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Off the Cover News is Officially a 501(c)(3) Nonprofit!
This milestone allows us to expand our mission — offering media training, civic storytelling, and mentorship to youth across Northwest Indiana.
We’re also exploring an exciting partnership with the School City of Hammond through the Readiness Employment Seals Initiative, bringing paid internships and real-world media experience to local students.
What began as a vision to uplift youth voices is now a growing platform shaping the next generation of journalists, creators, and civic leaders.
We’re actively seeking partnerships with local schools, community leaders, and businesses to help us build this future — together.
STAY TUNED. BIG THINGS ARE COMING.
Students will be employed getting hands on training in Journalism

Students will gain hands -on paid training experience in camera usage and multimedia techniques, on camera presence, camera operation, audio capture, and video editing.


Students will learn composition & framing, editing and lightroom, event coverage approaches, and visual narrative development.
Students will learn field reporting, audio capture, studio production fundamentals and more!

Students will achieve their goals, understand local government structure, show civic engagement and have youth voice development & leadership.

Off the Cover News is Officially a 501(c)(3) Nonprofit!
STAY TUNED. BIG THINGS ARE COMING.
Meet Our Dedicated Team Members

Aisha Chism
Treasurer
Host of Edification

Samuel Davis
Director
Podcast Director of “Reality Views”

Walter Aleksic
Editor
News Broadcaster
Personality/Host on
“Reality Views”
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