NAA seeking students for News Challenge
Posted on 09. Feb, 2010 by jasonyoung in Uncategorized
The Newspaper Association of America Foundation wants students ready to harnesses their creativity to develop real world prototypes for the newspaper industry at the News Challenge. The News Challenge gives the students a sense of the multimedia opportunities at newspaper companies as well as visibility among digital professionals and executives who could hire them for internships or jobs. This year’s challenge will be to develop an app for a mobile phone.
The program is May 31-June 4 at the University of Nevada-Reno. Juniors, seniors and graduate students interested in working in digital media are eligible. While the field of study doesn’t matter, applications are especially encouraged from those majoring in advertising, marketing, business, finance, computer science, computer graphics, journalism and communications.
The deadline for applications is March 1, 2010. The NAA Foundation will pay all costs for the students who participate in the program. For more information about News Challenge, including a description of the program and an application, click here.
