June 19, 2006Introduction to journalism 2.0
The Roanoke Times Minority Journalism Workshop 2006 logo Yesterday began the 23rd Annual Minority Journalism Workshop here at The Roanoke Times. And the first year it has a significant presence on the Web, not to mention a blog. The workshop, for rising high school sophomores, juniors and seniors in the Roanoke and New River valleys, began in 1983, a year after Walter Rugaber became publisher of the newspaper. Its goal is to make more minorities aware of job opportunities at newspapers, and hopefully entice them to think about careers in the business. This year we have 10 students participating in the workshop. Each day, two students are charged with composing a blog entry describing the day's events. Blogging and other online duties are fast becoming integrated into the traditional newspaper operations, and this provides the students a chance to experience some of what the future may and will hold for this part of the media. It also gives parents an idea of what their sons or daughters are up to -- lots of work, I assure you! |
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