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Urban Journalism Workshop, an annual journalism training program offered by the Washington Association of Black Journalists to DC area high school students.

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We are excited to announce that our UJW students, Gavin Leonard and Marley Farmer, have been selected to participate in @politico’s Journalism Institute.

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We are excited to announce that our UJW students, Gavin Leonard and Marley Farmer, have been selected to participate in @politico’s Journalism Institute.

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And that’s a wrap! Our Urban Journalism Workshop session for 2026 is finished.

It has been an amazing 8 weeks of speakers, field trips and more. We are so thankful to our mentors, students, sponsors and parents who helped make the workshop happen.

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A special shout out to @PGCTV for taping the final newscast and @AmericanU for partnering with us throughout the 8 weeks. We’ll see you next year!

The final newscast, articles and photo essays will be posted on our website —https://t.co/0SoO2ws0Oh.

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Our UJW students and mentors were working hard this past Saturday to finish up their news articles and video stories. They have done an amazing job this session. One more session to go. #UJW2026 #YoungJournalists

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The UJW program relies on partnerships with local organizations to help our students. Thank you to Kayla and Ryan Yocum for making this possible!

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On Saturday, our Urban Journalism Workshop students visited the Washington Commanders’ headquarters in Ashburn to learn more about sports journalism and media.

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They learned about what it takes from team video producer Kayla Key and sports journalist Kelsey Nicole Nelson, both members of WABJ. They were then tasked with crafting a lede for a story about the Commanders.

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A few takeaways for the students:
📌Post things people care about.
📌Try to spark conversation.
📌Post content that people will want to share.

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For week 5 of the Urban Journalism Workshop… We brought in a few pros in the digital space to discuss strategies for building a digital platform. @HolderSports moderated this informative conversation.

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Students stepped inside the world of TV news. They got a behind the scenes look at @wusa9 of what it’s like from a reporter, producer, assignment editor & news director’s perspective. Thanks to Cary Hernandez and her team for sharing their experience with our students! #WABJ

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Another 🔥week… speakers touched on podcasting…AI…photography…story development and more. #WABJ #UJW2026 #YoungJournalists

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They also learned about news judgment, managing a beat (William Ford, Sam Collins, Tia Mitchell) and fact checking (Michael Green). And they are already getting ready for the final projects by brainstorming with their mentors on story ideas. #UJW2026 #WABJ #YoungJournalists

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Week two of UJW focused on print journalism. Students had an opportunity to practicing pitching a story with Washington Post Reporter @jas__golden. They did a great job.

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UJW 2026 is underway! We had an exciting day on Saturday with Veteran White House Reporter @AprilDRyan sharing good advice w/ the students and past participants talking about how the workshop has impacted their careers. Students were engaged and had great questions!

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A big shout out to @americanu for hosting UJW and to Dean Marnel Nile Goins for her welcoming remarks. #UJW2026 #YoungJournalists #WABJ

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During our interview on the Daily Drum on @WHURfm one of our former UJW students, Sheridan Lee, talked about the skills she learned in the workshop and how she will use them in her journalism career. #UJW2026 #WABJ

Here is the full interview.

https://t.co/lL0Fh6VeaI