Series of journalism workshops
Published Jan. 29th 2009 (LM/API) RESTON, Va. – Six journalism schools in the USA have been selected as the recipients of an on-site workshop that will be presented by the American Press Institute for their faculty and staff in 2009.
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The John Ben Snow Memorial Trust, which has underwritten API seminars for journalism educators since 1983, is funding the program.
♦ The winners include:
-Bowling Green (Ohio) State University
-California State University, Northridge
-Loyola University, Chicago
-Temple University, Philadelphia
-Texas State University, San Marcos
-University of North Florida, Jacksonville
♦ More than 450 schools of journalism and mass communication were invited to apply for one of three workshops, including “Visual Journalism: From Print to Screen”, “The New Newsroom” and “Building Community.”
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"SEISMIC CHANGES"
“The newspaper industry is undergoing seismic changes, so it’s critical that journalism schools provide new insights and skills that will prepare the next generation of newsroom leaders,” said Drew Davis, API’s President and Executive Director.
“The on-site workshops address some of the most pressing issues facing newsrooms today, from building new audiences to creating a new newsroom model. These programs also allow us to reach many more journalism educators than we have ever before.”
♦ “We are very pleased that API is now bringing its high-quality seminars to journalism educators on the campuses of colleges and universities with established schools of journalism,” said Allen R. Malcolm, a trustee of the John Ben Snow Memorial Trust. “We are confident that this new approach to the next generation of journalists will be very successful.”
The one-day programs will be open to local journalists for a modest tuition.
♦ Details about the workshops are available on the API Web site: www.americanpressinstitute.org
About The American Press Institute
The American Press Institute, based in Reston, Virginia, is an independent, not-for-profit education and research center, founded by and in service to the newspaper industry. It provides training and leadership development and conducts research, and offers seminars, workshops and onsite programs for newspaper professionals and organizations. Since 2006, API has led newspaper industry diversification and transformation efforts through its Newspaper Next initiative.
About the John Ben Snow Memorial Trust
The John Ben Snow Memorial Trust, established in honor of the nationally known publisher and chairman of Speidel Newspapers, makes grants for programs in journalism, arts and culture, community development, education, environment and historic preservation.
Contact:
Carol Ann Riordan
American Press Institute
11690 Sunrise Valley Drive
Reston, VA 20191
703.715.3315
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