JCCF NEWS SUMMARY
March 28, 2013
 
 
Washington, D.C.-area students, advocates and journalists are invited to join  The Journalism Center on Children & Families and The Philip Merrill College of Journalism  April 8 at 3:30 p.m. for #FamilySolutions: ProTips from a CNN Correspondent (link forthcoming)

 

#FamilySolutions is an award-winning multiplatform series created by Created by CNN Correspondent Lisa Sylvester and (former) CNN Photojournalist and Multimedia Producer Bethany Swain, who is now a faculty member at the Philip Merrill College of Journalism. 

 

This all-woman and all-mom team produced six compelling stories highlighting issues important to families. Bethany and Lisa will share tips about storytelling, working as a team, creating multiplatform projects, and talk about the impact of this series. Lisa will also speak about her experience as a network anchor and reporter and offer advice for future journalists. Read more.
 
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Appointment TV
"Kind Hearted Woman" Photo Courtesy of PBS 
 
"Kind Hearted Woman"
April 1, 9 p.m. - 11 p.m. and April 2, 9 p.m. - 12 a.m.
PBS Frontline and Independent Lens
A two-part series following Robin Charboneau, a 32-year-old divorced single mother and Oglala Sioux woman living on North Dakota's Spirit Lake Reservation.
 
April 8
HBO
The stories of eight families struggling in the aftermath of the recession. 
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NewsNEWS OF NOTE

 

Justices Hear Arguments on Defense of Marriage Act

The New York Times, Adam Liptak and Peter Baker | March 27

A majority of justices questioned the constitutionality of the Defense of Marriage Act.

 

Parents' Lack of Work Affects 1 in 6 U.S. Children, Study Finds

National Journal, Jody Brannon | March 26

Employment prospects are improving, but the job market is not growing as swiftly for people of color and for those who have limited education. Throughout 2012, 6.2 million kids lived in a family hurt by unemployment.

 

Should Gunshot Wounds Be Treated Like a Disease?

PBS NewsHour, Jason Kane | March 26

Gun violence translates to huge health care costs for federal and state governments. An E.R. doctor argues that now is the time to start treating inner-city violence with the urgency of a disease.

 

Teen Moms More Likely to Have Been Neglected, Abused

U.S. News and World Report, HealthDay News | March 25

A new study finds childbirth rates of teens who were the victims of abuse were five times higher than the national rate.

 

How Would Mental-Health Screening For Kids at School Work?

The Palm Beach Post (Fla.), Sonja Isger | March 24

For more than a decade, experts have urged that all children be screened for mental health--but it's not happened. This month, the Miami-Dade school district began a program to train school staff to spot potential mental health problems in middle and high school students.

 

A Study In Contrasts For CPS School Closings

CBS Chicago, Derrick Blakley | March 25

Marcus Garvey Elementary School and Mount Vernon Elementary School are less than five blocks apart. With Chicago Public Schools planning to close and consolidate many-empty buildings, one of the two nearby schools had to go.

 

Criminal Justice System's 'Dark Secret': Teenagers in Solitary Confinement

NBC News Rock Center, Ted Koppel, Elizabeth Chuck, Deirdre Cohen and Sarah Koch

As more minors serve time in adult prisons, a growing number are placed in solitary confinement. Their advocates say it's a harmful practice and a dark secret of the criminal justice system.

 

Laura Stepp: Americans Schizophrenic When It Comes to Marriage and Families (Opinion)

Huffington Post, Laura Sessions Stepp | March 22

How can some of the legislators most vocal about the benefits of marriage and children want to deny marriage and children to a certain group?

 

 NPR, Jennifer Ludden | March 22
 As the Supreme Court takes up same-sex marriage, children on both sides of the issue are making their heartfelt cases.

Oglala and Rosebud File Federal Child-Welfare Lawsuit
Indian Country Today, Stephanie Woodard | March 22
Oglala and Rosebud Sioux tribes are challenging South Dakota's practices and policies that they say violate the Indian Child Welfare Act.
 

In Montana, an Indian Reservation's Children Feel the Impact of Sequester's Cuts

The Washington Post, Lyndsey Layton | March 21

Few schools in America depend more heavily on the federal government than those on Indian reservations, which have no private landowners to tax. Even marginal cuts can have a major impact.

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EventsEVENTS
 
April 2, 6 p.m.
University of Maryland
College Park, Md. 
The personal story of Jose Antonio Vargas and an exploration of the current debate over immigration policy, LGBTQ rights and racial justice. The event will include advice for students on how to get involved with these issues.
 
April 3, 1 p.m. - 2:15 p.m.
American Enterprise Institute
Washington, D.C. or Webcast
A discussion on the education reform agenda and its impact on U.S. public schools.  

April 4, 12:30 p.m. - 2 p.m. ET
Center for American Progress
Washington, D.C. or Webcast
In a matter of two decades or fewer, the U.S. education system has been challenged in its quest to get the best, most effective people to become educators. A look at human-capital-management reform and the evolving landscape of public education. 

April 8
Reach Out and Read
Washington, D.C.
A Capitol Hill briefing to discuss brain development, literacy acquisition, parental engagement and the vital importance of the first 1,000 days of a child's life for ensuring school success.

April 9, 1 p.m. - 2:15 p.m. ET
America's Promise Alliance
The webinar will highlight leaders from Baltimore, Los Angeles and New York, who have rallied their communities to promote and improve student attendance. An online toolkit will provide resources for joining Attendance Awareness Month this September.

April 10, 4 p.m. ET
Scenarios USA
The Scenarios USA April webinars will provide resources and tools to help engage youth in thinking and writing creatively about power-based violence, gender-based violence and sexual assault prevention. In this presentation, hear from youth about how a culture of power and control impacts their communities and lives.
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OpportunitiesOPPORTUNITIES 
 
Deadline: April 1
UC Berkeley
A $10,000 fellowship for early and mid-career journalists who wish to report longform stories on agricultural and nutritional policy, the food industry, food science, technology and culture, rural and urban farming and other food systems subjects. 
 
Deadline: April 10
The California Endowment Health Journalism Fellowships at USC Annenberg
Twenty journalists from around the country will be chosen for the all-expenses-paid five-day fellowship, which will explore the links between place and health. Each fellow will receive a grant of $2,000-$10,000 to support an ambitious health reporting project.  

 

Deadline: April 15
Recognizes excellence in original nonfiction narrative. Open to students enrolled in high school, college or graduate school who create a nonfiction multimedia narrative.
 
Deadline: April 15
A $10,000 fellowship to enhance public understanding of mental health issues and combat stigma against people with mental illnesses. 

 

Deadline: April 25
Street Sense
Honors reporting that changes perceptions about Washington, D.C.-area homelessness. The categories include breaking news, investigative/feature stories, opinion/columns and photography. For more information, email davidpikeawards@gmail.com.    
  
Deadline: Ongoing
Poynter's News University and the National Sexual Violence Resource Center
A free, self-directed course covering the complex topic of sexual violence. 
 
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ABOUT THE JCCF NEWS SUMMARY

Mina Dixon, Editor 

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