New American Media Youth Internships

Heads up all you future Moyers’, Woodwards and Bernsteins. If you’re a young reporter or student looking for ways to expand your skills then the New American Media/Youth Outlook intern program could be right up your alley.

With over 1200 publications under it’s umbrella, NAM is the largest collaboration of ethnic and community newspapers in the country. They’re youth program is known for producing quality multimedia teams and reporters with not just the hard skills to step into any newsroom but also a community first, grassroots media outlook that’s crucial in today’s new media landscape.
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2009 DIY Book Festival Early Deadline Approaching

Attention all you indie authors, publishers and literary types. The Annual DIY Book fair is on it’s way and the deadline for early registration is rolling around in a few weeks. The DIY fair is the largest independent publishing event in the country and it’s author’s regularly go on to huge things after winning, including somewhat ironically, major book publishing deals. Check out the details below and go to www.diyconvention.com for the whole scoop.

Good Luck!

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Getty Arts Journalism Fellowship Opportunity

The USC Annenberg School for Communication and The Getty Foundation this week announced applications are now being accepted for the eighth annual USC Annenberg/Getty Arts Journalism Fellowship. The program, which will take place Nov. 1-22, is a three-week, mid-career education fellowship for arts, culture and entertainment editors, producers and writers.

Applications are due July 14.

“The arts play a critical role in providing journalists with an understanding of people’s social, political, economic and psychological concerns,” said Geneva Overholser, director of USC Annenberg’s School of Journalism. “Arts journalism is vital to presenting a complete picture of the human experience. This program, evolving to keep pace with the many changes around us, nourishes journalism’s ability to paint that picture.” Read more