Student Project participants interview New Orleans Mayor Ray Nagin at the 2006 NABJ Convention is Indianapolis. 2007 Student Media participants. Photos by Wendell Marsh.

NABJ students and professionals will be working in a converged newsroom at the UNITY 08 Convention, July 23- 27. The UNITY website will be the main hub for distribution for all student-generated content and the primary source of news and information about the convention.

The project will generate a newspaper, produce audio features and short television newscasts. While generating content, students get training in video, audio production, webcasting, podcasting, and multimedia skills that are now key to building a solid resume.

For over two decades, NABJ has supported its student members and the future of journalism by offering students an opportunity to cover our annual convention. These former students affectingly call themselves "NABJ Babies" because they believe that the association "raised" them as they started their careers.

General Requirements:

• Current college undergraduates and graduate students are eligible to take part in the UNITY '08 Student Projects. This includes students who currently attend community colleges and students who will graduate in May/June 2008.
• NABJ Student members only. If you are not a NABJ member, please click here to join.
• Must be available to take part in these programs from at least July 20 - July 27, 2008.
• Must be 18 years of age by July 20, 2008.

Application Requirements:

Applicants must send FOUR application packets containing the following in EACH packet listed in the order below.

• Completed Application Form
• One page resume listing your educational background, work history, awards, journalism-related internships, other scholarships, language proficiency and any work done for your school or community newspaper, radio and/or television
• Unofficial Transcript
• Letter of Recommendation from someone familiar with your academic and/or journalism work
• Work samples of your best work (SEE PROJECT DESCRIPTIONS ON APPLICATION)
• 500 word essay written in third person as a news story. (Typed, double spaced) Pick one. Why should you be selected to take part in the 2008 UNITY Student Projects? What do you think the trend toward convergence means for the future of journalism?

USE ONE PAPER CLIP FOR EACH PACKET. ALL MATERIALS SHOULD BE ON 8.5 X 11 PAPER. DO NOT STAPLE, FOLD, BIND, OR PLACE IN FOLDERS. Incomplete packets will not be considered.

Click here to download the application. (PDF, requires Adobe Reader.)

Application Deadline (Received by): March 31, 2008

For more information, contact Irving Washington, Program Manager at 301.445.7100 Ext. 108 or iwashington@nabj.org.

2007 Student Project Participants

2007 Convention Website