NAHJ 2024 Student Project
Applications are now being accepted for NAHJ’s premiere training program for student journalists – the NAHJ Student Project. Many journalists, leaders and educators got their start through the project. NAHJ was the first diverse journalism organization to create a convention newsroom training opportunity for students.
Here’s what to expect:
College students will work on improving their skills in a newsroom setting during the national convention. Under the guidance of professional mentors, students will write, report, shoot and edit video, shoot photos and cover events on social media to help prepare them to compete in a challenging media market. NAHJ students will produce stories on the national convention and on the Latinx community for the Latino Reporter Digital, the website dedicated to the Student Project. NAHJ covers the students’ travel, convention registration, hotel and meals for the convention.
In the spring, students will take part in a virtual bootcamp, led by the mentors, to prepare for the newsroom work. They will also submit pitches for stories they’d like to cover.
The week-long newsroom will be held at the NAHJ 40th Anniversary Conference & Expo in Hollywood, CA., July 8 – 14, 2024. Accepted students are expected to attend the full week, so they will need to request the week off.
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.
To complete the application, you’ll need the following:
- Resume
- Letter of Recommendation
- Essay (300-400 words) Choose ONE topic: a) How do you think you would benefit from being part of the Student Project OR b) What can you bring to the Student Project that no one else can?
- 3 Work Samples (Broadcast/Multimedia/Audio Work Samples should be no longer than 3 minutes. Submit samples by uploading a document with links to the work).
- Unofficial Transcript
You must be an NAHJ student member to apply. To become a member, click here: NAHJ Member site.
To apply: https://nahj.memberclicks.net/2024StudentProject