NEW MEDIA INTERNSHIPS OFFERED BY WORLD JOURNALISM INSTITUTE
New York, N.Y. February 16, 2011--The World Journalism Institute, countering trends in today's media climate, is placing multiple interns in newsrooms around the country. The 2011 multi-week New York course held in May and June will equip students with the tools needed for jobs in convergence journalism.
In the last year alone, WJI alumni have put their convergence skills to use in jobs such as digital newswriter for WTOP.com (Washington, D.C.), digital content editor for The Daily Report (Atlanta), multimedia reporter for the Asheville Citizen-Times, blogger for The Evangelical Outpost, producer for NHL.com, and producer for the Bill Bennett Show.
This year WJI grads have also interned or been hired by such news organizations as the Des Moines Register, Metro (N.Y.), Detroit News, Raleigh News & Observer, Chattanooga Times Free Press, Comcast Sportsnet, and Military.com.
The focus of the 2011 WJI course continues to be training in convergence media using video, photography, podcasting, radio and print media. Internship stipends for the most promising students may be awarded. Each student will complete four multimedia stories for posting on WJI's webzine, The Times Observer.
Dr. Michael Ray Smith (Campbell University) is the WJI John McCandlish Phillips Journalist of the year. Other instructors include Russell Pulliam (Indianapolis Star), Michael Chute (Union University), Joe Battaglia (Renaissance Communications), Clayton Sizemore (CNN), John Frost (Goodratings Strategic Services), Les Sillars (Patrick Henry College), and Roy Atwood (New St. Andrews College). Udo Middelmann of the Francis Schaeffer Foundation in Switzerland, will be the 2011 WJI Francis Schaeffer Scholar.
The annual eight-week journalism course costs $500 and is held May 15-July 9, 2011. There is a three-week residency component on the campus of The King's College in New York City and a five-week reporting component in the student's hometown. To apply for the course, go to the institute website and complete the online application.
The mission of the World Journalism Institute is to recruit, equip, place and encourage Christians in the mainstream newsrooms of America first and then the world.
For more information:
Kimberly Collins
World Journalism Institute
www.worldji.com
800-769-7870
kcollins@worldji.com
Thursday, February 17, 2011
Wednesday, February 16, 2011
Logan Spoke to IU Journalism Students About Dangers
Logan on dangers of war reporting
BLOOMINGTON, Ind. (WANE/AP)- - The CBS News correspondent who was attacked in Cairo recently spoke to Indiana University journalism students in Bloomington.
Ironically, Lara Logan talked about the dangers of foreign reporting. Mike Conway is a journalism professor at IU and said, "Lara Logan made quite an impression on our students during a visit a few months ago. Very passionate about international reporting but admitted she thought more about the danger after having two children."
He said, "She seemed almost fearless in her willingness to face danger to cover big stories."
Logan is recovering in a U.S. hospital after suffering a sexual attack and beating while reporting on the tumultuous events in Cairo.
Logan was in the city's Tahrir Square on Friday after Egyptian president Hosni Mubarak stepped down when she, her team and their security "were surrounded by a dangerous element amidst the celebration," CBS said in a statement Tuesday.
The network described a mob of more than 200 people "whipped into a frenzy."
Separated from her crew in the crush of the violent pack, she suffered what CBS called "a brutal and sustained sexual assault and beating."
She was saved by a group of women and an estimated 20 Egyptian soldiers, the network said.
BLOOMINGTON, Ind. (WANE/AP)- - The CBS News correspondent who was attacked in Cairo recently spoke to Indiana University journalism students in Bloomington.
Ironically, Lara Logan talked about the dangers of foreign reporting. Mike Conway is a journalism professor at IU and said, "Lara Logan made quite an impression on our students during a visit a few months ago. Very passionate about international reporting but admitted she thought more about the danger after having two children."
He said, "She seemed almost fearless in her willingness to face danger to cover big stories."
Logan is recovering in a U.S. hospital after suffering a sexual attack and beating while reporting on the tumultuous events in Cairo.
Logan was in the city's Tahrir Square on Friday after Egyptian president Hosni Mubarak stepped down when she, her team and their security "were surrounded by a dangerous element amidst the celebration," CBS said in a statement Tuesday.
The network described a mob of more than 200 people "whipped into a frenzy."
Separated from her crew in the crush of the violent pack, she suffered what CBS called "a brutal and sustained sexual assault and beating."
She was saved by a group of women and an estimated 20 Egyptian soldiers, the network said.
Should Public Broadcasting Funds Be Cut?
Here's some current new video on the issue of funding public broadcasting--the subject of our Kennedy & Moen chapter for this coming Monday night.
Commentary on Lara Logan Attack
This is just one of the commentaries on dangers journalists face--especially women, and especially war correspondents. This is an excerpt--to read the entire article click here.
Lara Logan appeared fearless and intrepid when she reported from war zones -- exactly what you want in a foreign correspondent.
The reporter "suffered a brutal and sustained sexual assault and beating" while covering the uprising in Tahrir Square on Feb. 11, according to CBS News, Logan's employer. Egyptian women and soldiers rescued her from a hostile mob that had separated her from her film crew, and she is now in an American hospital recovering.
Logan's assault is a reminder that reporting is a dangerous business. According to Reporters Without Borders, five reporters have already been killed in 2011, and 152 are imprisoned. Since 1992, 850 reporters have been killed around the world.
Tuesday, February 15, 2011
Another Trend Story
Here's another example of a good trend story:
http://www.usatoday.com/money/perfi/college/2011-02-14-lifestages14_CV_N.htm
http://www.usatoday.com/money/perfi/college/2011-02-14-lifestages14_CV_N.htm
Monday, February 14, 2011
Investigative Book Coming
To My Atlanta Friends:
For a couple of years before taking on the role of Associate Publisher of WORLD, I did a column for the magazine on charity and philanthropy. Many of the articles I did for that column were investigative reporting pieces on Christian ministries involved in waste, fraud, and abuse.
I'm pleased to share that these columns have formed the basis for a book called "Faith Based Fraud" which will be released by Authentic Books (a division of Biblica) in early 2012.
I will be doing a presentation by the same name -- "Faith Based Fraud" -- at the Areopagus Forum at Perimeter Church, on Thursday, February 17, at 7:30 pm.
I would be delighted to see you at this event. There is no charge.
For more information, go to www.theareopagus.org
I hope to see you there!
Cordially,
Warren Cole Smith
Associate Publisher
WORLD Magazine
For a couple of years before taking on the role of Associate Publisher of WORLD, I did a column for the magazine on charity and philanthropy. Many of the articles I did for that column were investigative reporting pieces on Christian ministries involved in waste, fraud, and abuse.
I'm pleased to share that these columns have formed the basis for a book called "Faith Based Fraud" which will be released by Authentic Books (a division of Biblica) in early 2012.
I will be doing a presentation by the same name -- "Faith Based Fraud" -- at the Areopagus Forum at Perimeter Church, on Thursday, February 17, at 7:30 pm.
I would be delighted to see you at this event. There is no charge.
For more information, go to www.theareopagus.org
I hope to see you there!
Cordially,
Warren Cole Smith
Associate Publisher
WORLD Magazine
Wednesday, February 9, 2011
Quotables
Notable quotables
"President Obama served a (Super Bowl) menu that featured food from both Wisconsin and Pennsylvania. Which explains why this morning, President Obama tested positive for diabetes" -- Conan O'Brien
"Before the game, Secretary of Homeland Security Janet Napolitano told everybody that if you see something not right at the Super Bowl, let somebody know. Immediately, 50 million people called after Christina Aguilera did the national anthem" -- Jay Leno
"President Obama served a (Super Bowl) menu that featured food from both Wisconsin and Pennsylvania. Which explains why this morning, President Obama tested positive for diabetes" -- Conan O'Brien
"Before the game, Secretary of Homeland Security Janet Napolitano told everybody that if you see something not right at the Super Bowl, let somebody know. Immediately, 50 million people called after Christina Aguilera did the national anthem" -- Jay Leno
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