Updated at 8:46 a.m., Tuesday, June 12, 2007
Moanalua student chosen for AAJA's 'J Camp'
Advertiser Staff
A Moanalua High School student has been chosen to participate in the Asian American Journalist Association's "J Camp" next month.Natalie King is one of 42 students chosen nationwide to be selected for the multicultural journalism training program, which runs July 27 through Aug. 1 at the University of Miami, Fla. She is the only student from Hawai'i who will be participating.
AAJA's journalism camp is designed to bring together a multicultural group of high school students from across the nation to sharpen their journalism skills and work together in a unique learning environment.
It consists of interactive workshops, hands-on training, and field trips.
Since the first J Camp in 2001, 251 students have participated in the camp.
The camp is co-directed by Clea Benson, senior writer at CQ Weekly, Congressional Quarterly's weekly magazine in Washington, D.C. Faculty are professional journalists: Mark Angeles of the Newark Star-Ledger; Josh Freedom du Lac of The Washington Post; Kyndell Harkness of the Minneapolis Star Tribune; Cary Hernandez of NBC 6/WTVJ; Angie Lau of WEWS in Ohio; and Chris Macias of The Sacramento Bee.
Some of the speakers at the camp will be CBS News correspondent Joie Chen, Sports Illustrated photo editor James Colton, Poynter Institute's Roy Peter Clark, ABC-TV's Robin Roberts of "Good Morning America," CNN's Richard Liu, NPR's Alison Stewart, Wall Street Journal's Teri Agins, Knight Foundation's Alberto Ibarguen, Victoria Lim of WFLA-TV in Tampa, Paul Cheung of The Miami Herald, and The Oregonian's Peter Bhatia.
