1. Don’t just see
the world,
cover it!
Rachele Kanigel
ieiMedia
rkanigel@ieimedia.com

2. Why study abroad?
• You’re young, unencumbered, open
• You have the time
• You may be able to get someone else
to pay (parents, grandparents, financial
aid, scholarships)

3. Why report abroad?
• The BEST way to learn about another
culture
• You can ask nosy questions
• You can get beyond the tourist
attractions and meet real people
• It’s great experience for any kind of
journalism you may do in the future

4. Summer 2013 Programs
 Istanbul, Turkey
 Jerusalem, Israel
 Urbino, Italy
 Armagh, Northern
Ireland

5. Istanbul, Turkey
June 20-July 18, 2013
• Focus: International
Reporting
• Get 3 transferable
journalism credits from San
Francisco State University
* Non-credit internship program available for
recent graduates and grad students

6. Jerusalem, Israel
June 25-July 25, 2013
• Focus: International
journalism
• Get 6 transferable
journalism credits from
Hebrew University of
Jerusalem

7. Armagh, Northern Ireland
June 27-July 28, 2013
• Focus: Interdisciplinary
Storytelling – Creative
writing, playwriting,
journalism
• Get 3 transferable
journalism credits from
Southeast Missouri State
University

8. Urbino, Italy
June 6-July 4, 2013
• Focus: iPad magazine
• Get 3 transferable
journalism credits from
Iowa State University

9. Faculty
• All courses team-taught by
a mix of journalism
professors and top media
professionals
• Faculty includes Pulitzer
Prize winners and foreign
correspondents

10. Housing
Students live in dorms or hostels

11. Students
• Programs are open to students
and recent graduates from all
schools
• All majors welcome; journalism
coursework and/or experience on
student or professional
publication desirable

12. Students have come from more than 80 public and
private schools, including:
• University of Illinois
• Amherst College
• University of Nevada, Reno
• Arizona State University
• Gonzaga University
• University of Montana
• Iowa State University
• Indiana University
• University of Maryland
• University of Wisconsin
• Carleton University
• San Diego State University
• Humboldt State University

13. Benefits
• Students gain practical
experience in international
reporting, working with
interpreters
• Participants really get to know a
place
• Faculty:student ratio of 1:5
• Impressive resume line

14. Alumni
• Alumni have gone on to jobs with
major media outlets, including
Chicago Tribune, Hartford
Courant, New York Magazine,
WBRE TV, Center for
Investigative Reporting
• At least two now work as
journalists abroad, in Cairo and
Istanbul

15. Cost
• All programs $4,995 plus airfare
• Price includes housing, instruction, travel insurance,
activities, interpreters (meals in Urbino)
• Applications accepted through March 15, 2013
• Scholarships of up to $1,000 available in Jerusalem only

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