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High School Students of Color Selected for 'J Camp' Intensive Journalism Training.

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SAN FRANCISCO, June 27 /PRNewswire/ -- The Asian American Journalists Association, the nation's largest professional organization for Asian American and Pacific Islander journalists, today announced the 42 high school students selected for "J Camp," a free six-day intensive journalism training program designed for young people of color. J Camp will be held Aug. 12-17, 2005, at the University of Minnesota in Minneapolis.

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J Camp students will learn writing, broadcasting and photography from experienced, multi-cultural professional journalists with some of the country's top media outlets. Through exposure to all facets of journalism, J Camp participants learn what it takes to succeed in the media industry. And by residing on campus for the duration of the program, students are also provided an opportunity to interact with other aspiring journalists.

Coordinated by Josh Freedom du Lac, pop music critic for The Washington Post, and Neal Justin, television critic for the Star Tribune, J Camp will be taught by: Clea Benson, reporter, The Sacramento Bee; Kyndell Harkness, staff photographer, Star Tribune; Chris Macias, pop music critic, The Sacramento Bee; Jessika Ming, producer, KCAL-TV (Los Angeles); Neki Mohan, reporter/anchor, WPLG (Miami); and Curtis Taylor, city hall reporter, Newsday.

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