auburn university high school journalism workship 2010
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Up to 20 students from Alabama and surrounding state high schools will gain hands-on experience in journalism and other communication fields during the eighth annual summer workshop hosted by Auburn University’s Department of Communication and Journalism. The workshop will take place June 20 through 25 at AU and is free to selected participants. Students will have the opportunity to compete for six $1,000 scholarships to Auburn University.TRANSCRIPT
Up to 20 students from Alabama and sur-rounding state high schools will gain hands-onexperience in journalism and other communi-cation fields during the eighth annual summerworkshop hosted by Auburn University’sDepartment of Communication andJournalism.The workshop will take place June 20
through 25 at AU and is FREE to selectedparticipants. Students will have the opportuni-ty to compete for six $1,000 scholarships toAuburn University.For one week, participants will become print
reporters, editors and designers, who are readyfor any assignment that mightarise in a high school environ-ment. Not only will they learnhow to report and edit thenews, they will understand andappreciate the passion journal-ists have for their work. Theparticipants will spend theweek learning about the mediafrom professional journalistsand from Auburn Universityfaculty.Participants will take excit-
ing field trips to media sites to learn aboutnewspapers, television news, public relationsand multimedia journalism.Students will stay in an AU campus resi-
dence hall with college-age chaperones. Theroom, all meals and field trips are free forselected participants.Dr. Jennifer Wood Adams, journalism pro-
gram director, and Associate Professor Nan
Fairley will serve as co-directors of the annualworkshop. The Alabama PressAssociation Foundation, the AUCollege of Liberal Arts and TheMobile Press-Register are provid-ing financial support for the work-shop.WHO IS SELECTED:• You must currently be a fresh-man, sophomore or junior.• Recruiting minority students isemphasized, but students of anyethnicity may apply.• Up to 20 students will be select-
ed through a competitive application process.• The application deadline is APRIL 30,2010, and student selections will beannounced by May 15, 2010.
For more informationand to download application forms visit:
http://media.cla.auburn.edu/cmjnQuestions? Call Professor Nan Fairley at
(334) 844-4593 or e-mail: [email protected]
Workshop participants visitWSFA’s extra studio before touringthe main studio and interviewingTonya Terry and Josh Johnson.
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— Marian Royston 2008 Workshop Participant
AU football coaches Trooper Taylor and Curtis Luperanswer questions at a mock press conference with students participating in the 2009 Journalism Workshop.
Auburn University is an equal opportunity educational
institution/employer. www.auburn.edu
media.cla.auburn.edu/cmjn
“… as the week progressed, a whole new world of journalism revealed itself tome and it ignited an evengreater passion than the one Ipreviously held. ”
— Laura Raye Hendrix2009 Workshop Participant
“This week has been a greatexperience to meet new peopleand learn the basics behindgood journalism and interviewing.”
— Lauren Martin2009 Workshop Participant
“Being able to attend the workshophas been the best experience I haveever had ... This experience is nothinglike I thought it would be, it’s muchbetter.”
— Danielle Lamar2009 Workshop Participant
“The best part of the experience is becominga better writer, editor and journalist in general. I will take experiences away fromthis that could never be replaced.”
— Anna Lee2008 Workshop Participant
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