http://freedomforumdiversity.org Just another weblog Tue, 09 Feb 2010 19:30:01 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en CRAZY HORSE, S.D., Jan. 27 — Native American high school students planning to attend college and curious about media careers will learn firsthand about higher education opportunities and journalism during a week-long workshop this April at Crazy Horse Memorial in South Dakota’s Black Hills. Journalists and educators from around the country will volunteer ... http://freedomforumdiversity.org/2010/01/27/crazy-horse-journalism-workshop-set-for-april-19-23-2010/ Troy Turner, editor of The Daily Times in Farmington, N.M., and Karen Magnuson, editor of the Democrat and Chronicle in Rochester, N.Y., have been named winners of the eighth annual Robert G. McGruder Awards for Diversity Leadership. The two will be honored as champions of newsroom diversity at the Associated Press ... http://freedomforumdiversity.org/2009/10/26/troy-turner-karen-magnuson-win-diversity-leadership-awards/ CBS Evening News anchor Katie Couric to receive Al Neuharth Award at University of South Dakota on Oct. 8 VERMILLION, S.D. (Aug. 26, 2009) – Katie Couric, anchor and managing editor of the “CBS Evening News with Katie Couric,” will speak at The University of South Dakota on Thursday evening, ... http://freedomforumdiversity.org/2009/08/26/cbs-evening-news-anchor-katie-couric-to-receive-al-neuharth-award/ NOMINATIONS BEING ACCEPTED FOR 2009 McGRUDER DIVERSITY LEADERSHIP AWARDS The Freedom Forum, in partnership with the Associated Press Managing Editors and the American Society of News Editors, is accepting nominations for the eighth annual Robert G. McGruder Awards for Diversity Leadership. Two awards are given annually: one for newspapers with a circulation ... http://freedomforumdiversity.org/2009/08/21/nominations-accepted-for-2009-mcgruder-diversity-awards/ From Argus Leader, Sioux Falls, S.D. High schoolers get training in changing media field Editorial Board Argus Leader News operations that accurately reflect the diverse communities they cover are the most effective. In places such as South Dakota, that demographic mix includes Native Americans as well as other minority groups. That's why it's important for news ... http://freedomforumdiversity.org/2009/04/20/editorial-crazy-horse-conference-valuable-to-students/ The Freedom Forum Annual Report 2007-08 is available online. The report covers two years of Freedom Forum activities tied to its three priorities: Newsroom diversity, the First Amendment and the Newseum: • The Freedom Forum Diversity Institute and its journalism classes and programs conducted at the John Seigenthaler Center in Nashville, Tenn., ... http://freedomforumdiversity.org/2009/04/02/the-freedom-forum-annual-report-online/ Chicago columnist Mary Mitchell to keynote Minority Writers Seminar; deadline to apply online is March 9 For information and application, go to www.MinorityWritersSeminar.org NASHVILLE TN — Mary A. Mitchell, editorial board member and columnist for the Chicago Sun-Times, will be the keynote speaker for the 14th annual Minority Writers Seminar to be held ... http://freedomforumdiversity.org/2009/04/02/mary-mitchell-to-keynote-minority-writers-seminar/ A documentary by Anne Medley http://freedomforumdiversity.org/2009/03/28/holding-on-hiv-and-aids-in-montana/ "Final Edition" is an excellent piece of video journalism by the staff of The Rocky Mountain News. The video chronicles the final weeks of the newspaper and its staff. Final Edition from Matthew Roberts on Vimeo. The Rocky published its final edition Feb. 27, 2009, after 149 years and 311 days. The ... http://freedomforumdiversity.org/2009/03/02/final-edition-of-the-rocky/ Register for 2010 Multimedia Boot Camps now. MULTIMEDIA CLASSES IN 2010: • Advanced Multimedia Boot Camp: Jan. 6-10, 2010. To apply for this class, registrants must have basic proficiency in multimedia storytelling through audio, still photography and video. Past participants in Freedom Forum multimedia training are strongly encouraged to sign up. • Multimedia Boot Camp: ... http://freedomforumdiversity.org/2008/12/09/american-indian-journalism-institute-2008/