Via Asian American Journalists Association (AAJA) in collaboration with the Poynter Institute for Media Studies is offering an e-learning class for writers. Here is the information:
REPORTING ACROSS CULTURES, WRITING ABOUT DIFFERENCES
This E-learning class is designed to help journalists in their coverage of different cultures, communities and individuals who are often missing or inaccurately portrayed in our news stories. Course runs April 5 to May 3, 2004. All participants must have an Internet connection and Internet explorer.
Sponsored by AAJA and News University, a project of The Poynter Institute for Media Studies and funded by the Knight Foundation.
Deadline is March 1, 2004.
To apply online, go here.
Testimonials:
“The readings were excellent and I have put them in a binder and will refer back to them again and again. The instructor was excellent and gave me some good tips about reporting. The E-mail function on the site allowed me to interact with other reporters.”
“Having never taken an E-learning course before, I liked the fact that I could log on to the course whenever and wherever I wanted.”
About the Asian American Journalists Association
The Asian American Journalists Association is a national, non-profit educational association based in San Francisco with 2,000 members. Asian American journalists founded AAJA to encourage young Asian Pacific Americans to enter the ranks of journalism, to work for fair and accurate coverage of Asian Pacific Americans, and to increase the number of Asian/Pacific Americans and news managers in the industry. For more information, visit www.aaja.org or call 415-346-2051.
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