The Urban Journalism Workshop, a free journalism-immersion program for high school students, is seeking applicants for its 2012 training program. The workshop, conducted over eight weekends, is open to all high school students.
This is a rigorous program requiring your full participation. Professional journalists and journalism educators will be watching your growth and development throughout the workshop. In order to get the best from this experience, you will be expected to:
1) Attend all eight sessions on time. If you expect to be late, you are required to inform your section leader in a timely fashion. You will be dropped from the program for unexcused absences .
2) Come prepared.You mu st be inf ormed,so read the newspaper, listen to the radio,watch television news broadcasts and consume other forms of news. You will be tested weekly on your knowledge and asked to discuss news events during each session.
3) Complete assignments on time. Journalists must meet deadlines. As an aspiring journalist, you will be expected to complete all assignments in the time given. We can give you the best feedback on your work when we have your work on time.
Applications are available at ujwonline.org or www.washingtonpost.com/community-relations/young-journalists
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