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Duncanville Student, Camarion Johnson, Selected to Participate in UNT Journalism Program
UNT journalism program designed to enhance the newsrooms of the future
DENTON (UNT), Texas Duncanville High School student Camarion Johnson is among 20 students in Texas selected to attend the Emerging Journalists program, a two-year project by UNT’s Frank W. and Sue Mayborn School of Journalism supported by the Scripps Howard Foundation. The program is designed to help ensure that media operations of the near future better reflect the diverse publics they serve.
“The students selected represent a diverse group of storytellers with excellent potential to further the future of journalism in Texas,” said Dr. Dorothy Bland, a program director at the Mayborn School. “While many are from the Dallas-Fort Worth region, it is wonderful to have students from as far south as Killeen and Houston who share a great passion for multimedia storytelling.”
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DENTON (UNT), Texas The University of North TexasFrank W. and Sue Mayborn School of Journalism has been selected to take part in NBCUniversal News Group’s NBCU Academy , a new multiplatform journalism training and development program for four-year university and community college students. As one of 17 NBCU Academy partners from around the U.S., UNT’s Mayborn School has received a two-year $500,000 grant for equipment upgrades, course development and scholarships. NBCU Academy will focus on reaching students from underrepresented groups, including those with diverse racial, ethnic, sexual orientation, gender identity, ability, economic and geographic backgrounds. As a designated Hispanic-Serving Institution and Minority-Serving Institution, UNT is dedicated to offering the support and resources that students from many different backgrounds need to succeed. Its nationally accredited Mayborn School prepares students from all walks of life to practice,