NAHJ 2022 Student Projects
Through the NAHJ Student Project, college students will improve their skills in a newsroom setting. Under the guidance of professional mentors, students will write, report, shoot and edit videos, shoot photos, and cover events on social media, all to develop skills to prepare them to compete in a challenging media market. NAHJ students will produce stories for the Latino Reporter Digital.
In the spring, the mentors will lead a bootcamp to prepare students for their newsroom work during the national conference. Mentors will identify the skills each student brings as well as areas they can develop before they begin their reporting in the summer.
The week-long newsroom will be held at the NABJ/NAHJ National Convention and Career Fair at Caesar’s Palace in Las Vegas, NV., July 31 – August 7, 2022. (see note on COVID plans below).
The Student Project experience has helped students obtain internships and many alumni have gone on to work in some of the top media outlets in the country.
You must be an NAHJ student member to apply. To become a member, click here: NAHJ Member site.
To apply, click here: Student Project Application
To complete the application, you’ll need the following:
Cover Letter
Resume
Letter of Recommendation
500-word Essay
3 Work Samples
Unofficial Transcript
Broadcast/Multimedia/Audio Work Samples should be no longer than 3 minutes
And should be submitted by providing a link to the work.
COVID note – a decision on whether the national conference will be held in person or virtually will be made by March. Accepted students will be notified about NAHJ’s plans once they are made.
DEADLINE TO APPLY: FEBRUARY 18, 2022.