The National Association of Hispanic Journalists is offering two fellowships for mid-career professionals to attend an intensive week-long editing workshop at The Poynter Institute this fall titled Editing 2010: How to Wear 5 Hats & Succeed. In addition, NAHJ members may also take webinars and online group seminars on everything from video storytelling to ethics to reporting on the oil disaster in the Gulf for free through The Poynter Institute’s News University.
These fellowships are made available thanks to a grant from the John S. and James L. Knight Foundation, which included a $20,000 grant to the organization’s Count Me Iñ campaign last fall and additional funds for the fellowships. The Poynter Institute is at the forefront of addressing the training needs of journalists and we look forward to using these fellowships to continue to give our members the tools they need to keep their jobs, find new ones, or work on their own.
Onsite Seminar
Editing 2010: How to Wear 5 Hats & Succeed To be held 11/14/2010 – 11/19/2010
Editors, learn how to effectively manage your ever-growing number of responsibilities – and produce better stories. Make better decisions about coverage. Brainstorm better ideas. Coach reporters to ask better questions. Distinguish between good video opportunities and bad ones. Write shorter – or longer – and edit faster. And develop a leadership style that works – even in these challenging times.
The fellowship covers full tuition, which includes materials and some meals, and NAHJ will provide round-trip airfare on Continental Airlines to the Poynter Institute in St. Petersburg.
For the Editing 2010 workshop, apply online at the following link http://www.poynter.org/seminar/seminar.asp?id=5396&catid=107 AND to be considered for the fellowship, download the PDF application form below and send it along with all required materials to: membership@nahj.org with the subject heading “NAHJ Poynter Editing 2010 Fellowship” no later than Friday, September 27, 2010.
Editing 2010: How to Wear 5 Hats & Succeed application form (PDF)
Disregard the address and deadline dates that appear on the printed PDF Application and follow the instructions stated in this email.
To apply for this fellowship, you must be a member in good standing, and now is the time to join or renew. In NAHJ’s mid-year campaign, membership is just $35 for professionals and it’s valid until December 31.
To join/renew click here. To verify your membership, please contact Paulo Luizaga at pluizaga@nahj.org or 202-662-7460. To apply for the seminars, click on the specific links below
Webinars, Online Group Seminars, and More
In addition, NAHJ will also offer fellowships for one-shot webinars and online group seminars (held over a three-week period) on The Poynter Institute’s News University web portal. To sign up for these, visit http://www.newsu.org/ to peruse their offerings on everything from multimedia and broadcast skills to writing and editing training, and choose what you’d like. But it’s first come, first served while funds last, so sign up now!
Once your register with NewsU, you can sign up for any of the webinars or online group seminars and have it be covered by the NAHJ fellowship, subject to NAHJ’s approval.
You will be required to send your name and username along with the course(s) you would like to take to Paulo Luizaga at PLuizaga@nahj.org. You will receive a contact from Poynter once we verify your NAHJ membership (please allow 48 hours to process your request).
To join or renew, follow the instructions stated above. Take a look at some of the webinars and online group seminars being offered now. We’ve pre-selected some for managers and editors, but there’s a lot to choose from.
- Becoming a More Effective Editor: Strategies for Editing Yourself, Others (an online group seminar)
- NABJ Newsroom Management webinar series (a series of four sessions)
- Video Storytelling Workshop (an online workshop)
Don’t let this opportunity pass you by. And stay tuned for more information about training in various cities around the country, regional conferences in Atlanta and Philadelphia, and much, much more to come in 2010. Good luck!
