When I didn't get in to journalism school this year, I decided to try and create my own professional development program. So far my program has included the following:
- continuing to write and copy edit for El Tecolote,
- attending the summer audio institute at the Center for Documentary Studies,
- taking the basic audio skills classes at Women's Audio Mission,
- learning about web video and sound for video at BAVC,
- and continuing to pitch and produce stories for public radio.
Most of these classes required an investment by me, but while I was at the CDS institute, I found out that I won a fellowship and scholarship to the Knight Center for Environmental Journalism Boot Camp!
My environmental journalism reporting has been limited to the two stories I did on Maui water issues and a feature on the Asian Pacific Environmental Network. Both took a lot of studying in order to get my reporting right, so I'm really looking forward to the workshops I'll learn at the Boot Camp and the Society of Environmental Journalist conference.
And I'll get to see fall colors on the east coast! I'm taking my camera :)
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