Information about Youth Correspondents, the programme tha makes all this possible, taken from U.S. Embassy in Montevideo's Youtube channel.
On World Press Freedom Day 2011, former Ambassador David Nelson announced the creation of a new program aimed at encouraging young people to participate in the process of promoting and protecting the freedom of expression by helping them develop skills and networks in the field of journalism.
Sponsored by the U.S. Department of State and in partnership with various Uruguayan press organizations, the U.S. Embassy Montevideo officially launched on June 10, 2011 its Youth Correspondents Program, a pilot project designed to engage young people in a career-oriented activity that gives them a voice in their communities.
Under the program, 18 senior high school students between the ages of 15 and 18 from each of the 18 departments in the country's interior, were selected to work as correspondents for the embassy's Press Office. Each candidate receives equipment and orientation training by prominent Uruguayan and U.S. journalists.
The young correspondents will be required to report on relevant news and activities taking place in each of the communities they represent, and publish their articles, photos and videos directly to their own Youth Correspondents blog. Throughout the duration of the program, the correspondents will receive ongoing hands-on mentoring by volunteer professionals.
This video covers the participants´ first 2 months of activities, including 2 training seminars, the first in Montevideo conducted by a panel of renowned Uruguayan journalists and media specialists, and the second in Nueva Helvecia conducted by VOA´s Multimedia Managing Director Iscar Blanco.
At the end of their one year assignment, a panel of professional journalists will select the best two candidates who will then travel to Washington, DC to participate in a one-week comprehensive media and journalism visit specially designed by the embassy's Press Office.
Sponsored by the U.S. Department of State and in partnership with various Uruguayan press organizations, the U.S. Embassy Montevideo officially launched on June 10, 2011 its Youth Correspondents Program, a pilot project designed to engage young people in a career-oriented activity that gives them a voice in their communities.
Under the program, 18 senior high school students between the ages of 15 and 18 from each of the 18 departments in the country's interior, were selected to work as correspondents for the embassy's Press Office. Each candidate receives equipment and orientation training by prominent Uruguayan and U.S. journalists.
The young correspondents will be required to report on relevant news and activities taking place in each of the communities they represent, and publish their articles, photos and videos directly to their own Youth Correspondents blog. Throughout the duration of the program, the correspondents will receive ongoing hands-on mentoring by volunteer professionals.
This video covers the participants´ first 2 months of activities, including 2 training seminars, the first in Montevideo conducted by a panel of renowned Uruguayan journalists and media specialists, and the second in Nueva Helvecia conducted by VOA´s Multimedia Managing Director Iscar Blanco.
At the end of their one year assignment, a panel of professional journalists will select the best two candidates who will then travel to Washington, DC to participate in a one-week comprehensive media and journalism visit specially designed by the embassy's Press Office.
