s HuskyCast


The HuskyCast, the Daily’s video branch, currently has openings for new reporters. The HuskyCast produces news videos five days a week, which are broadcasted on the Daily’s Web site: www.thedaily.washington.edu/video. Qualifications include a solid work ethic, a willingness to learn and an adherence to journalistic standards. Reporters will shoot, write and edit their own stories, what is known as one-man band. Previous editing and photography experience not required. 

If you are interested e-mail the HuskyCast managing editor, Katie Utehs, at katieutehs@thedaily.washington.edu. Attach your resume and answer the following questions in your e-mail:

Why do you want to be involved with/work for the HuskyCast and the Daily?

What previous experience do you bring to the table that would be an asset to the HuskyCast team?

Katie Utehs
Managing editor, The HuskyCast
katieutehs@thedaily.washington.edu

Web intern at Seattle magazine

I'm looking for one or two students to work with me on the magazine's Web team. We're extending our deadline for summer internships.  Interested applicants should send the attached application, a resume and clips to me as soon as possible. We are selecting candidates on a rolling basis (that means, the earlier we receive your application, the better).

This is a six-month stint and students should expect to work 20 hours a
week. See below for the full description.                                                                              
                                                                                
         
This is a really great opportunity for students looking for a summer gig (that will carry over into fall quarter). Interns will have the opportunity to work on video and audio projects for the Web. They will also play a key role in helping us to launch our new Web site in August.

 
Description:

Web Editor Internship Program at Seattle magazine/Tiger Oak Publications

This is an unpaid internship and requires a minimum commitment of 20 hours per week in our office, during business hours (except as noted above). Internships last for six months. Work schedules are usually either a morning shift or an afternoon shift. Academic credit is available for this internship if your school allows.


Web Intern Responsibilities

Seattle magazine is looking for a web intern to help maintain the definitive web representative of Seattle's premier city magazine. This is a fast-paced, fun internship that requires focus, organization and a willingness to shift gears quickly.


The web intern will be responsible for:

• Importing/entering/formatting (in existing Seattle magazine style)
Datebook entries, Calendar events, Charitable events, Top Doctors and
Special Dinner and Wine events; other events as needed.

• Help build the web issue of the monthly magazine.

• Use CS2/Photoshop to crop and resize photos for the web.

• Re-do headlines to SEO standards.

• Write blurbs, decks and credits for existing stories for the web.

• Make screen captures for video.

• Compose credits for exclusive videos and edit original video footage
into short web clips using iMovie or PC-related video editing tools.

• Write stories as needed for the web.

 

The web intern should have the following skills/knowledge/ideas:

• A sincere interest in the internet; blogs, podcasts and social
networking.

• Basic knowledge of SEO and keyword search.

• Basic Photoshop skills.

• Basic iMovie editing skills.

• Attention to detail and established formatting standards.

• Creative writing skills, ideas, intrepidness and innovation.

 

Openings

*May 15 for internships beginning in July.

*July 15 for internships beginning in September.
 
We are willing to be flexible with the length of this internship.

Send a completed internship application (available online at seattlemag.com/internship or see attachment) along with a resume and your best writing samples to:

 Karen Johnson
Seattle magazine
1505 Western Ave., Suite 500
Seattle, WA 98101
karen.johnson@tigeroak.com
206-284-1750 ext. 233

Karen Johnson
Web editor
Seattle magazine and Tiger Oak Publications
1505 Western Ave., Suite 500
Seattle, WA  98101

Bellingham Visual Journalism Conference, July 18-20, Western Washington
University. For registration information visit:


http://www.wwu.edu/depts/journalism/visualjournalism/


Karen Rathe
Editor, UW News Lab
Lecturer, Journalism Department of Communication
University of Washington
Box 353740
Seattle WA 98195
206-543-4674
rathe@u.washington.edu

Opening for General Assignment Reporter at the East County Journal in
Morton. Great professional opportunity a beautiful setting. Salary,
benefits, 401k. Send Resume, clips and cover letter to: Frank DeVaul, DeVaul
Publishing, Inc., 429 N. Market Blvd., Chehalis, WA 98532 or by e-mail to
HYPERLINK "mailto:fdevaul@devaulpublishing.com"fdevaul@devaulpublishing.com.



Frank DeVaul

DeVaul Publishing, Inc.

429 N. Market Blvd.

Chehalis, WA 98532

360-748-6848

        I would like to extend a special invitation to UW students to
        submit your work to the new online magazine, /The Hatchet/
        (www.thehatchet.net 
        ), which I edit and write for. If you
        have or would like to write a piece that follows the guidelines
below, I'd love to read it.

        *A friendly tip:* this is not a student-only publication, and it
        is certainly not a scholarly one. The reason many of the
        submissions so far have been rejected is because they dealt with
        scholarly or theoretical issues (or just sounded, for one reason
        or another, too much like generic "college work"). Take a look
        at the pieces currently on the site, or at
        www.themorningnews.org 
        , www.mcsweeneys.net
         , or
        www.newyorker.com 
         for an idea of the tone and subject
        matter we enjoy.


        Happy writing!
        Haidn

        *The original email, with guidelines, etc., is below:

        *
        Hello all,


        */The Hatchet/* (www.thehatchet.net 
        ), a *new online magazine*, is
        *currently seeking submissions* from exceptionally
        funny/intelligent/insightful students, to be published on the
        site with your byline and a brief (1-3 sentence) biography. This
        is a great way to get your name out there and be involved in the
        formative days of a newly established publication.



        *What we're looking for*

        Essays of almost any length (though tight writing tends to be
        better than overly-verbose: brevity, as they say, is the soul of
        wit).

        These essays should fall into one of the following categories:

           * Funny
           * Intelligent
           * Insightful

        Also, pieces might explore the following subjects:

           * Personal experience
           * Culture, pop culture
           * Current events

        Done well, however, almost any subject will be considered. For
        some great examples of the type of writing we're looking for,
        take a look at www.newyorker.com 
        , www.mcsweeneys.net
         , and/or
        www.themorningnews.org 
        .


        *Submissions procedure*

        Either email haidn@thehatchet.net 
        > or
        visit www.thehatchet.net/contact
        
         to submit your piece.
        Remember to give your name as you wish it to appear in the
        publication, as well as a 1-3 sentence biography of yourself.
        /Emailed essays must be pasted into the body of the email;
        /*attachments are not read*. If special formatting is required,
        detail that in your email.

        *
        Submissions must not have been previously published online*;
        /The Hatchet/ retains all online rights to submissions it
        chooses to publish. Though we cannot offer compensation at this
        time, we can offer you immortality in what we expect to be /the/
        up-and-coming internet publication.


        *Thank you for your interest, and we look forward to reading all
        of your submissions!*


        Sincerely,

        Haidn Ellis Foster
        /Editor/
        haidn@thehatchet.net

Opening for General Assignment Reporter at the East County Journal in
Morton. Great professional opportunity a beautiful setting. 

Salary, benefits, 401k. 

Send Resume, clips and cover letter to: Frank DeVaul, DeVaul
Publishing, Inc., 429 N. Market Blvd., Chehalis, WA 98532 or by e-mail to
HYPERLINK "mailto:fdevaul@devaulpublishing.com"fdevaul@devaulpublishing.com.






Frank DeVaul

DeVaul Publishing, Inc.

429 N. Market Blvd.

Chehalis, WA 98532

360-748-6848

Opening for General Assignment Reporter at the East County Journal in
Morton. Great professional opportunity a beautiful setting. 

Salary, benefits, 401k. 

Send Resume, clips and cover letter to: Frank DeVaul, DeVaul
Publishing, Inc., 429 N. Market Blvd., Chehalis, WA 98532 or by e-mail to
HYPERLINK "mailto:fdevaul@devaulpublishing.com"fdevaul@devaulpublishing.com.






Frank DeVaul

DeVaul Publishing, Inc.

429 N. Market Blvd.

Chehalis, WA 98532

360-748-6848

The Online News Association is looking for students to staff the newsroom for
its annual conference.   The conference is scheduled for Sept. 11-13, 2008 at the Capital Hilton in Washington, D.C.

The ONA conference offers students working in the newsroom hands-on training,
mentoring and deadline multimedia experience. In addition, student newsroom
participants are given free registration to the conference.

For more information visit www.journalists.org, conference information.

Rachele Kanigel 
          
        

I work for Campus Progress, a national organization supporting
young people with programs in events, journalism, and activism. We have some
opportunities for young journalists I thought students in your department might
be interested in. If you could forward this on I'd greatly appreciate it.
Please let me know if I can answer any questions.

                    a.. National Youth Journalism Conference: We're putting on a
journalism conference with The Nation magazine on Wednesday July 9th in
Washington DC.  It's a great opportunity for students to hear from award-winning
editors and writers and network with fellow journalists.  Confirmed speakers
include Eugene Robinson, Katrina vanden Heuvel, Asra Nomani, and Matthew
Yglesias. For more information, go to:
www.campusprogress.org/2008journalismconference.
                    b.. Support for student publications: Want to start a
publication on your campus or receive support for an existing one? Campus
Progress supports over 50 progressive student publications across the country
with funding, journalism training, content support, and other forms of
assistance.  Apply today at www.campusprogress.org/publications.
                    c.. Write for CampusProgress.org: Campus Progress publishes
everything from reports on Post-Katrina New Orleans to investigative pieces on
student loan frauds to reviews of the latest albums and films.  Writers are paid
for their published work and have the chance to get republished in other top
publications.  For more information go to:
http://www.campusprogress.com/about/85/contribute-to-campusprogressorg.
                  Thanks so much for your assistance!

                  Best,

                  Thomas

                  Thomas Coen
                  Campus Publications Associate Manager
                  Campus Progress
                  tcoen@americanprogress.org
                  (202) 481-8231

seattletimes.com internships

If you’re a college student looking for professional experience in online journalism, seattletimes.com is looking for you. Our news organization has college-credit internships available for the 2008-2009 academic year.

Candidates must have journalism skills, acquired though classes or equivalent experience. They must be accurate, able to meet fast deadlines, ethical, responsive to constructive feedback and able to function both independently and as part of a team. Strong language skills and news judgment are required. Visual and audio storytelling experience and HTML skills are preferred.

A work schedule can be mutually agreed that is flexible around student class times. In order to get a true feel for the pace of metro journalism, candidates are encouraged to spend at least 15-20 hours weekly in this for-credit internship. They will receive a development plan, mentoring and formal assessment.

To apply, send resume, cover letter and three samples of either text or multi-media stories to newsinternships@seattletimes.com. Please specify which internship you are applying for.


1. seattletimes.com online news internship

Primary Duties:
- Producing breaking and off-cycle news. This includes:
 Assisting producers organize, build and publish stories
 Monitor AP video for related video content
 Create additional interactive content like photo galleries, reader responses, etc.
 Assist with quality control for the site, troubleshooting broken links, errors and other problems.
 

Possible Duties
	- In addition, you may be assigned to:
		Produce a weekly section
		Maintain and monitor corrections
		Pitch new content ideas
		Short-term projects

:

What You Get In Return:
--Develop news judgment in a fast-paced Web environment.
-- You will learn where to go to gather information and how to work collaboratively across the newsroom.
- Learn how to edit stories and write headlines for the Web.
- An introduction to a content management system and some HTML and CSS.
- Learn how to monitor user comments and communities.
- Learn how to package and present Web content.
-- You will get experience, confidence and expertise by working on one of the nation's top newspaper websites.
-- You will get a great line on your resume, college credit and the experience of workplace reality.

Report To: Producers for News, Sports or Features


2. seattletimes.com multimedia internship

Primary duties:
* Producing (shooting, editing) multimedia (audio, video, etc.) with a focus on daily news. 
			
	* In addition, you may be assigned to:

Some light posting (i.e. packaging together audio presentations in our content management system, uploading Soundslides to the server, etc.)

Logging raw audio and video files.

Organizing and archiving multimedia presentations (i.e., keeping the list on the photography page updated).

Assisting with calendars and multimedia budgeting and equipment.

Short term produced projects (i.e. assisting with a planned shoot in-house, producing regular vodcasts)

	Generally assist multimedia producers with projects and daily news.
			

	 
What you get in return:

- Develop news judgment in a fast-paced environment about what makes good multimedia for the web.
		- Learn the importance of and how to work collaboratively across the newsroom.
- Learn to shoot, edit and produce video and audio content, as well as the infrastructure/workflow used to produce.
- Learn visual and audio storytelling.
- Learn how a news producer does their job, what skills are needed.
- Multimedia clips that you can add to your portfolio.
- Opportunity to shadow producers, reporters, photographers as they work.
- Opportunity to pitch and then produce their own multimedia packages.
- Opportunity to work with skilled producers, photographers and reporters and apprentice with them.
-- You will get a great line on your resume, college credit, and the experience of workplace reality.


Report to: Cory Haik, Senior Producer, and Tiffany Campbell, Associate Producer

The Associated Press Sports Editors are sponsoring four $1,500 scholarship
for collegiate sports journalists.

 APSE, a national organization of sports editors, is awarding four
scholarships to help motivate talented students to pursue a career in
sports journalism. Collegiate sports journalists entering their sophomore,
junior or senior years are eligible for the scholarship which will awarded
based on the students' journalistic work, their academic record, financial
need, and geography. The scholarships will be awarded to students from four
different regions of the United States. The winners will be chosen by the
APSE scholarship committee, which is chaired by Joe Sullivan, sports editor
of the Boston Globe and includes editors from all sections of the United
States.

 Please have them include the following information in their letter of
application:

 - Personal: Name, address, age, phone number.

 - Academic: A copy of the student's collegiate grades.

 - Financial: A brief rundown of the student's financial situation, with
regards to how he/she plans to pay for tuition and copies of any pertinent
records including the copies of the FAFSA form EFC and family’s income tax
return.

 - Letters of recommendation: One or more from teachers/employers.

- Five examples of sports journalism (usually stories but could also be
sections the student has edited).

 - Finalists may be contacted for an interview .

 Mail information to:

 APSE Scholarship
 c/o Joe Sullivan, Sports Editor
 Boston Globe
 135 Morrissey Blvd.
 Boston, MA 02205-2845

 Deadline for applications is June 1. For more information contact Joe
Sullivan at the Boston Globe 617-929-2845, jtsullivan@globe.com

Students selected for this premier political reporting internship will cover Washington's 2009 legislative session, including Gov. Chris Gregoire's state of the state address, bill hearings, press conferences and sessions of the House and Senate. Most interns write 2-5 stories per week. 

This year, the work of Olympia interns appeared on the front page of The Seattle Times, the front page of the Seattle Post-Intelligencer, in the Lewiston Tribune, the Everett Herald and on the blogs of The Oregonian and the Kitsap Sun. One student's work was picked up by national pundits. Last year one student worked for public radio. 

Applications will be due the fourth week in October. But to be competitive, students should be polishing their writing and interviewing skills now and lining up work at The Daily or freelancing so they will have clips for their applications. Students who will not have taken Mass Media Law or First Amendment by the end of Autumn Quarter should contact Cindy Simmons (616-3274, simmonsc@u.washington.edu) to see if they can sit in on classes on libel law. 

The internship is a full-time job for all of winter quarter. Up to 12 credits are available. Students are required to live in Olympia, but no car is required. Limited scholarship aid will be available for those with financial need and all interns will receive a $250 per week stipend. Watch your UW e-mail for updates. An information session (with pizza) will be held at 3:30 on Tuesday, May 6 in Communications 302.

 If you have questions before then, e-mail Cindy Simmons, simmonsc@u.washington.edu. 

Boston Review
E53-407 MIT
30 Wadsworth Street
Cambridge, MA, 02139
Contact: Joshua J. Friedman, Managing Editor
fax: (617) 252-1549
email: jjf@mit.edu
http://bostonreview.net

INTERNSHIPS AVAILABLE IMMEDIATELY AT BOSTON REVIEW 

Boston Review is a prestigious, fast-growing national magazine of politics, culture, and the arts. Interns work year-round on a variety of editorial and promotional projects and are essential to the magazine's operation.

The internship program includes copyediting, fact-checking, proofreading, and desktop publishing, for which training is provided. Other responsibilities include screening submissions for publication, summarizing and proposing books for review, corresponding with authors, updating the magazine's web site, and maintaining our database of writers and other contacts. Boston Review's office is small and gives interns a unique opportunity to be involved in nearly every aspect of magazine publishing.

Boston Review welcomes interns from a wide range of backgrounds. Some interns have entered the program while graduate or undergraduate students. Many use the internship as an introduction to publishing after having completed their studies or having pursued a different career. Previous Boston Review interns have gone on to work and write for Foreign Affairs, The Atlantic Monthly, The Times of London, The Chronicle of Higher Education, and other publications.

Prior work experience in publishing is less important than the applicant's knowledge of Boston Review, and the level of commitment and creativity that he or she can bring to the magazine. We offer twelve internship positions each year, four per term.

Two of the four positions are full-time, and two require a minimum commitment of fifteen hours a week. All internships are unpaid. Candidates are strongly encouraged to familiarize themselves with the Boston Review archives.

To submit an application please send a hard copy of the following materials to Joshua J. Friedman, Managing Editor, E53-407 MIT, Cambridge, MA 02139 (please note that we cannot accept applications via email):

1) A cover letter explaining why you would like to participate in the Boston Review internship program. Please give us some sense of the ideas, issues, and debates that are most important to you. Please describe your proficiency in any languages other than English, your organizational and research background, and any specific areas of intellectual or academic concentration. Describe your computer proficiency.

Macintosh experience with HTML, MS Word, Filemaker, and Quark is particularly helpful. Finally, let us know whether you are applying for a full- or part-time position. Bear in mind that there is greater competition for part-time positions.

2) Your résumé or c.v.
3) The names and phone numbers or e-mail addresses of two references. Please specify their relationships to you.
4) A proposal for a Boston Review New Democracy Forum. Please include a specific topic for the lead article, and the names of at least five prospective respondents.
5) A list of five of your favorite books, and a brief statement explaining why you like two of them.
6) A list of five publications you read regularly.

Deadline:

-Fall Term (September-December), Application Deadline: June 15, Start Date:September 1

(These details are also available at http://bostonreview.net/intern.html.)

Are you getting ready to graduate but still looking for a job? Even in the best of times, finding your first journalism job can be challenging, but in these uncertain economic times, you need to know how best to position yourself in the job marketplace.
  
  Getting Your First Job in Journalism
  
  Date: 2-3 p.m., Eastern time, Wednesday, May 7
  Cost: $9.95
  Course details: www.newsu.org/FirstJournalismJobWebinar Register now for Getting Your First Job in Journalism and join Colleen Eddy, director of Poynter Career Center, and Joe Grimm, recruiting and development editor at the Detroit Free Press, as they provide insight on job-hunting techniques for new graduates, with a special emphasis on how best to prepare for a challenging job market.
  
  The Webinar will cover:
  Identifying your unique skills and talents
  Determining where you want to work and why
  Creating a resume (traditional and video), cover letter and a personal
  elevator pitch
  Asking for references
  Networking
  Interviewing
  Negotiating a salary package
  Developing a long-term career plan
  Navigating the workplace
  During the one-hour Webinar, you may ask Colleen and Joe your questions about job-hunting. As a bonus, you'll be able to download a "Career Checklist" to help you organize all the details of an aggressive job search.
  
  Register now for Getting Your First Job in Journalism.

 See: www.newsu.org/contact. 

We may also be reached by writing to us at the
  following address:
  News University
  c/o The Poynter Institute for Media Studies
  801 Third St. S.
  St. Petersburg, FL 33701

RSVP to Victoria Sprang: vsprang@u.washington.edu.

The Department of Communication

2008 Career Lunch Series

Featuring: Sally MacDonald, class of '74

The Department would like to invite 6 students to join freelance reporter Sally
MacDonald for a career lunch.

Time: noon to 1:15 (no exceptions)

Date: Monday, May 5, 2008

Place: University of Washington Club

(Located across from the HUB on Stevens Way)
http://depts.washington.edu/uwclub/)

RSVP to Victoria Sprang: vsprang@u.washington.edu.

Deadline: 5pm May 3 or until space is filled.

Space is limited to 6 students.

This is an excellent opportunity for networking, so bring your questions!

Sally MacDonald received her BA in Journalism from the UW in 1974. She worked for two years for a small daily in Renton and came to The Seattle Times in 1976. At the Times, Sally worked as a beat reporter (higher education, King County government, and religion), general assignment reporter and feature writer. As religion reporter, she traveled to Costa Rica, Mexico and Israel on assignment. She retired in 2001, when the newspaper offered early retirement to reporters after a strike of the newspaper. Since then, she's worked as a freelance writer with her husband John, retired Times Travel Editor. Her freelance stories have appeared in the Times and other newspapers, Coastal Living and AAA magazines, and on several websites.

I'm the editor in chief of National Geographic Glimpse, and I'm writing
because I wanted to let you know about an exciting opportunity for your
students to hone their skills and jump-start a career in international
journalism. I'm thrilled to announce the Glimpse Correspondents Program,
a new opportunity for talented students who will be living or studying
abroad in Fall 2008.

Our goal with the program is to identify the best and brightest
storytellers, and to give them a mainstream audience for their work. We
hope you will help us spread the word by forwarding this message to as
many of your students as possible, and encouraging them to apply. More
information about the program is available at glimpse.org/correspondents.

What is Glimpse?: Glimpse is a new nonprofit National Geographic platform
(print magazine and website) about the experiences of young Americans
abroad. We provide professional editorial support to help students learn
the craft of storytelling, with the larger goal of using stories to
inspire others to care about the world. Glimpse has offered students a
platform for their stories for the past six years. Now with National
Geographic, we are hoping to take our work to the next level. To read
past stories, visit www.glimpse.org. (The new and improved website will
be up soon!)

What is The Correspondents Program?:
The Correspondents Program is for especially talented students
specializing in writing, photography or video. We will select 15
correspondents and each will receive a $600 stipend, a professional
editor, and guaranteed publication in Glimpse (exceptional pieces may
also be featured in other National Geographic platforms). The demands of
the program are not extreme, but we do expect our correspondents program
to commit to a professional editorial process.

How can your students get involved?
Students should visit www.glimpse.org/correspondents and register their
email address to receive the official application announcement. When the
application goes live in early-May, we'll provide a forwardable email
tool.

Again, we are very excited about this program, and we look forward to
working with your students! Please don't hesitate to email or call me
with any questions.

Sincerely,

Kerala Goodkin
Editor in Chief, Glimpse
c/o National Geographic Society
1145 17th Street NW
Washington, DC 20036
kerala@glimpse.org
www.glimpse.org

The deadline is quickly approaching for the annual Northwest Journalists
of Color scholarship.  

NJC is offering scholarships of up to $2,500 to Washington state college and high students considering a career in journalism. 

Applications must be postmarked by May 1. Please note that as of April
18, the contact for the scholarship has changed to Nicole Tsong, The
Seattle Times.

Send completed applications to:

Northwest Journalists of Color Scholarship
c/o Nicole Tsong
The Seattle Times
P.O. Box 70
Seattle, WA 98111

Thanks for your time.

Sincerely,

Nicole Tsong
----------------------
The Northwest Journalists of Color is offering scholarships of up to $2,500 to Washington state college and high students considering a career in journalism.

NJC is an alliance of working journalists who are committed to newsroom diversity. We aim to encourage students of color to pursue careers in journalism by offering the financial assistance and professional guidance they’ll need to find a job.

A panel of professional Seattle journalists will select scholarship winners based on journalistic ability, dedication to the field and financial need. There is no requirement the applicant be a minority.

Scholarship recipients are linked to a network of journalists who support the NJC mission. We will also connect scholarship winners to a mentor who is selected based on the recipient's interests and career goals. 

Please help us to identify those college and high school students who are interested in becoming an NJC Scholar. The scholarship is open to all Washington state college and high school students, as well as Washington residents attending out-of-state colleges. 

Attached is an application with additional details on how to apply for the scholarship. Applications must be postmarked by May 1, 2008 and students will be notified by June if they have been selected. 

Please send completed applications to:

Northwest Journalists of Color Scholarship
c/o Nicole Tsong 
The Seattle Times
P.O. Box 70
Seattle, WA 98111

For more information, see www.aajaseattle.org or email me at ntsong@seattletimes.com. 
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	MAIL TO:	NJC Scholarship
c/o Nicole Tsong
The Seattle Times
P.O. Box 70
Seattle, WA 98111

			
 


APPLICATION DEADLINE: MAY 1, 2008
Please print or type legibly. Applications must be postmarked by May 1, 2008. Keep a copy of this application for your own files. Refer to the back of this application for additional requirements.

PERSONAL INFORMATION

Name ____________________________________________________________________  Gender _______________________________

Ethnicity ____________________________________________________________________  Date of Birth _________________________

Home or Permanent Address ________________________________________________________________________________________

City _____________________________________________________  State ____________________  Zip __________________________

Current School  __________________________________________________  Major(s) _________________________________________

G.P.A. ________________________________________________________   Expected Graduation Date ___________________________

Campus Address  _________________________________________________________________________________________________

City _____________________________________________________  State ____________________   Zip _________________________
 
Telephone______________________  Cell Phone ________________________   E-mail ________________________________________

Scholarship winners will be notified mid-May 2008. Where should we contact you?     _________ Campus  _________Home Address

EDUCATIONAL BACKGROUND

School	
Location	
Dates Attended	
Major & Degree

High School			

College			

College			

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

What professional organizations do you belong to? _______________________________________________________________________

What school will you attend in 2008-2009?  _____________________________________________________________________________

Community or civic projects; other information   __________________________________________________________________________

How did you learn of this scholarship? (Poster, professor, previous scholar?)  __________________________________________________

I certify that all materials I’ve submitted are my own and that all statements in this application are truthful. I also affirm that I intend to pursue 
a career in journalism and that the awarding of any funds is contingent on my enrollment in the accredited institution on my application. If I 
selected for a scholarship, I will use the funds for my education. 


Signature	
Date


HOW TO APPLY:
If you are a Washington resident attending an accredited college or university this fall OR if you are a student attending a Washington state college or university OR if you are a senior at a Washington high school, you are eligible to apply.


APPLICATION MATERIALS
?	Two letters of recommendation from references who know you and your academic or journalistic work. Letters must be signed and sealed by the writer.
?	An official copy of your current transcript.
?	A current resume with education, media experience and extra curricular activities.
?	A written essay of 500 words stating why you want to be an NJC Scholar and why you want a career in journalism. Describe some of the challenges you foresee in this industry (personal or otherwise) and how you can contribute to the profession. Also, describe what influence, if any, your ethnic heritage might have on your perspective as a working journalist.
?	Statement of Financial need. Create a list of your projected college expenses for 2008-2009. Include tuition, books, room and board. List sources of educational funds, including contributions from your family, scholarships and income from your jobs, loans and gifts. Please note any special circumstances. 
?	Submit three samples of your best work and enclose five copies of each. If you are submitting visual or audio samples, please send your copies on CD or direct us to your online portfolio.
	APPLICATIONS MUST BE POSTMARKED BY MAY 1, 2008

Applicants are eligible for up to $2,500 in scholarship money. 


PLEASE SEND MATERIALS TO:
Northwest Journalists of Color Scholarship
c/o Nicole Tsong
The Seattle Times
P.O. Box 70
Seattle, WA  98111


SCHOLARSHIP RECEPTION:
NJC will host an awards ceremony and reception for scholarship winners in early June. This event is held each year in Seattle and is an excellent opportunity for NJC Scholars to connect with media professionals. We will notify scholarship winners of the exact date and time of the event by mid-May. If selected, please plan to join us. Family and friends are encouraged to attend.


QUESTIONS?
For more information, email Nicole Tsong, NJC Scholarship Recruitment Chair, at: ntsong@seattletimes.com. 

Find the electronic version of this application online at www.aajaseattle.org. 

	The Northwest Journalists of Color is a non-profit umbrella group comprised of working journalists in print, broadcast, radio and online and includes the Seattle chapters of the Asian American Journalists Association, the Latino Media Association, the National Association of Black Journalists and the Native American Journalists Association.

Please see attachment.

This fund is for Journalism students - cash prize of $10,000 & paid internship with either Fox News Channel or NY POst; Housing in NY provided.

Blog entries now eligible - see "submissions" on criteria page

Internship grants are due next Friday, April 25th. 
Apply here: http://www.aaja.org/programs/for_students/internships/#internshipgrantbroa
dcast


These grants are for students who have secured a low-paying or unpaid
internship this summer.

Nao Vang
Student Programs Coordinator

Asian American Journalists Association
1182 Market Street, Suite 320
San Francisco, CA 94102
Telephone: 415-346-2051
Fax: 415-346-6343
Emial: programs@aaja.org
Web: www.aaja.org

Don't miss the largest journalism convention in the world! Join AAJA July
23-27, 2008 at the UNITY: Journalists of Color Convention in Chicago. For
details: http://unityjournalists.org/conventions/unity08/index.php

SPJ Presents...

SPRING JOURNALISM MINICONFERENCE
Featuring Ethics, Diversity and First Amendment Programs
Saturday, April 26, 20089:30 a.m. - 4:30 p.m.
Seattle UNIVERSITY

The Western Washington Pro Chapter of the Society of Professional
Journalists (SPJ) is proud to celebrate Ethics Week with a Spring
Journalism Miniconference, a day of free workshops to discuss
Diversity, the First Amendment and Ethics in journalism. Open to both
the public and local journalists, this free event is scheduled for
Saturday, April 26 at Seattle University, 901 - 12th Ave., Seattle,
WA. The day's agenda includes:

9:15 -10:00 a.m.             REGISTRATION (FREE)

10:00 - 11:30 a.m.           DIVERSITY WORKSHOP

Featuring special guest speaker Barbara Deane, co-founder of the
GilDeane Group, Inc. and creator of Diversity Central; an interactive
Diversity Game developed by the Maynard Institute of Journalism; and
introducing a new Diversity Resource Guide compiled by SPJ board
member and online investigative journalist Cassandra Frost.

11:30 - 12:30 p.m.           SENIDU ASSEFA, ETHIOPIAN JOURNALIST:  A
STORY OF PRESS SUPPRESSION

12:30 - 1:20 p.m.             LUNCH* AND NETWORKING IN THE LEMIUEX
LIBRARY

1:30 - 2:20 p.m.               FIRST AMENDMENT BLOGGER PANEL:  WHAT
ARE THE LIMITS OF THE FIRST AMENDMENT
AND THE DEFINITION OF THE TERM JOURNALIST?

Featured panelists include Timothy Harris, executive director, Real
Change and "Apesma's Lament" blogger; Michele Earl-Hubbard,
attorney;Judy Endejan, VP and General Counsel for Fisher
Communications/KOMO. Moderated by SPJ board member and freelance
writer/editor Manny Frishberg.

2:30 - 4:30 p.m.               ETHICS PANEL:  THE LANGUAGE THAT WE
USE

Featured panelists include Sue Lockett John, former journalist and
Communications PhD candidate; Brianna Marrah, Parker-LePla (branding
agency); Cydney Gillis, P-I copyeditor and Real Change staff writer;
and Alex Johnson, MSNBC.com.

To register, contact Manny Frishberg at 206-248-8515 or
frish@mindspring.com. Registration is free, but reservations are
required if you'd like to order lunch* (prices and selections vary).
Space is limited so please RSVP today.

Driving directions and a downloadable flyer are attached. Forwards
are welcome!

BROUGHT TO YOU BY
The Western Washington Pro Chapter of SPJ
www.spjwash.org
This e-mail was sent to you by SPJ, Western Washington Pro Chapter. To learn
more, visit http://www.spjwash.org or http://www.spj.org.

  It's time to start thinking about the Olympia Legislative Reporting
  internship.
    
  Students selected for this premier political reporting internship will cover
  Washington's 2009 legislative session, including Gov. Chris Gregoire's state
  of the state address, bill hearings, press conferences and sessions of the
  House and Senate. Most interns write 2-5 stories per week.
    
  This year, the work of Olympia interns appeared on the front page of The
  Seattle Times, the front page of the Seattle Post-Intelligencer, in the
  Lewiston Tribune, the Everett Herald and on the blogs of The Oregonian and the
  Kitsap Sun. One student's work was picked up by national pundits. Last year
  one student worked for public radio.
    
  Applications will be due the fourth week in October. But to be competitive,
  students should be polishing their writing and interviewing skills now and
  lining up work at The Daily or freelancing so they will have clips for their
  applications. Students who will not have taken Mass Media Law or First
  Amendment by the end of Autumn Quarter should contact Cindy Simmons (616-3274,
  simmonsc@u.washington.edu) to see if they can sit in on classes on libel law.
  
  The internship is a full-time job for all of winter quarter. Up to 12 credits
  are available. Students are required to live in Olympia, but no car is
  required. Limited scholarship aid will be available for those with financial
  need and all interns will receive a $250 per week stipend.  
  
  Watch your UW e-mail for updates. An information session (with pizza) will be
  held at 3:30 on Tuesday, May 6 in Communications 302.  
  
  If you have questions before then, e-mail Cindy Simmons,
  simmonsc@u.washington.edu.

Idaho Post Register

editor/designer - summer internship

Re: Idaho Post Register in Idaho Falls, Idaho (population 55,000; circulation 26,000).

The position pays $8 an hour and is for 12 weeks, starting anywhere
from mid-May to mid-June. Shifts are eight hours (3:30 p.m. to 11:30
p.m.), five days a week.

The desk does dual duty as editors and designers. There are eight of us
-- nine, with an intern -- with anywhere from three to five on a night
shift, depending on the size of the paper. The intern's job would consist mainly of designing as many as five pages a shift and proofing others' work. Pages range from inside wire pages of world and nation news to features pages that allow more creativity.

Anyone interested should send a resume and clips by April 28, but the
sooner the better.

Feel free to call me or send an e-mail for further information.

Bryce Glenn
copy desk chief
(208) 757-0780

Post Register
333 Northgate Mile
Idaho Falls, ID 83401

I need a journalism intern who has a car and can begin work right away on a couple of special projects we are doing. Some of the work is in Burien and some in Granite Falls. The intern will be paid about $1,000 for this work. The projects will cover a time-frame of a couple of months, but not as steady work. The combined work will probably add up to about three weeks or so, depending on a variety of factors including the ability of the intern. The project are advertising supported with editorial material around the ads.

Please contact Ken Robinson, Managing Editor, Robinson Newspaper/Seattle

Email: kenr@robinsonnews.com
Phone: 206-388-1850

is searching the globe for 12 bright, motivated and hard-working
undergraduate student journalists to staff The Working Press

,

a daily tabloid newspaper that will cover the 2008 National Convention and
Journalism Conference, Sept. 4-6, in Atlanta. We select only the best student
writers, photographers and designers for these positions. SPJ members will get top consideration.

To apply, please provide the following: cover letter, resume, list of references
and three samples of your work (which will not be returned, by the way). We will accept this information via e-mail and postal service. If you choose the post please send two sets of the requested documents.

Send applications via e-mail to jskeel@spj.org , or mail
them to the Society of Professional Journalists, Attn: The Working Press, 3909
N. Meridian St., Indianapolis, IN 46208. Application deadline: April 19.

What: Spring journalism internship to cover the Mukilteo City council for
the Mukilteo Minute community blog.

Commitment: Get "up to speed" on local Mukilteo issues, attend all Mukilteo
City Council Mtgs (First & Third Monday of Month @ 7pm) during quarter,
write an article to be pubished in the Mukilteo Minute community blog within
24 hours of council meeting.

Opportunity: Get published, great resume builder, and gain real life
journalism experience

Contact: Craig Baerwaldt, 206-200-8143 or mukilteominute@gmail.com

...intern for Spring quarter to cover the Mukilteo City
Council meetings.  Although this scaled back internship would be unpaid, it
would be a great learning experience and great resume builder with a much
smaller time commitment.  We would be willing to pay a small stipend to
offset travel expenses to the meetings.  Sandy has roughly eight years of PR
and writing experience and could be a great mentor to the student.  If you
know anyone who is interested, please pass along my information.  We should
have the skeleton architecture for the blog up sometime next week. 

Full-time reporter position for Stanwood/Camano NEWS, a weekly newspaper. Duties include covering community meetings, school board, educational issues, hard news, feature writing, and photography. Position available June 3. Send resume and cover letter to kruhoff@scnews.com or P.O. Box 999, Stanwood, WA, 98292. Posted April 8, 2008

You contact me with questions. I would be more
than happy to answer any and all inquiries about this position and its
expectations. 

Students can send a resume directly to my managing editor, Kelly Ruhoff, at
kruhoff@scnews.com.

The position is listed in the jobs section of the Washington Newspaper
Publishers Association web site (www.wnpa.com).

Corporate Communications Internship
Summer 2008


	Job Title:	Intern – Corporate Communications
	Opportunity Type:	Internship
	Employer Division:	Public Affairs


Description:
Self-motivated intern needed for Corporate Communications team that produces content for employee-facing Web site and newspaper. Responsibilities and opportunities include:
•	Write news and feature stories about Alaska Airlines and its employees under the direction of internal communications team leader.
•	Learn about other facets of internal and external corporate communications.
•	Travel for work assignments and pleasure.


Location: Seattle
Compensation Type: Paid
Job Status: Full-time
Job Function: Internal communications
Student Status: Junior or Senior
Qualifications: Pursuing a degree in Communications, Public Relations or related field; demonstrated news writing skills; proficiency with Microsoft Office suite; photography skills a plus.
Requested Materials: Cover Letter, Resume, Writing Samples

Amanda Lau
Alaska Airlines
e:amanda.lau@alaskaair.com

Recruiter, Supporting College Relations and Outreach
p:206.392.2649
Human Resources Generalist, Supporting Finance, Legal, and Corporate
Communications
p:206.392.5509

Send resume/cover letter via email to Amanda with
the subject 'Corp. Comm. internship' or apply online at jobs.alaskaair.com

 			

Position Title:	JOURNALIST INTERN – WRITING FOCUS
Program:	 	Senior Source Newspaper 
Reports to:		Senior Source Editor
FLSA:			Non-Exempt
Wage:			Unpaid; Mileage Reimbursement
Time Commitment	12 hours per week

ABOUT THE AGENCY:
Senior Services of Snohomish County is a non-profit organization that provides social and health services to more than 35,000 elderly and disabled people annually in Snohomish County, Washington. Our mission is to "promote independence, preserve dignity and enhance the quality of life through the provision of services for older adults and people with disabilities." Established in 1973, Senior Services has over 32 years of experience in providing programs that include: transportation; nutrition; housing; social services; information and assistance; volunteer programs; minor home repair; and a monthly newspaper, the Senior Source. 
The Senior Source Newspaper, with a circulation of 35,000, is a unique and valuable community resource that inspires, entertains, educates, and supports older Americans. Feature stories and articles address a wide range of topics including, national issues (Medicare/Social Security), health and nutrition, travel features, program/service updates, senior profiles, volunteer opportunities, senior center activities, plus more.

SUMMARY
The Journalist Intern job is about learning and practicing skills used in journalism – liaising, researching, interviewing and writing. In the process, you will provide editorial material and research assistance to the Senior Source Newspaper for monthly publication.  Included, but not limited to are the following responsibilities:

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES
•	Journalist Interns may cover all sorts of topics, including: news; politics; culture; sport; science; local and national events; entertainment; lifestyle, and 'human interest' stories
•	Researching a subject and story, interviewing people in a range of different circumstances
•	Building contacts to maintain a flow of news, e.g. police and emergency services, local council, community organizations, health trusts, press officers from a variety of organizations, the general public, etc
•	Seeking out and investigating stories via contacts, press releases, other media, etc
•	Attending a variety of events for coverage and stories
•	Generating ideas for stories

EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE REQUIRED
•	Currently working on journalism or other related degree 
•	Networking and acting as liaison with various people in the process of gathering information and establishing contacts
•	Researching and investigating information for monthly features on employment-related services
•	Keyboarding skills practiced on the job
•	Writing and editing to develop suitable writing habits and style for newspaper articles

 
KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS AND ABILITIES REQUIRED
•	Strong time management and organizational skills
•	Ability to articulate thought and relate to people at all levels of an organization with excellent verbal and written communication skills
•	Strong computer skills including knowledge of Windows and Windows based applications such as, Word, Excel, desktop publishing software, and mailing list database software
•	Energetic and creativity with high ethical standards
•	Ability to perform the essential functions of this position with or without reasonable accommodation


ERGONOMIC REQUIREMENTS
The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

The functions of this position can be physically demanding.  The basic editorial/design functions are usually performed sitting, but do require some amount of time standing. Distributing the publication does require stooping, bending, crouching, lifting, walking,  and other movements.  Ability to lift up to 40lbs. Non-smoking environment. 


FOR MORE INFORMATION CONTACT:

				Human Resources Department
				8225 44th Ave W, Suite O
				Mukilteo, WA  98275
				Email:	humanresources@sssc.org         
				Phone: 425.290.1247

(Mary Heneghan)


---------------------

 			

Position Title:	JOURNALIST INTERN – RESEARCH FOCUS
Program:	 	Senior Source Newspaper 
Reports to:		Senior Source Editor
FLSA:			Non-Exempt
Wage:			Unpaid; Mileage Reimbursement
Time Commitment	20 hours per week

ABOUT THE AGENCY:
Senior Services of Snohomish County is a non-profit organization that provides social and health services to more than 35,000 elderly and disabled people annually in Snohomish County, Washington. Our mission is to "promote independence, preserve dignity and enhance the quality of life through the provision of services for older adults and people with disabilities." Established in 1973, Senior Services has over 32 years of experience in providing programs that include: transportation; nutrition; housing; social services; information and assistance; volunteer programs; minor home repair; and a monthly newspaper, the Senior Source. 
The Senior Source Newspaper, with a circulation of 35,000, is a unique and valuable community resource that inspires, entertains, educates, and supports older Americans. Feature stories and articles address a wide range of topics including, national issues (Medicare/Social Security), health and nutrition, travel features, program/service updates, senior profiles, volunteer opportunities, senior center activities, plus more.

SUMMARY
The Journalist Intern job is about learning and practicing skills used in journalism – liaising, researching, interviewing and writing. In the process, you will provide editorial material and research assistance to the Senior Source Newspaper for monthly publication.  Included, but not limited to are the following responsibilities:

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES
•	Journalist Interns may cover all sorts of topics, including: news; politics; culture; sport; science; local and national events; entertainment; lifestyle, and 'human interest' stories
•	Researching a subject and story, interviewing people in a range of different circumstances
•	Building contacts to maintain a flow of news, e.g. police and emergency services, local council, community organizations, health trusts, press officers from a variety of organizations, the general public, etc
•	Seeking out and investigating stories via contacts, press releases, other media, etc
•	Attending a variety of events for coverage and stories
•	Generating ideas for stories

EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE REQUIRED
•	Currently working on journalism or other related degree 
•	Networking and acting as liaison with various people in the process of gathering information and establishing contacts
•	Researching and investigating information for monthly features on employment-related services
•	Keyboarding skills practiced on the job
•	Writing and editing to develop suitable writing habits and style for newspaper articles

 
KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS AND ABILITIES REQUIRED
•	Strong time management and organizational skills
•	Ability to articulate thought and relate to people at all levels of an organization with excellent verbal and written communication skills
•	Strong computer skills including knowledge of Windows and Windows based applications such as, Word, Excel, desktop publishing software, and mailing list database software
•	Energetic and creativity with high ethical standards
•	Ability to perform the essential functions of this position with or without reasonable accommodation


ERGONOMIC REQUIREMENTS
The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

The functions of this position can be physically demanding.  The basic editorial/design functions are usually performed sitting, but do require some amount of time standing. Distributing the publication does require stooping, bending, crouching, lifting, walking,  and other movements.  Ability to lift up to 40lbs. Non-smoking environment. 


FOR MORE INFORMATION CONTACT:

				Human Resources Department
				8225 44th Ave W, Suite O
				Mukilteo, WA  98275
				Email:	humanresources@sssc.org         
				Phone: 425.290.1247
(Mary Heneghan)

There is a survey we would like you to take, to help improve our dept.
Please go to: https://catalysttools.washington.edu/webq/survey/monet/52975

A reminder that the Northwest Journalists of Color is offering
scholarships of up to $2,500 to Washington state college and high
students considering a career in journalism. Attached is an application
for the 2008 Scholarship and a letter with more information about the
scholarship.

Applications must be postmarked by May 1. Please send completed
applications to:
Northwest Journalists of Color Scholarship
c/o Karen Johnson
The Seattle Times
P.O. Box 70
Seattle, WA 98111

Sincerely,
Karen Johnson


_________________________________
Karen Johnson
The Seattle Times
Reporter
phone: 253-234-8605
fax: 206-493-0948
mobile: 206-571-9666

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The Northwest Journalists of Color is offering scholarships of up to $2,500 to Washington state college and high students considering a career in journalism.

NJC is an alliance of working journalists who are committed to newsroom diversity. We aim to encourage students of color to pursue careers in journalism by offering the financial assistance and professional guidance they’ll need to find a job.

A panel of professional Seattle journalists will select scholarship winners based on journalistic ability, dedication to the field and financial need. There is no requirement the applicant be a minority.

Scholarship recipients are linked to a network of journalists who support the NJC mission. We will also connect scholarship winners to a mentor who is selected based on the recipient's interests and career goals. 

Please help us to identify those college and high school students who are interested in becoming an NJC Scholar. The scholarship is open to all Washington state college and high school students, as well as Washington residents attending out-of-state colleges. 

Attached is an application with additional details on how to apply for the scholarship. Applications must be postmarked by May 1, 2008 and students will be notified by June if they have been selected. 

Please send completed applications to:

Northwest Journalists of Color Scholarship
c/o Karen Johnson 
The Seattle Times
P.O. Box 70
Seattle, WA 98111

For more information, see www.aajaseattle.org or email me at karenjohnson@seattletimes.com. 

April 14 deadline date (postmarked)

Larry Whiteside Scholarship

Number of Awards Available: 1
Amount of the Award: $2,500
Eligibility Criteria
The Larry Whiteside Scholarship will be awarded to an enrolled college
student who is pursuing a career in sports journalism. The student must
demonstrate commitment to this field by working for a campus or off
campus media outlet. The winner will be given $2,500 and be honored at
the Pioneers Reception at the UNITY Convention.

Competition for the scholarship is open to any NABJ student member who
is currently attending an accredited four-year university. Students must
be enrolled as an undergraduate or graduate student who:


*	Pursuing a career in sports journalism
*	Maintains a minimum 2.5 GPA

Additional Criteria


*	To be considered and to receive a scholarship, all applicants
must be a member of NABJ
*	Previous NABJ scholarship winners are not eligible
*	All grants are awarded directly to the recipients college or
university

Larry Whiteside broke both barriers and stories as a baseball writer for
the Boston Globe. He was also the first African-American beat writer in
the Globe sports department, teaming with Peter Gammons to cover the Red
Sox in the 1970s, when the Globe had both morning and evening editions.
In August Whiteside will be honored by the Baseball Hall of Fame.
Scholarships will be awarded upon proof of enrollment. The winner will
be honored at the Pioneers Reception at the UNITY '08 Convention.


	Gregory Lee
	Senior Assistant Sports Editor
	The Boston Globe
	glee@globe.com
	NABJ Treasurer
	NABJ Sports Task Force Chair
	617-506-1275 home
	240-350-5912 cell
	617-929-2840 office
	AOL Screen Name: gleejr9472

A Seattle-area lecturer is building a new Web site that focuses on
domestic violence in the workplace, and would like to work with a UW
woman journalism student to help develop and edit online content. She is
interested in working with a junior or senior journalism student with
skills in copy editing and interviewing, and feature writing initiative.
An honorarium would be available. 

ph.  425-232-7532, 425-348-4746 or caymussr@comcast.net


Pamela Harding

Earthwalkers Magazine is an international online travel/culture magazine
based in Seattle Washington. It is a start-up publication with big plans.
We are currently looking for feature writers to write about local culture
and travel. If you are able to write about things outside of Washington
State that would be great as well. Story assignments range from
interviewing owners and patrons of local hang outs, exploring the city's
underground scene, as well as conducting interviews with people abroad
for international feature stories. 

This internship is great for those who love talking to people and are
aspiring travel writers. In addition to having your story published
online, selected features will be published in our annual print addition
that will be distributed to nearby hotels, hostels and businesses. 

Earthwalkers Magazine is a registered business. There are no set hours
for internship, just the opportunity to gather some great writing clips
for your portfolio. Procedures will be similar to freelance writing where
the editor assigns a story with deadline. You keep track of the hours
worked. 

The intern also has the option to help out with events and advertising at
Earthwalkers Magazine and potential travel. 

Those interested should contact Caroline at editor@earthwalkersmag.com

www.earthwalkersmag.com

Enterprise Newspapers summer 2008 internship opportunities

The Enterprise Newspapers include four editions covering South Snohomish
and North King counties. Our official motto is "Daily Life, Every Week."
Our unofficial motto is "If it can happen, it'll happen here." We publish
weekly on Fridays, distributing a total of 75,000 copies. We are a
division of The Herald newspaper in Everett, Wash., which is owned by The
Washington Post Co.

We have opportunities for three people to fill three, six-week
internships running consecutively from the end of May to the end of
September. There is some flexibility on start dates. While these are
unpaid internships (students will be reimbursed for mileage and
expenses), they provide great experience in all real aspects of the job,
including reporting, writing and layout - no clerk work!  Students are
responsible for meeting internship paperwork requirements through their
school. Besides earning internship credits, interns will come out with
experience and a variety of clips.

Currently, we use PCs, InDesign for layout, digital photography and
Photoshop for images. We also have the normal suite of Microsoft
applications. We recently added significant software and hardware
upgrades, which will put these intern positions on technology's cutting
edge.

We're a tight-knit, supportive and team-oriented newsroom that will, at
the risk of creating an anatomically impossible metaphor, let you try
your wings and hold your hand at the same time.

Send a cover letter, resume, clips, contact information, references and
preferred date available to start. The application deadline is 5 p.m.,
Friday, April 25. We intend to contact appropriate candidates for
interviews and have decisions by Friday, May 9.

Send applications to:

Amy Daybert
Editor
The Enterprise Newspapers
4303 198th St. SW
Lynnwood, Wash. 98036

Ph. 425.673.6522 | Fax: 425.774-8622

adaybert@heraldnet.com | www.enterprisenewspapers.com

http://talkingpointsmemo.com/jobs.php#Jobs

Jobs and Internships


Jobs

TPMMuckraker Reporter/Blogger


Internships

Summer 2008 Internship
Fall 2008 Internship
Rolling Internships (Intern now!) 


Jobs


TPMMuckraker Reporter/Blogger

From January 14th:

Job Opening at TPM

Starting today, we're announcing a job opening for a reporter-blogger at TPMmuckraker. The new hire will be one of two full-time reporter-bloggers for the site. There is no deadline for applications. We'll be hiring as soon as we find the right person. If you're interested please send a resume, two clips and a letter describing your interest and qualifications for the job to talk (at) talkingpointsmemo.com with the subject line "TPMmuckraker Job".

This is a full-time position, with health care. The reporter-blogger will report from either New York or Washington, DC., depending on the applicant.

If you've already expressed interest in the position informally, please submit an application as described above.

To learn more about what we do at TPM and what we've accomplished in the last year, see these news reports on TPM from 2007. And thanks to our readers who make all of this possible. 




Internships

TPM interns are vital to our operation and have a hand in everything we do. They work alongside our reporters to write and break stories, help our editors keep a finger on the pulse of the news day, and produce all kinds of digital media from youtube clips to mash-up photographs. Some of our interns have gone on to jobs here at TPM, others have moved on to jobs in new and old media alike, working for Think Progress, The Wall Street Journal, Huffington Post, The New York Sun, and more. To learn more about what we do at TPM and what we've accomplished in the last year, see these news reports on TPM from 2007.

Because each intern is encouraged to work in multiple parts of our operation, it's important that applicants have a basic understanding of new media technologies (blogging, youtube, etc.) and a desire and ability to learn quickly. All internships are unpaid and based in TPM's New York City office.

To apply for any of our internships, send an email to talk at talkingpointsmemo.com with a cover letter, resume and two references. Include in the email subject "TPM Internship." 


Summer 2008 Internship

Our Summer 2008 Internship runs from early June to late August. We will be accepting four or five full time interns. Part-time interns will not be considered.

Applications are due March 21st.


Fall 2008 Internship

Our Fall 2008 Internship runs from early Late August to late November. We will be accepting four or five full time interns. Part-time interns will not be considered.

Applications are due July 11th.


Rolling Internships (Intern now!)

At any given time, it is always possible that we could use a smart person in the office to replace a lost intern or help us manage the ever-growing mountain of muck and news. If you're available to come in sooner than the beginning of the next internship cycle begins, let us know.

Bio for Carolyn J. Harris

Music defines much of my life.  It’s in the Harris genes.  Most of my family sing or play an instrument, some by ear, some with training, always for fun.  (The tone-deaf members are a great audience!)  You could say I’m genetically wired for tunes.

Early on, I took piano lessons and joined school choruses and church choirs.  Fifty-plus years later I’m still singing.  Thanks to my parents and where we lived, I learned to appreciate music of all kinds.  That from the Scottish highlands still resonates within me all these years after hearing that first “love-it-or-hate-it” whirl of the bagpipes.

I grew up in Queens, New York, so family trips into the “City” (yes, there was one before Seattle!) were routine and frequent to hear the symphony or the opera, see the ballet or go to a museum.  We eventually moved to the “country” (on the New York-Connecticut border) where we found Scottish music and activities abundant.

The lower Connecticut area was fortunate to have a family who annually opened their estate to one of the largest Scottish Gatherings in the northeast.  For years my family attended over the July 4th weekend, and it was there I first experienced the soul-stirring sound of the pipes.  A schoolmate was a Scottish dancing champion, encouraged I imagine by her grandfather, Archibald MacLeish.  There was a thriving curling club, which my father loved, just 20 minutes from our house.  And still tucked in my bookshelves is a volume from childhood, Jane Porter’s The Scottish Chiefs, memorably illustrated by N. C. Wyeth.

This book was one of the classics my two sons read growing up in Connecticut, where the younger Bill, a nurse, still lives with his wife and two daughters.  Jim, his older brother, is a physician’s assistant in Florida, and he and his wife have two sons.  The rest of my immediate family, my parents and my sister and her family, all live back east as well.  Our neighbors and friends—including all of you, of course—have become my surrogate family.

Like many women I worked, both back east and in California.  Before retiring, my positions were in advertising, marketing and public relations, and in high-tech, early on as an executive administrative assistant, then later as a buyer in industry.  To prove it, you can see one of my “modeling” jobs in Business Week if you have an ancient copy around somewhere.  The issue featured the latest leading edge technology, infrared, and there I am in side-by-side photos, a portrait and a multi-hued thermogram (a “temperature” picture).  What a perk in high tech that was!  State-of-the-art technology is where I stayed throughout my purchasing career, where I supported R&D and manufacturing of such commodities as semiconductors, microscopes, and chemical assay and medical equipment.

What “leisure” time there was focused often—and still does—on music but also included working on various church boards, volunteering, writing and reading.  These days there seems less extra time than when we worked!  How did we ever get everything done?

So now, after I’d had a family, worked, built a couple of houses, been divorced and widowed, moved across the country, become a grandmother, I thought retirement would be “ordinary” and “quiet.”  Instead, I experienced new words like “downsizing,” “frequent flier miles” and “it’s a braw bricht minlicht nicht the nicht.”  But I was not prepared for my ultimate Scottish experience, my loving partner in life, my most unexpected blessing—Art!  He’s certainly had his own adventures our life together.


Bio for Art Henderson

Art, as we know him, was born in Manchester (England, tsk, tsk, tsk !!!) and named Noel Arthur Henderson. He hopes that the Scots will forgive this, but he had to be near his mother at that time. His home, prior to coming to the USA, was in Dundee, Scotland, and life involved Church, Scouting, Boys Brigade, Youth Groups, Rugby, Football, Bicycle Racing and Farming (part-time). He enjoyed camping and fishing, then taught Phys. Ed. in the youth organizations, and latterly worked at Timex. His present hobbies are limited to travel, fishing and treasure hunting, but he is still listening for that “cache” sound .

Leaving school at age 14, he embarked on an Engineering Prep. course and was fortunate to be selected for a five-year apprenticeship in the Textile and Machine Tool Industry. The Company was to pay part of his education expenses that could not have been met otherwise. This experience taught him the importance of mutual respect, commitment and accountability, that are still part of his everyday life. 

Playing local football for many years he developed a love for the game that continues today (thanks to Fox Soccer Channel) and he subsequently refereed professionally in Europe and here in the USA.

Two years spent in Germany with the Royal Air Force (occupation forces) were followed by more mechanical and electrical engineering studies, and resultant Membership in the Institution of Mechanical Engineers in London. This provided the key to a visa, and in January 1963 he became part of the “Brain Drain”, headed for USA and Silicon Valley to study electronics.

After being in this country for only a short time, he discovered that his name (Noel) indicated he came “in season” once-a-year (which is why he started to use his middle name!). Then (for some reason) his employer (FMC Corp.) “suggested” that he become a member of the Toastmasters International Club meeting at the company, which “would assist in clarification of communications”. Bah Humbug!!! Since it was not too bad an idea, he spent over 30 years in Toastmasters, becoming District Four Governor for the San Francisco/Salinas district (one of the largest of 65 throughout the world). As a volunteer he was four years on the American Cancer Society Board of Directors, coordinated their speakers’ bureau and was a public education speaker for over 30 years, receiving a “Volunteer of the Year” award. 

He continued his church activity, becoming Moderator in his San Jose Congregational Church and Vice-Moderator for Northern California. His three sons and one daughter (Scots) have all benefited greatly from being in the USA, and he has a wonderful relationship (over 40 years now) with his three step-children, one of whom (Carol Murphy) teaches at Bellevue Christian school in Woodinville and lives ten minutes walk away in Trilogy at Redmond Ridge.

Prior to the death of his wife, Audrey, early in 2002, both of our families were members of Cambrian Park United Methodist Church in San Jose, California. Art and I were both widowed and assisted each other with settling estates and house sales, and now we are sharing life together in a new environment. We are so pleased to be part of this group and love the fellowship we’ve experienced.

Please see attached for complete posting.

UNITY will cover your registration, lodging, airfare
and meals. The application deadline is March 31, 2008.

UNITY Student Projects

Students from across the nation will participate in week-long
projects at the UNITY 2008 convention in Chicago, IL July 23-27,
2008. Dozens of aspiring journalists will work side by side with
professionals and mentors to produce solid and innovative journalism
across media platforms in a more integrated "convergence" newsroom.

The project will generate a newspaper, produce audio features and
short television newscasts. While generating content, students get
training in video and audio production as well as webcasting,
podcasting. This project is designed to give students an
understanding of how to acquire the multimedia skills needed to land
a job.

For full details, go to:
http://www.aaja.org/programs/for_students/multimedia_project/

Washington Trails Editorial Internship

Goals 
Washington Trails Association’s editorial internship provides a volunteer intern with an introduction to writing, research, editing, and basic layout of content in Washington Trails magazine and Washington Trails Association’s web site at www.wta.org. The internship is designed to provide students with an introduction to the basics of magazine writing and production, while also exposing students to a conservation-minded non-profit organization. Interns work directly with the editor of Washington Trails, and may provide support to other WTA staff members or volunteers as needed. The internship is designed to strike a balance between providing interns with new skills while also providing WTA with support on a variety of projects.

About WTA
Washington Trails is published ten times per year by the Washington Trails Association. WTA is the voice for hikers in Washington state. WTA protects hiking trails and wild lands, takes thousands of volunteers out to maintain trails, and promotes hiking as a healthy, fun way to explore Washington. Potential interns should familiarize themselves with the magazine and organization before applying.

Schedule
The editorial internship is an unpaid volunteer position and generally covers a 3-month period. Interns are required to spend at least some time in WTA’s offices in downtown Seattle. Hours and days are flexible, but most interns work between 8-16 hours per week. Some projects (such as phone interviews or writing articles) can be done off-site, but at least 4 hours of in-office time is required.

Projects
Emphasis is on a mix of projects, some requiring guidance and instruction, others requiring minimal supervision. Interns have generally constructed their internship based on career and academic interests. All projects will require some level of independence and the ability to self-manage tasks. Previous interns have undertaken projects such as

•	Researching and writing articles (including profiles of individuals or organizations; short news items related to hiking or recreation funding; features on hiking destinations; etc.)

•	Conducting research and reporting results on topics related to hiking, recreation trends, legislation, federal funding, wilderness use, etc.

•	Layout and editing. Basic page layout and photo preparation of magazine layouts using InDesign and Photoshop.

•	On-going editorial support. Interns are required to provide support to the magazine in the form of proofreading, fact-checking, copy editing, and other tasks.

•	Other aspects of the magazine production process that an intern could focus on include photography, advertising, or writing for the web.

Tools
WTA will provide interns with access to a computer work station, voice mail account, and an e-mail address that can be accessed both in-office and off-site.

Review
At end of the internship, interns will meet with the editor to evaluate the experience: what skills were learned, how the program could be improved, etc. WTA can provide formal student review and/or letter of reference describing how intern performed and completed projects.

To Apply
Potential interns should provide a resume, a brief cover letter describing what goals they want to achieve during the internship, and at least one writing sample. Applicants should have excellent written communication skills, familiarity with Microsoft Word, and the ability to work independently. Familiarity with hiking or active recreation is helpful.

....flexible about schedules, hours and start/end dates

Send the above materials to:
Andrew Engelson, Editor
Washington Trails Magazine
2019 Third Ave., Suite 100
Seattle, WA 98121

Or e-mail andrew@wta.org
Inquiries: (206) 625-1367

www.wta.org

 

Applications are now open for the Washington News Council's Dick Larsen and Herb Robinson Scholarships. 

deadline: April 15, 2008

Contact us:
P.O. Box 3672
Seattle, WA 98124
Phone: 206-262-9793

Fax: 206-464-7902

info@wanewscouncil.org
http://www.wanewscouncil.org/

DICK LARSEN & HERB ROBINSON SCHOLARSHIPS
The Washington News Council is accepting applications for two $2,000 scholarships to be awarded
in 2008 to Washington state students planning careers in communications:
• The Dick Larsen Scholarship will go to a graduate of a Washington high school currently
enrolled in a four-year public or private college/university in this state.
• The Herb Robinson Scholarship will go to a graduating Washington high-school senior
who is entering a four-year public or private college/university in this state.
The scholarship program is open to students with a serious interest in communications – journalism,
public relations, politics, or a related field. Awards will be based on scholastic achievement,
financial need, and the quality of a written essay. To be eligible, you must have demonstrated
potential in the field of communications, and a clear need for financial assistance. (For an
application form, see www.wanewscouncil.org.)
Dick Larsen, who died in April 2001, was one of the most respected political reporters in
Washington state. He served for more than 20 years as political writer, editorial columnist and
associate editor at The Seattle Times, and later wrote a column for the Eastside Journal. He also
worked in politics and public relations, and was also an accomplished illustrator/cartoonist.
Herb Robinson, who died in October 2003, was among the state’s most respected print and
broadcast journalists. He was editorial-page editor at The Seattle Times for 12 years and a member
of the editorial board for more than 20 years. He was previously news director at KOMO-TV, where
he started and anchored its first news broadcast program.
We offer these scholarships to honor the high standards of fairness, accuracy and balance in
journalism and communications that Dick and Herb achieved throughout their careers.
To apply, you must submit a completed application form, two letters of reference, a school
transcript, and three samples of your work. Send all application materials to:
Scholarship Committee
Washington News Council
P.O. Box 3672
Seattle WA 98124-3672
All materials must be postmarked no later than April 15, 2008. The Scholarship Committee may
interview finalists and/or speak with references. Winners will be notified in May 2008. If you have
any questions, please call the WNC office at 206-262-9793

summer editorial intern - magazine publishing. Interns
are given the opportunity to edit feature articles, as well as to author
their own features. We're a b-to-b publication serving the mortgage
industry. Our intern from last year got a full-time job right after her
internship ended.

www.scotsmanguide.com/jobs

Scotsman Publishing Inc. -- a growing, industry-leading Seattle-area media company -- seeks a summer intern for its editorial department. This is a paid internship, lasting about three months. 

Scotsman Publishing produces two monthly, national trade magazines serving the commercial and residential real estate finance sectors -- in addition to scotsmanguide.com. Scotsman Publishing's print and Web products have won a number of national journalism awards in the past two years from organizations such as the Western Publications Association, American Society of Business Publication Editors, Society of Publication Designers and others. 

This opportunity offers students and recent graduates a chance to be involved in many aspects of the magazines' editorial procedures, including: 

Editing technical business articles 
Writing front-of-book features, including company profiles and Q&As with industry leaders 
Conducting research for magazine features 
Proofreading and other deadline-driven production duties 
Updating Web site using CMS 
Managing company's presence on social-networking sites 
Working on other editorial projects 
The successful candidate will have: 

A significant interest in a magazine-journalism career 
A grasp of Associated Press style and top-notch grammatical skills 
Strong communication abilities (written, verbal and listening) 
Computer proficiency, including intermediate-level skills with Microsoft Word and Excel 
A willingness to complete other duties as assigned 
To apply, please e-mail your resume, cover letter and several reporting, editing and/or Web-development samples to intern2008@scotsmanguide.com by March 21, 2008. No phone calls, please. 

  Ivanna C. Sukkar
  Associate Editor
  Scotsman Publishing Inc.
  P.O. Box 692
  Bothell, WA 98041-0692
  Tel: (800) 297-6061, ext. 6033
  Fax: (425) 485-3550
  ivanna@scotsmanguide.com
  www.scotsmanguide.com
  *************************
  AWARD-WINNER
  American Society of Business Publication Editors (2006-07)
  Society of Publication Designers (2006-07)
  Trade, Association and Business Publications International (2007)
  Western Publications Association (2007)

Hearst  Journalism  Awards  Program

 First Annual Multimedia Competition

DEADLINE: TUESDAY, APRIL 22, 2008


A multimedia project is defined as a single piece of journalism executed
essentially by the same journalist.  Entries can be hard or soft news
projects; they can be based on but are not limited to news, public
affairs, business, science or sports.  Entries must have been posted on a
functioning Web site for an ACEJMC-accredited program, a school
publication, television or radio station, or professional entity.  The
work will be judged on its essential journalistic values, but also will
be judged on how creatively, coherently and appropriately it took
advantage of the special characteristics of multiple platforms, such as:
adding extended background links or animated graphics; posting still
photographs; downloading podcasts that supplement the story; or providing
video that enhances and creates stronger user interest for the story. 
This competition awards $16,700 in scholarships and matching grants to
the top ten winning students and their schools.

  *  Students who enter the multimedia competition must be current
    undergraduate journalism majors at the time the entry is posted on
    the web and entered.  An exception is made for Spring, Summer or Fall
    2007 graduates, allowing them to enter the contest in the 2007-08
    program year.  The entries must have been posted, however, before
    students were graduated. 

 *  The entrant must NOT have had more than 12 months of professional
    experience.  Please be sure the entrant initials this on the entry
    blank.

 *  Up to two different students' entries may be submitted by each
    university.  Team reporting is not eligible.  If the report was
    produced by a team, only the student with primary responsibility may
    enter.
 
 *  Each entry must have been posted on the Web between January1, 2007
    and April 20, 2008.

  *  Each entry must include at least three of the following components:
    print, audio, video, still photography and/or graphics.

  *  Each entry may consist of up to three projects. 

 *  An entry cannot be a blog and cannot be a Web page for a professor, a
    class, or a student.

 *  No component of the multimedia entry may have been submitted in the
    writing, photojournalism, or broadcast competitions.

  *  A complete entry includes: The Multimedia entry blank, signed by the
    department administrator and student entrant (attached below); the
    entry's specific URL submitted via e-mail to
    photoawards@hearstfdn.org (if the project is not "live," the entry
    may be submitted on a disk); A Disclosure form (attached below); If
    the entry was posted on a professional website outside of the
    university, a statement from the site's editor verifying the central
    participation of the entrant.

 
Deadline:  Entries must be received in the Foundation office by

Tuesday, April 22, 2008.

 Entries must arrive by April 22..  This is not the postmarked date.  Due
to the judging schedule, late entries will not be accepted.  Confirm
receipt of your entry by e-mailing  jwatten@hearstfdn.org.  Questions?
Call: 1-800-841-7048 ext. 4560.

HEARST  JOURNALISM  AWARDS  PROGRAM

MULTIMEDIA  COMPETITION  ENTRY  BLANK

2007 - 2008

PLEASE  TYPE  OR  PRINT  FORM  CLEARLY  AND  COMPLETELY

NAME:                                                                                
                                                                  
 E-MAIL:
                                                                         

UNIVERSITY:                                                                                
                                                                

URL  OF  ENTRY:                                                                                
                                    CIRCLE  ONE:  university  or 
professional  WEB SITE

NAME  OF  WEB  SITE:
                                                                       
__________              POSTING  DATE:
                                                                       
TITLE  OF  ENTRY:     

Please circle or underline to indicate class standing: 

                 FRESHMAN             SOPHOMORE            
JUNIOR             SENIOR            SPRING  2007  GRADUATE         
DECEMBER  2007  GRADUATE

CURRENT  RESIDENCE:                                                                                
                                      
CITY:                                                                             

 STATE:                                            
   ZIP:                                         
PHONE:              
                                            
PERMANENT  ADDRESS:                                                                                
                                     CITY:
                                                               

                STATE:                                                                                
   ZIP:                                         
PHONE:                                          

JOURNALISM  EXPERIENCE  &  DATES:

COLLEGE:       
                                                                       
        Entrant may not have more than one year of professional experience
altogether.  Please initial that this is true:
__                                        

PROFESSIONAL:                                                                                
                                                                                
                                                         

                                                                                
                                                                                
                                                                                
        

                                                                                
                                                                                                                                                               
        

 

ENTRANT:  Please read the following and sign:

 

I verify that I am an undergraduate journalism and mass communication
major in the accredited unit at the time this entry was published.  I
have not had more than one year of full-time professional experience
altogether. 

 

I understand all entries and materials submitted will become the property
of William Randolph Hearst Foundation and cannot be returned.  I will
retain copyright in my entry.  However, I hereby grant to the Foundation
and any of its licensees the non-exclusive, perpetual, worldwide rights
to publish, use, distribute and display my entry, in whole or in part,
and to use my name and likeness, in all print and non-print media and
formats and by all means and technologies now known or hereafter
developed, including use for promotional purposes.  I confirm that I am
the author of and own all rights in the entry and that I have read and
understand the rules of the Program and agree to be bound by them. 

 

 

 

                                                                                
                                               

SIGNATURE  OF ENTRANT                                                                         
   

 

 

 

DEPARTMENT  ADMINISTRATOR:  Please read the following and sign:

 

I certify that this student is a bona fide undergraduate journalism and
mass communication major in the accredited unit, and, to my precise
knowledge, this entry was not rewritten or edited in any significant
manner by a professional journalism instructor.

 

The signing of this Entry Blank by the selected entrant and the
Journalism Unit Administrator constitutes (A) their acknowledgment of the
rules of the Program, (B) their consent to these rules, and (C) their
agreement to be bound by them.

 

                                                                                
                                                                PHONE:                                                                                
     

SIGNATURE  OF  DEPARTMENT  ADMINISTRATOR

                                                                                
                                                                E-MAIL:                                                                                
      

-  OVER  -

 

BIOGRAPHICAL  INFORMATION

OPTIONAL

 

 

AGE:                                        DATE  &  PLACE OF  BIRTH:                                                                                
                                                                      


HIGH SCHOOL:                                                                                
                                                     H.S.  GRADUATION 
DATE:                                        

OTHER  COLLEGES  ATTENDED  &  DATES:                                                                                
   
MEMBERSHIP  IN  PROFESSIONAL  AND/OR  HONORARY  ORGANIZATIONS:                                                                                
                                                                                         
      JOURNALISM  AWARDS  AND  SCHOLARSHIPS:                                                                                
                                                                                
                                                                                   
      INTERESTS,  HOBBIES  &  GOALS:                                                                                
                                                                                
      MAILING  INSTRUCTIONS:

 E-mail your entry to: photoawards@hearstfdn.org.  Subject line should
read: Hearst Multimedia Entry.

Please mail or fax this entry blank, along with your disclosure forms to:


                                    Hearst Journalism Awards Program

                                    90 New Montgomery Street

                                    Suite 1212

                                    San Francisco, California  94105-4505

 Fax number: 415-243-0760.

 If mailed, please note on packaging: Competition Entry Material Enclosed.

 If you have any questions, please call the program office: 415-543-6033,
1-800-841-7048, or visit our Web site:

www.hearstawards.org.

HEARST  JOURNALISM  AWARDS  PROGRAM

MULTIMEDIA  COMPETITION

DISCLOSURE  FORM  2007 - 2008

Please fill in the information about the production of your multimedia
entry.

The Entry can be a hard or soft news project.  It can be based on but are
not limited to public affairs, business, science or sports.  Each entry
must have been posted on the Web and must have included at least three of
the following components: print, audio, video, still photography and
graphics.  The principal journalist may have received technical
assistance from others (for example: camera persons, designers,
programmers), but the department administrator must verify the central
participation of the entered journalist in all facets of the entry.  An
entry cannot be a blog and cannot be a Web page of a professor, class or
student.  It must be a functioning Web site for an ACEJMC accredited
program, a school publication, television or radio station, or
professional entity.

Each entry may consist of up to three unrelated projects.  Please use a
separate disclosure form for each. 

Please send three copies of each disclosure form.

 ENTRY #___

 
URL of entry:              ____________________________________________
Name of Web site:      ____________________________________________

Title of entry:              ____________________________________________

Posting date:              ____________________________________________

 Please check your involvement in the technical aspects of preparing the
entry.

 ENTRY #___                                

                                    
primary responsibility   ________                 

Writing:                       subordinate responsibility   
________                 

                                    little or no responsibility     
________                 

                                     primary responsibility         
________                 

Audio:                          subordinate responsibility   
________                 

                                    little or no responsibility     
________                 

 

                                    primary responsibility         
________                 

Video:                          subordinate responsibility   
________                 

                                    little or no responsibility     
________                 

 

                                    primary responsibility         
________                 

Photography:              subordinate responsibility   
________                 

                                    little or no responsibility     
________                 

 

                                    primary responsibility         
________                 

Graphics:                    subordinate responsibility   
________                 

                                    little or no responsibility     
________                 

Is there anything else you would like to tell the judges?
                                                                                
                                                                         
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ENTRANT  NAME (PLEASE PRINT)                                         
UNIVERSITY

AAJA is pleased to announce the AAJA/NBC 2008 Summer Partnership for
currently enrolled students who are of sophomore standing or above,
attending an accredited college or university in the U.S. The Asian
American Journalists Association (AAJA) is now accepting applications for
the AAJA/NBC 2008 Summer Partnership. NBC Universal will offer two
students the opportunity to become NBC Fellows and join one of the
following NBC Programs for summer 2008: America's #1 morning news program
"The Today Show"; or the top ranked evening program "Nightly News with
Brian Williams"; Primetime NBC's own "Dateline"; or one of NBC's local
Owned and Operated Stations. Two students will be provided a stipend in
the amount of $500 a week for 10 weeks to live in New York City, totaling
$5,000 for each student.

The 2008 AAJA/NBC Partnership internship application is now available.
The deadline is April 11, 2008. Please see the following link
for application.

http://www.aaja.org/programs/for_students/internships/#nbcsummer

Best,

Nao Vang
Student Programs Coordinator

Asian American Journalists Association
1182 Market Street, Suite 320
San Francisco, CA 94102
Telephone: 415-346-2051
Fax: 415-346-6343
Emial: programs@aaja.org
Web: www.aaja.org

Don't miss the largest journalism convention in the world! Join AAJA July
23-27, 2008 at the UNITY: Journalists of Color Convention in Chicago. For
details: http://unityjournalists.org/conventions/unity08/index.php

Nao Vang 

JOURNALISM STUDENTS  -- $$$ available
If you have a web page, please contact Department chair Jerry Baldasty
(baldasty@u.washington.edu).  He would like to enlist your help (for $$) to
help new journalism students create a good web page.

SPOT NEWS WRITING COMPETITION

DEADLINE: TUESDAY, APRIL 1, 2008

LAST  WRITING  COMPETITION  THIS  ACADEMIC  YEAR

 Spot News articles are about a breaking news event and written against a
deadline.  Articles must constitute major coverage of event - not a
sidebar, news analysis, etc.  This competition awards $16,700 in
scholarships and matching grants to the top ten winning students & their
schools.  In addition, the first place winner qualifies for the National
Writing Championship held in San Francisco.  The department receives a
$100 stipend per competition entered.  Please refer to the competition
guidelines booklet (sent to your department in September) for detailed
requirements.  

         The deadline must be one day's publishing cycle after the
event.  While publication is desirable, it is not required. 

          The entry must be accompanied by four copies of the Spot News
Disclosure Form and a writing entry blank.  A copy of the disclosure form
is attached.

         All articles must have been written from March 15, 2007,
 through

         March 25, 2008. 

          All entries must be single articles by a single author.  No
double by-lines.  Each school may enter up to two different students'
work.

         Four tearsheets of each published article showing the date of
publication and the full name of the publication must be submitted with
each entry.  One original tearsheet and three copies are also
acceptable.  If sending copies, please do not reduce them.

          The selected entrant must be a current undergraduate journalism
major at the time the article is published.  An exception is made for
Spring, Summer or Fall 2007 graduates, allowing them to enter the
contests in the 2007-08 program year.  The Spring or Summer 2007
graduates would NOT be eligible to complete in the 2008 Championship. 
The work by these students must have been published before students were
graduated.

          On-Line Publications:  A printed copy of an on-line entry,
indicating name of campus-wide or professional web site and original date
of posting, is eligible for entry.  Individual or professor web sites
will not qualify.

          The entrant must NOT have had more than 12 months of
professional experience.  Please be sure the entrant initials this on the
entry blank.

 Deadline:  Entries must be received in the Foundation office by

Tuesday, April 1, 2008

 Entries must arrive by April 1.  This is not the postmarked date.  Due to
the judging schedule, late entries will not be accepted.  Confirm receipt
of your entry by e-mailing  jwatten@hearstfdn.org.  Question?, Call:
1-800-841-7048 ext. 4560.

 
HEARST  JOURNALISM  AWARDS  PROGRAM

 

SPOT  NEWS  WRITING  COMPETITION

DISCLOSURE  FORM





                         PLEASE TYPE OR PRINT CLEARLY. 

    Please submit four copies of this form in addition to your entry blank.
 

Student:                                                                                
        
University:                                                                                
                                                       
 Breaking news event:                                                                                
                                   
 
Date and time of event:                                                                                
                                

Was the story printed in a one-day publishing cycle?
     
Statement by student describing the circumstances of the assignment and
explanation of any help or advice the writer received in producing the
story.  Attach separate sheet if necessary.

________________________________                                               
     


Student Signature:                

Applications are now being accepted for the Bobbi McCallum Memorial
Scholarship, administered by the Seattle Post-Intelligencer and the Seattle Foundation.

The $1,000 scholarship is given annually to a college woman majoring in
communications.  She must attend a Washington State school and be a college
junior or senior in the summer or fall of 2008. Graduating community college
students transferring to four-year schools are also eligible.

deadline to apply is March 31

http://seattlepi.nwsource.com/facts/mccallum.shtml

please see attachment

Editors and reporters needed by growing community weekly newspaper group in Southwest Washington. Opportunities for advancement. Send cover letter,
resume and clips to: Frank DeVaul, DeVaul Publishing, Inc., 429 N. Market
Blvd., Chehalis, WA 98532. Or respond by e-mail to
fdevaul@devaulpublishing.com

Frank DeVaul
Publisher
DeVaul Publishing, Inc.
429 N. Market Blvd.
Chehalis, WA 98532
360-748-6848
fdevaul@devaulpublishing.com

Children's PressLine, the NYC-based youth news agency, is preparing for our
third summer with the New York Daily News. We are looking for interns who
can collaborate with youth journalists and adult facilitators to produce
three pages a week for the paper's borough supplements. This is an excellent
opportunity for college students to gather experience, work in a
professional news environment, make contacts with Daily News editors
(Associated Press and U.S. News and World Report and WNET–Channel 13 are also in the building).

Below are the internship job descriptions. Small stipends are available.

Organization’s Name:  	Children’s PressLine
122 Amsterdam Avenue New York, NY 10023
P: 212-501-1118 F: 212-501-1117
www.cplmedia.org
Dates of Internship:		mid-June –mid-Aug.
Stipend/School Credit:	 	Available

Description of the Organization: Children’s PressLine is a non-profit media
and youth leadership organization that works with kids, ages 8 to 18. We
give kids the opportunity to represent themselves in the media. Our mission
is to give kids a voice and the power to use it. Our work is read in the New
York Daily News, the New York Amsterdam News and distributed to 400
newspapers nationwide through the Scripps Howard News Service.

NOTE: At the end of the summer CPL will be bringing 2-3 college interns with
us to Denver and St. Paul as our youth cover the Democratic and Republican
National Committee Conventions. This is a once in a lifetime opportunity for
dedicated interns excited about working the assignment desk for our youth
news bureau. CPL will cover all costs and an additional stipend may be
available. Convention dates Aug. 22-Sept 5.

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Editorial Coordinators. CPL will be hiring 5-6 college journalism interns to
work as bureau chiefs and editorial assistants for our youth journalism
partnership with The New York Daily News during the summer of 2008. Interns
will be responsible for managing teams of youth journalists as they
research, brief, interview and write news stories on youth issues for an
adult audience. Interns are responsible for brainstorming borough-specific
news ideas with teen editors and engaging them in the story coordinating
process.

Specifically, each bureau chief will be responsible for producing one Daily
News article a week for seven weeks for the Brooklyn, Bronx or Queens
section of the paper. Articles will cover children and teens’ neighborhood
issues. Interns will oversee each step of the news-writing process, from
story development to copy-editing. Interns will be responsible for managing
youth journalists and producing 7 news features articles that will be
printed in The New York Daily News (2.5 million daily readers). Please email
cpl@cplmedia.org for samples of the stories.

Interns will generate story ideas specific to their borough; coordinate
peer-to-peer interviews between CPL youth journalists and New York City
kids, activists and politicians; teach interview and research techniques;
and manage the writing process.  CPL will also be hiring editorial
assistants who will support all editorial process in the organization.

Interns will need experience writing for a high school or college newspaper,
to be able to work independently and with teams, to understand the value of
deadlines, and to have excellent research and phone skills. They will gain
editorial, reporting, and management skills, and the chance to work with
Daily News editors.  Editorial Coordinators must be able to work a minimum
of 28 hours a week, Mon-Thur. 11 a.m.-6 p.m. Editorial Assistants must be
able to work at least 18 hours a week. Stipend/credit available, depending
on position.

Writing Coach will work closely with Editorial Director to coordinate the
writing aspects to our Daily News commitment. Interns will help develop
writing workshops and content processes. Main responsibilities include
working one-on-one with teen editors as they learn how to effectively
communicate through “inverted pyramid” news reporting, personal commentary
and feature writing.  Some transcribing will be involved. Interns must have
journalism writing experience (college newspapers or professional
publications). Interns need to be able to work independently, and understand
the value of deadlines.  Editorial Coordinators must be able to work a
minimum of 28 hours a week, Mon-Thur. 11 a.m.-6 p.m. Stipend/credit
available.

Photography Coordinators will be responsible for photographing assignments
and traveling with teams of youth journalists as they report on youth issues
for the Daily News’ borough sections. Must have a flexible schedule. Interns
will receive published photo credits. Interns will also be responsible for
uploading photos to the Daily News’ photo system and writing cut-lines.
Strong candidates include Photo Directors at college newspapers.
Stipend/credit available.

To Apply: CPL will be accepting applications until March 31. To apply,
please send resume and cover letter to Amanda Thieroff at
athieroff@gmail.com with “CPL summer internship” in the subject line. Please
be specific which position you are applying for and whether your schedule
would permit your participation in the Democratic and Republican National
Conventions in Denver and St. Paul. Thanks!


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Katina Paron
Children's PressLine
212-501-1118
www.cplmedia.org
Giving kids a voice and the power to use it!

Winner of a 2007 World Association of Newspapers' Young Reader Award

Make a difference! Be a journalist.

...they're for students who are not graduating this year.

Subject: Seattle PI Online Internships for Summer and Fall -- Please Forward


	Hi All,
	Just wanted to let you know SeattlePI.com is making plans for Summer and
Fall,and we have a number of unpaid internship opportunities I hope you'll share
with your students and friends:

#1: Our executive producer for www.spiseattle.com is graduating. We need a
charismatic, visionary and organized leader to take over the position. We're
looking for intern candidates to share the role this summer as a try out. The
preferred candidate will be given the internship position for Fall 2008/Spring
2009. This internship is a great chance to get one-on-one leadership coaching
from me, manager of the 16th most popular newspaper web site in America, and to
gain experience running a popular online-only publication with a staff of 10
interns and a constant production schedule. Interested candidates will start
their internships this summer. The preferred candidate will have leadership
qualities and a great sense for what the younger reader wants to read, will be
technically adept, a fast learner, will be intensely committed and very
organized and reliable. Must be based in Seattle. Hours and telecommuting
flexible.

Spi Staff: We're looking for four or five students interested in covering local
shows, blogging about news and the local scene, and producing and updating
www.spiseattle.com.

Online Photo internships: We're looking for photographers to help document the