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CHAPEL HILL -- North Carolina minority high school students interested in journalism are invited to a seminar Feb. 21-23 at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill School of Journalism and Mass Communication.

Speakers, workshops, résumé and portfolio critiques and a taste of Carolina student life will be part of the seminar, sponsored by the school, the Carolina Association of Black Journalists (CABJ) and the N.C. Association of Broadcasters.

Talented juniors and seniors involved with school publications or other media are encouraged to apply. Applications, due by Jan. 6, may be printed out at www.jomc.unc.edu/cabj.pdf. Up to 40 students will be selected. The only cost to students will be a $35 registration fee.

"Through the efforts of CABJ members and school staff, the seminar will be a wonderful opportunity for high school students to learn more about journalism-mass communication as a career," said Dr. Richard Cole, school dean. "We also want to make students aware of our high school journalism programs."

Students will meet with Monica Hill, director of the N.C. Scholastic Media Association, which is based in the school and works with high school students and advisers. Discussion topics will include media law, careers in journalism, goal-setting and more. Participants will learn more about the school’s student organizations, faculty members and curriculum and have opportunities to build relationships and meet prospective mentors.

Carmen Woodruff, project chairwoman and CABJ president, said the seminar is intended to "reach out to high school students and give them the chance to make their mark at an early age. CABJ members are excited about becoming mentors to other students who are interested in mass communication."

CABJ, affiliated with the National Association of Black Journalists (NABJ), has been named outstanding NABJ student chapter in the nation for the past two years.

Seminar participants will stay at the Carolina Inn; classes will be in Carroll Hall, home of the school. For more information, call (888) 562-6276 or contact Woodruff at cawoodru@email.unc.edu.

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Contacts: Monica Hill, (919) 962-4639, mihill@email.unc.edu; Zach Hoskins, (919) 966-3323