2010 NAJA Convention Update

The 2010 NAJA convention will take place at the Crowne Plaza Hotel in St. Paul, Minnesota from Wednesday, July 21st-Saturday, July 24th, 2010.

Please check back often as we update the site with more details about our next successful conference!

President's Message

Native Journalists:

I humbly accept the responsibility to keep the Native American Journalists Association on the path set in its mission statement.

We have commemorated a quarter century of existence during the latest successful convention in Albuquerque, New Mexico.

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2010 Project Phoenix Application

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Application Deadline (received by): May 1st 2010

You must be a NAJA member to apply. Please visit our Membership page to register for a new membership or to renew an expired membership.
   
Required materials for application to Project Phoenix:  

• A Completed Application Form 
  

• Unofficial Transcript(s).  

• Letter of Recommendation from adult reference (teacher, advisor, coach, etc.).  

• Work sample of writing, photography, or video (Please use a CD, DVD or USB memory stick). 

• 500 word essay written in third person as a news story. (Typed, double spaced) Answer each of these questions: Why are you interested in the field of Journalism? Why are you interested in Project Phoenix? What do you think of mainstream media and its coverage of Native Americans?

  
Mail applications and supporting documents to:   

NAJA-Project Phoenix    
Native American Journalists Association   
University of Oklahoma, Gaylord College of Journalism and Mass Communications  
395 W. Lindsey Street  
Norman, Oklahoma 73019-4201   

You may also fax or email your submission to:

  
Fax: (405) 325-6945  
Email: najaconf2010@yahoo.com

Project Phoenix Participants, 2009 NAJA Convention

Photo courtesy Antonia Gonzales