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Here
are a few ways you can honor
Feeney and help young
journalists at the same time.
1.
Encourage your journalism students to
apply as student members to these
national journalism organizations. Many
of these groups award student scholarships and paid-travel opportunities for
student development.
National Association of Black Journalists (nabj.org)
National Association of Hispanic Journalists (nahj.org)
National Association of Asian Journalist (aaja.org)
Native American Journalist Association (naja.com)
Society of Professional Journalists (spj.org)
Online News Association (ona.org)
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Journalist Michael Feeney died on Jan. 31, 2016 at the age of 32.
Host a journalism training workshop in
your community for students interested
in the profession, but not able to take
classes or participate in a journalism
club. Professional journalists in your
community are likely more than willing
to spend their Saturday talking about
their work and helping students with
theirs.
Find a student F