American Indian Journalism Institute Accepting Applications for Summer 2012

The Freedom Forum is accepting applications until March 1 for the 12th American Indian Journalism Institute summer session, the premier journalism training, scholarship and internship program for Native American college students, June 13-22.

Student Journalists Learn that Time Spent in Small Towns Pays Dividends

By Joe Grimm
TABOR, S.D. – Communications and community have the same root and 15 college-age journalists at the American Indian Journalism Institute felt that keenly on Saturday.
Their 10-day training program, which began last week, had just turned the corner from fundamentals to multimedia when the group packed up, drove from the University of South [...]

2011 AIJI Blog: Day Three with Al Neuharth and J.R. LaPlante

Write two to three paragraphs about something you heard today from Al Neuharth, J.R. LaPlante and/or others that inspired you.

2011 AIJI Scholar Blog: Day One

Write about something new you learned today (something you didn’t know before), a lightbulb moment, or something that captivated you.

AIJI Internship Blog, July 7, 2010

What’s different between work at a school paper and your internship?
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AIJI Blog Post, June 18, 2010

Write about what you heard from Al Neuharth about the future of journalism. What kind skills will you need to be a successful journalist?

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2010 AIJI Schedule

Download the 2010 American Indian Journalism Institute schedule:
AIJI 2010 Schedule

AIJI Blog Post, June 17, 2010

Write about the process of finding and reporting a story. What surprised you?
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AIJI Blog Post June 16, 2010

Write about something you heard, saw or learned today that relates to you. Was there a “light bulb” moment?
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NAJA 25 years Yesterday’s Storytellers Today’s Journalists

I’m delighted to be here tonight. We are here to celebrate the 25th anniversary of NAJA, to think a bit about where we have been – and where we might go.

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