2005 Urban Student Journalism Academy

June 20 - July 1

Penn Valley Community College

Click here to download the 2005 application.

KCABJ Class
KCABJ
The Kansas City Association of Black Journalists has conducted a student journalism workshop since 1982.

The 2005 Urban Student Journalism Academy is sponsored by the Kansas City Association of Black Journalists, a not-for-profit corporation registered with the Secretary of State of Missouri and affiliated with the National Association of Black Journalists.

About the Kansas City Association of Black Journalists:

KCABJ was founded in 1981, and this year it celebrates its 24th anniversary as an organization of professional black journalists. This is the 23rd KCABJ Urban Student Journalism workshop. Many workshop graduates are established in the field or are pursuing careers in journalism.

For more information about the workshop or the Kansas City Association of Black Journalists call KCABJ interim President Glenn Rice, a reporter with The Kansas City Star, at (816) 234-5908, or KCABJ Treasurer Lewis W. Diuguid, vice president of community resources at The Star, at (816) 234-4723.

About Penn Valley Community College

Penn Valley Community College, 3201 Southwest Trafficway, is part of the Metropolitan Community Colleges, which includes five colleges in nine locations in the Kansas City, Mo., area. The others are Blue River, Maple Woods, Business Technology and Longview community colleges.

The 2005 KCABJ Urban Student Journalism Workshop

The Kansas City Association of Black Journalists is committed to working with high school and college students to prepare them for careers in print and broadcast journalism or other communications fields. This year's workshop continues that longstanding tradition.

The 2005 KCABJ Urban Journalism Workshop is free to students. It is a commuter program and will be on the Penn Valley Community College campus June 20 through July 1.

This program is unique in our area because it is taught by black journalists working for newspapers, television and radio stations and in public relations in Greater Kansas City. Educators will add their knowledge to the instruction. Students will:

· Receive assignments to report stories and write them

· Work on computers in the newsroom at The Kansas City Star

· Shadow professional reporters

· Benefit from lectures from major newsmakers

· Network with influential people

· Produce a newspaper and a television newscast

Every student who attends the workshop leaves with enhanced reading, writing, analytical, communication and questioning skills. Teachers and parents have said teen-agers and young adults have returned from the summer energized and far more interested and able to learn.

Scholarships & Other Opportunities

Students selected for the workshop will compete for scholarships offered by KCABJ. The awards go to the best students in the class. The class size will be limited to 12. The best students also may be interviewed for "TeenStar" summer journalism jobs at The Kansas City Star. Many of our graduates are award-winning journalists today.

To Apply

Write a one-page essay on the role people of color should have in journalism.

Send one sample of your writing -- if possible something that has been published (e.g. an article in your school newspaper). We are seeking committed students who are not afraid of hard work and who already have a demonstrated interest in journalism.

Print and mail the completed application, your essay and writing sample to KCABJ, P.O. Box 32744, Kansas City, Mo. 64111.

Click here to download the application.