Aspring writers, come join us!
The Catholic Register is assembling our new team of Youth Speak News writers from across Canada for the 2010-11 season.
Entering its eleventh year, Youth Speak News mentors young people with an interest in media to develop their skills in a faith context. YSN offers its team members regular online workshops in different aspects of journalism and an opportunity to be become a published author in the pages of The Catholic Register and this web site. This team has become an important outreach for The Catholic Register and has helped foster greater awareness of youth issues within the church in Canada.
Through the YSN program, youth will:
• Receive hands-on training in Catholic news media
Monthly newsletters, online discussion groups and internet-based activities will provide instruction on news, feature and opinion writing, photography and newspaper design, as well as the issues of Catholic journalism;
• Gain an understanding of news production for newspapers, television and the web
YSN stories will be published both in the newspaper and online. And in collaboration with Salt + Light Television, Canada’s only Catholic television station, YSN members may even have the opportunity to assist in the broadcast and editing process;
• Produce high quality articles and opinion pieces suitable for portfolios
With the help of professional coaching, YSN members provide stories (one per month) and columns (on a rotational basis) based on events, issues, people and places that affect and influence their faith;
• Attend an expenses-paid weekend in Toronto for instruction, fellowship and fun
A weekend retreat in Toronto offers YSN members a chance to meet professional journalists, participate in seminars, pray together and visit the offices of both The Catholic Register and Salt + Light Television;
• Help people in youth ministry by sharing their own stories or ministry practices, either through the pages of The Register or online discussion groups.
If you are in senior high school or a university student we invite you to apply.
How to apply:
Nomination letter
We ask each applicant to submit a nomination letter by a youth minister, pastor, or teacher who can vouch that the applicant has a demonstrated interest in media and communications and is a committed Catholic.
Resume
Submit a resume indicating any journalism experience, e.g. school or campus newspaper, yearbook, photography, relevant courses.
Application form
Click here for application form. Fax or mail the completed form along with your resume and nomination letter by Wednesday, June 30, 2010 to:
Questions? E-mail Carolyn Girard at carolyng@catholicregister.org.
