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 Native Voices Application

Click here to download the application form

Application Deadline (received by): May 1st 2010   

You must be a NAJA member to apply.
   
Included in your application:  

• A Completed Application Form

• 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).  

• 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 2009 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   

The form must be completed and returned to NAJA via U.S. mail.   

You may also fax or email your submission to:  

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

Native Voices (formerly Student Projects)

Each year, college students majoring in journalism are given the opportunity to get hands-on experience in producing a daily newspaper, radio or television newscasts, or a news Web site through NAJA's annual Native Voices (formerly Student Projects) during our national convention.

This year, Native Voices will be a part of the 2010 NAJA Convention in St. Paul, Minnesota.

More than 25 college students are selected from a pool of applicants to participate in the weeklong journalism and mass communication workshop. Participants learn basic and advanced journalism and reporting skills from Native and non-Native media professionals employed at newspaper, radio and television organizations across the United States.

NAJA looks forward to working with students across the country at next year's convention.

Student Projects Participants and Mentors, 2009 NAJA Convention

Photo courtesy Antonia Gonzales

NAJA will once again sponsor a weeklong convergence camp during our next conference in July of 2010 in St. Paul, Minnesota.

Applications for the camp will be available soon.