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March 2002

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IN THE NEWS:
**Featured PSAs
**yOUtH mEdiA SLLAAAAMMMM!
**Vid-Kid Director Wins National Award
**Access Tucson Youth win Prizes
**Children's Media Project (NY) Lands Distribution
**Asian Arts Initiative Wins 2001 Williams Award
**Gen-Y Studio A Smashing Success!
**MediaRights article on Gen-Y Studio
**Know Your Audience: Tips from Sundance
**Queer M.A.G.I.K.

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EVENTS:
**Urban Visionaries yOUtH mEdiA Festival, NYC
**4th Annual NYC Teen Poetry Slam
**Brooklyn Young Filmmakers Film Salon
**Turn Beauty Inside Out Day
**March 8th: Gen-Y Studio Launches at Listen Up!
**Reel Teens USA
**Online Youth Discussion Responds to 9/11

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MEDIA TOOLS:
**At the Table: Youth Voices in Decision Making
**Find Media Production Guides Online
**Join the Alliance for a Media Literate America
**Tool to Assess the Sustainability of Your Program

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FESTIVALS AND CONTESTS:
**Urban Visionaries yOUtH mEdiA Festival, NYC
**Youth in Action Awards
** deadCENTER Film Festival
**Taos Teen Media Conference: The future of media
**Reel Teens USA Festival, NY
**Intl' Media Education Festival: Call for Films
**Center for Peace and Human Security Call for Media
**Call For Short Films and Videos: Freedom Cinema

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OPPORTUNITIES:
**ART NOW Post 9/11 Discussion
**Independent Media Center Wants Your Videos
**G.A.P. Calls for New Logo
** Want to Compete with Cannes?
**Assistant Director's Training Program
**Youth Venture Helps Youth Get Started
**CNN Journalism Training for Print, Broadcast Media

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FUNDING:
**Computers from The Oracle Foundation
**The Public Welfare Foundation
**Garth Brook's Teammates for Kids Foundation
**New Guide on Funding Sources for Youth Programs
**4-H Council Grants for Youth Leaders

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JOBS & INTERNSHIPS:
**Listen Up!'s Parent Non-Profit Seeks Business Manager
**DCTV, New York Seeks Managing Director
**Summer 2002 WiredWoods Camp Positions
**G.A.P. Seeks Grantwriter
**Summer 2002 Youth HIV.org Internship
**Street-Level Seeks Director of Drop-In Program
**TRUCE Seeks Americorps Teachers

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