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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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SDABJ Scholarships 2010

29 Oct

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

Scholarship Fund

SDABJ continues to support journalistic excellence by providing scholarships to graduating high school seniors and college students. SDABJ is embarking to fulfill that essential part of our mission by working with corporations and private individuals to channel resources to students that need assistance to fulfill their dream of becoming a journalist. SDABJ was designated as a charitable organization by the IRS and the State of California which makes donations tax deductible. All donors will be recognized for their participation in The San Diego Association of Black Journalists Scholarship Program.

2010 SDABJ Scholarship

2010 National University scholarship

SCHOLARSHIP INFORMATION

The San Diego Association of Black Journalists has several scholarships. They are geared toward high school and college students and older students who are not currently in the journalism field. To be eligible, high school and college applicants must currently attend or have graduated from a high school in San Diego County. National University applicants must have 3 years of residency in San Diego County.

Scholarships are as follows:

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

4. A scholarship worth $40-50,000 to National University good for tuition for four years at the School of Media and Communications

 
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We Are the San Diego Association of Black Journalists

18 Oct

Here’s a little bit about who we are and what we do.

 
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SDABJ Photos Past

15 Oct

 
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Janell J. Lewis

14 Oct

Janell J. Lewis has been a producer at NBC 7/39 in San Diego since June 2008. She became secretary of SDABJ in 2009. Janell is a graduate of Winston-Salem State University, an historically black school in North Carolina, where she received her B.A. in Mass Communications with a minor in Spanish. Janell received her Master’s degree in journalism and public affairs at American University in Washington, D.C.

She began her career in college, writing, producing and reporting on WSNC 90.5, WSS 600/1200 and Ram News/TV. She was also editor-in-chief of WSSU’s newspaper, the News Argus. While at WSSU, Janell had the opportunity to interview Oprah, Maya Angelou and a host of political figures, media moguls and entertainers.

Once she was at American University, she practically lived on Capitol Hill and had the chance to interview then senator, Barack Obama. Janell worked at NBC 4 in Washington, D.C. and even got to work with the late Tim Russert.
Her first job out of graduate school was at WBTV News 3, a CBS affiliate in Charlotte, NC (market 25) as an associate producer.

Janell is a “Military Brat,” born in Stuttgart, Germany and has lived and several cities from coast to coast. Both of her parents were in the military and when her father retired, her family decided to settle down in Charlotte, NC– midway between her father’s home state of Texas and her mother’s home town of Pittsburgh. Janell is an avid Steelers fan and loves sports in general (especially football).
She loves to bowl, play softball and watch movies and reruns of sitcoms and shows like the Cosbys, Golden Girls and Law & Order.

 
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Jerry McCormick

14 Oct

Jerry McCormick is the 2009-2011 president of the San Diego Association of Black Journalists.

McCormick, currently at NBC San Diego, helped found SDABJ in February 2000 and served as the group’s first president. McCormick is an active member of the National Association of Black Journalists in which he served as head of the Copy Editors’ Task Force. From 2003 to 2005, McCormick served as Regional Director for the NABJ on the West Coast.
McCormick is an adjunct professor of journalism at Southwestern College as well.

 
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