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‘Journalism more than just an ideal occupation’
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ADVISER UPDATE
“I’m very
impressed with
the sophistication of the topics
and the quality of
the reports these
journalists were
able to produce.
Their work richly
deserves recognition and the Fund
is proud to help
further their academic careers.”
WRITING
Writing winners, their workshops and the university or high school they attend are Sophie Ho,
Mountain View (Calif.) HS, The Mosaic HS Urban
Journalism Workshop, San Jose; Corina Gallardo,
The Chronicle, University of Arizona Journalism
Diversity Workshop for Arizona HS Students,
University HS, Tucson; Ymani Wince, University
of Alabama Multicultural Journalism Workshop,
McClure North HS, Florissant, Mo.; and Kayla
Lokeinsky, Peace Sullivan/James Ansin HS Workshop in Journalism and New Media at the University of Miami, Cooper City (Fla.) HS.
Photography winners: Brianna Hernandez,
University of Texas at El Paso, Canutillo HS, El
Paso; and Brian Nguyen, The Mosaic HS Urban
WRITING
See the story on page 8 of the PDF at
http://aspa1.ua.edu/mjw/
MULTIMEDIA
Anthony Cave, University of Alabama, provided the
entire web presence for the University of Alabama’s
Multicultural Journalism Workshop and its MJP Journal. Workshop director Meredith Cummings also noted
he produced several videos, among them, one on the
75th Anniversary of the Alabama Scholastic Press Association.
Cummings wrote of Cave, “Anthony came into our
workshop, ideas blazing. He singlehandedly coordinated
our multimedia efforts and designed the website not
only for computers, but also for tablets, like the iPad.
His work was above and beyond.”
Anthony’s essay provided a glimpse into his mindset:
“The joy of journalism is waking up every day and having an infinite amount of topics to cover … I consider college the intermediary in that process, where I both send
and receive work. In time, however, I will do it all.”
Workshop: http://uamjw2011.wordpress.com/.
Video: http://tinyurl.com/7yb7h3k to view it.
See PHOTOGRAPHY on page 14A
High school workshop journalists win scholarships for summer work
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Cosette Perez, wrote about the fascination with gruesome images on the Internet in, “A Web Full of Gore:
Snooping citizens infect the Internet with shock photos.”
Her video “Bloody Voyeurism” shows footage of war,
crime or youths fighting, interspersed with commentary
from a guidance counselor and a high school student
about the disturbing attraction to the material.
Director Dr. Fred Blevens wrote of her work, “Complex story with excellent scripting and editing. Our
sponsors were stunned at the quality and impact of this
piece.”
Cosette wrote, “My father is a journalist and I was
always intrigued by the field. But something that I
noticed very quickly is that journalism is something that
requires a lot of sacrifice and love and passion. I honestly believe that I have plenty of all three.”
See MIAMI montage at http://thestatus.
org/2011/07/a-web-full-of-gore/
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The Peace Sullivan/James Ansin HS workshop at
the University of Miami focused on “Social Media: The
Good, the Bad and the Ugly.” Kayla Lokeinsky found a
website that sells fake resumes and credentials to job
seekers called careerexcuse.com. The company goes so
far as verifying phony employment histories. She found
the site and others like it are not illegal. Her story,
“Lying to Get Ahead: Website tries to fix bad job histories with fake resumes,” is loaded with sources from
an intellectual property attorney, a firm that conducts
background checks and an applicant who falsified parts
of his resume.
Dr. Fred Blevens of Florida International University,
the workshop director wrote, “We thought this story
would be impossible, but Kayla did an excellent job,
even getting the Federal Trade Commission to weigh
in.”
Kayla wrote in her essay, “I know that whether I’m
reporting on sexism in sports or the latest fashion trend,
writing and reporting are what I’m meant to do. To be
able to attend college and pursue a career in journalism
is a dream so close I can feel it.”
See MIAMI montage at http://thestatus.
org/2011/07/lying-to-get-ahead/
Journalism Workshop, a freshman at the University of California, Davis.
Multimedia winners: Anthony Cave, University
of Alabama Multicultural Journalism Workshop, a
freshman at Florida International University; and
Cosette Perez, Peace Sullivan/James Ansin Workshop at the University of Miami, Miami Lakes
(Fla.) Educational Center.
The winners were selected by DJNF staff from
among nearly 500 participants in 25 summer
workshops co-sponsored by colleges, universities,
non-profit and journalists’ organizations. The students’ work appeared in newspapers or on websites
produced by the programs.
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The MJP Journal, media outlet for the 28th Multicultural Journalism Workshop at the University of
Alabama, provided blanket coverage of the aftermath of
the April 2011 tornado that rampaged Tuscaloosa killing 52 people. Ymani Wince seized on a topic that deeply
affected many of the victims – the destruction of trees, a
vital part of the identity in Tuscaloosa, known as Druid
City. She reported on the issue, covering a homeowners’ meeting with forestry officials and environmental
groups about replanting trees and moving on. The result
was “Windblown: To some, loss of trees more devastating
than homes.”
Her work, attitude and ethic impressed workshop
director Meredith Cummings, a journalist and college
professor, whose own home was demolished and who
blogs at http://blog.al.com/upbeat. Ymani pitched and
pursued the story and pressed to be able to cover the
meeting on deadline. She turned it all around in