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8th annual scholarship reception 2010

28 Apr

The San Diego Association of Black Journalists celebrated its eighth annual scholarship reception Friday, handing out scholarships to high school and college students to continue to build careers in journalism.

Recipients were joined by members of the community, family, friends, SDABJ members and other local media professionals.

Lincoln High School journalism teacher Daniel Camacho received the largest award for the night, a Masters degree from National University.

Joseph Young was awarded the Ozzie Roberts scholarship. Jarred Powell and Jennifer Bowman received community college scholarships while Strongman Osom, a senior at Point Loma High School, got the SDABJ scholarship.

In total, more than $50,000 in scholarships were handed out.

Awards were also handed to young photographers Katelyn Griffin and Shannon Edwards for top pictures in our first photo contest.

Great thanks to our gold sponsors:
National University; NBC 7/39; and the San Diego Union Tribune

Friends of SDABJ include:
The San Diego Padres; Olympic Training Center; Target; Starbucks, SeaWorld; The San Diego Zoo; Fox 5 News; Coffee Bean & Tea Leaf; San Diego Airport Authority; Dave & Busters; George’s Camera; Coca Cola; Channel 10 News and Sirius Fitness/Conscious Comedy Explosion

The night’s food was provided by:
Urban Solace
Barrio Star
Sammy’s Woodfire Pizza
Harney Sushi
Adams Avenue Grill

 
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See you at the April 23 scholarship reception, buy tickets now

07 Apr

Join the SDABJ and local media professionals April 23 to celebrate local young journalists and hand out more than $50,000 in scholarships, including a full ride bachelor or masters degree to National University’s School of Communication.

The reception will be held April 23 at National University’s Spectrum Academic Center at 9388 Lightwave Avenue from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m.

Visit our PayPal site to purchase tickets to the event, $25 a piece, $35 at the door.


The event will be April 23 at National University’s Spectrum Academic Center at 9388 Lightwave Avenue from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m.

A keynote speaker or guest speaker will be announced soon.

Here are pictures from last year’s reception.

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Scholarship deadline extended

25 Feb

The deadline for scholarships awarded by the San Diego Association of Black Journalists and National University to local students have been extended from an initial date of Mar. 1 to Mar. 23.

Visit our PayPal to purchase tickets to the event $25 a piece.

The reception will be held April 23 at National University’s Spectrum Academic Center at 9388 Lightwave Avenue from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m.
This year’s keynote speaker will be Kevin Frazier of Entertainment Tonight.


The National University scholarship is a four year bachelors degree education at their School of Media and Communications and worth $40-50,000.

For the first time this year, the National University scholarship can be used as either a bachelors or masters degree to begin or further careers in journalism.

Other scholarships include:

1. $1,500 Ozzie Roberts scholarship scholarship to a college journalism student at a four-year institution

2. $1,000 scholarship to a high school student planning to pursue a journalism or related career at a four-year institution

3. $300 scholarship to a journalism student at a community college

To apply for the National University scholarship, click here to download the application form.

To apply for any of the three SDABJ scholarships, click here to download the application form.

 
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NABJ board and local chapter meet with sponsors ahead of national convention

29 Jan

 
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Pro For A Day 2009

07 Dec

More than 40 students from Southwestern College and Lincoln High School took part in this year’s Pro For a Day where they took instruction from professionals on how to properly write, photograph and edit mock stories about the H1N1 virus hitting a local school.

To see work from all students, click here and visit the Pro For a Day website.

SDABJ Pro For A Day – Group 1 from Jerry McCormick on Vimeo.

 
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Pro For a Day 2009

29 Oct

THE SAN DIEGO ASSOCIATION OF BLACK JOURNALISTS WANTS TO MAKE THE NEXT GENERATION OF JOURNALISTS A “PRO FOR A DAY”

Who: The San Diego Association of Black Journalists
What: The Seventh Annual “Pro for a Day” journalism boot camp
Where: Southwestern College, 900 Otay Lakes Road, Chula Vista 91010
When: Saturday, Nov. 7, 9 a.m. to 3 p.m.
Contact: Jerry McCormick SDABJ President, 619-549-9438
SAN DIEGO – The San Diego Association of Black Journalists will host college and high school students from around San Diego County as part of its annual “Pro for a Day” journalism boot camp.
The boot camp will teach the students the basics of print and broadcast
journalism.
Professionals from NBC 7/39, the San Diego Union-Tribune, and other media outlets will participate as mentors in the program.
The students will achieve hands-on experience in the field of journalism.
“We’re hoping to pass on what we know so that the next generation of journalists will be ready to take their place in today’s shrinking newsrooms,” said SDABJ president Jerry McCormick.
About 60 students will write articles for the Web and produce a broadcast story that will be posted on iTunes U.

This is the sixth year that Southwestern College and SDABJ have partnered for the program.

 
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