[OCT 2] THE NATIONAL SUMMIT ON ARTS JOURNALISM

THE NATIONAL SUMMIT ON ARTS JOURNALISM

October 2, 2009

The National Summit on Arts Journalism is made possible with the generous support of The William and Flora Hewlett Foundation, The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation, USC Annenberg School for Communication, the University of Southern California's College of Letters, Arts & Sciences, School of Cinematic Arts, Roski School of Fine Arts, Thornton School of Music and School of Theatre, and the Annenberg Center on Communication Leadership and Policy, with major support from the National Endowment for the Arts (NEA).

The National Summit on Arts Journalism is a project of the USC Annenberg School for
Communication and the National Arts Journalism Program.

More details about the day's schedule and web streaming will be available online at www.najp.org/summit in mid-August.

ABOUT THE USC ANNENBERG SCHOOL FOR COMMUNICATION

The Annenberg School for Communication at the University of Southern California was founded in 1971 with generous support from Ambassador Walter H. Annenberg. Its strategic location in Los
Angeles at USC enables it to foster dynamic synergies and multidisciplinary approaches to the study of communication and journalism through unparalleled access to the nation's and the world's entertainment, media and technology industries. In 1994, two of USC's related academic departments - Communication Arts & Sciences and Journalism - merged with the Annenberg School, creating two distinct academic units within USC Annenberg: the School of Communication and the School of Journalism. Today, with more than 70 full-time faculty members, more than 1,900 undergraduate and graduate students, and dozens of research and public interest projects and programs, including the M.A. degree in Specialized Journalism (The Arts), the Norman Lear Center and the Knight Digital Media Center, USC Annenberg has become a center for discussion among scholars and professionals in journalism, communication, public policy, media, and education.

ABOUT THE NATIONAL ARTS JOURNALISM PROGRAM

Since 1994, the NAJP has sought to advance arts and cultural news coverage. The National Arts Journalism Program is a membership organization that works to: advocate for arts reporting and criticism, improve the quality and increase the quantity of arts journalism, inform the public and the media industry of standards of excellence in arts journalism, support and mentor arts journalists, provide a network for arts journalists in all disciplines, and help develop standards and viable economic models for arts journalism in emerging digital media.

ABOUT THE NEA ARTS JOURNALISM INSTITUTES

The NEA Arts Journalism Institutes are a series of intensive, introductory professional training programs for journalists who cover dance, theater and musical theater, classical music and opera, and visual art. To date, more than 250 journalists from all 50 states -- representing print and
broadcast organizations, as well as independent writers -- have participated in the program, which has received universal acclaim from participants, faculty, and arts organizations.