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September 19, 2022,
Journalists are like movie stars in terms of how they can impact the world.
If they choose to.
As an actress, you can go after the money, play it safe, do romantic comedies and steamy movies or, after making a name for yourself, focus on movies that can impact people’s lives and make a difference.
It can be the ultimate platform for important messages that can affect the world.
Journalists can do the same. Impact the world that is. Break stories we absolutely need to know about, like Watergate.
Journalists can be broadcast, print, advertising, and public relations personnel.
Their occupation includes reporters, correspondents, citizen journalists, editors, editorial-writers, columnists, and visual journalists, such as photojournalists.
There is a major difference between popular actresses and dedicated female journalists.
Actresses rarely get murdered.
Female journalists do. As well as males.
Journalism is not always glamorous.
Extremely important though. To all of us who love freedom.
Can you imagine a world, trending towards emerging dictators, where we only hear what they want us to hear and if the truth needs to be told and journalists, at great risk to themselves, get the message out, those journalists could be murdered.
Journalists sometimes expose themselves to danger, particularly when reporting in areas of armed conflict or in countries that do not respect the freedom of the press.
Organizations such as the Committee to Protect Journalists and Reporters Without Borders publish reports on press freedom and advocate for journalistic freedom.
As of November 2011, the Committee to Protect Journalists reports that 887 journalists have been killed worldwide since 1992 by murder (71%), crossfire or combat (17%), or on dangerous assignment (11%).
The “ten deadliest countries” for journalists since 1992 have been Iraq (230 deaths), Philippines (109), Russia (77), Colombia (76), Mexico (69), Algeria (61), Pakistan (59), India (49), Somalia (45), Brazil (31) and Sri Lanka (30).
The Committee to Protect Journalists also reports that as of December 1, 2010, 145 journalists were jailed worldwide for journalistic activities. Current numbers are even higher.
The ten countries with the largest number of currently-imprisoned journalists are Turkey (95),[6] China (34), Iran (34), Eritrea (17), Burma (13), Uzbekistan (6), Vietnam (5), Cuba (4), Ethiopia (4), and Sudan (3).
And yet, despite these casualties and horrific numbers, the world needs brave journalists now more than ever.
It is journalists that help keep the world free and transparent.
If you desire to be a journalist, in terms of countries, you certainly have to pick your spots.
Like a Hollywood Entertainer, you have to ask yourself, what is your main motivation for going into the business?
In Hollywood you can affect the world.
In journalism you can help save much of the world.
If the latter is your motivation, there is a great opportunity waiting for you.
New Lewis Scholarship opens to student journalists who want to intern in Washington, D.C.
News provided by
National Press Club Journalism Institute
Sep 14, 2022, 19:06 ET
WASHINGTON, Sept. 14, 2022 /PRNewswire/ — Aspiring journalists can apply now for a new scholarship that provides free housing and a monthly stipend to support student journalists of color who plan to intern at news media outlets in Washington, D.C., in spring 2023.
Applications are open for the National Press Club’s new Lewis Scholarship, which aims to improve accessibility to experiential learning opportunities in the nation’s capital for students of color. This scholarship, administered through the National Press Club Journalism Institute, will extend the Lewis family’s commitment to increasing representation in Washington, D.C., to include news media, adding to their work founding and operating the Washington Intern Student Housing program and the HBCU National Center.
The deadline to apply for the Spring 2023 Lewis Scholarship is Thursday, October 20. Application instructions, including eligibility requirements, are available here.
The $4,000 scholarship will be awarded each spring, summer, and fall semester to a student journalist of color who demonstrates a commitment to a journalism career in the nation’s capital. The recipient also will receive housing, valued at $6,000 per semester, through the Washington Intern Student Housing program.
The Lewis Scholarship program was established on April 15, 2022, by the family of former Washington correspondent Robert “Bob” D.G. Lewis to honor Mr. Lewis’s tenacity, dedication to investigative journalism, and involvement in leading journalism organizations.
“Experiential learning is so important to students gaining insight into the real world and workplaces outside of home and school”, said Jacqueline Lewis. “We’re so happy to create this program with the National Press Club to help young journalists who might not otherwise be able to gain access to internships in Washington, D.C. Getting people up on the ladder is the first step to a more representative workforce.”
The scholarship will be open to currently enrolled college students of color in their junior or senior year of undergraduate study who are at least 18 years old and have at least a 3.0 grade-point average. Graduating seniors may apply for this scholarship if their internship takes place in the semester immediately following graduation.
Students must independently secure an on-site journalism internship in Washington, D.C., to take place during the semester they would receive the scholarship. If applying for a spring or fall scholarship, scholarship recipients also must be enrolled in online classes at their college or university during their time in Washington, D.C.
Mr. Lewis was a longtime Washington correspondent for Michigan’s Booth newspaper chain who retired as a senior editor at Newhouse. Lewis served as chairman of the National Press Club’s Board of Governors from 1975 to 1977. He was president of the Society of Professional Journalists from 1985 to 1986 and chairman of its Freedom of Information Committee from 1978 to 1983.
Founded in 1908, The National Press Club is the world’s leading professional organization for journalists. The Club has 3,000 members representing nearly every major news organization and is a leading voice for press freedom in the United States and around the world.
The National Press Club Journalism Institute, the club’s non-profit affiliate, promotes an engaged global citizenry through an independent and free press and equips journalists with skills and standards to inform the public in ways that inspire civic engagement.
If you’d like promotional materials to share with student journalists in your network, please let us know.
For information on National Press Club scholarships, visit our website or email the National Press Club Journalism Institute at NPCScholarships@press.org.
Contact: Beth Francesco, deputy executive director, bfrancesco@press.org
SOURCE National Press Club Journalism Institute
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