Reznet - United States
Reznet, an online newspaper first published in May, 2002, is a programme aimed at facilitating the entrance of Native Americans into the profession of journalism and at providing a newspaper to tribal colleges that do not have one. Native American Journalists Association (NAJA) project organisers also hope that the newspaper will become a place for Native students to gather on the internet.
Twenty Native American college students - one per tribal college - around the country are paid to cover their tribal communities or colleges. Organisers hope that the publication will provide aspiring Native journalists with clips, which can help them land internships and, eventually, jobs.
Twenty Native American college students - one per tribal college - around the country are paid to cover their tribal communities or colleges. Organisers hope that the publication will provide aspiring Native journalists with clips, which can help them land internships and, eventually, jobs.
Communication Strategies
The newspaper may be found at Reznet site. Sections include News, Sports, Culture, Voices, Student Life, Images, and Projects.
The chief editor of the online publication teaches student journalists from a distance via email. Some of the reporters receive digital cameras; photos, as well as the stories themselves, are transmitted via email. Stories are then subjected to a thorough process of editing that takes place via email or through telephone conversations. In addition to salary (US$50 per story, with the potential of one story per week), the Reznet reporters receive college credit at the University of Montana for their work.
The chief editor of the online publication teaches student journalists from a distance via email. Some of the reporters receive digital cameras; photos, as well as the stories themselves, are transmitted via email. Stories are then subjected to a thorough process of editing that takes place via email or through telephone conversations. In addition to salary (US$50 per story, with the potential of one story per week), the Reznet reporters receive college credit at the University of Montana for their work.
Development Issues
Youth, Education, Cultural Identity.
Key Points
Of the 56,000 journalists working at daily newspapers in the United States, only about 300 are Native Americans, according to a recent survey by the American Society of Newspaper Editors. (NAJA believes that number is inflated and there are actually only about 100.) Only two of the nation's 31 tribal colleges have printed newspapers that are consistently published: Haskell Indian Nations University in Lawrence, Kansas, and Salish Kootenai College in Pablo, Montana.
In this context, NAJA seeks to empower Native journalists and promote Native cultures. NAJA recognises Native Americans as people with distinct traditions and cultures, and thus educates its membership through programmes that promote diversity. NAJA works to increase the number of Native journalists in mainstream media, as well as to strengthen the voice of tribal media.
More reporters may be hired as the Reznet programme expands.
In this context, NAJA seeks to empower Native journalists and promote Native cultures. NAJA recognises Native Americans as people with distinct traditions and cultures, and thus educates its membership through programmes that promote diversity. NAJA works to increase the number of Native journalists in mainstream media, as well as to strengthen the voice of tribal media.
More reporters may be hired as the Reznet programme expands.
Partners
NAJA, Robert C. Maynard Institute for Journalism Education, American Indian Journalism Institute (AIJI), John S. and James L. Knight Foundation, University of Montana School of Journalism.
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