Student Outreach
In an attempt at connecting with and encouraging future LGBT journalists, the NLGJA formed their NLGJA Student Central website. The site features content aimed at supporting young journalists in their early years with scholarship information, online networking opportunities, articles about LGBT issues in journalism, student project opportunities, NLGJA membership information, and an abundance of links to online resources.
The NLGJA offers several scholarships each year to students “committed to NLGJA’s mission of fair and accurate coverage of the LGBT community”. These scholarships include the Leroy F. Aarons scholarship and the Kay Longcope scholarship, each of which provides tuition money to one LGBT student a year.
There is also an internship opportunity offered to one student each year. The Leroy F. Aarons Newsroom Internship pays the student to work for ten weeks in an actual newsroom.
Read more about this topic: National Lesbian And Gay Journalists Association
Famous quotes containing the word student:
“When our kids are young, many of us rush out to buy a cute little baby book to record the meaningful events of our young child’s life...But I’ve often thought there should be a second book, one with room to record the moral milestones of our child’s lives. There might be space to record dates she first shared or showed compassion or befriended a new student or thought of sending Grandma a get-well card or told the truth despite its cost.”
—Fred G. Gosman (20th century)