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Applicants Invited for 2011 Journalism Fellowships on Immigration

  Deadline Is Nov. 30 for IJJ Program at OU’s Gaylord College

Applications are being accepted for a journalism fellowship program focusing on U.S. immigration issues. Fifteen professional fellowships will be awarded to journalists seeking to report on the complexities of immigration with clarity, depth and context.

The 2011 program, “Immigration in the Heartland,” will take place March 5-12 in Oklahoma and Texas. In addition to matters affecting the nation’s Heartland, the program will explore immigration issues being played out across the nation, including state legislation and labor, education and legal topics.

The deadline for receipt of applications is Nov. 30 and the journalists selected will be notified by Dec. 20.

The Institute for Justice and Journalism is conducting the Heartland fellowship program for a second year, in partnership with the University of Oklahoma’s Gaylord College of Journalism and Mass Communication and its Institute for Research and Training. The Ethics and Excellence in Journalism Foundation is the program’s funder.

Fellowship sessions will be carried out in two phases.

Phase one begins Saturday March 5 at the University of Oklahoma in Norman. Sessions will include:

  • Training in the use of online databases, such as TRAC, to more effectively produce immigration-related stories.
  • Discussions on ethical issues and guidance on covering immigration from nationally respected reporters and editors.
  • An introduction to immigration law.
  • Exploration of the demographic changes and impacts brought on by immigration in Midwest and Southern states.
  • Field reporting in Oklahoma City to assess the influence of national immigration policy and state law on education and the labor market.
  • Presentations by experts and discussions on Oklahoma’s immigration statute (HB 1804), Arizona’s much-debated SB 1070, other state measures and the future course of national immigration policy.
  • An educational program at the Oklahoma City National Memorial and Museum, site of the 1995 Murrah Federal Building bombing. The attack was carried out by a U.S.-born terrorist, but the event helped spur congressional action on immigration. The 1996 laws restricted immigration, loosened deportation and limited judicial review.

Phase two will be in Dallas, March 9 to noon March 12. It will include:

  • A briefing by Immigration and Customs Enforcement officials.
  • A discussion with the Federal Public Defender’s Office attorneys.
  • A reporting visit to the Federal Immigration Court in Dallas and/or the Federal District Court for the Northern District of Texas. 
  • A session exploring labor and economic effects of immigration.

The IJJ fellowship experience will enhance journalists' expertise on this subject and provide resources for more sophisticated exploration of the topic for the public, said Steve Montiel, IJJ board president.

Traditional and nontraditional journalists reporting or writing commentary for print, television, radio or online distribution are eligible to apply. Each selected journalist will be responsible for producing an in-depth project story or a series of shorter stories or commentary that will draw from the fellowship experience. A Heartland focus is not required. In addition to publication or broadcast in the Fellows’ designated outlets, the completed work will be featured on IJJ’s website.

Travel-related and professional development expenses for the Fellows will be covered. IJJ also will award a $500 stipend to each Fellow upon completion of the story project.

The application form and guidelines can be downloaded from links below. All application materials must be received by 5 p.m. on November 30, 2010. See guidelines for requirements. Address any questions to ijj@justnews.org.

  • Download the Application Guidelines: PDF | Word
  • Download the Application: PDF | Word

IJJ has conducted a dozen successful fellowship programs, involving more than 200 journalists. Click here for information on the 2010 program and stories produced by the IJJ Fellows. 

IJJ Senior Fellow Warren Vieth, a visiting professor at OU’s Gaylord College, is project director. Also taking part as program faculty are four IJJ Senior Fellows: Daniel Kowalski, an immigration attorney who is editor-in-chief of Bender’s Immigration Bulletin; Julio César Ortiz, a reporter at KMEX-TV Univision 34 in Los Angeles; Dianne Solís, a senior writer at the Dallas Morning News, and Frank O. Sotomayor, a former L.A. Times editor.

The Ethics and Excellence in Journalism Foundation was established by Edith Kinney Gaylord to support projects designed to improve the quality and ethical standards of journalism.

OU’s Gaylord College of Journalism and Mass Communication, in Norman, Okla., offers course work in three main focus areas: journalism, media arts and strategic communication. Gaylord College’s Institute for Research and Training conducts programs for communication professionals, government agencies, and corporate and international clients.

The Institute for Justice and Journalism supports in-depth reporting and commentary through its Justice and Journalism Fund, fellowships and professional development workshops. Its justnews.org website provides reporting resources to strengthen journalism about justice issues.

 

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