Rachele Kanigel reminds that the deadline for applying for the multimedia journalism summer program is fast approaching: February 1, 2011.

More details about the program below the fold:

STUDY MULTIMEDIA JOURNALISM IN THE SOUTH OF FRANCE THIS SUMMER!
June 23-July 23, 2011

Do you dream of becoming a foreign correspondent? Do you want to learn multimedia storytelling skills? Do both this summer and have the time of your life with the multimedia journalism program in Perpignan, France co-sponsored by San Francisco State University and the Institute for Education in International Media (ieiMedia).

The program is open to English-speaking students from all colleges and universities, as well as recent graduates. Instruction is in English (except French classes) and students work with interpreters to report and shoot their stories. Preference is given to journalism, media, film or mass communication majors and students with experience on a college or professional publication.

Students spend four weeks studying international reporting, blogging, multimedia storytelling and videojournalism — as well as French language and culture — and report on the community of Perpignan, a charming Catalan city near the Spanish border. They then create a multimedia website about the city (see last year’s project here).

About Perpignan

Perpignan lies in the sunny Languedoc region of southwestern France, 8 miles west of the Mediterranean and 19 miles north of the Spanish border, within sight of the Pyrénées. The city, which passed back and forth between French and Spanish rule over the centuries, features a charming, pedestrian-friendly historic quarter; a daily market; several arts festivals in the summer and lively night life. Watch the fireworks shot over a 14th century fortress on the 14th of July (Bastille Day). Try escargots and other regional specialties at the local tapas bars and sip coffee at the sidewalk cafes. Lovely Mediterranean beach towns like Collioure and Argelès-sur-Mer are just a short bus or train ride away.

Features of the program:

• Study with top international journalism professionals who have worked in France, Mexico, Australia, Italy and the Democratic Republic of Congo
• Live in air-conditioned studio apartments with free Internet access, kitchenettes and private baths in a modern hotel
• Study French at a respected language academy (students are divided into two groups — beginner and intermediate; other accommodations can be made for students fluent in French)
• Travel on two free three-day weekends to nearby beach towns, the French Riviera, Barcelona, Paris or other cities in France or Spain
• Tour French media outlets and local historic and cultural attractions

Program fee: $4,995 plus airfare (includes tuition, housing, ground transportation, equipment, cultural activities).

Applications will be reviewed on a rolling basis through Feb. 1, 2011. Students are encouraged to apply early since the program may fill before that. Late applications will be considered if spots are available.

Click here for more information and application.

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The Institute for Education in International Media (ieiMedia) is pleased to announce its summer media programs for 2011. IeiMedia will once again take students to Urbino, Italy, and Perpignan, France; in addition, a new international reporting program will be offered in Istanbul, Turkey.

The 3-credit programs are open to North American college students and recent graduates. English-speaking students from other countries are welcome to apply.

Perpignan, France (June 23-July 23, 2011) Perpignan lies in the Languedoc region of southwestern France, just a few miles west of the Mediterranean Sea and 19 miles north of the Spanish border, within sight of the Pyrenees. The city features a charming, pedestrian-friendly historic quarter; a daily market; numerous summer festivals and lively nightlife. Many attractions in France and Spain are only a short train ride away.

Students will study various aspects of multimedia storytelling and produce a multimedia website about the community (see the 2010 project at http://inperpignan.net). Faculty include top journalism educators and professionals from leading publications. Students will study French (Beginning or Intermediate) at the respected ALFMED language school and report with interpreters. Accommodations are provided in a modern apartment-hotel (two students to a room with private bath and small kitchenette).

Students will earn 3 transferable units of upper-division undergraduate credit (JOUR 667 International Reporting) through the San Francisco State University College of Extended Learning.

Urbino, Italy (June 9-July 7, 2011) This picturesque Renaissance hill town is the capital of the Marche region, a beautiful but little-touristed region of Central Italy. Students will have a choice of two programs:
• Web Documentary Production – students will study photography, journalistic blogging, video and reporting) and produce a multimedia website about the town (see the 2009 project at http://inurbino.net).
• Magazine Publishing — students will study magazine writing and produce an English-language magazine about the region (see the 2010 issue of Urbino Now). Students will study “survival” Italian and report with interpreters. Faculty members include a Pulitzer Prize-winning reporter and photographer, as well as journalism educators from James Madison University and New York University. Students will live and dine (most meals included) in a newly remodeled University of Urbino dormitory.

Students will earn 3 transferable journalism credits from Iowa State University or (for Virginia residents only) through James Madison University.

Istanbul, Turkey (July 14-August 11, 2011) Considered one of the world’s most beautiful cities, Istanbul is crisscrossed with sumptuous palaces, mosques and gardens where the sultans played; it’s also an energetic modern where people from around the world still come to make their fortunes. You can explore easily by public transportation, and on foot.

Students will study international reporting, basic multimedia techniques and Turkish language and culture. Their stories will be published in a digital magazine, and considered for inclusion in a book about the city. Accommodations will be provided in a modern, comfortable university dormitory. Students will earn 3 transferable units of upper-division undergraduate credit (JOUR 667 International Reporting) through the San Francisco State University College of Extended Learning.

All programs are $4,995 plus airfare and include housing, university credit, orientation, travel insurance and many cultural activities. Transportation is provided from the airport for students who arrive during the designated pick-up times. Return transportation to the airport is provided for those students who return on the final day of the program.

ieiMedia has been taking students abroad to study media for 10 years. For more information, go to the ieiMedia website.

Students and advisers attending the ACP/CMA National College Media Convention in Louisville can learn more at the session:
Study/Work Abroad Opportunities for Students
1:30-2:20 p.m., Saturday, October 30
McCreary, 3rd Floor (Conservatory/Skywalk Level)

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Some details below the fold. More info here. Also, there is info about past recipients of the scholarship.

Also, you might check out some of the other scholarships they award, several of which are related to new media (including a new Twitter scholarship).

Scholarship Requirements:

• Your blog must contain unique and interesting information about you and/or things you are passionate about. No spam bloggers please!!!
• U.S. citizen or permanent resident;
• Currently attending full-time in post-secondary education in the United States; and
• If you win, you must be willing to allow us to list your name and blog on this page. We want to be able to say we knew you before you became a well educated, rich, and famous blogging legend.

Important Dates:

• the 2010 submission application date is October 21, 2010.
• the winner will be announced on November 2, 2010 at 6pm Pacific.

Apply Today!

There is a 300 word limit for this essay. Like great blog posts, short and interesting is preferred over verbose. Use any of these questions as the basis for your scholarship essay:

• If you nominated a friend, what makes them and their blog so special?
• What is the most interesting or inspiring blog post you have ever read? Why did you find it inspiring?
• How have you used blogging to help yourself or others?
• What is the most powerful social change you have seen come out of blogging?
• Why did you start blogging? What does blogging mean to you? Why is blogging important to you?

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Note: 20 College Educators will receive a grant to cover their attendance at this workshop. See details below.

REGISTER TODAY FOR
APME / MPI NewsTrain / Chicagoland

At-A-Glance:
Become a more effective editor. Two days of training in editing and management skills for online news and print.

When:
Friday-Saturday, March 26-27, 2010
Sign-in begins about 8:30 a.m. Workshop runs approximately 9 a.m. to 5:45 p.m. each day.

Where:
The conference will be held at the Daily Herald, 155 E. Algonquin Rd., Arlington Heights, IL 60005

Cost:
$50 registration fee to attend one or both days. This includes lunch and coffee breaks.

Workshop registration: http://bit.ly/Chicagoland_NewsTrain_Registration
Workshop information: http://bit.ly/Chicagoland_NewsTrain_Information

Program highlights:
Track 1: The Nimble Leader
-News Ethics and Values
-The Skeptical Editor
-Creating a Constructive Culture
-Story Planning for Multiple Media and Multiple Deadlines

Track 2: The Evolving Journalist
-Your Data Strategy – What info to collect and what you can do with it
-Alternative distribution – Putting links, RSS and social networking to work
-Covering communities in new ways
-Knowing Your Audiences

Journalism educator awards:
A grant from the McCormick Foundation is funding awards for 20 college journalism educators to attend the two-day NewsTrain workshop. Award winners will also be able to attend a seminar designed exclusively for them. The awards are valued at up to $400 each. Deadline for scholarship applications and letters demonstrating departmental support is 2/15/10, with notification of recipients by 2/23/10. For more information, please contact John Ryan, Mid-America Press Institute, jmryan@eiu.edu, or Elaine Kramer, APME NewsTrain, apmenewstrain@gmail.com.

To apply for a journalism educator award: http://bit.ly/Chicagoland_NewsTrain_Educator_Award

Faculty members:

Mark Briggs is an author and entrepreneur. His book “Journalism Next: A Practical Guide to Digital Reporting and Publishing” was published in fall 2009 by CQPress. It updates his popular online guide “Journalism 2.0” and explains how to use the latest software, tools and concepts to help journalists harness technology and take control of their futures in journalism. As CEO and co-founder of Serra Media, a Seattle-based technology company, Mark connects local publishers with interactive applications and digital platforms that power online innovations. As a speaker, teacher and presenter, he works with students and professionals throughout the U.S. and Europe to do better journalism through technology. He blogs at www.journalism20.com. Previously, Briggs worked The News Tribune in Tacoma, Wash., and at The Herald in Everett, Wash. He was named to Presstime magazine’s “20 under 40″ list for 2007.

Mitch Pugh is the editor of the Sioux City Journal, a 40,000-circulation daily newspaper in northwest Iowa and one of Editor & Publisher’s “10 That Do It Right” in 2009. Prior to his tenure in Sioux City, Pugh was a managing editor for the Suburban Journals of Greater St. Louis. He has also served as an editor and writer for news operations in suburban Chicago and Denver. In 2009 he led an APME Online Journalism Credibility Project called Breaking News Without Breaking Trust, which explored the practical issues of breaking news via digital platforms while maintaining high levels of credibility with readers and ethical standards of journalism.

More faculty members to be named.

Payment:
Your $50 fee is expected in advance of the workshop to hold your spot. You may pay by credit card online, or mail in a check.

Checks should be payable to: APME NewsTrain
Mail checks to: John M. Ryan, Professor of Journalism, Director of Student Publications, Eastern Illinois University, 600 Lincoln Ave.
Charleston, IL 61920

For more information:
APME NewsTrain Project Manager Elaine Kramer, apmenewstrain@gmail.com, (412) 805-0812
John Ryan, Mid-America Press Institute, jmryan@eiu.edu

Local partners:
Mid-America Press Institute
The Daily Herald
Chicago Tribune
Community News Matters
GateHouse Media
Stevens Point (Wis.) Journal
Illinois State University
Northwest Herald
Columbia College
Illinois Press Association
Quad Cities Times

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Rachele Kanigel at San Francisco State U. passes along the following multimedia opportunity. See details below the fold.

Learn more about SFSU’s summer multimedia study-abroad programs in Urbino, Italy (June 3-July 2, 2010) and Perpignan, France (June 24-July 23, 2010) at http://ieimedia.com.
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Summer Multimedia Programs in France and Italy Now Accepting Applications

Applications are now available for the summer multimedia programs in Perpignan, France and Urbino, Italy co-sponsored by San Francisco State University and the Institute for Education in International Media. The applications can be found on the ieiMedia Web site (www.ieimedia.com).

The programs are open to college students and recent graduates from all schools.

* Urbino, Italy (Session 1: June 3-July 2, 2010; possible Session 2: July 2-July 30, 2010 if there is sufficient interest) This picturesque Renaissance hill town is the capital of the Marche region, a beautiful but little-touristed region of Central Italy. The city’s impressive Ducal Palace houses one of the most important collections of Renaissance paintings in the world. Students study digital video, photography, blogging and reporting (as well as intercultural communication and Italian language) and produce a multimedia Web site about the town (see last year’s project at http://inurbino.net). Students will live and dine (most meals included) in a University of Urbino dormitory.

* Perpignan, France (June 24-July 23, 2010) Perpignan lies in the Languedoc region of southwestern France, 8 miles west of the Mediterranean Sea and 19 miles north of the Spanish border, within sight of the Pyrenees. The city features a charming, pedestrian-friendly historic quarter; a daily market; and lively nightlife. Many attractions in France and Spain are only a short train ride away. Students will share studios in a modern apartment-hotel and take French and multimedia classes at the ALFMED language school in the heart of the old city. Students will study various aspects of multimedia with a particular emphasis on video storytelling and will produce a multimedia Web site about the city.

Students can earn 3 transferable units of upper-division undergraduate credit (JOUR 677 Multimedia Study Abroad) through the San Francisco State University College of Extended Learning.

Program cost: $4,900 plus airfare

Early-bird rate (for students who apply by Jan. 15, 2010): $4,700

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Urbino View Magazine Internship Program (June 17-July 30, 2010)

Applications are also available for a six-week summer magazine program in Urbino. Students will write, photograph, edit and design the second edition of Urbino View, an English-language magazine for distribution in the Marche region of Italy. The program includes full room and some board. Interpreters will assist in the interview and reporting process. Open to journalism, magazine, graphic design and photography students (or students with campus newspaper or similar experience). Students seeking credit must arrange at their home campus independently.  Students are required to bring their own laptops and cameras. Those interested can download a PDF of the premier issue of the magazine, produced in summer 2009, at the ieiMedia Web site.

Program cost: $4,900 plus airfare

For more information about the Urbino programs, email UrbinoProject@gmail.com; to learn more about Perpignan, email PerpignanProject@gmail.com. Go to http://inarmagh.net and http://incagli.net to see past ieiMedia student projects.

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