Cornerstone Journalism Institute

8th Annual Cornerstone Journalism Institute

July 25-30, 2010

New option: Possibilty to earn 1 semester hour of university credit at the one-week CJI camp.

Attention all high schoolers!

Experience walking in a reporter's or photojournalist's shoes for one exciting week?
Experience what it's like to be a reporter during Summer 2010 - July 25-30
Explore the world of writing, photography, print and online media!
Live, eat meals, study on campus of Cornerstone University, Grand Rapids, Mich.

Presenters for 2010 include:

RUSS PULLIAM

russell.pulliam@indystar.com
Associate Editor
The Indianapolis Star
Indianapolis, Indiana

This dyed-in-the-wool newspaperman is associate editor/columnist for The Indianapolis Star, which was acquired by the Pulliam family in 1944. The Star was managed by his grandfather, the late Eugene C. Pulliam, and subsequently by his father, the late Eugene S. Pulliam. The Pulliam family’s newspaper holdings, which had included The Star, The Arizona Republic and other Indiana dailies, were acquired by the Gannett newspaper group in 2000. However, the third-generation Pulliam writes weekly opinion columns in The Star on topics ranging from politics to family life to social issues. Pulliam has:

Has given nuts and bolts journalism presentations at CJI in 2004-2009.
Reported for The New York Times, The Washington Post, The Springfield Union, The Indianapolis News, The Indianapolis Star and The Associated Press
Directs the Pulliam Journalism Fellowship - www.indystar.com/pjf
Served and still serves as a board member for World Magazine
Authored the book, “Publisher: Gene Pulliam, Last of the Newspaper Titans.”
Earned numerous journalistic awards during his newspaper career
A Bachelor of Arts degree from Williams College
Six children, who have been home-schooled by his wife and himself for as long as they can remember

ALAN BLANCHARD, A.B.D.

alan.blanchard@cornerstone.edu
Associate Professor of Journalism
Executive Director of Cornerstone Journalism Institute
Director of CU Journalism Department

This veteran newspaperman has more than two decades of newspaper experience working as a reporter, photographer, copy editor, managing editor, editor, publisher and newspaper owner. He also earned a living with words as a magazine freelance writer, public/media relations officer, marketing director. He has advised the college newspaper and taught journalism at Cornerstone University since 1997-1998.

Associate Professor of Journalism and executive director of CJI at Cornerstone U.
Editor, publisher, owner of The Clare (Mich.) Sentinel
Worked on papers in California, New Mexico, Indiana, Ohio, Texas, Michigan
Former editor of The Daily News, Greenville, Mich., leading this paper to 3 consecutive Michigan Press Assn. Newspaper of Year awards in ’96, ’97, ’98.
Former publisher/editor of The Sentinel-Standard, Ionia, Mich.
Former managing editor for Mackinac Center for Public Policy publications
Associate’s Degree in Journalism from Artesia (N.M.) Christian College
Bachelor’s degree in communication/journalism from Eastern N.M. University
Completing a Ph.D. in Mass Media/Journalism at Michigan State University
http://www.cornerstone.edu/journalism
http://journalist4truth.blogspot.com/ (Prof. Blanchard's blog)
www.cornerstoneonjournalism.wordpress.com (CU Journalism Dept blog)

At CJI you'll enhance your skills in:

interviewing people
writing stories
taking photographs with digital cameras
shooting video with videocameras
telling stories with audio recorders
news reporting
sports reporting
human interest story reporting
art-culture reporting
examining media ethics issues
opinion writing
poetry writing
and more...all in one week!

You'll have professional writers, editors and photographers talk about their respective professions, how they got there and what you can do to prepare yourself for a career in journalism.

There's no better time to explore the world of journalism than at this time of your life. And, as an added bonus, you get to see what it's like to live on the campus of a four-year Christ-centered university during the week-long CJI, when you will be living in our residence halls, eating in our dining hall and playing volleyball in our athletic center.

Apply for admission today:

$25 discount if you register and pay in full prior to May 1, 2010

Fill out the CJI application form (click under register) and mail it with a $25 check (application fee) or full payment for summer camp, along with short story and photograph assignments. Click here for details on the story and photograph assignment.