"The Editing Program gave me multifaceted training in several weeks, everything from editing to ethics. It was arduous but worth it. I was able to walk into the Mercury with no prior newspaper experience and fit in."
Crystal Chow
Class of 1990
Section Editor
San Jose Mercury News
"Each time our paper has sent promising young staff, they return with
both enhanced skills and greater confidence in their own ability
to grow and be productive."
Howard Tyner
Vice President and Editor
Chicago Tribune
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The Maynard
Institute, created to increase the racial diversity of
the nation’s newsrooms, has nearly 20 years of
experience producing top-quality copy editors equipped to
face the ever-changing challenges of newspapering.
The Editing Program’s six-week session immerses
participants in everything from the basics of headline
writing, grammar, page design and story organization to
interpersonal skills that enable editors to work
successfully with reporters and other editors.
As in a newsroom, participants deal with daily deadline
pressures, producing for both print and the Web. They
make the tough judgments faced by editors every day. The
Editing Program curriculum, developed with the assistance
of veteran newspaper editors, includes classroom work,
daily skills-building drills, evening seminars and
practical experience working at Northern California
newspapers.
The program produces effective newsroom leaders who can
promote teamwork, introduce and manage change and,
ultimately, improve the quality of journalism at a
newspaper.
WHO SHOULD
APPLY
• Individuals new to editing or preparing to become
copy editors.
•
Assigning editors seeking to strengthen copyediting
skills.
Company sponsorship is preferred.
While the Maynard Institute emphasizes participation by people of color, the program is open to all journalists.
FEE
$5000.00. The fee includes lodging, meals and access to
all campus student facilities. It does not cover travel
expenses.
APPLICATION
DEADLINE
Extended to Friday, March 16, 2001.
Click here
to download a PDF Version
of Editing Application (two pages)
ABOUT THE
ROBERT C. MAYNARD INSTITUTE
The Robert C. Maynard Institute for Journalism Education
is a national organization dedicated to ensuring that
news media reflect multicultural America in staffing,
content and business operations. Incorporated in 1977,
the Institute provides advanced training in multimedia
reporting, total community coverage, editing and news
media management.
For more
information
Robert C.
Maynard Institute for Journalism Education
The Tribune Tower
409 Thirteenth Street, 9th Floor
Oakland, CA 94612
Telephone: (510) 891-9202
Facsimile: (510) 891-9565
E-mail: info@maynardije.org
