Internship deadline extended

The Dow Jones News Fund has extended the deadline to apply for summer 2013 internships in digital, news and sports editing and business reporting to Nov. 8 because of Hurricane Sandy. The extension includes completing the reporting and editing exams.

Applications are online on the Fund's website at https://www.newsfund.org.
For more details, visit the College Internships page.

Participating news organizations must pay interns at least $350 per week for a minimum of 10 weeks. The average salary is $450 per week.

Interns will be trained at Dow Jones headquarters in New York and several college campuses -- the University of Missouri, Western Kentucky University, Temple University, Penn State University, the University of Nebraska and the University of Texas -- before reporting to work. The Fund covers travel costs to and from training then to newsrooms. Students who return to school after a successful internship will receive $1,000 college scholarships. 

   

Questions can directed to the Fund at 609-520-5929 or email djnf@dowjones.com. 

Cross-cultural fundraising effort successful

(Above) Valeria Mrema, director of the Women's Education and Economic Centre in Tanzania, speaks at an Oct. 25 fundraising reception for the centre sponsored by Dr. Tracey Patton’s Cross Cultural Communication class held at the Laramie train depot. (Below) The Wyoming African Students Association and UW Belly Dance Club provide entertainment for an Oct. 25 reception sponsored by Dr. Tracey Patton’s Cross Cultural Communication class at the Laramie train depot to raise money for the Women's Education and Economic Centre of Tanzania.

Banquet raises funds for Tanzanian women

COJO's cross-cultural communication class will host a banquet to raise money and general awareness for the women of Tanzania Thursday, Oct. 25, from 7-10 p.m. at the Laramie train depot.

Landreville studies presidential campaign

Dr. Kristen Landreville, an assistant professor in the COJO Department, received funding from The Malcolm Wallop Fund for Conversations on Democracy to study Wyoming residents’ feelings of connection and engagement, media use, and political knowledge. The project was titled “Small Town, Big Election: A Look at New, Alternative, and Emerging Media Sources Used by Rural Residents during the 2012 Presidential Campaign”.

            The study took place over the summer at various communities within Wyoming. The focus groups revealed where Wyoming residents learn about politics through media, including how residents use new media for politics. The study also showed how residents use and negotiate information within a rural state during a presidential campaign. A second part to the study will examine how 2012 presidential debates influence young Wyoming voters and how these voters use new media to communicate about the presidential debates. The findings will be reported to a symposium on Nov. 14 that will be held in the Wyoming Union.

Teaching assistants score in classroom

Congratulations to the COJO Dept.'s graduate teaching assistants, who received teaching evaluations from their classes last semester averaging 4.2 on a 5-point scale. GA's teach public speaking, interpersonal communication and news writing.

Department releases 2011-12 report

Every academic year, the COJO Department, along with all other departments at the University of Wyoming, issues a report on the department's status, accomplishments and goals. Please take a look at the latest report, and let us know how we're doing.

Faculty attend AEJMC conference

Professors Ken Smith and Gracie Lawson-Borders attended the Association for Education in Journalism and Mass Communication (AEJMC) annual conference in Chicago last week.