Cool opportunities

Our students should be learning in lots of places -- in the classroom, in the newsroom, in the field and off campus.
Here are just a few cool sesions/classes/experiences that maybe they could check out ... there are tons out there. Here are a few.

NAA Foundation News Challenge
... a cutting-edge training session for college students that will harness their creativity to create new content and business models for the news industry.

The one-week program will take place at the campus of the University of Nevada/Reno from May 31 to June 6, 2009. The 15 participating students will be divided into teams to develop real-world prototypes for the newspaper industry. They will interact with digital news executives, advertising and marketing directors, educators and more over the course of the week.

This program will give students a sense of the digital opportunities in the newspaper industry. The NAA Foundation will pay for participants’ travel, housing and meals.

ASNE Reporter
The American Society of Newspaper Editors is looking for juniors, seniors and graduate journalism students to write and copy edit stories, shoot photographs, design web pages and produce an online edition of The ASNE Reporter.

Eighteen students will work side by side with professional newspaper journalists as reporters, copy editors, photographers, page designers and online producers on The ASNE Reporter.

Read by the nation's top editors, The ASNE Reporter showcases the work of talented students, most of whom are minorities. Asian, African American, Hispanic and Native American students are particularly encouraged to apply. The ASNE Reporter will operate from Friday, April 24 through Wednesday April 29, 2009 at the Fairmont Hotel in Chicago, Ill. Application deadline is March 1, 2009.


The New York Media Experience Program
"NYMEP offers competitive students an exciting and challenging opportunity to live and work in New York for either a Fall or Spring semester. Students are placed with leading television networks, top public relations firms, national magazines, famous sports teams and more.

Housing is safe, comfortable and affordable. The program is full-time - all successful students earn 15 college credits while gaining valuable career contacts and experience and taking online Communication courses, too!"