NAPT Resources

The Corporation for Public Broadcasting (CPB) and the Public Broadcasting Service (PBS) invite you to participate in the 2010 Producers Workshop at WGBH, an initiative of the CPB/PBS Producers Academy, which offers professional development activities designed to identify public broadcasting’s next generation of creative talent. The Workshop will be held in Boston, June 19 - 25, 2010. The twenty-five producers selected will receive scholarships that pay for the cost of the Workshop and the week’s travel and living expenses.

Information and applications are at www.pbs.org/producers. Applications are due at PBS by 5:00 pm Eastern on Tuesday, March 23, 2010.

2010 Emma Bowen Three-Year Internship and Scholarship Award

Native American Public Telecommunications (NAPT) has a three-year internship opening for an undergraduate college student enrolled in a degree program in the media.

The intern will work with NAPT staff in various projects that support its mission of sharing Native stories with the world through support of the creation, promotion and distribution of Native media. In addition, the student will be required to attend the Native Nations Media Conference, July 22-24 in St. Paul, Minnesota, and an Emma Bowen Student Conference.

View the application at: http://www.emmabowenfoundation.com/pdf/2010_LA_APP.pdf

NAPT Multimedia Fellowships

Native American Public Telecommunications (NAPT) is pleased to offer two journalism fellowships to undergraduate or graduate students. The application deadline is March 15, 2010. The purpose of the fellowships is to increase the quantity and quality of multimedia reporting on Native news available to Public Radio and Television audiences, and other news outlets. Kevin Abourezk (Oglala), a reporter at the Lincoln Journal Star (Lee Enterprises), will provide direction and mentorship for the fellows. For more details and to apply, check out our full job posting.

NAPT Announces 2010 Open Call for Filmmakers

Native American Public Telecommunications announces its annual open call for proposals from filmmakers. With funding from the Corporation for Public Broadcasting, the NAPT Public Television Program Fund will award support to video projects with significant Native involvement—including documentary, performance, cultural/public affairs and animation—and help bring the projects to national broadcast on public TV. Proposals are due by July 14, 2010.

Visit us at www.nativetelecom.org/program_fund to read the full news release and to download the guidelines/application form.

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