About

The NABJ JSHOP (Journalism Short Course for High School and Pre-College Students) is a four-day journalism workshop for high school students in the host city of the National Association of Black Journalists' annual Convention and Career Fair. NABJ — the largest organization of journalists of color in the United States, founded in 1975 — runs JSHOP as a direct pipeline program, immersing local students in working journalism during one of the most significant professional journalism gatherings in the country.

Over four days, students learn journalism fundamentals across every major platform: news-gathering, writing, photography, video production, radio, graphic design, editing, and social media. Instruction is delivered through lectures, presentations, hands-on training, and field trips, with mentorship and supervision from professional journalists, journalism educators, and college journalism students. No prior journalism experience is required — only a genuine interest in pursuing a career in the field. The 2026 program takes place in Atlanta. The convention host city rotates annually, meaning JSHOP moves with it — students in Atlanta have access in 2026, Houston in 2027, and so on.

The program's placement inside the NABJ convention itself is a meaningful differentiator: students learn in the same building where working journalists, network executives, and editors are gathering for professional development, creating an immersive introduction to what a journalism career actually looks like at scale.