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| Courtesy photo |
| From left, Jackie Kochell, Natalie Avon and Tracie Ortman are attending the SATW conference in Houston. |
Senior Tracie Ortman and juniors Jackie Kochell and Natalie Avon will describe their internship experiences during the conference. Laurie Borman, SATW’s immediate past president and a School of Journalism alumna, said the organization strives to help students interested in travel writing.
“The students here for the internship will write stories for the daily newsletter as well as attend any of our professional development sessions,” said Borman, B.A. ‘78, who is editorial director at Rand McNally. “They will also get assigned to a member to have as a mentor throughout the whole session.”
The SATW membership includes travel writers who work all over the world who “combine a love for world culture with the skills of journalism,” Borman said.
Interns and professionals attend development sessions that will focus on a range of topics, from digital photography to Web site development. The students get to choose what they would like to learn about.
Read the reports:
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- Writing, multimedia and ‘Texas’ (Oct. 19, 2008)
- Evolving from student to colleague (Oct. 20, 2008)
- Writing coach advises simplicity (Oct. 22, 2008)
- Do what you love, no matter what (Oct. 22, 2008)
- Houston rich in diversity (Oct. 22, 2008)