THURSDAY, June 16

 9:00 a.m. – 10:30 a.m.

Twitter 101

Love it or hate it, Twitter is a major social, cultural and political force around the world. From the Japan earthquakes to political upheaval in the Middle East, usage of twitter has played key roles in telling the world’s stories as they’re happening. This workshop teaches you the fundamentals of tweeting, including how to filter out those golden nuggets from the fast-moving stream of information and most importantly how to engage an audience. Walk away from this session with the confidence to start tweeting like a pro and knowing your hashtag from a hole in the ground. 

Instructor: Joe Ruiz, Engagement Editor, NOWCastSA.com

Google Tools for Journalists: Getting the Most from the Web

Learn how to work more efficiently and effectively on the web. Whether you’re in print, broadcast, or digital journalism, this session will introduce tips and tricks you can use to search smarter, keep better tabs on your beat, see what’s hot and what’s not, and add a visual edge to your online content.

Presenter: Sean Carlson, Manager, News Industry Relations, Google

10:30 a.m. to Noon

Real Time Reporting

Deadline? What’s a deadline when anyone can report the news from the scene at a moment’s notice? Today’s news is an instantaneous event developing at the speed of life itself. Learn the principles of reporting as news happens using today’s mobile, social and digital tools, while examining the potential pitfalls that such aggressive reporting can present. This session will be bilingual.

Instructor: Robert Hernandez, Assistant Professor of Professional Practice, USC Annenberg School of Journalism.

Streaming Live Video

Live-casting breaking news and scheduled events is exploding around the Internet and in news organizations. Take a tour of such services as Livestream and Justin.tv. Learn how these and other services are leading a revolution in digital broadcasting. After this session you’ll be a living, breathing broadcast station ready to share the news as it happens.

Instructor: Henry M. Lopez, Manager of Digital Development and Projects Manager, The Santa Fe New Mexican

2 p.m. to 3:30 p.m.

Cheap and Free Tools for the Digital Journalist

You’ll be talking about this session for weeks as you learn and share tips about the tools to make your efforts in digital journalism more efficient, effective and compelling. This high-energy discussion will excite you about the possibilities new tools can have in bringing more life into your stories. It’s a potluck of ideas – come ready to share your favorite tools while walking away dozens of new ones.

Session leaders: Robert Hernandez, Assistant Professor of Professional Practice, USC Annenberg School of Journalism

Henry M. Lopez, Manager of Digital Development and Projects Manager, The Santa Fe New Mexican

Audio Slideshows 101

A staple of news websites for more than a decade, the success of these easy-to-produce presentations can be attributed to their ability to deliver a story’s emotional impact and human elements while keeping its producer from becoming lost amid technology. Audio slideshow production is the perfect place for you to start if you’re wading into the ocean of digital storytelling. The principles learned producing audio slideshows can be the foundation on which you build your multimedia portfolio throughout your career.

Instructor: Michelle Johnson, Associate Professor of the Practice, Multimedia Journalism, Boston University

3:30 p.m. to 5:00 p.m.

Geek out! (Latest gadgets, apps, technology)

This now annual session is where attendees ’Get their Geek On’ by sharing information and asking questions about the latest tech innovations and how they can be used by journalists. What will we talk about this year? Who knows? You’ll have to show up to find out.

Session leaders: Robert Hernandez, Assistant Professor of Professional Practice, USC Annenberg School of Journalism.

Henry M. Lopez, Manager of Digital Development and Projects Manager, The Santa Fe New Mexican. 

Google Tools for Journalists: Getting the Most from the Web

Learn how to work more efficiently and effectively on the web. Whether you’re in print, broadcast, or digital journalism, this session will introduce tips and tricks you can use to search smarter, keep better tabs on your beat, see what’s hot and what’s not, and add a visual edge to your online content.

Presenter: Sean Carlson, Manager, News Industry Relations, Google

FRIDAY, June 17

9 a.m. to 10:30 a.m.

Blogging 101

So you’re moving online or integrating it into your reporting. Great! This session will show you the tools and services available to you as well as some basic best practices for blogging. Why is it important to link? How do you keep your journalistic ideals and ethics? How can you invite your audience to engage and assist along the way? This session will also focus on the various services available, including mobile blogging and microblogging.

Instructor: Joe Ruiz, Engagement Editor, NOWCastSA.com

Audio Slideshows 101

A staple of news websites for more than a decade, the success of these easy-to-produce presentations can be attributed to their ability to deliver a story’s emotional impact and human elements while keeping its producer from becoming lost amid technology. Audio slideshow production is the perfect place for you to start if you’re wading into the ocean of digital storytelling. The principles learned producing audio slideshows can be the foundation on which you build your multimedia portfolio throughout your career. This session will be in Spanish.

Instructor: Robert Hernandez, Assistant Professor of Professional Practice, USC Annenberg School of Journalism.

10:30 a.m. to Noon

Search Engine Optimization for the Journalists

It might sound like a bad science-fiction plot, but knowing how to write content for robots and computers is important for journalists. If you want your fair share - and even more – of the traffic being distributed by search engines, this session is for you. Techniques taught here will also make it easier for readers to understand what your content promises as the news industry publishes on a growing number of media.

Instructor: Henry M. Lopez, Manager of Digital Development and Projects Manager, The Santa Fe New Mexican

Real Time Reporting

Deadline? What’s a deadline when anyone can report the news from the scene at a moment’s notice? Today’s news is an instantaneous event developing at the speed of life itself. Learn the principles of reporting as news happens using today’s mobile, social and digital tools, while examining the potential pitfalls that such aggressive reporting can present. This session will be bilingual.

Instructor: Robert Hernandez, Assistant Professor of Professional Practice, USC Annenberg School of Journalism.

2:00 p.m. to 3:30 p.m.

Data Visualization and Census 2010

There are stories to be found in data. Get an introduction to some kinds of stories that can be told – as enhancement to other stories or on their own - by turning the data into interactive graphics. Then, get hands-on with 2010 census data and turn that data into rich data-driven maps. Digital beginners who think this sounds intimidating are especially encouraged to attend this session. 

Instructor: Henry M. Lopez, Manager of Digital Development and Projects Manager, The Santa Fe New Mexican

Cheap and Free Tools for the Digital Journalist

You’ll be talking about this session for weeks as you learn and share tips about the tools to make your efforts in digital journalism more efficient, effective and compelling. This high-energy discussion will excite you about the possibilities new tools can have in bringing more life into your stories. It’s a potluck of ideas – come ready to share your favorite tools while walking away dozens of new ones.

Instructor: Joe Ruiz, Engagement Editor, NOWCastSA.com

3:30 p.m. to 5:00 p.m.

Google Tools for Journalists: Getting the Most from the Web

Learn how to work more efficiently and effectively on the web. Whether you’re in print, broadcast, or digital journalism, this session will introduce tips and tricks you can use to search smarter, keep better tabs on your beat, see what’s hot and what’s not, and add a visual edge to your online content.

Presenter: Sean Carlson, Manager, News Industry Relations, Google

Unconference

What subject would you like to discuss? This session will be pitched and voted upon by conference attendees in Orlando. From training to latest trends, this session can include multiple people or be a single person instructor. You can pitch, vote and lead this session. Details on the selection process will be given at the conference.

Facilitator(s): Robert Hernandez, Assistant Professor of Professional Practice, USC Annenberg School of Journalism, who is also organizing this session.

Joe Ruiz, Engagement Editor, NOWCastSA.com 

Henry M. Lopez, Manager of Digital Development and Projects Manager, The Santa Fe New Mexican.

What you will find in the Career Expo:

• Resume Database Center – Looking for a job? Search our online Career Center, with hundreds of job postings, upload and print your resume, and apply onsite!

• Cyber Cafe – Need to check your email? Need to research a company before speaking to their recruiter? NAHJ is providing complimentary internet access to our attendees at the Cyber Cafe. Sponsored by: Microsoft

• Career Expo Networking Reception – This high-energy event brings hundreds of participants to the Career Expo during the convention’s peak, elevating the networking buzz among reporters, editors, producers and other executives.

Thursday, June 16, 5 p.m. – 7 p.m. – Sponsored by: Univision

2011 Exhibitors & Recruiters

ABC News

American Federation of Television and Radio Artists (AFTRA)

American Public Media

American University School of Communication

Anti-Defamation League

Bay News 9

Berkeley Graduate School of Journalism

Bloomberg

Boston Globe

Casey Family Programs

CBS News

CNN

Columbia University School of Journalism

CUNY Graduate School of Journalism

ESPN

Estrella TV

Gannett

GSA

Lilly

Medill School at Northwestern University

National Public Radio

NBC Universal

NESN

New York Public Radio

News Corporation

Patch.com

PepsiCo

Post Newsweek Stations

Reuters

S.I. Newhouse School of Public Communications

Target

Texas Association of Broadcasters

The Detroit News

The E.W. Scripps Company

The McClatchy Company

The New York Times

The Newspaper Guild – CWA

The Washington Post

Time Warner Cable News Division

U.S. Census

UNITY: Journalists of Color

University of Florida, College of Journalism and Communications

Univision Communications

USA Today

Walt Disney Parks & Resorts

Wednesday, June 15    9 am to 5 p.m. (unless otherwise noted)

NPR’s Audio Storytelling Workshop (limit 6 participants)

What makes a good audio story?  Whether your goal is to do a full-blown radio story, used audio clips in your blog, accompany photos on the web or create a podcast, this one-day workshop will show you how to understand audio’s storytelling strengths , select the best sound, write for the ear, and write to sound. You’ll also get an opportunity to use audio recording equipment and to do digital audio editing. You will need to bring your own laptop and download audio editing software in advance.

This session is limited to 6 mid-career journalists.  To apply for this session:
Send an email with your full name, NAHJ membership number, media organization, job title and cell phone number to audioworkshop [at] npr [dot] org. Include up to three online links to recently published work and a brief bio with career goals (maximum 500 words). No attachments please. Applicants will be competitively selected for a limited number of spaces. The workshop is conducted in English. 

The application deadline: Rolling basis.

Instructors: Sora Newman, Senior Trainer, National Public Radio

Russell Lewis, Southern Bureau Chief – NPR News

Multimedia Photojournalism A to Z (For all levels of experience and platforms) 10 am to 5 p.m.  

With the industry changing, specialty positions in newsrooms are slowly disappearing.  Reporters, producers and photographers are being asked to do more than one job.  It has become more challenging as we try to improve or learn a different skill set.  In this full day workshop, learn what it takes to become a better storyteller and how to work efficiently if you are now a video journalist/multi-media journalist. 

Featured speaker Al Tompkins of the Poynter Institute will lead a session called, “Al’s Ten Commandments for Video.”  Fundamentals of video framing, motion, light, natural sound, sound bites and sequencing will be discussed in this practical and interactive session.

After a lunch break, Al will lead an afternoon session called, “Let’s Get Critical.”  This session will demonstrate how to go beyond the obvious event or happening, to the deeper story others miss.  It includes a dissection of some huge mistakes journalists have made in assuming something is true, but isn’t.  It will also include a line-by-line look at a story that uses every production trick in the book to make us feel what the reporter feels, but may not be true.

Instructors:

Al Tompkins, Senior Faculty, Broadcast and Online, The Poynter Institute

Joe Vazquez, Multimedia Reporter, KPIX San Francisco

Signup for this Session: Send your full name and email address to pluizaga [at] nahj [dot] org

Watchdogging your Beat

Investigative Reporters and Editors (IRE) brings its Better Watchdog Workshop series for a full-day session that will arm you to better cover any beat or topic. Advice on developing a documents state of mind, navigating public records, understanding records retention schedules, exploring key records on a variety of beats, and becoming familiar with key national data sets to produce high-impact local stories. Session will cover crucial topics including Using the Web as an Investigative Tool, Key Documents You Can’t Live Without, The Art of Source Development, and much more.

Instructors: Doug Haddix, IRE training director
Manny Garcia, executive editor, El Nuevo Herald
Mc Nelly Torres, Florida Center for Investigative Reporting

Signup for this Session: Send your full name and email address to pluizaga [at] nahj [dot] org

Pongamos al día nuestro español – 9:00 am – 1:00 pm

¿Lleva tilde? ¿Va en mayúscula o minúscula? ¿Dónde van las comas, rayas o comillas?  Si tiene este tipo de dudas, este taller es indispensable.  Durante este taller de medio dia, repasaremos qué es y cómo funciona nuestra lengua, fallas comunes de ortografía y ortotipografía, y errores que se detectan en los medios de comunicación en español.  Además, se ofrecerán herramientas en internet para resover dudas al redactar las noticias y recomendaciones bibliográficas – de los principales diccionarios y otros libros de apoyo para mejorar la redacción.

Profesor: Alberto Gómez Font, Fundación del Español Urgente, Madrid

Signup for this Session: Send your full name and email address to pluizaga [at] nahj [dot] org

Clínica de redacción – 2:00 pm – 5:00 pm  

Antes de redactar, el reportero debe organizar el material recopilado para estructurar una nota. En este taller se proveerán técnicas y consejos para mejorar la redacción periodística.  ¿Cómo decidir el tono y contexto de la nota a redactar? ¿Qué clichés deben evitarse?  Análisis y corrección de textos.  Por medio de ejemplos, los participantes recibirán tips para mejorar su redacción.  En este taller interactivo, se indicará cómo un reportero puede autocorregir sus notas antes de presentarlas a un editor, o de publicarlas cuando no hay un editor de por medio.

Instructors:

Lilia O’Hara, editora, Enlace, San Diego

Prof.  Jessica Retis, California State University, Northridge

Signup for this Session: Send your full name and email address to pluizaga [at] nahj [dot] org

Photography for non-photographers (limit 30)

It’s an all-day basics of photography workshop. It will include a location photo shoot with a professional photographer to learn the basics of photography composition and learning to develop a personal vision. Participants will then return to the lab and learn basic photo editing, picture toning and workflow techniques.  Participants must bring their own digital camera. Point and Shoot and certain cell phone cameras will be accepted.

Instructors: Marcio Sanchez, Staff Photographer, Associated Press, Santa Clara, California

Natalie Guillén, Photographer, The Santa Fe New Mexican

Signup for Session: Send your full name and email address to pluizaga [at] nahj [dot] org

Building Web Content: An HTML, CSS and JavaScript Primer (limit 30)

Basics of HTML and CSS are quickly becoming required skills for the modern day journo. In this full-day workshop come get your feet wet by building a webpage from scratch and if you’re ready, we’ll dive into more interactive work by building a data visualization using JavaScript/JQuery. Requirements with recommendations for participants: A laptop with a text editor (Notepad++ for Windows or Textwrangler for Mac) and an FTP client if you want to put your project on a server at the end (FileZilla)

Instructors:

Dave Stanton, Managing Developer, SmartMediaCreative.com 

Robert Hernandez, Assistant Professor of Professional Practice, USC Annenberg School of Journalism

Signup for this Session: Send your full name and email address to pluizaga [at] nahj [dot] org

Saturday, June 18 – 9:00 a.m. to Noon (unless noted otherwise)

Building your site from scratch – in English and Spanish

This session will show participants how to create a multimedia website in a very short period of time.  Participants don’t need to know HTML to create the website; the site will be created in a very simple way and at a very low cost. This session is perfect for media professionals or college students interested in developing a new skill, creating a professional/personal blog, or building a neat looking site for their freelance work (maybe all of the above).

Instructor: Robert Hernandez, Assistant Professor of Professional Practice, USC Annenberg School of Journalism

Signup for this Session: Send your full name and email address to pluizaga [at] nahj [dot] org

Data Visualization and Census 2010 

There are stories to be found in data. Get an introduction to some kinds of stories that can be told – as enhancement to other stories or on their own - by turning the data into interactive graphics. Then, get hands on with 2010 census data and turn that data into rich data-driven maps. Digital beginners who think this sounds intimidating are especially encouraged to attend this session. 

Instructor: Henry M. Lopez, Manager of Digital Development and Projects Manager, The Santa Fe New Mexican.

Signup for this Session: Send your full name and email address to pluizaga [at] nahj [dot] org

El  Poder De La Imagen Y La Voz  – 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.

Mirna Pineda imparte un taller de cuatro horas donde abordará la importancia del lenguaje corporal para ser comunicadores  más asertivos y eficientes. Además presentará técnicas de vocalización, dicción e improvisación para aprovechar la voz  así como la teoría del color vocal y su aplicación en el vestuario para mejorar la apariencia. Se evaluarán los materiales (demos) de los participantes. Dirigido a periodistas de radio y televisión y personas interesadas en el área.

Nivel: Para principiantes e intermedios.

Instructora: Mirna Pineda, periodista, autora, y life coach para Avante Seminar LLC

Signup for this Session: Send your full name and email address to pluizaga [at] nahj [dot] org

Walt Disney Parks & Resorts will be providing complimentary bus transportation from the Miami-Fort Lauderdale area for those registered for the 29th Annual NAHJ Multimedia Convention & Career Expo and who have reserved a room at Disney’s Coronado Springs Resort.

Pick-up/Drop-off locations: Two central locations, possibly near The Miami Herald and the South Florida Sun-Sentinel.

Pick-up from Miami & Fort Lauderdale: 8am Wednesday, June 15th

Departure from Orlando: 11am Sunday, June 19th

Eligibility:

• Registered for the NAHJ Convention
• Booked a room at Disney’s Coronado Springs Resort
• Completion of liability waiver

Deadline: Wednesday, June 8, 2011. 

If you are interested in being included, please email NAHJ at nahj [at] nahj [dot] org with “Bus Transportation” in the subject line. 

REGISTRATION – The deadline to pre-register for the convention is Monday, May 16^th. Click here to register, http://nahjconvention.org/2010/10/registration/.  

HOTEL – The deadline to reserve your room at Disney’s Coronado Springs Resort has been extended to Friday, May 20^th. Staying at the hotel not only helps NAHJ avoid penalties, but is also super convenient. Other hotels are miles away and nothing around it is within walking distance. So don’t waste time and/or money in expensive cabs and rental cars, click here to reserve your room, http://nahjconvention.org/2010/10/hotel-airline-info/.

Media Contact: Iván Román, NAHJ Executive Director, (202) 662-7178, iroman [at] nahj [dot] org

Washington, D.C. – Top-level executives of Spanish-language news media companies will explore the future and the impact of this growing industry at the upcoming convention of the National Association of Hispanic Journalists, set for Orlando, Florida – June 15-18, 2011.

In “A View from the Top: The Impact of Spanish-Language News Media”, the executives will discuss this extremely relevant topic at the Newsmaker Luncheon, one of the top three events at the 29^th Annual NAHJ Multimedia Convention & Career Expo. The NAHJ Newsmaker Luncheon, scheduled from noon to 2 p.m. on Thursday, June 16, 2011, is made possible with the generous support of PepsiCo.

The featured panelists include Monica Lozano, Chief Executive Officer of Impremedia, the country’s largest Spanish-language newspaper company; Isaac Lee, President of News, Univisión; Cynthia Hudson, Senior Vice President and General Manager of CNN en Español and Hispanic Strategy for CNN/U.S.; and Ramón Escobar, Executive Vice President, Network News, Telemundo. The session will be moderated by Verónica Villafañe, Editor and Publisher of Media Moves, a blog about media.

Ramon Escobar

Cynthia Hudson

Isaac Lee

Monica Lozano

Verónica Villafañe

Fueled by the growth in the country’s Hispanic population, which topped 60 million in the last Census, new and established media companies are looking for new ways to offer the Latino communities news and information while making the most of the growth trends in Spanish-language news. Despite the dramatic economic transition confronted by the U.S. news media industry, newspapers in Spanish and the audiences for Spanish-language television are growing in a broader array of places across the country.

From more intense marketing in new target territories to proposals for new 24-hour cable news channels entirely in Spanish, this media landscape offers some challenges and opportunities as news in Spanish moves more into the mainstream. The featured panelists will discuss these plans and trends, how they will affect journalists and journalism, and how it all fits in to the Spanish-language news media’s particular mission in service to the Latino community.

“We are excited to have this important discussion as our communities reach another milestone in our country’s development,” said Iván Román, NAHJ’s Executive Director. “We don’t just want to explore the many ways that Spanish-language news is and can grow, but also how we as Latino journalists can assume a heightened role as the tellers of our stories in the U.S.”

Some 800 journalists, media executives and students are expected at Disney’s Coronado Springs Resort in Orlando for this year’s Convention for four days of training, professional networking, and discussions on everything from the dangers journalists are facing daily in Mexico and the impact of the anti-immigrant environment in Arizona and other states to how journalists can make it as an entrepreneur or use technology to make investigations easier.

The convention will provide the most multimedia journalism training available in just a few days under one roof; all kinds of essential training and career/life advice for young, mid-career and veteran journalists; freelancers and aspiring entrepreneurs; and for those working in Spanish-language media.

For more information on the NAHJ Convention and convention programming, visit www.nahj.org or www.nahjconvention.org.

Sponsorship opportunities are still available for the NAHJ Convention. For more information on sponsorship opportunities, please contact NAHJ Development Consultant Azuree Salazar at 202.662.7482 or asalazar [at] nahj [dot] org.

SWEEPSTAKES PERIOD: This raffle ends March 31, 2011 at 12:00 a.m. (midnight) PST.

ELIGIBILITY: To enter and be eligible to win, you must be 1) a current member of NAHJ; 2) registered for the 22^nd Annual NAHJ Multimedia Convention & Career Expo (Convention) to be held June 15-18, 2011 in Orlando, Florida.

HOW TO ENTER: Go to http://nahjconvention.org and register for the 2011 Convention. Registrations must be received by March 31, 2011 at 12:00 a.m. (midnight) PST to be eligible. 

RANDOM RAFFLE DRAW: On or about April 4, 2011, NAHJ will randomly draw one (1) entry (the “Potential Winner” and, if verified, “Winner”) from among all eligible registrations received. The Potential Winner will be eligible to win the raffle, subject to verification of eligibility under these Official Rules.

PRIZE (1 AVAILABLE):

Two tickets to experience the Wild Africa Trek, at Disney’s Animal Kingdom Park during the week of the NAHJ convention. Join the ultimate animal adventure! Journey deep into Pangani Forest on a thrilling, privately guided expedition featuring close encounters with exotic wildlife species. Get closer than you ever dreamed possible to Nile crocodiles, massive hippos, towering giraffes and powerful rhinos. Venture on to a VIP safari across an open savanna teeming with native African creatures! Wild Africa Trek is a jaw-dropping journey only a few Guests get to experience. (approximate retail value is $378)

HOW TO CLAIM YOUR PRIZE: Potential Winner will be contacted by phone on or about May 4, 2011. If a Potential Winner is found to be ineligible, or not in compliance with these Official Rules, declines to accept the prize, if NAHJ is unable to contact a Potential Winner within a five (5) business day period, or in the event that a prize notification or prize is returned undeliverable, the prize may be forfeited and, at the NAHJ’s sole discretion, may be awarded to an alternate Winner. Before being declared a Winner, Potential Winner will be required to execute and return an Affidavit of Eligibility/Liability within seven (7) business days from the date it is postmarked as having been sent by NAHJ, or the prize may be forfeited. NAHJ is not responsible for any change of email address, mailing address and/or telephone number of entrants.

CONDITIONS OF ENTRY:  By entering, entrants (i) acknowledge compliance with these Official Rules including all eligibility requirements and, (ii) agree to be bound by the decisions of the Sponsor and/or Sweepstakes Judges, made in their sole discretion, which shall be final and binding in all matters relating to this Sweepstakes. Entrants who have not complied with these Official Rules are subject to disqualification and all associated entries will be void.

All other expenses not specifically mentioned herein including, without limitation, airport departure fees and taxes; travel insurance; hotel room service; parking fees; laundry service; food; alcoholic beverages; merchandise, souvenirs, local and long distance telephone calls, tips, service charges, resort fees or taxes, ground transportation, meals, gratuities, travel documents, tax, personal expenses and all other expenses not specified herein are the sole responsibility of the Winner.

Wild Africa Trek tickets must be used between June 10, 2011 and June 20, 2011. If Winner’s guest is a minor he/she must be accompanied by parent or legal guardian who must sign and return all required documentation. Minors must be accompanied at all times by minor’s parent or legal guardian. Winner and guests must use the tickets during the same day. Tickets may not be sold, traded, transferred, rescheduled to dates not within the fulfillment period set forth above, or refunded. Prize is not transferable or redeemable for cash and must be accepted as awarded, with no substitutions of any kind.

Todos los materiales deben estar adjuntos a su solicitud electrónica. Los documentos que los solicitantes no tienen en forma electrónica deben de pasar por el escáner y ajuntarlos a la solicitud. Para instrucciones especificas sobre como incluir las muestras de video, de audio o muestras fotográficas, lea las instrucciones más adelante.

Hoja de vida: Una hoja de vida de una página que lleve su experiencia educativa, laboral, premios, pasantías relacionadas con el periodismo, otras becas, habilidad lingüística y cualquier trabajo relacionado a su periódico escolar o comunitario, radio y/o televisión.

Carta de referencia: Una carta de referencia de una persona que tengan conocimiento de su trabajo académico y/o periodístico. (Por ejemplo: profesores, consejeros, empleadores, consejeros universitarios, etc.). No se aceptará cartas de parientes del estudiante.

Expediente académico no oficial: Si ha asistido a más de una escuela, se requiere un expediente académico (que no sea oficial) por cada institución a menos que las notas de la escuela anterior aparezcan en el expediente actual.

Ensayo de 500 palabras: Un ensayo escrito en tercera persona como una nota periodística. El ensayo debe ser escrito a máquina, a doble espacio sin exceder las 500 palabras. El tema es: porqué usted debe ser seleccionado/a para tomar parte en los Proyectos Estudiantiles de NAHJ del 2011. 

Muestras de trabajo: Muestras de trabajo realizado en la prensa escrita, la televisión, radio, o fotografía. Limítese la entrega a tres muestras. (Explicación de las muestras).

1. Muestras de trabajo pueden ser en inglés o en español. Los jurados revisarán todas las solicitudes por el navegador web (la red). Asegúrese que su trabajo esté en el formato apropiado para el web.
2. Muestras de prensa escrita pueden ser artículos escritos por el solicitante que han sido publicados en un periódico o revista de una escuela secundaria, universidad, comunitario o en el internet.
3. Muestras de televisión no pueden exceder 3 minutos. Después de que edite su muestra, exporte su pieza a su computadora usando los ajustes del web. Asegúrese de guardar su video como un archivo de Quicktime .MOV, o .MPG. En cuanto esté en el hard drive (disco duro), súbalo como cualquier archivo común.
4. Muestras de radio se deben guardar como archivos de Quicktime .MOV, o .MPG. También no pueden exceder 3 minutos.
5. Muestras de fotoperiodismo se deben guardar como archivos de JPEG o GIF. Asegúrese que la resolución de las fotos sea 75 dpi (puntos por pulgada) y el tamaño del archivo no puede exceder 600K. Si necesita redimensionar su imagen, puede usar la herramienta de redimensionar que se encuentra en resize2mail.com.
6. Muestras de trabajo en multimedia, pueden ser presentados proporcionando un enlace electrónico. Para ello, ponga la dirección  del enlace en un documento de Word, y luego cargue el documento en el lugar indicado para uno de los “work sample”

What applicants should submit:

All materials should be attached to your online applications. The documents that the applicants do not have electronic copies of should be scanned and attached to the application. For more specific instructions on uploading some of the video, audio or photographic work samples, see below.

Resume: One page resume listing your educational background, work history, awards, journalism-related internships, other scholarships, language proficiency and any work done for your school or community newspaper, radio and/or television.

Letter of Recommendation: A reference from someone who is familiar with your academic and/or journalism work. (Examples: professors, counselors, employers, faculty advisors, etc. Letters from relatives will not be accepted.)

Unofficial School Transcript: If you have attended more than one school, a transcript is required from each institution unless grades from the previous school (s) appear on the present transcript.

500 Word Essay: Your essay is to be written in the third person as a news story. The essay should be typed, double-spaced and not exceeding 500 words. Pick one of the two topics:

1. Why should you be selected to take part in the NAHJ Students Projects/Student Campus?
2. What do you think the trend toward convergence means for the future of journalism?

Work Samples: Print, television, radio or photo work samples. Please limit to three. (Explanation of work samples.)

1. Work samples may be in English or Spanish. Judges will be viewing all applications in a web browser, so make sure your work is formatted for the web.
2. Print samples can be stories written by the applicant that have been published in a high school, college campus or community newspaper or magazine or online. For the Student Campus applicants, articles written as part of journalism coursework will also be accepted. Applicants should include no more than three clips of published work. If not already on your computer, scan your work samples so that you can upload them.
3. Television samples should be no longer than 3 minutes. You may upload the sample directly into the application or supply a link that is already posted on the internet. To Upload the sample into the application, after you edit your work sample, export your clip to your computer using the web settings. Make sure you save your video as a Quicktime .MOV, or .MPG file. Once on your hard drive, upload like a regular file. To provide a link to the work on the internet, cut and paste the link onto word document and then upload that document in the “work sample” window. If it’s posted on YouTube or Vimeo, make sure it’s posted as a public document.
4. Radio samples should be saved as a Quicktime MOV, or .MPG files. Again, the total time should not exceed 3 minutes.
5. Photojournalism samples should be saved as JPEG, or GIFF files. Make sure the photo’s resolution is at 72 dpi and no larger than 600K file size. If you need to resize your image, you can use a resizing tool at resize2mail.com.
6. Multimedia work samples can be submitted by providing a link to the work. To do so, cut and paste the link onto a word document and then upload that document in the “work sample” window.

The National Association of Hispanic Journalists, with the help of their sponsors, covers the cost of registration, travel, lodging and meals for all students in the projects and the campus. In exchange, the students before and during the NAHJ Convention will be expected to fulfill their primary duty and responsibility as staffers of the student projects and participants in the student campus.

Who is eligible to take part in the NAHJ Student Projects and Student Campus?

• Current college undergraduates and graduate students are eligible to take part in the NAHJ Student Projects. This includes students who currently attend community colleges and students who will graduate in May/June 2011.
• NAHJ Student members only. If you are not an NAHJ member, please go to http://www.nahj.org/membership to join.
• Must be available to take part in these programs from at least June 13, 2011 to June 18, 2011.
• Must be 18 years of age by June 20, 2011.
• Must submit complete Convention Student Programs application online.

Questions about NAHJ Convention Student Programs, please contact NAHJ at 202-662-7145

With your commitment and continued support we were able to accomplish many things in 2010 at NAHJ (click here to view) . As an added benefit to your membership we would like to offer you a $50 discount to our 29th Annual Multimedia Convention & Career Expo, June 15-18, 2011 in Orlando, Florida. Register between December 1st- 31st and pay only $275. This is a great savings as the “early-bird” rate for members will go back to the usual $325 beginning January 1, 2011.

With the theme, Un Nuevo Amanecer: A New Day for Our Story, you won’t want to miss next year’s convention. It will be the place to be for the most multimedia journalism training you can get in four days under one roof. It’s a sound investment and the best bargain around, hands down! Join us at Disney World for our annual family reunion and partake in all of our networking and specialized programming for young, mid-career and veteran journalists, freelancers and aspiring entrepreneurs, and Spanish-language media.

This special is only open to current Regular, Academic and Associate members and must be paid online. So give yourself (or someone you know) this gift of registration to the 2011 NAHJ Convention.

To register click here. Please contact NAHJ Membership Coordinator, Paulo Luizaga, at pluizaga [at] nahj [dot] org or 202-662-7460 if you need to reset your username or password.

Happy Holidays from your NAHJ family.