January 24, 2007
Students are gearing up for the 17th annual Dallas-Fort Worth Association of Black Journalists Urban Journalism Workshop at Lincoln High School, beginning on February 3.
Angela Martin is a graduate of the program and South Grand Prairie High School.
Today she is a reporter for the NBC affiliate in Las Vegas, NV. For two years, she went through the intensive program that included trips to journalism conferences and working with award-winning journalists.
She joins many other alumni of the program who include the workshop on their resumes, like Trina Terrell (David W. Carter High) of the Dallas Morning News, Rodney Thrash (TAG Magnet) of the St. Petersburg Times, Michael Johnson (D.W. Carter), Langston University Public Relations Director Ashley Gibson (Skyline), and Anchor Gray Hall of WBCD-TV in Charleston, S.C.
Recently Ms. Martin encouraged journalism students in Las Vegas to take advantage of opportunities like the workshop and student projects sponsored by the National Association of Black Journalists.
Dr. Louie White at Lincoln Humanities and Communications Magnet High School agrees.
“I require that my students participate in the program,” he said recently.
Dr. White, who also hosts and produces television and radio shows, is a regular speaker at the workshop. This year the popular KKDA-AM radio personality will join an impressive list of professionals, athletes, media folk and politicians, including KGCMRadio.com’s Jean Jones, veteran journalist and image consultant Ramona Logan, activist and author Joyce Ann Brown, Pulitzer Prize winning photojournalist Irwin Thompson of the Dallas Morning News, Dallas County Commissioner John Wiley Price, Focus Communications President Ken Carter, Our Texas Publisher Gemeral Berry, K104’s Sam Putney, KRNB’s Shay Moore, Fort Worth Star-Telegram Vice President Bob Ray Sanders, Howland PR VP Rose Gafford, rolling out’s Natalie Carpenter, Dallas Weekly’s Joshua Johnson and Shekeira Gillis, and Business Assistance Center executive Terry Allen.
Other invited speakers include: Dallas County District Attorney Craig Watkins, Dallas NAACP President Casey Thomas, WFAA-TV’s John McCaa, The Dallas Morning News’ Keven Ann Wiley and all the editors and publishers of the Dallas Black Press.
During the 12-week program students participate in sessions with area journalists where they will learn about television, radio, newspapers, the Internet, public relations and job preparation.
At the conclusion of the 12 weeks, the students will participate in a ceremony where they will show their news-casts, newspaper, magazine, on line project and public relations project.
Frequently asked questions
WHO: Dallas-Fort Worth Association of Black Journalists
WHAT: Urban Journalism Workshop
WHEN: Beginning February 3
WHERE: Lincoln Humanities and Communications Magnet, 2826 Hatcher, Dallas
COST: Free, except for trip to NABJ regional conference in Montgomery, AL
Open to ALL students (high school and college) in Dallas, Denton, Collin, Ellis and Tarrant Counties. You can download an application here.
DEADLINE: IMMEDIATELY |
