Bring the Cronkite School to You

Anita Luera, director of high school programs for the Cronkite School, brings journalism education to high school students around the state.

The Cronkite School has gone mobile, bringing journalism education to high schools around the state by means of a specially equipped school vehicle.

Anita Luera, the school’s director of high school programs, takes the vehicle to schools around the state, talking to journalism classes about media careers and conducting training in journalism skills. The vehicle is equipped with a television camera, microphones, audio recorders, a portable anchor desk and displays so that students get the opportunity to experience what it’s like to be on camera.

The vehicle can be set up at outdoor events, such as fairs, or the equipment can be moved indoors for job fairs and classroom visits.

ASU Foundation’s Women & Philanthropy program funded the purchase of the vehicle for the Cronkite School. Women & Philanthropy brings together women as a collective force to support Arizona State University as a New American University committed to excellence, access and impact. Women engaged in this program influence future generations and the community by supporting the educational, research and public outreach missions of ASU.

The mobile outreach program is funded in part by a grant from the Scripps Howard Foundation, the corporate foundation of the E.W. Scripps Co. The Scripps Howard Foundation seeks to support quality journalism education while advancing the cause of free speech and promoting excellence in journalism.

For more information on scheduling a free visit, contact Luera at 602.496.5477 or at anita.luera@asu.edu.