Glenn H. Burkins, editor/publisher of Qcitymetro.com, has been picked to attend a multimedia workshop for mid-career journalists at the University of California at Berkeley.

The program, funded in part by the John S. and James L. Knight Foundation, is designed to build participants’ skills in interactive journalism and online storytelling.

Burkins said he will use the training to make Qcitymetro.com more fun and user friendly. He said he is especially interested in producing more video content for the site in the coming year.

"Online journalism is changing so fast," he said. "What attracted online readers last year won't necessarily attract them in the years ahead. We're determined to stay on top of the latest trends and make this Web site what we believe it can become."

Burkins launched Qcitymetro.com in December 2008 after leaving the Charlotte Observer, where he had worked as deputy managing editor and executive business editor. His career also includes stops at the Wall Street Journal, the Philadelphia Inquirer and the St. Petersburg (Fla.) Times.

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Ahmad Washington has joined the Charlotte office of Michael A. DeMayo as a litigation attorney.

Born in Queens, N.Y., Washington received his B.A. in English from Morehouse College in 1997, where he also joined Phi Beta Sigma fraternity in 1995. He went on to complete law school at Wake Forest University School of Law in 2000. He was admitted to the North Carolina State Bar in 2000, the South Carolina State Bar in 2003 and the Georgia State Bar in 2007.

Washington is also admitted to practice before the U.S. District Court for the Western District of North Carolina, the U.S. District Court for the Middle District of North Carolina, the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of North Carolina and the U.S. District Court - District of South Carolina. His affiliations include the North Carolina State Bar, the South Carolina State Bar, the Georgia State Bar and the Mecklenburg County Bar.

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Sean Nimmons, a S.C. State University senior and criminal justice major, recently won the 2009 Outstanding Student Award during the 16th Annual South Carolina Chapter of the National Association of Blacks in Criminal Justice Conference in Columbia.

In response to the high ratio of African-Americans in the state’s criminal justice system, the S.C. State chapter is active in prevention programs targeting at-risk youth.

The outstanding student award recognizes a criminal justice student who has demonstrated leadership, dedication and contribution to a NABCJ student chapter. Nimmons was given a plaque and a $100 check.

“I was very surprised and grateful when I found out that I won the award...,” he said.

Nimmons is president of the S.C. State chapter and coordinates university and community activities. He and others recently served as moderators, monitors and registration volunteers during the gang-prevention summit.

“Sean has brought a sense of purpose and focus to our student chapter,” said Giselle White-Perry, SC State chapter advisor and assistant professor of criminal justice. “Not only have we seen a growth in membership, the level of participation in campus and community activities have increased as well.”

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