DJMS students learn what it takes to make it in media at JABJ Bootcamp

Tatyana Ross us to be able to vote,” said Freshman Class President Caleab Pickens, a public health major from Jackson, Miss. “I also believe by voting the right person in you are securing yourself financially and economically because they are able to enforce laws and add new bills to the government.”

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Breast cancer survivor brings awareness to early detection

Members of the Jackson Association of Black Journalists conducted a bootcamp for students in the Department of Journalism and Media Studies on Oct. 27. Held in the California Room at the Mississippi eCenter, local media professionals from news stations in the Jackson area gave students tips of the trade in a question answer formatted event.

The media professionals included: Ross Adams, who served as the moderator of the event, Alexandria Galtney, Executive Producer at WAPT, Patrice Clark WLBT, Quinten Smith WLBT, Byron Brown WJTV, Warren Trent WJTV, Jimmie Gates JABJ President, Lynda

Editor-in-Chief Hasberry JABJ Member, Branden Walker WLBT, Troy Johnson WAPT, Lamonte Brown WAPT, Donovan Wade WAPT and Ross Adams WAPT.JMS Department Chair Elayne H. Anthony stated this was the first in other events the department will have to help students. “I asked our students to attend the Jackson Association of Black Journalists Bootcamp to connect with professional journalists who are currently working in the field. They were able to listen and ask questions about coverage of stories, internships and jobs,” said Anthony. “The opportunities are presented to students so they will follow up...

According to the American Cancer Society (ACS), 1 in 8 women in the United States are diagnosed with breast cancer annually. However black women are 41 percent more likely to die from breast cancer than white women, despite lower incidence of the disease.

Katherine Bridges of Jackson, Miss. was diagnosed with breast cancer in 2008 after noticing a constant pain in her breast. She said after ignoring the mild pain for a year, it was time to seek medical attention. Bridges said the following year her doctors confirmed it was indeed breast cancer.

“I kept feeling a sharp pain in my right breast and I kept ignoring it the first year because it was mild, but when I went to the doctor the following year, he confirmed that ...