Registration open for J-school and NCSMA summer 2015 workshops for high school students

The N.C. Scholastic Media Association (NCSMA) and the UNC Hussman School of Journalism and Media will host three workshops – the N.C. Scholastic Media Institute, the Carolina Sports Journalism Camp and the Chuck Stone Program for Diversity in Education and Media – during summer 2015. Registration is open for all three.

N.C. Scholastic Media Institute
June 15-18

The North Carolina Scholastic Media Institute will be June 15-18 in the UNC Hussman School of Journalism and Media. High school journalism students and their teachers are invited to enroll. The intensive four-day workshop teaches innovative and effective ways of communicating through scholastic media. Instructors from across the state and nation offer expertise in online news, newspaper, yearbook, literary magazine, photojournalism, design and broadcast news. The early-bird registration deadline for the $200 fee is May 1. For more information, contact Monica Hill, director of the N.C. Scholastic Media Association, at (888) 562-6276 or ncsma@unc.edu, or visit ncsma.unc.edu.

Carolina Sports Journalism Camp
June 24-27

Rising high school juniors and seniors interested in sports and media are encouraged to apply to the Carolina Sports Journalism Camp, held at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill June 24-27. The four-day workshop will instruct students on sports play-by-play, sports writing, sports photography and more through classroom study and newsroom practice. Students will take a behind-the-scenes tour of UNC’s sports media facilities and cover a press conference. They also will observe an undergraduate sports writing class taught by sports journalism camp lead instructor Tim Crothers, whose work has appeared in The New York Times Magazine and ESPN The Magazine. Priority deadline for applications is April 1. The fee of $500 for in-state students and $1,000 for out-of-state students covers lodging, instruction and meals. For more information, contact Monica Hill, director of the N.C. Scholastic Media Association, at (888) 562-6276 or ncsma@unc.edu, or visit jomc.unc.edu/csjc.

Chuck Stone Program
July 5-9

The Chuck Stone Program for Diversity in Education and Media invites rising high school seniors with a career interest in journalism to apply for the summer 2015 workshop, held at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill July 5-9. The Chuck Stone Program welcomes students of varying diversity, including but not limited to religion, ethnicity, socioeconomic status and gender. The 12 students accepted to the one-week program will learn from classroom study, real-world reporting, newsroom practice and professional mentors. Preference will be given to in-state applicants. Paid expenses include airfare, meals and lodging. Postmark deadline for applications is March 1. For more information, contact Terence Oliver, co-director of the Chuck Stone Program, at olivert@email.uncedu or visit jomc.unc.edu/stoneprogram.