Prime Movers
Prime Movers involves the four Rs of the journalism pipeline: Recruitment, Retention, Revitalization and Research. This pilot-program enables veteran journalists, or Prime Movers, to share their knowledge and experiences with junior colleagues, or Rising Stars, SFSU journalism students and Bay Area high school journalists. Its objectives are fourfold: First, to plug the hole in the journalism pipeline that students of color slip out of on their way to becoming professional journalists. Second, to plug part of the journalism pipeline that involves the retention of young journalists of color. Third, to acknowledge and utilize the expertise and experiences of veteran journalists and to revitalize their passion for the journalism profession through work with their younger counterparts. Finally, to study and disseminate information on the dimensions of ethnic minorities' involvement in reporting and receiving the news.
The November 2006 edition of the "What It Do, ISA?!" student newsletter is the first collaboration between CIIJ, International Studies Academy and El Tecolote. This is the first time our students have written for a school publication.
Publication Name: "What It Do, ISA?!"
Teacher: Lauren Moret
School: International Studies Academy, Potrero Hill, SF, CA
Students: Peer Resources students
For more information, contact High School Outreach Program Coordinator Gary Moskowitz at ciijhs@sfsu.edu or call (415) 338-2542.
