The Reed College of Media and College of Creative Arts will merge to form the new WVU College of Creative Arts and Media as of July 1, 2024. Get details.
The Foreign Languages Department has two spots for journalism students interested in traveling to Taiwan in May and June 2010 for an intensive Chinese language study program. The program, including room and board, costs $2,200, not including airfare. It’s a great opportunity for someone to begin learning Chinese while also earning six WVU credits. If you are interested, contact Hannah Lin hhlin@mail.wvu.edu in the Foreign Languages Dept. at (304) 293-5121×5525. You can also visit their website.http://chinese.forlang.wvu.edu/study_abroad/summer_programs.
The P.I. Reed School of Journalism announces the 2nd Annual Golden Quill Teaching Awards. The purpose of the awards is to reward outstanding teaching, mentoring, and advising in the School. The awards based solely on student nominations. This is YOUR chance to recognize a teacher who has had a positive impact on your education in the School.
Apply now for the SOJ’s Student Enhancement Awards!
The P.I. Reed School of Journalism is offering a limited number of cash awards to students who have secured major-market journalism internships or have been accepted in a journalism study abroad program in 2010. This includes all areas of study – advertising; public relations; and television, print or visual journalism. The awards will range from $500-1,000.
The Martinsburg VA Medical Center seeks to hire a student interested in working in the field of federal communications. Besides highly competitive pay and invaluable on-the-job experience in print and broadcast communications, the position may be renewed annually. The electronic application is via the USAJOBS web site (link below) and the vacancy announcement closes Wednesday, May 5.
Additionally, there are several non-paid internship opportunities for credit or for those wishing to simply build their portfolio by serving as a VA volunteer working on varied projects.
The Bluefield Daily Telegraph has a rare opening for a full-time reporter. Our experienced news team includes writers with an average of 20 years reporting experience at the Daily Telegraph, and we’re now seeking an enthusiastic, highly motivated reporter to join our staff. Successful candidates should be self-starters, with strong communication, writing, reporting and interviewing skills. Photography skills a plus. Job will include weekend, evening and holiday shifts. The position requires reporting for the Bluefield Daily Telegraph, the established daily newspaper serving southern West Virginia and Southwest Virginia, as well as our regional magazines. Bachelor’s degree in English, journalism, communications or related field preferred. Candidates for spring 2010 graduation may apply. Send resume and writing samples to: Samantha Perry, managing editor, P.O. Box 1599, Bluefield, W.Va., 24701; sperry@bdtonline.com (please include “resume” in the subject line). No phone calls please.
The Beckley Register-Herald is looking to fill two reporter positions. If you are interested or need more information, please contact Chris Jackson (a recent SOJ grad who works there) at 304-553-3785 or Butch Antolini, the executive editor, at 304-255-4460.
West Virginia University’s student-run newspaper, The Daily Athenaeum named Best All-Around Daily Student Newspaper for the region by the Society of Professional Journalists.
The program, which starts Aug. 23 when fall classes begin, is one of the first of its kind in the country, according to Chad Mezera, program director.
“Digital marketing communications is not about telling the audience what to think,” said Mezera. “Rather, it focuses on responding strategically to what the audience already thinks and putting relevant information in places where the audience can access it.”