UNITY STUDENT PROJECTS
UNITY 2004 will offer (3) student programs:

• Student Projects
• Student Campus
• AAJA J Camp
  

Students from across the nation will participate in week-long newspaper, television, radio, and new media internships. Educational programming is an essential part of the convention because it offers students the opportunity to practice daily journalism under the supervision of professional journalists. Students get to work in an authentic newsroom environment while improving their journalism skills.

Students will also have the opportunity to network with recruiters at the largest journalism career expo. Furthermore, with UNITY 2004, participants will interact with students of different ethnic and racial backgrounds in a productive learning environment.

A total of 104 interns will be selected to work on one of four media projects: newspaper, radio, television, and new media. Students working on the project will work in a professional newsroom environment.

UNITY STUDENT CAMPUS
Sixty students will be selected by UNITY to take part in an intensive week-long program featuring a series of workshops and writing exercises that are led by some of the top journalism professionals and educators in the country. This program is open to print, online, photo, and broadcast student journalists. NOTE: Students who are chosen for the UNITY Student Campus program must arrange and pay for their own transportation to and from the UNITY convention.

BENEFITS:
UNITY will cover convention registration, travel and accommodations of students working on each of the media projects.

HOW TO APPLY:
Students may ONLY apply through ONE of the four national journalism associations that represent African American, Asian American, Hispanic, and Native American journalists. Please select the appropriate application from the ones listed below:

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AAJA Student Projects & Campus Application

NABJ Student Projects & Campus Application

NAHJ Student Projects & Campus Application

NAJA Student Projects & Campus Application

•  Students may NOT apply for more than TWO media projects.
  
•  Student must be enrolled as a full-time college student or recent graduate (within one year).
  
•  Student must be available from Sunday, Aug. 1 - Sunday, Aug. 8, 2004.
  
•  Student must be age 18 by Aug. 1, 2004.
  
•  Student must submit a completed UNITY Student Projects application.
  
•  Student must submit a total application package (with supporting materials) in one envelope.

• Postmark Deadline for applications: MARCH 5, 2004
• Received By Deadline for applications: MARCH 19, 2004
• Notification for Selection into Student Projects: End of April 2004

THIS PROGRAM IS SPECIFICALLY FOR HIGH SCHOOL FRESHMEN, SOPHOMORES AND JUNIORS - HIGH SCHOOL SENIORS ARE NOT ELIGIBLE FOR THE J CAMP PROGRAM.

In an effort to train and develop the next generation of journalists of color, the Asian American Journalists Association will host "J Camp: high school journalism program for gifted students of color."

This is a free multicultural program involving 42 high school students from around the United States. It is for ALL student journalists of color, not just Asian Pacific American students. This five-day long program helps to build journalism skills through workshops and hands-on experiences. They worked in a unique learning environment while interacting with top professional journalists. The program takes place the WEEK BEFORE THE UNITY convention from July 30-August 4, 2004. Students will be hosted by George Washington University in Washington, D.C.

This would be the last week of July 2004 to the first couple of days in August 2004. The program will be hosted by one of the local universities in the Washington, D.C. area. The actual site has yet to be determined.

This program is designed to encourage high school students of color to pursue careers in the journalism field. AAJA will pay for the travel, lodging, and meals for students. For more information on this program, contact AAJA Student Programs Coordinator Lila Chwee at: (415) 346-2051 or by e-mail at: lilac@aaja.org.

For more information about J Camp, please visit http://www.aaja.org/html/programs_html/programs_bootcamp.html