Budding journalists learn business at camp

Have you ever had an itch to be in the media? Whether it be live on television, a byline in the paper or hear- ing your voice on the radio, the Greater Dayton Association of Black Journalists has something for you.

The GDABJ will host boot camp for the next wave of media professionals this March. Participants will join Miami Valley’s print, broadcast and online journalists to get inside experience about how the business works.

“Participants will experience a taste of what it is like to be a journalist in our fast-moving world,” said GDABJ president Amelia Robinson, a Dayton Daily News writer. “We hope to attract and support our future colleagues.”

The workshop is a hands-on boot camp that uses interactive exercises and turns students into journal- ists for a day. The sessions will have students ask questions, take notes and at the end of the day, write stories and broadcast the news.

Students will be coached by professional journalists from the local newspapers, radio and television stations.

The camp is designed for students who are sophomores, juniors or seniors in high school who attend Dayton and Springfield area public, private or parochial schools. College-age students are welcome.

The workshop targets people who are black, Asian, Hispanic or other minorities that are under-represented in newsrooms, but it is open to all. The GDABJ is committed to diversity and accepts students regardless of race or economic status.

The boot camp is free and set for Saturday, March 2, from 8:30 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the Cox Media Center, 1611 S. Main St. Applications are due by Feb. 26. Lunch will be provided.

For addit i onal i nformation, send an email to GDABJ@aol.com or call Robinson at 937-225-2384.