News Challenge, offered each year in late spring, is a cutting-edge training session for college students interested in digital media careers. Students work in teams to develop real-world prototypes for the newspaper industry. In doing so, they interact with digital news executives, advertising and marketing directors, community news advocates, educators and others during a fast-paced week.
The program is open to juniors, seniors or graduate students at accredited colleges as of summer or fall of the News Challenge application year. While the field of study does not matter, applications are especially encouraged from advertising, marketing, business, finance, computer science, computer graphics and journalism and communications majors.
The NAA Foundation pays for travel, housing and meals for participating students. Applications are not being accepted at this time.
For more information, contact Jeanne Fox-Alston.
View a recap of the 2010 News Challenge.