Knight Center for Specialized Journalism
- Knight Center for Specialized Journalism
[http://www.specializedjournalism.org The Knight Center for Specialized Journalism] [Knight Center for Specialized Journalism. Aug. 2008. .] is a premier national program with a 20-year track record of offering free top-quality seminars for print, broadcast and online reporters, editors and editorial writers.
At Knight Center seminars journalists receive in-depth training in subjects related to their coverage -- law, health, science, society, demographics, national and international affairs. Participants meet like-minded colleagues, get grounded in a new assignment or rekindle enthusiasm for a long-time beat. And results last, as Knight Fellows gain new sources, valuable reference materials and many story ideas.
Fellowships
The Center has been offering [http://knightcenter.umd.edu/index.php?q=seminars intensive seminars] for journalists since 1987. More than 2,700 fellowships have been awarded to journalists from nearly 500 news organizations.
Applications are sought from reporters and editors working for independent news organizations as well as from independent online and citizen journalists. The Knight Center seeks diversity among applicants.
[http://specializedjournalism.org/index.php?q=fellowships Fellowships] cover instruction, lodging, meals and reference materials. The Knight Center is funded by the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_S._and_James_L._Knight_Foundation John S. and James L. Knight Foundation] and is affiliated with the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Philip_Merrill_College_of_Journalism University of Maryland's Philip Merrill College of Journalism] .
SpecializedJournalism.org
In the Spring of 2008, the Knight Center also re-launched its website, [http://www.specializedjournalism.org specializedjournalism.org] . It contains online resources for beat journalists and the general public and features multimedia highlights from Knight seminars. The Knight Center is also offering online seminars.
Innovation is a key goal of the Knight Center program and other features will be coming online throughout 2008 and beyond.
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