By Don Sanders
The U.S. Department of State has selected Ohio University to run the 2010 Journalism and Media summer program! It is called the 2010 Study of the United States Institute (SUSI) for Journalism and Media scholars.
The E. W. Scripps School of Journalism’s Institute for International Journalism (IIJ) is proud to have been selected to host this year’s summer scholars' program and to welcome a diverse and talented group of educators from 18 countries: Austria, Bahrain, Bangladesh, Ecuador, Finland, India, Indonesia, Iraq, Jamaica, Macedonia, Mexico, Nepal, Nigeria, Rwanda, Thailand, Vietnam, West Bank and Zambia.
The school and IIJ have planned an innovative summer scholars’ program that will challenge the media educators from 18 countries to think in new ways about teaching journalism, media research, and other principles of this ever-changing profession.
The SUSI Journalism and Media program is funded by a grant from the Department of State's Study of the U.S. Branch of the Office of Academic Exchange Programs. This year’s program runs from June 30 to August 12, 2010.
Participants in Study of the U.S. Institutes are among the approximately 30,000 individuals who participate in exchanges managed by the Department of State's Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs (ECA) each year. Other ECA exchange programs include the Fulbright Program and the International Visitor Leadership Program. Through a range of academic and professional exchanges, the Bureau seeks to increase mutual understanding between the United States and other countries.
We look forward to introducing participants to our campus and Athens local community through tours and cultural activities. Participants will visit media outlets and cultural attractions at three major cities in our region - Columbus, Cleveland and Pittsburgh - and to Atlanta and Washington, D.C. It’s going to be an exciting six weeks!
The academic program will cover a wide range of topics, issues, and practical skills in journalism and media, with four main themes: media, ethics and society; legal frameworks for media freedoms; scholarly research in journalism and media; roles and responsibilities of journalism in a democracy; changing media business models in an era of technological change.
Participants in SUSI are among the approximately 30,000 individuals who participate in exchanges managed by the Department of State's Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs (ECA) each year. Other ECA exchange programs include the Fulbright Program and the International Visitor Leadership Program. Through a range of academic and professional exchanges, the Bureau seeks to increase mutual understanding between the United States and other countries.
Participants will use social media platforms, including the IIJ Blog and Facebook to share their experience in our summer program. Watch this space in the coming weeks for regular updates.
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