Lake Elsinore, Wildomar Students Invited To Journalism Workshop

Lake Elsinore and Wildomar students interested in a career in journalism were invited to apply for a free 10-day workshop.

The course, called the Multicultural Journalism Workshop, is scheduled for June 19-29 at Point Loma Nazarene University. The deadline to apply is April 15; applicants must live in San Diego, Riverside, San Bernardino or Imperial counties.

During the program, professional journalists are set to train high school juniors and seniors interested in working in newspapers, television and online publications. The students will stay in university dorms and work on either a student-run newspaper or a 30-minute television news broadcast.

The workshop, which was organized by CCNMA: Latino Journalists of California, started more than 20 years ago. Graduates have gone on to careers at some of the largest news organizations in the country, including the New York Times and Sports Illustrated, said Tammy McCoy, one of the organizers.

An application can be downloaded by clicking here or by searching Facebook for the workshop’s page, “CCNMA-SanDiegoMulticulturalJournalismWorkshop.” Seniors will be given preference, but juniors and sophomores are encouraged to apply, she said.

For more information, call McCoy at 760-885-6952 or Jose Arballo at 951-375-2072.