This guide is designed to help everyone from high school students to professionals to recruiters find programs that suit their needs. Because there are so many programs, information may vary from year to year. The Robert C. Maynard Institute for Journalism Education developed this guide with the support of the McCormick Tribune Foundation.
If there is a program that should be included, contact the Maynard Institute. Diversity Training Programs for ProfessionalsAsian American Journalist Association (AAJA) Executive Leadership Program (ELP) is an annual AAJA leadership-development seminar for Asian American journalists. The two-day seminar focuses on an array of topics and issues with a different theme each year. For more information about the program, contact Albert Lee at albertl@aaja.org or visit http://www.aaja.org/programs/executive_leadership/ The Freedom Forum Diversity Institute, a state-of-the-art educational facility adjacent to the Freedom Forum's First Amendment Center at Vanderbilt University in Nashville, Tenn., works with daily newspapers, newspaper groups and others to identify and develop new journalists of color, many of whom come from different careers. For more, go to http://www.diversityinstitute.org Maynard Institute for Journalism Education Maynard Management @ Kellogg was created to increase the number of media managers of color in both editorial and business departments. The four-week program at Northwestern University's Kellogg Graduate School of Management immerses participants in financial management, budgeting, organizational behavior, human resources, advertising, marketing, business operations, editorial process and technology and its effects on news. The total fee is $12,000 and covers on-campus tuition, lodging, breakfast and lunch. For more information, go to http://www.maynardije.org/programs/mtc For more information: http://www.maynardije.org/programs/mtc Maynard Media Academy training is broken into two nine-day sessions during the year. This program is open to news professionals and supervisors from other industries looking to make a career change. Like all Maynard programs, it is open to people of all races, though the emphasis is on training people of color. The total fee is $2,500. For more, go to http://www.maynardije.org/programs/mediaacademy Maynard Editing Program has nearly 20 years experience producing top quality copy editors. The six-week session immerses participants in everything from the basics of headline writing, grammar, page design and story organization to interpersonal skills that enable editors to work successfully with reporters and other editors. The $6,000 fee includes lodging, meals and access to all campus student facilities. This program gives participants hands-on experience handling daily deadline pressure along with producing for both print and the web. They make the tough judgments editors face every day. The curriculum was developed by veteran newspaper editors and includes classroom work, daily skills-building drills, evening seminars and practical experience working at an area newspaper. For more, go to http://www.maynardije.org/programs/editing National Association of Hispanic Journalists National Association of Minority Media Executives McCormick Tribune Fellowship Initiative: This executive development program for senior managers and executives in the news media is administered by NAMME. Each year, eight fellows are selected (four from newspapers and four from television) to attend two foundation-funded executive development programs (Advanced Executive Program and Management Development Seminar for Television Executives, both conducted at the Media Management Center at Northwestern University in Evanston, Illinois). For more, go to http://www.mccormicktribune.org/journalism/fellowship.htm Leadership Development Institute is a leadership development workshop for managers of color. The three-day, hands-on program for new and middle managers of color is offered twice a year, in the spring and fall, in partnership with different media organizations and associations. For more, go to http://www.namme.org/programs/ldi/ Newspaper Association of America (NAA) Mid-career newspaper professionals of color are paired with senior-level executives for the Newspaper Association of America's annual Breakthrough: James K. Batten Leadership Program. In this yearlong program, senior executives serve as mentors to junior colleagues and offer guidance and advice to help them develop leadership skills and broaden their knowledge of the newspaper-industry. The Minority Fellowship program of NAA is a scholarship program for mid-level management. The program is designed to widen opportunities for professionals of color to enter or advance in newspaper management. Newspaper executives and journalism educators are asked to nominate candidates who demonstrate managerial potential. The supervisors’ recommendations play a key role in the selection of fellows. For more information, contact Angela Winters at (703) 902-1727, or e-mail angela.winters@naa.org.
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