The Virginia Urban Journalism Workshop is back for its 2008 encore! Twelve rising or graduating high school seniors have been selected to participate in this year’s program, which will take place June 15-27. The students are from James River, Deep Run, Cosby, Varina, Charlottesville, John S. Battle, Floyd, Windsor, L.C. Bird, George Wythe and J.R. Tucker High School.
This two-week intensive residential workshop is designed for high school students interested in journalism. The Richmond Times-Dispatch and VCU's School of Mass Communications and the Virginia Press Association are partnering to sponsor the event. Additional funding is being provided by the Dow Jones Newspaper Fund. It will take place on the campus of Virginia Commonwealth University in Richmond and includes occasional visits to the Times-Dispatch building.
The workshop is offered to participants at no cost.“This is a wonderful opportunity for students to learn about writing, editing, design, graphics and career opportunities in the important field of journalism,” said Carol Mawyer, director of the Workshop and the School’s assistant director for student services and scholastic journalism. The Workshop’s associate director is Associate Professor Bonnie Newman Davis.
