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MEMO: Instructions on Submitting Your M.S. Master’s Projects, Spring 2014

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TO: M.S. Students completing the Master’s Project this Spring

FROM: Bill Grueskin, Dean of Academic Affairs

RE: Instructions on Submitting Your M.S. Master’s Projects, Spring 2014

 

The deadline for submitting your finished Master’s Project is Monday, March 24, at 10 a.m.

We will begin accepting completed projects as of Monday, March 10.

All projects must be submitted to Chanel Roche and Evelyn Corchado in 207A.

You will be required to sign your name on the Master’s Project submission log when you turn in your final project. Only those students who received a formal extension from your faculty adviser and the Dean of Students Office have permission to miss this deadline.

All projects (including photos, video & audio) must also be submitted to the Assessment System at http://bit.ly/CUGSJ_Assessment

There are multiple sections of the submission instructions. The portion marked General Instructions applies to all students. There are also sections with specific additional instructions for Hybrid/Video, Hybrid/Photo, Hybrid/Audio and Audio projects.

 

General Instructions:

Please submit your piece (and any other materials as specified by your type of project) in a 9 ½ by 11-inch envelope. This copy will be given to the library. Label the envelope with your name, your class year, the title of your project and the name of your Master’s Project adviser.

Please e-mail a final copy of your project to your adviser. Ask your adviser if he or she also wants a hard copy.

This final version of your project will be available in the Columbia Library, so it must conform to the specific formatting guidelines.

Formatting:

Margins and Numbers: The print version must be double-spaced on one side of white paper, leaving a 1½- inch margin on the left-hand side and a 1-inch margin on all other sides. Pages must be numbered. No binding or staples, please.

Title Page: Include a separate title page with the following information: Your name, class year, the title of your project, the name of your master’s adviser, and, at the bottom of the page in the center, add:

Copyright

(Name of Student)

(Year)

Source List: Submit a complete source list for your project at the end of your project. If you are not certain about the best way to cite a source, consult with your adviser. Be aware that source lists and your entire project, including the “P.S.” portion, will be available for reading and copying by all Journalism School library visitors. If you have confidentiality concerns about sources (i.e. names, phone numbers, personal addresses, etc.), you are responsible for removing the source list from the copy submitted to the Dean of Students Office for the library.

Post Script: At the end of your project, include a first-person narrative describing how you discovered, researched and reported your story. This will help future students see what goes into the making of a successful master’s project. This “P.S.” should be included with all copies of your project after the source list, and should run no longer than 1,000 words. Remember that this post script will be available along with your project in the library.

 

Hybrid/Video Project Instructions

One copy of your print piece per the instructions above for print projects. Please e-mail one final copy of your project to your adviser. Ask your adviser if he or she also wants a hard copy. Include a Post Script and Source List as described above.

One DVD of the video portion of your project. Provide a second DVD directly to your adviser. Label all your DVDs and accompanying materials with complete project information (author(s), title, adviser).

 

Hybrid/Photo Project Instructions

One copy of your print piece per the instructions above for print projects. Please e-mail one final copy of your project to your adviser. Ask your adviser if he or she also wants a hard copy. Include a Post Script and Source List as described above.

One DVD of either your audio slideshow or jpgs. If your project includes both, please submit a separate DVD for each presentation. Provide a second DVD (s) directly to your adviser. Label all your DVDs and accompanying materials with complete project information (author(s), title, adviser).

 

Audio/Print Hybrid Instructions

One copy of your print piece per the instructions above for print projects. Please e-mail one final copy of your project to your adviser. Ask your adviser if he or she also wants a hard copy. Include a Post Script and Source List as described above.

One copy of your script for the Dean of Students Office, email a second to the adviser, plus a hard copy to the adviser if he/she requests it.

One copy of your project on audio CD for Dean of Students Office, and a second for your adviser. In addition, provide your adviser a copy of the .wav file (i.e. the final mix “bounce,” on a data CD).

Label all your CDs, tapes and accompanying materials with complete project information (author(s), title, adviser). Indicate whether CDs are data or audio.

 

Audio Project Instructions

One copy of your script for the Dean of Students Office, email a second to the adviser, plus a hard copy to the adviser if he/she requests it. Include a Post Script and Source List as described above.

One copy of your project on audio CD for Dean of Students Office, and a second for your adviser. In addition, provide your adviser a copy of the .wav file (i.e. the final mix “bounce,” on a data CD).

Label all your CDs, tapes and accompanying materials with complete project information (author(s), title, adviser). Indicate whether CDs are data or audio.

 

Your Copy

Keep a copy of your project for yourself. Neither the Journalism School nor the Journalism Library is able to provide on-demand copies of your work.

All projects (including photos, videos and audio) must also be submitted to the Assessment System at http://bit.ly/CUJLearning2013

 

Congratulations!

AAJA-NY Chapter Internship Stipend Information

Internships, M.A. Program, M.S. Program, Other Schools, Part-time Students, Stipends

The AAJA-NY Chapter is offering two $1,500 internship stipends for AAJA student members: one awarded to a spring intern and another for a summer intern. You must be a current undergraduate or graduate student interning part-time or full-time in the journalism industry for at least 10 weeks.

To apply:

– Send a 300- to 500-word essay explaining your financial needs, journalism goals and your expected graduation date.

– You must also send proof of internship (a letter from your supervisor stating the start and end date of your internship) and your most recent transcript. The deadline to apply for the spring internship stipend is April 1. The deadline for the summer internship stipend is June 1. Winners will be selected by April 8 (spring) and June 8 (summer) and will receive the first half of the scholarship ($750). The second half ($750) will be given when the winner shows they have completed their internship through confirmation from the employer.

– Please send all required documents and the essay to aajascholarshipsnyc@gmail.com by the respective deadlines.

Eligibility and rules:

1. Applicants must have a serious interest in pursuing journalism as a career.

2. Applicants must have already secured a 2014 spring or summer internship, respectively, before applying for the internship grant. The stipend is to be used toward living expenses and/or transportation during your internship. Accepted applicants will be required to sign a waiver acknowledging this.
3. AAJA student membership (in good standing) is preferred and strongly encouraged for all applicants, but not required to apply. Those selected to receive a stipend will be required to sign up for AAJA student membership.

4. An essay, current transcript and a letter from your internship’s supervisor must be submitted no later than April 1 (spring) and June 1 (summer).

5. There is no location requirement for this scholarship.

6. The recipient of the spring stipend will not be eligible for the summer stipend.

Please email aajascholarshipsnyc@gmail.com with any questions.

 

MEMO: Commencement & Graduation Registration Info

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Dear Graduating Students, Just Graduated Students, Spencers, & 3rd semester doc students:

This year’s graduation information page is now live at: http://bit.ly/CUJ14Grad.

Those graduating must register to attend & receive tickets for the University Commencement and the Journalism School Graduation via the separate forms listed below.

You will receive your tickets for both events from the JSchool in early May.

JOURNALISM SCHOOL GRADUATION REGISTRATION/TICKET REQUEST:  http://fs8.formsite.com/cjdos/gradprogram/

·     * All those graduating must complete this form even if they will not be participating in either ceremony.

·     * Please complete this form before completing the University form.

COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY COMMENCEMENT:

http://bit.ly/CURegTix

·     * Only those who will be participating in this ceremony need to complete this form.

PLEASE NOTE: If you have not submitted a diploma/certificate application (or graduated in October 2013 or February 2014), you will not be on the graduation ticket eligibility list (so will not be able to log into the university’s registration/ticket request site).  *The 3rd semester doc students have been added manually and do not have to submit a diploma application at this time.

You may check the status of your diploma application in SSOL (https://ssol.columbia.edu/).

If you have not completed the form, please do so immediately AND contact Dean Huff!

http://registrar.columbia.edu/content/application-degree-or-certificate

There will be multiple graduation info sessions in April at which you can ask all of your questions. The dates are listed at http://bit.ly/CUJ14Grad

Call for Entries: AAJA National Journalism Awards

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The Asian American Journalists Association is proud to announce the call for entries and nominations for the 2014 National Journalism Awards.

Award winners will be announced at the 2014 AAJA National Convention in Washington, D.C. at the Gala Awards & Scholarship Banquet on August 16. Submissions are made online.

Please note: this year they have added a Student Journalism category. See links below for more details:

 

INVITE: Master classes with French Director – Bertrand Tavernier

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You are cordially invited to attend the special presentations by
internationally renowned French filmmaker and critic Bertrand Tavernier:

Please note: seats are limited and registration is required. You must be a current Columbia/Barnard student to attend. To register, please email Lucie Rousseau at lcr2140@columbia.edu

Friday, Feb. 28, 3 – 6 p.m., 511 Dodge Hall
Bertrand Tavernier Master Class on Film and “The Blacklist”

Tavernier, an expert on American as well as French cinema, will discuss the Hollywood Blacklist of the 1950s (which denied employment to screenwriters, actors, and directors because of their suspected association with the American Communist Party).  He will show and discuss clips from Salt of the Earth (Herbert Biberman, 1954), He Ran All the Way (John Berry, 1951), Exodus (Dalton Trumbo script, 1960), The Prowler (Joseph Losey, 1951), The Molly Maguires (Martin Ritt, 1970), Give Us This Day (Edward Dmytryk, 1949), and Wild River (Elia Kazan, 1960).

Friday, March 7, 3 – 6 p.m., 507 Dodge Hall
Bertrand Tavernier Master Class on French Cinema during the Occupation

Mr. Tavernier has a particular interest in French cinema during the Occupation, which was also the subject of his own film Laissez Passer (Safe Conduct, 2002).  In addition to screening Laissez Passer, he will discuss clips from such films as Le Corbeau (The Raven, Georges Clouzot, 1943), Le Ciel est à vous (The Sky is Yours, Jean Grémillon, 1944), Lumière d’été (Wonders in the Dark,  Julien Duvivier, 1943), and La Bataille du rail (The Battle of the Rails, Réné Clément, 1946).

CPS Workshop Series: Procrastination Workshop

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Procrastination Workshop

This hands-on, sequential 4-session* workshop will:

  •  address procrastination and time management difficulties which affect your studies   and your life
  •  enable you to pinpoint the problem and address its’ solutions

When?               Mondays, 3/24, 3/31, 4/7 & 4/14/14

What time?      5:30pm – 7:00pm

Where?     Counseling & Psychological Services’ Conference Room,

Alfred Lerner Hall, 8th Floor

To reserve a spot or for more information, please e-mail:

Dr. Yaniv Phillips at py2120@columbia.edu

*Students must attend the first meeting and are expected to attend all

4 meetings.

MEMO: Diploma Applications & Graduation Ceremony tickets

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Dear Graduating Students, Just Graduated Students, Spencers, & 3rd semester doc students:

This year’s graduation information page is now live at: http://bit.ly/CUJ14Grad), you will find complete information about this year’s graduation events

The online registration/ticket request links for both the CU commencement ceremony and the Journalism School graduation ceremony will be live soon.  You will be notified when they go live.

PLEASE NOTE: If you have not submitted a diploma/certificate application (or graduated in October 2013 or February 2014), you will not be on the graduation ticket eligibility list.  *The 3rd semester doc students will be added manually and do not have to submit a diploma application at this time.

You may check the status of your diploma application in SSOL (https://ssol.columbia.edu/). Please note that it may take a week for your status to be updated in SSOL after you submit your application.

If you have not completed the form, please do so immediately.

http://registrar.columbia.edu/content/application-degree-or-certificate

There will be multiple graduation info sessions in April at which you can ask all of your questions. The dates are listed at http://bit.ly/CUJ14Grad

Speaker Announcement: Mark Little, CEO, Storyful

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Brown Bag: Mark Little, CEO, Storyful, on “The News Agency for the Social Media Age”
When: Monday, Feb. 10, 2014 – 12:00pm
Where: Stabile Student Center)

 

Mark Little is the CEO and founder of Storyful, described as the first news agency for the social media age. Acquired in December 2013 by News Corp, the organization mines the Web for live social media posts and videos of events as they occur in real time. Among their many international clients are The New York Times, Reuters, Al Jazeera, ABC, CBS, Google and The Wall Street Journal.

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Professor Edward Schumacher-Matos has invited Little to speak first to his Audience and Engagement class and then atnoon join with other interested students for this brown bag lunch in Stabile Student Center.  Little will discuss the evolving media environment and the ever-perplexing challenge of verification in the midst of prolific user-generated content.
Storyful was founded in 2010 and is headquartered in Dublin, Ireland.

Post-Grad Fellowships at Columbia J-School

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Students: The Journalism School annually makes available a number of fellowships that are open only to new or very recent graduates. These post-grad fellows work in various departments that include The New York World, Tow Center, as the Digital Media Associates, and with the Brown Institute. Applications are now being taken by each of these departments, and information on how to apply is below. Representatives from each of these departments will be available next Monday, Feb. 10, at 5 p.m., in the World Room for an information session to take questions about these positions. The Brown Institute’s director, Prof. Mark Hansen, will hold a mixer Feb. 17 to provide more info about the Brown Fellowships and Magic Grants, so watch for details on that event.
Meanwhile, click on the links below to learn more about each.  Information about additional possible fellowships at Columbia Journalism Review will be provided later.
The New York World
The New York World, http://www.thenewyorkworld.com, is hiring New York World scholars for the 2014-’15 academic year.
Scholars serve as full-time reporters doing investigations, accessible explanatory reporting and innovative digital media projects on civic affairs in New York City and State.

Each scholar works with the New York World’s editors to develop an area of coverage and produce stories documenting the impact of government spending, services and powers on New Yorkers and their communities. Areas covered by previous scholars have included the justice system, the urban environment, legislative redistricting, health care, the city budget, public space, access to government data, and the conduct and ethics of public officials.

The New York World is both a public service and laboratory for innovation in digital media, in collaboration with the Tow Center for Digital Journalism and Brown Center for Media Innovation. The New York World works with partner news organizations to distribute stories to diverse audiences; the organizations include WNYC, New York Daily News, Times Union, New York Observer, City & State. These postdoctoral research scholars must be from the graduating class or recent alumni of the Journalism School, and at least one will be hired from the Stabile investigative program. They will be based at the school and paid a salary (of about $41,000 annually, pro-rated based on the length of their appointment); they will also receive a generous University benefits package. We expect most fellows will begin July 1, 2014 and will serve until June 30, 2013, with the possibility of renewals beyond that date.

We’ll be looking for people with these skills and interests:

·      Investigative reporting and a keen understanding of and/or interest in the way city/state government and finances operate;
·      Digital skills, including data analysis, interactive graphics and an understanding of digital design and functionality;
·      Fundamental values and skills in media law, sourcing, ethics, investigative and narrative techniques, and aggregation and curation;
·      An eagerness to experiment in new forms of storytelling, presentation of information and audience engagement;
·      An ability to reach out to local communities and media, engaging them in efforts to shape coverage areas and publish relevant journalism.

Funding for The New York World comes from a number of generous donors who see this as a way to provide much-needed information to citizens of the city and state, and to provide additional training and experience to graduates of Columbia Journalism School. Columbia University is an equal opportunity employer committed to creating and supporting a community diverse in every way: race, ethnicity, geography, religion, academic and extracurricular interest, family circumstance, sexual orientation, socio-economic background and more.

APPLICATION DEADLINE: Feb. 28,  5 p.m.

Digital Media Associates

We are looking for four DMAs who have, or are able to quickly learn, a variety of multimedia skills, including video, photo, audio, Web design and data.

The associates work for 13 months alongside faculty in all the disciplines to assist with classroom training, facilitate technical workshops, and assist in various school-wide projects. Associates also work closely with the faculty and technology staff to integrate digital media instruction throughout the curriculum. Part-teaching assistants, part-technologists, ideal candidates are smart journalists with terrific reporting, writing, multimedia, editing and production skills. Additionally, they’ll need an engaging classroom presence. DMAs must be proficient in multimedia technologies, including video production, audio production, and photography.  The DMAs provide training to faculty and students on new media technology including web publishing software.  They assist instructors across the curriculum, as needed, with multimedia training and production, as well as manage digital production, including webcasting, of general school events; provide skills training for the MS students during August;  assist in digital media and data classes, including the module courses that will be held in fall and spring. They also are called on to develop and disseminate information on best solutions to recurring problems. Candidates should have advanced technical skills in web development, Photoshop, web management, digital  media production and use of data; willingness to learn and master new software; ability to present and teach and work in a collegial manner with students, faculty and administrators. They must be highly skilled at Final Cut Pro/Adobe Premiere, WordPress, and Social publishing platforms. Preference will be given to those with knowledge of Adobe Creative Suite and HTML/CSS.

 

This position runs from June 1, 2014 to June 30, 2015, pays $32,000 and includes a generous University benefits package. The DMA positions are open only MS and MA graduates of the class of 2014.

 

Apply at: http://fs7.formsite.com/cu_jschool_careers/CUGSJ_DMA/

APPLICATION DEADLINE: Feb. 28,  5 p.m.
 
 
Tow Center Associate
The Tow Center is looking for an Associate to join the Tow Center at an exciting time. We are seeking an Associate to help expand the Tow Center’s publishing, events, and teaching activities. The duties will include helping develop, edit, and commission articles for the Tow Center blog and website (www.towcenter.org); assisting to maintain the Tow Center’s social media presence on Twitter, Facebook, Tumblr, and YouTube; helping conceive and arrange speakers for Tow Teas and other events; serving as lead videographer for Tow Center events; and supporting the Director of the Tow Center and Tow professors in their teaching and publishing work. The Associate will also receive a secondary academic appointment and the opportunity to gain experience and explore an academic career.  A passionate interest in journalism, technology, and a familiarity with the issues and debates surrounding digital journalism are important. The Associate will be expected to take full part in contributing creative ideas to the Tow Center and will need to be highly organized. Basic video skills (shooting and editing), web production, reporting and writing skills, and an understanding of digital publishing are of paramount importance.  Candidates should feel comfortable with current web publishing technologies, including WordPress. An understanding of social media and a personal digital presence are also important.

This position runs from June 1, 2014 to June 30, 2015, pays $32,000 over a 13-month period and includes a generous University benefits package. This Associate position for the Tow Center is open to both MS and MA graduates of the class of 2014.

APPLY AT http://fs8.formsite.com/cjdos/TowDMA/index.html?1391183987608

APPLICATION DEADLINE: February 28, 2014 5 p.m.

 
Magic Grants and Fellowships, Brown Institute for Innovation in the Media
The Brown Institute is now accepting Magic Grant and Fellowship proposals for the 2014-2015 academic year. David and Helen Gurley Brown believed that magic happens when innovative technology is combined with great content, when imaginative people are given the opportunity to explore their ideas and vision of the future. The Institute, founded in 2012 and housed half at Stanford Engineering and half at the Columbia J-School, has a simple mission: Sponsor thinking, building and speculating on how stories are discovered and told in a networked, digitized world. Each year we fund 2-3 Magic Grants and 2-3 Fellowships both at Columbia and at Stanford. A successful Magic Grant proposal clearly explains a unique idea, some hybrid of innovative technology and first-rate storytelling. The proposal should outline a one-year plan for its realization or  demonstration.
When judging proposals, we will give special preference to “bicoastal” projects: those having team members from each university. To help encourage this kind of collaboration, we are hosting a special mixer February 17—more details to follow. Funded teams are expected to work together at one or both of the Brown locations and participate in Institute events, helping build a multi-disciplinary community of researchers and storytellers. To learn more about the grant process, please consult the Brown Website at brown.columbia.edu/propose or drop by my office in Room 605d, Pulitzer Hall!
— Mark Hansen, Director, David and Helen Gurley Brown Institute for Media Innovation, Graduate School of Journalism, Columbia Universit
Application Deadline for Magic Grant Porposals: March 23, 2014
Special Informational Mixer: Feb 17, 
Columbia University is an equal opportunity employer committed to creating and supporting a community diverse in every way: race, ethnicity, geography, religion, academic and extracurricular interest, family circumstance, sexual orientation, socio-economic background and more.