Scholarship Opportunity August 28-October 15

CHIPS QUINN SCHOLARS PROGRAM FOR DIVERSITY IN JOURNALISM

DEADLINE: OCTOBER 15, 2017

The program, operated by the Newseum Institute and funded by the Freedom Forum, matches qualified candidates with participating news organizations from across the country for 10- to 12-week paid internships. Selected scholars participate in an intense, one-week orientation/multimedia training workshop at the John Seigenthaler Center in Nashville, Tenn., in preparation for their internships. The training in Nashville is paid for by the Newseum Institute.

The program is accepting college juniors, seniors, and recent graduates. To apply, click on the link below.

http://www.newseuminstitute.org/initiatives/chips-quinn-scholars-program-for-diversity-in-journalism/

Internship Opportunity

LOS ANGELES TIMES INTERNSHIP PROGRAM Interested in working with some of the best journalists around? The Times offer 10 weeks of intensive, hands-on experience in a region where big stories are the norm. They place interns throughout the L.A. Times: Metro/Local, Foreign/National, Sports, Business, Features (Home, Image, Travel, Food, Mind & Body), Arts & Entertainment, Editorial Pages, Photography/Video, Data Desk, Visualization and Data, Design, Website/Audience Engagement and in our Sacramento and Washington, D.C., bureaus. (Their copy editing intern is selected through the Dow Jones News Fund's national selection process, and that deadline is Nov. 1, 2017.) These are paid internships and placements usually run from June to late August. They do not have fall or spring internships. Click here , to see what opportunities there are and what the qualifications are.

Journalism Media Showcase

Event July 11, 2017

Major networking opportunity! Meet up with fellow journalists at the SUMMER MEGA MIXER on the evening of July 11 at Molly Malone's Irish Pub. Free admission, complimentary appetizers. Open to people 21+. RSVP info below. Hosted by the Greater L.A. Chapter of the Society of Professional Journalists, Investigative Reporters & Editors, Online News Assn., Asian American Journalists Assn., National Assn. of Black Journalists-L.A. and CCNMA: Latino Journalists of California /Nat ional Assn. of Hispanic Journalists. The event takes place 6 to 8 p.m., Tuesday, July 11 at Molly Malone's Irish Pub, 575 S. Fairfax Ave., Los Angeles. Limited parking is available behind the building, in addition to street parking. Free parking at LACMA, 5905 Wilshire Blvd. after 7 p.m. Petersen Museum parking is $12. Please RSVP to: spjlosangeles@gmail.com Contact: Richard Saxton, SPJ-LA board member, event organizer spjlosangeles@gmail.com

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