Editing Fellowship (June 1-July 12, 2008)

Eight full fellowships to attend the Robert C. Maynard Institute for Journalism Education's program for copy editors are available to journalists from small- and medium-size newspapers.

Fellowship applications are invited from journalists who work at newspapers with circulation of 50,000 and below. Journalists from both the print and the online editions are welcome to apply.

When: June 1 - July 12
Where: Reynolds School of Journalism, University of Nevada, Reno
Application deadline: April 21

The Maynard Editing Program

This program will train copy editors to work in both print and online newsrooms. The program director is Addie Rimmer, a professor at Columbia University's Graduate School of Journalism and a former editor at the Detroit Free Press and The Wall Street Journal.

The $6,000 fellowships cover tuition, room and group meals during the six-week program and include a travel stipend. The fellowships are underwritten by a grant from the Donald W. Reynolds Foundation.

The program immerses participants in the basics of headline writing, design, line and content editing, story organization and news judgment as well as interpersonal skills that help editors work successfully with others. New media editing skills are a core part of the curriculum and at least one week will be devoted exclusively to online editing skills. The curriculum includes classroom work, daily skills-building drills, evening seminars and practical experience at the local newspaper. Faculty members include top academics, veteran editors and experts in converging media.

The program is ideal for copy editors who want more training, reporters who want to move to the copy desk, journalists who work on web sites, and design and graphics editors who want copy editing training.

Since 1979, the Maynard Institute's Editing Program has trained journalists of color to become copy editors and Web site editors, helped assignment editors improve their copy-editing skills, and prepared news professionals for supervisory roles. The Editing Program produces effective newsroom leaders of all races who can promote team work, introduce and manage change, and improve the quality of journalism.

Like all Maynard programs, the Editing Program is open to people of all races. The application is available at the institute's web site, http://www.maynardije.org/programs/editing/. The application deadline is April 21. Extensions will be considered upon request.

For more information contact: Evelyn Hsu, director of programs, at 703-620-0241 or Ehsu@maynardije.org or Agata Lowell at Maynard headquarters, 510-891-9202.