Native Public Media Creates First Branded Digital Journalism Curriculum for Native Americans
Flagstaff, Arizona – January 23, 2012 -‐-‐ Native Public Media, an organization dedicated to serving Native radio broadcasters and media makers, announced it will launch its Digital Journalism and Storytelling Intensive on May 28, 2012.
“This summer Intensive is unique in several ways,” explains Loris Taylor, President and CEO of Native Public Media. “The Intensive will feature the first branded digital journalism curriculum written by and for Native Americans. We are serious about closing both the media and digital divides by promoting media excellence on our own terms and this is the first proactive step in instituting long term e-‐journalism and e-‐education in the heart of Indian Country.”
The branded “Native Public Media Digital Journalism and Storytelling Intensive,” curriculum, is part of NPM’s Signature Media Excellence Program. The curriculum was drafted by a team of specialists and professors including Rhonda LeValdo, President of the Native American Journalists Association, J. Carlos Peinado, Professor in the New Media Arts Department at the Institute of American Indian Arts, Jules Rochielle Sievert, a digital education expert, and Traci Morris, Director of Operations for Native Public Media.
Native Public Media Press Release
