Report for A-state

REPORT FOR A-STATE JOURNALISM SCHOLARSHIP

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ARE YOU INTERESTED IN BEING A JOURNALIST OR PHOTOJOURNALIST?

Report for A-State is a program where journalists are paid to report on their communities within the counties of the Arkansas Delta Region.

  • Write and report about issues affecting your community
  • Get paid $30 for a publishable story
  • Stories are published on the Delta Digital News Service website
  • Audio stories may be used by KASU Public Radio
  • Any news organization can you use your content as long as you receive credit.

WHAT WE ARE LOOKING FOR:

Students with the curiosity to ask questions and tell a story about people and events within their community; news that may be unknown to most.

STORIES IDEAS CAN RANGE FROM:

  • The neighborhood craftsman who makes wooden figurines/sculptures as a serious hobby or living…
  • The person raising a certain breed of animal for competition at a state or national level…
  • The high school kid who drag races or rodeos on the weekend…
  • Grandparents raising their own food to offset their grocery bill..

In any other words, any story that conveys the essence of individualism or community or even something that takes on a serious tone such as…

  • Challenges to house foster kids
  • Lack of resources for those suffering from mental illness
  • Cultural challenges within communities

Story ideas are offered as suggestions to us before reporting begins. Editors at Delta Digital News Service make a decision on whether or not the story goes forward and the medium approach (i.e. video, photo, audio, multimedia, etc..)

Since DDNS is an online news outlet, photos, video and/or audio must accompany the story.

Audio based stories are looked at by KASU and Red Wolf radio stations and may be broadcast on air; video-based stories may be shown on ASU-TV News and all stories are shared with interested media (i.e. newspapers, radio stations, etc..) in the 42-county Arkansas Delta Region.

NOTE:

So, English, journalism, yearbook and photography students, if you possess the skillsets and are interested in being part of a network of young, hungry and talented content producers, please contact us!

DISCOVER YOUR WORLD!

Get in touch!

TERRANCE ARMSTARD

Multimedia Journalism Instructor

Delta Digital News Service Advisor

SCHOOL OF MEDIA & JOURNALISM

EDUCATION AND COMMUNICATIONS BUILDING ROOM #358

P.O. Box 1930 | State University, AR 72467

p: (870) 972-3212 | f: (870) 972-2997

tarmstard@astate.edu

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