High School Journalism Workshop
July 11 - 13, 2013
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Hands-on, one-of-a-kind opportunity: just two descriptions of the annual University of Idaho High School Journalism Workshop for students and advisers. The workshop is organized through the UI School of Journalism and Mass Media.
In the three-day workshop, students will explore multi-media journalism while advisers discuss the fundamentals of journalism long with the legal and ethical aspects for student journalists.
Specifically, students will:
- Learn the basics of news, experiencing the latest techniques first-hand and how these basics apply in the rapidly shifting delivery systems used by news organizations.
- Explore new trends, including the use of Vine and Instagram to tell stories.
- Understand the legal and ethical aspects of the profession.
- Hold discussions about careers in journalism
- Students will put their skills to immediate use by writing stories for the Argonaut online and crafting video stories for the web.
Teachers will:
Attend sessions along with students and still have sessions on their own concerning:
- Legal issues for student journalists
- Ethics for student journalistsBest practices for classrooms
- Participate in the newsroom experience, if they wish.
- Work with UI faculty on dual credit classes
- Teachers can earn continuing education credit by enrolling in JAMM 304 (fee required)
The workshop:
- Attendees will live in a UI dorm and eat in the university dining facilities. Students will be supervised by UI student interns, who will also work with the students on their stories.
- Attendees will be able to interact with faculty, media professionals, guest speakers and interviewees for stories.
Workshop Costs
The workshop is $150 for students, which covers the cost of room, meals and materials.
For teachers, the workshop is free, but the continuing education is $115 per credit (Teacher In-Service Graduate rate). DOWNLOAD APPLICATION (PDF).
The deadline for applications is 5 p.m. (Pacific Time) on Friday, June 14.
Students need to send in a completed application form and in the packet include a letter of recommendation from a teacher, include a writing sample (published or unpublished newspaper article or class essay), a 200-300 word essay about why they would like to participate in the program and a copy of their high school transcript.
Teachers need to email a letter of interest to Dr. Rebecca Tallent at rtallent@uidaho.edu.
The 2013 High School Journalism Workshop is sponsored by:
- The Hagadone Corp of Coeur d’Alene
- The Newspaper Association of Idaho
- The Idaho Statesman of Boise
- Tribune Publishing Co., Lewiston and Moscow
*A limited number of student scholarships are available through a grant from the Hagadone Corp. of Coeur d’Alene.