NAJA Membership Enrollment

Have you renewed your NAJA membership yet?  

All new renewals will be put in several drawings for great prizes! The first drawing will take place on March 9 at 5 p.m. for the grand prize of a PAID UNITY conference registration.  

Other prizes include a netbook and LifeScribe pens. This coming year's UNITY conference is in sunny Las Vegas at the Mandalay Bay resort during the first week of August. The drawing is only open to current, registered members so go to the NAJA website and renew today!

2012 NAJA Native Voices at UNITY
 
Application Deadline (postmarked by): March 9th 2012    
You must be a NAJA member to apply. Go to our membership link at www.naja.com to download a membership application.   
 
Included in your application:   
A Completed Application Form

http://www.naja.com/files/7513/2985/9385/2012_NAJA_Native_Voices_Application.pdf

One page resume listing your educational background, work history, awards, journalism-related internships, other scholarships, language proficiency and any work done for your school or community newspaper, radio and/or television.  
 Unofficial Transcript(s).   
 NAJA Legal Binding Contract  
 Letter of Recommendation from someone familiar with your academic and/or journalism work   
 Project Work samples of your best work (SEE PROJECT DESCRIPTIONS ON APPLICATION) the portfolio should  consist of written materials, visual materials, or audio.  
 500 word essay written in third person as a news story. (Typed, double spaced) Pick one Topic:
Why should you be selected to take part in the 2012 NAJA Student Projects?
What do you think the trend toward convergence means for the
future of indigenous journalism?    
Mail applications and supporting documents to:         
NAJA-Native Voices              
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: Jeff Harjo  to request the application for the 2012 UNITY Native Voices college student project.

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Remember the deadline to register for early bird registration to the upcoming UNITY conference is Friday March 16th. UNITY registration is based on your email address to receive the early bird and member rate. If you have problems registering at the lower rates contact the NAJA office to request the email address that you used when you first became a NAJA member. Click this link for Unity 2012 information:  

UNITY 2012 in Vegas August 1-4, 2012  

 The NAJA office has updated our current membership list and you must be a current member to register at the early bird rate.

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NAJA 2012 Media Awards

   2012 UNITY Convention

                UNITY 2012 August 1-4, 2012

                 Mandalay Bay, Las Vegas, Nevada

Contest Rules:

1.Contest entries will only be accepted from now to March 15, 2012, by 5:00pm.  

2.Contestant must be a current NAJA member at time of entry and also at the time of the Media Awards Banquet on August 3, 2012.

3. Submitted entries must have been published, broadcasted, or posted between Jan. 1, 2011 and Dec. 31, 2011.

4. If an editor or producer is entering the work of an employee, the employee must be a current NAJA member or the work will not be considered.

5. Cost is $20 per entry and $10 for students.

Individuals may turn in three separate entries in any one category as desired. Entries in multiple categories are encouraged:

6. Each entry must have its own entry form & payment must accompany each entry.

     Each entry (clip, DVD, CD, USB Memory Stick etc.) should have last name of contestant and contest legibly displayed.

7. Each Entrant must include proof of Native American or First People of Canada Ancestry. (i.e. Copy of CDIB, Enrollment Card, OR a letter from their tribe stating enrollment). Excluding the Associate Category.

8. Because of status within NAJA, Associate members can only enter the Associate category.

9. General Excellence awards are for Native American-owned media outlets that are at least 50 percent Native American-owned, managed or controlled.

10. All categories will be recognized at the 2012 NAJA Media Awards Banquet, but only those categories with a minimum of three entries from three separate persons or organizations will be judged.       .

11. Only fully completed entry forms with full payment will be judged.

12. Judges' decisions are final and entries will not be returned.

Categories for NAJA 2012 Media Awards

• Best Radio - single news story no longer than ten minutes; feature story no longer than 15 minutes on CD, or Flash Drive. Divisions are commercial and non-commercial

• Best TV - single story no longer than ten minutes on CD/DVD or Flash Drive. Divisions are commercial and non-commercial

Divisions for newspaper entries are:

            Division 1 - circulation of 20,000 or more copies

            Division 2 - circulation of 15,000 to 19,999 copies

            Division 3 - circulation of 10,000 to 14,999 copies

            Division 4 - circulation of 5,000 to 9,999 copies

            Division 5 - circulation of less than 5,000 copies

• Best Layout - three different and complete issues per entry within your respective division category.

• Best Photo - submit only three 8 x 10 prints within your respective division category

• Best Online Newspaper - 8.5 x 11 copy of home page and URL address within your respective division category

• General Excellence - Print, Radio, & TV: three different and complete issues per entry within your respective division category.

• College and High School - print, two entries; broadcast, no longer than ten minutes; three different issues for General Excellence

• Richard LaCourse Award sponsored by Gannett Foundation- Excellence in investigative reporting in print or broadcast; if broadcast, place on CD/DVD or Flash Drive. The winner will receive a $5,000.00 award. No division categories for this entry.

                  WINNERS WILL BE NOTIFIED VIA EMAIL BY June 1, 2012.

A request for a NAJA 2012 Media Awards Entry Form can be  

sent to Jeff Harjo, Executive Director at the NAJA Office.                

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NAJA Membership Enrollment  

                                 Have you renewed your NAJA membership yet?  

All new renewals will be put in several drawings for great prizes! The first drawing will take place on March 9 at 5 p.m. for the grand prize of a PAID UNITY conference registration.  

Other prizes include a netbook and LifeScribe pens. This coming year's UNITY conference is in sunny Las Vegas at the Mandalay Bay resort during the first week of August. The drawing is only open to current NAJA members, so go to the

NAJA website 

and renew today!

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Marguerite Casey Foundation Announces

2012 Journalism Fellowship and Scholars

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
January 2012
Contact: Kathleen Baca, Director of Communications
(206) 273-7381
kbaca@caseygrants.org

Seattle, WA - Marguerite Casey Foundation is pleased to announce its Fellowship Program on Poverty. The program, which aims to increase the public's and policymakers' understanding of poverty through journalism, consists of two components: fellowships (2) for professional journalists and scholarships (2) for students of journalism.
Fellows and scholars selected will write at least one in-depth story or a short series from the point of view of families living in poverty and illustrating how language, culture and race influence public attitudes and policy about poor people.
"One in three families in America are working poor; one in six live below the poverty level," said Luz Vega-Marquis, CEO and president of Marguerite Casey Foundation. "Families have the firsthand experience and insight into how public policy, attitudes and systems affect their lives - yet, they are rarely consulted before a policy decision is made.
"Journalists can have a significant impact on changing the public narrative about poor people. It is our hope that these fellowships and scholarships will help put the issues of families and poverty front and center in the public debate and elevate the voices of families in policymaking," said Vega-Marquis.
The 2012 Journalism Fellowship is open to print, electronic and new media journalists with a minimum of three years of professional experience. Each fellow will receive a stipend of $4,000 and up to $1,000 for travel expenses.
The 2012 Journalism Scholarship is open to print, electronic and new media collegiate journalists. Students will not be required to leave their academic studies. Each recipient will receive a stipend of $1,000 and up to $800 for travel expenses.
Applications for the 2012 fellowships and scholarships are due to Marguerite Casey Foundation by February 29, 2012. To learn more about the Fellowship Program on Poverty, visit: www.caseygrants.org/pages/resources/journalism_fellowship_scholarships.asp
Marguerite Casey Foundation is a national, independent grantmaking foundation dedicated to helping low-income families strengthen their voice and mobilize their communities.
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www.caseygrants.org

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Fulbright New Zealand invites applications for the 2013 Ian Axford (New Zealand) Fellowships in Public Policy.   
 
Ian Axford (New Zealand) Fellowships in Public Policy give outstanding American mid-career professionals the opportunity to research, travel and gain practical experience in public policy in New Zealand for seven months.  
Established and funded by the New Zealand Government in 1995 to reinforce links between New Zealand and the United States, the programme aims to advance all areas of public policy by cross-fertilisation of ideas and experience and to continue building a network of public policy experts on both sides of the Pacific.  
 
Axford Fellows have the opportunity to gain first-hand knowledge of the New Zealand government sector and its economic, social or political reforms and issues. Fellows will identify a particular policy topic they wish to explore and will be based at an appropriate government ministry or department. They will be carefully paired with a leading policy expert who will serve as their mentor.  In addition, Fellows will be expected to spend a substantial part of their Fellowship in contact with other relevant organisations to gain practical experience in their field in New Zealand.  They are required to produce a policy report for publication by the Fellowships Office (Fulbright New Zealand) and report their findings in public seminars in New Zealand before returning, and in the USA after their return.
 
Three to five Fellows are selected each year.  Applicants must be US citizens with at least five years experience in their professions, and must submit a formal application.
 
For further information and an application form, see Fulbright New Zealand's website at
http://www.fulbright.org.nz/awards/usscholar/axford.html   
 
Applications close March 1, 2012.   
 
For enquiries please contact:
Stefanie Joe                   OR  Frank Cain
Programme Team Leader      US Program Coordinator
Fulbright New Zealand          Phone +1 202 460 0609
Phone +64 4 494 1507          Email:  axford@fulbright.org.nz
Email stefanie@fulbright.org.nz
 
If you wish to apply, please begin liaising with your potential host - New Zealand Government agency, as soon as possible.  It takes considerable time to establish a potential fellowship so start early!

To view a list of New Zealand Government Ministries and Departments with the names of the Chief Executives
please visit http://www.ssc.govt.nz/ce-photo-file

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Crazy Horse Journalism Workshop set for April 15-19, 2012

Journalists and educators from around the country will teach a condensed course about the fundamentals of journalism at the Crazy Horse Journalism Workshop, April 15-19. Students will attend for free and will be selected through a competitive application process. High school juniors and seniors, regardless of where they live, will be given preference over younger applicants.

Students, under the guidance of experienced mentors, will report and write articles, take photographs and produce multimedia projects that will be published online and printed in a newspaper. They also will learn about preparing for success in college and opportunities in journalism.

The conference was created by the South Dakota Newspaper Association and is funded primarily by the Freedom Forum Diversity Institute. Co-sponsors include Crazy Horse Memorial Foundation and journalism programs at South Dakota State University and the University of South Dakota.

The April 2012 workshop will be the 13th annual journalism program held at Crazy Horse Memorial. Nearly 1,700 high school and college students have completed the program, which is designed to inspire Native American students to dream about the future and consider journalism as a career.

Students interested in attending the workshop, or schools interested in nominating students, should contact the Freedom Forum's Janine Harris at 605/677-5424 or jharris@freedomforum.org by March 1 for application information.  

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Oklahoma Institute

for Diversity in Journalism

9th Annual

Summer Journalism Workshop

June 3-10, 2012

The Oklahoma Institute for Diversity in Journalism offers an annual workshop for promising high school students, scheduled early each summer. The program is funded by several organizations including the Dow Jones News Fund, the Ethics and Excellence in Journalism Foundation, the Oklahoman, the Norman Transcript, and the Gaylord College of Journalism and Mass Communication at OU. The program’s goal is to expose youth to careers in the world of daily journalism. OIDJ’s mission is to provide opportunities for students who would otherwise lack access to journalism training or who face other barriers to pursuing careers in journalism.  

Fifteen to 20 high school students will be selected for the 2012 workshop. They will complete work in June on the 9th annual edition of the Red Dirt Journal, the OIDJ newspaper, and its companion news website. Students will acquire basic skills in new media during this in-residence program.

This year the workshop will be conducted during a 8-day session, beginning Sunday afternoon, June 3, and concluding the following Sunday, June 10. High school students may apply for the workshop by downloading the application form from the Gaylord website:

http://www.ou.edu/content/gaylord/home/main/outreach/oidj.html

Selected students will be given free room and board in a residence hall on the University of Oklahoma campus. Supervision of their stay will be provided at all times by peer counselors and OU staff members. Participants will attend training sessions throughout the day and evening in the state-of-the-art facilities of the Gaylord College of Journalism and Mass Communication. They will research, report, write and edit stories on a variety of topics and news events. Instructors will come from a variety of educational institutions and professional media organizations. The deadline for submitting an application is April 27.

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SEQUOYAH NATIONAL RESEARCH CENTER SUMMER INTERNSHIPS

The Sequoyah National Research Center (SNRC) seeks three tribally affiliated student interns for summer 2012 during the period of June 1 through July 31. Interns will work at least 25 hours per week in the Center doing basic archival and research work under the direction of Center staff.

The SNRC at the University of Arkansas at Little Rock (UALR) houses the papers and special collections of tribal individuals and organizations, the world's largest archival collection of newspapers and other periodicals published by tribal individuals and organizations, and the Dr. J. W. Wiggins Collection of Native American Art, consisting more than 2,500 artworks, a massive archive documenting the collection, and a reference library on indigenous art of more than a thousand volumes.

The goal of the American Indian Student Internship Program is to provide students an experiential learning environment in which to acquire an understanding of the value of archives and the research potential of the collections of the Center and to engage in academic research and practical database building activities related to tribal culture, society, and issues. Interns will be expected to demonstrate the value of their experience by either a summary report of work, finding aids for collections, reports of research or other written work that may be shared with their home institutions.

To qualify for an internship, students must

• Be tribally affiliated
• Have completed at least 60 college hours
• Be in good standing at their home institutions of higher learning

Applications should include

• A unofficial copy of the student's academic transcript
• A reference or sponsor letter from the head of the student's major department or from another relevant academic official
• A statement of no more than one page expressing why the intern experience would likely be beneficial to the student's academic or career goals.

To assist the student in meeting expenses during the two-month tenure of the internship, the Center will provide on-campus housing and $2,000 to defray other living expenses.

Students interested in applying should send applications or inquiries by e-mail to Daniel F. Littlefield at dflittlefiel@ualr.edu
or Robert E. Sanderson at resanderson@ualr.edu or by U. S. mail to SNRC, University Plaza, Suite 500, University of Arkansas at Little Rock, 2801 S. University Avenue, Little Rock, AR 72204. The SNRC must receive applications by March 15, 2012. The Center will select three applicants and three alternates. The Center staff will notify students of their decision by April 1, 2012.

For information regarding UALR and its housing facilities, see http://www.ualr.edu. For information on the SNRC and its work, see http://ualr.edu/sequoyah.

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The Village Voice Media Digital Fellowship  

Village Voice Media, in conjunction with the Walter Cronkite School of Journalism and Mass Communication at Arizona State University, is offering an intensive, eight-week, paid summer fellowship for minority students concentrating on Web and digital media.

Digital fellows will be immersed in blogging, photography, video, audio and social media and will produce original reported material for Village Voice online publications.

Program instructors will include top Cronkite faculty as well as the nation's leading news, music and food writers from the Village Voice family of 18 websites and newspapers.

Fellows will be paid $500 per week. Housing will be provided to non-ASU students. The program is open to students who are within one year of graduation, graduate students or post grads.

Fellows may ultimately be considered for positions within the Village Voice family of publications.

The course runs from June 18 to Aug. 10, 2012, at Cronkite's state-of-the-art journalism school in the heart of downtown Phoenix.

Students applying should be within one year of graduation, graduate students or post-grads.

The program is open to any university student, although those who are studying journalism or have experience in journalism will be given preference. The application deadline is Feb. 24, 2012 at close of business Arizona time. Those accepted will be noti?ed by March 9, 2012.

To apply, send your contact information, cover letter, resume, the names of two references with contact information, three "text" work samples that show strong reporting and writing, two optional multimedia work samples on a CD or a link to an online portfolio, and a recent photo attention Elizabeth Smith, Walter Cronkite School of Journalism and Mass Communication, 555 N. Central Ave., Phoenix, AZ 85004.

For more information, email Outreach Director Elizabeth Smith at  elizabeth.grace.smith@asu.edu .

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AP GLOBAL NEWS INTERNSHIP JOB DESCRIPTION

The Associated Press is offering paid journalism internships for the summer of 2012 in 10 U.S. cities (including Atlanta, Chicago, Dallas, Los Angeles, New York, Philadelphia, San Francisco and Washington, D.C.) and 10 international locations (including London, Jerusalem, Seoul, Mexico City, Rome, Bangkok, Johannesburg, New Delhi, Rio de Janeiro and Moscow).  

The interns will contribute to AP’s text, video and photos report from these bureaus for 12 weeks this summer. Although a primary format may be declared - depending on interest and ability - the internships will provide experience and training in all three. Interns will attend and contribute to all-format editorial meetings. Assignments will be made by a trainer who will also provide performance appraisals during the course of the internship. 

Interns will be expected to be fast thinkers and show creativity and strong news judgment. They should be strong storytellers who are able to recognize interesting news elements, suggest their own story ideas and angles and incorporate them in stories, video and still images. Interns should be comfortable interacting with a diverse group of co-workers and interview subjects. 

Interns will be expected to keep up-to-date with news in the city or region and its relevance to national and international affairs. Responsibilities will include tracking down information, conducting interviews, monitoring social media, and covering breaking news stories, either by phone or going to the scene.  Assignments may include covering general, sports, business or entertainment spot news or features. 

Interns will contribute to the text news report - reporting and writing their own stories under the direct supervision of an editor.  Editors will train interns on such areas as interview techniques, sourcing, databases and AP style.  Interns will be expected to become familiar with - and abide by - the AP’s statement of values and principles governing ethics. 

Staff photographers will supervise interns on visual storytelling techniques. Where possible interns will accompany staff photographers on assignments, assist with arrangements in the field, and shoot photos. Interns will be trained in the use of photo editing software - Photoshop and Photomechanic - as well as transmission.  Training will include photojournalism ethics, especially on authenticity. 

Interns will assist in the production of video stories, including non-linear editing and writing story summaries and scripts for broadcast.   They will research and set up video news and feature stories and occasionally join location shoots, or do their own shooting, if they possess the required skills.   Interns may also assist with content management and translations.   

Qualifications:

• Applicants must be:

a) Current full-time students within two years of earning an undergraduate degree or

b) Current full-time graduate students or

c) Students who graduated December 2011 or later.

• Must be able to show proof of legal authorization to participate in a 12-week internship in the assigned country prior to the start of the internship.
• Must have demonstrated proficiency speaking and writing in the English language and command of the local language for the assigned country.
• Good general knowledge of U.S. and international affairs.
• Good writing skills and the ability to recognize grammatical and factual errors.
• Relevant coursework or experience in a cross-format environment (text, video, photos, interactive graphics, etc.) is highly desirable.
• Knowledge of online and social media news venues.
• Highly organized and attentive to detail; able to multi-task and manage projects as assigned.
• Self-starter with the ability to collaborate effectively in a team environment.

Submission materials:

• A 300-word autobiographical essay on this topic: “The Associated Press seeks to recruit and retain a workforce that embodies a wide range of talents, experiences, achievements and journalistic skills. Please describe the qualities and accomplishments you would bring to the company as an intern.”
• A resume and cover letter (please include your projected graduation date).
• Three to five examples of your work (links to a website of your clips, photos, multimedia work and video are preferred).
• Two letters of reference, one from a professor or faculty adviser on college/university letterhead and the second from a prior internship or employer.

Your application materials must be submitted by March 2, 2012.

For consideration, apply via the following URL:  http://careers.ap.org/viewjob.html?erjob=23421:en_US  

The Associated Press is an Affirmative Action/Equal Opportunity Employer.

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