Jay Hartwell, Student Media Advisor, University of Hawai`i at Manoa

1755 Pope Road, Building 31-D, Honolulu, Hawai`i 96822

808.956.3217/voice 808.956.9962/fax Email: hartwell@hawaii.edu

http://www2.hawaii.edu/~hartwell http://www.kaleo.org http://ktuh.org

Presenter: Since Fall 1997, Jay Hartwell has been student media advisor at the University of Hawai`i at Manoa, where he advises the staffs of the daily newspaper, Ka Leo O Hawai`i; the literary journal, Hawai`i Review; the website of creativity, Ka Lamakua; and, formerly, KTUH FM radio station. His 1996 book "Na Mamo: Hawaiian People Today" won Book of the Year honors from the Hawai`i Book Publishers Association. For two years he was the Honolulu City Council’s Communications Officer and after that served as press liaison for Gary Gill’s mayoral campaign. He was a general assignment reporter for The Honolulu Advertiser from 1980-1988. He has a master’s degree in journalism from Columbia University in New York City, twice served as a summer intern at the Honolulu Star-Bulletin and was editor of The Colorado College Catalyst and the Kailua High Surfrider.

Do I want to be a journalism major in college?

http://www.asne.org/index.cfm?ID=5260

If so, does my college have an accredited department?

http://www2.ku.edu/~acejmc/index.html

Is my college newspaper a member of the Associated Collegiate Press so I can enter competitions?

http://studentpress.journ.umn.edu/acp/

Is the newspaper independent of the administration?

http://splc.org

Does the newspaper have a full-time editorial advisor who is a member of College Media Advisers?

http://www.collegemedia.org

Do I need an internship?

http://www.asne.org/kiosk/careers/jobtips.htm

How do I get an internship at The New York Times?

www.nytco.com/intern.html

What other internships are available?

http://www.freep.com/legacy/jobspage/

http://www.asne.org/internships

http://djnewspaperfund.dowjones.com/fund/hss_default.asp

What do I do if I don’t get an internship?

http://poynter.org/seminar