2010 DJNF Annual Report

2010 Annual Report Dow Jones News Fund, Inc.

On the Cover1. Valerie Kibler, 2010 National High School Journalism Teacher of the Year, accepting her award in Kansas City/Photo by Randy Swikle

2. John Dillon of Penn State University on the selection panel for 2011 summer interns/DJNF Photo

3. Ryan Fernandez, University of Texas at Austin, copy editing intern/Photo by Bradley Wilson

4. Students and staff of the NABJ High School Journalism Camp at Point Loma Nazarene University, San Diego/DJNF Photo

5. 2010 Distinguished Advisers Lori Keekley, Joseph Humphrey, Coni Grebel and Susan Goins Newell/Photo by Randy Swikle

6. Dr. Pam Johnson, Western Kentucky University, multimedia academy and residency director/DJNF Photo

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Table of Contents From the President 2 From the Executive Director 3 2010 Financial Report 4

Programs College Programs Multimedia, News, Sports and 5 Business Reporting Internships College Educators 10

High School Programs Summer High School Journalism Workshops 11

Teacher Programs National High School Journalism Teacher of the Year 15 Publications 19

Board of Directors 20

Guidelines 21

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2010 Annual Report

From the President/Richard J. LevineA Good Year in a Diffi cult Climate

DESPITE the continuing fi nancial and technological challenges confronting the newspaper industry, I am pleased to be able to report that 2010 was a good year for the Dow Jones News Fund with progress on a number of fronts.

After several years of contraction, the Fund’s prestigious program of paid summer internships for copy editors, multimedia editors and business reporters expanded in 2010 to 85 from78 the previous year. This welcome increase came as newspapers in Washington, Richmond, St. Louis, San Francisco and Sacramento rejoined the program and a number of papers, media companies and nonprofi t journalism organizations participated for the fi rst time, including the New York Post, ESPN, AccuWeather, the Center for Investigative Reporting, and the International Center for Journalists. Last year also saw the Fund add a multimedia training program at the University of Texas, El Paso, for journalism professors at schools with large numbers of Hispanic students, capitalizing on the success of a Western Kentucky University workshop for

faculty at Historically Black Colleges and Universities. And we began building a relationship with AOL’s Patch.com, the nation’s fastest growing local news operation. The Fund remains dedicated to promoting journalism careers among high school and college students. To accomplish our mission, we must constantly broaden our offerings beyond traditional newspapers and newswires as the web, social networks and mobile devices transform the news industry and the search continues apace for new business models to support quality journalism. In this exciting, unsettling environment, our commitment to the future was refl ected in the decision to change our name early last year to the Dow Jones News Fund from the Dow Jones Newspaper Fund. None of this would be possible without the hard and effective work of the Fund’s small professional staff, led since 1992 by executive director Richard S. Holden. In 2010, Rich was honored with the Gerald M. Sass Award for Distinguished Service by the Association of Schools of Journalism and Mass Communication. Finally, the Fund’s board of directors is grateful for the support provided by Dow Jones and Company and its parent, News Corporation. Evidence of their confi dence in the Fund and its work was a $40,000 increase to $390,000 in the Dow Jones Foundation’s annual grant to the Fund “to promote education and training of journalists.” As in the past, we pledge to use the resources well as we seek to strengthen journalism.

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From the Executive Director/Richard S. Holden Risks Were Worth Taking “I LEARNED that it’s OK to step outside your comfort zone and take a risk.”

That could be the motto for the Dow Jones News Fund in 2010, but the words were spoken by Valerie Kibler, our 2010 Journalism Teacher of the Year from Virginia’s Harrisonburg High School. DJNF did step outside of its “comfort zone” last year, and the results were excellent. For 50 years, our comfort zone was providing top-notch editing and reporting interns to traditional newspapers. As our president, Richard J. Levine, mentions in his report, 2010 marked an expansion into new frontiers, with such organizations as AccuWeather.com and California Watch, a project of the Center for Investigative Reporting. I’m pleased to report that this new initiative was a rousing success, both for the college interns and for the organizations. Kristie Hettinga, the AccuWeather intern,

described her experience as one that would “make me a more viable candidate for a news organization that is working to increase its online presence.” Tom Loebig, her supervisor and the director of digital media content and operations at AccuWeather, observed that “Kristie is ready, today, to become a writer or copy editor in the digital media fi eld. She is perfect for the kind of situation she was placed in this summer at AccuWeather.” Twenty-four college professors received specialized training in teaching multimedia—12 at Western Kentucky University and 12 at the University of Texas at El Paso. The new program at UTEP received excellent reviews from the participants. At both programs, demand was strong. As a result, we will be funding each again in 2011. When asked what they considered the most useful aspect of the program, one responded, “meeting with peers who have the same trials and triumphs; hearing how (the other professors) plan to use academy training in their coursework; just knowing that I am not alone.” Participants at the Western Kentucky seminar—all of whom teach at Historically Black Colleges and Universities—set up an email group to share their experiences after they returned to teaching. One posted this: “I’d like to eventually have this become a place where we can fi nd out who is doing what in ‘new media’ among HBCUs and hopefully expand and strengthen our teaching and scholarship in that area.” This was one of our goals in setting up the program, and we are delighted to see it succeeding. High school students around the country continued to benefi t from our summer workshops. In 2010, we provided funds for 26 workshops with a total enrollment of more than 500. With many news organizations cutting back participation—both fi nancial and in-kind—it’s important that we provide much-needed support. Our quarterly publication Adviser Update provided information on a wide variety of topics to some 5,000 high school journalism teachers and advisers and their students. Special thanks go to George Taylor, the publication’s editor and our 1985 High School Journalism Teacher of the Year, and the many contributors who provide their expertise. Finally, our thanks go to the news organizations—new and old—that provide fi nancial support for our programs, and to the Dow Jones Foundation, which has generously funded our operation for more than 50 years.

2010 Financial Report

DOW JONES NEWS FUND, INC.STATEMENTS OF CASH RECEIPTS AND DISBURSEMENTS AND

CHANGE IN FUND BALANCE FOR THE YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2010*(Unaudited Financial Statement)*

CASH RECEIPTS Contributions Dow Jones Foundation 350,000 Scholarship Fund/Donations 1,294 Intern Training Grants from New 48,600 Total Contributions 400,144

Other Receipts Career Literature Sales 200 Publication Ads 850 Total Other Receipts 1,050

TOTAL CASH RECEIPTS 401,194 CASH DISBURSEMENTS High School Teacher Awards Program Student Scholarships 1,500 Program Operating Costs 9,424 Total High School Teacher Awards Program 10,924

High School Student Programs High School Journalism Workshops 174,000 Summer Workshops Scholarship Competition 3,000 High School Newspaper Project 100 Total High School Student Programs 177,100

College Student Programs Editing Intern Training Centers 174,416 Business Reporting Training Center 1,978 Intern Travel Fund 13,718 Intern Scholarships 38,000 College Program Operating Costs 7,749 HBCU Multimedia Training Program 3,000 Total College Student Programs 238,861

Career Information Program and General Career Information Newspaper for high school teachers 843 Career Information Program 22,217 Total Career Information 23,060 General Career Information Production/Printing 695 Postage, Mailing Service 5,162 Total General Career Information 5,857 Total Career Information 28,917

General Operating Expenses Miscellaneous Expenses and Insurance 33,646 TOTAL CASH DISBURSEMENTS 489,448

Change in Fund Balance 88,254

Fund Balance - January 1 $137,197

Fund Balance - December 31 $ 48,943

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ProgramsCollege Internships DJNF college internship programs held fast to many supporting news organizations and attracted new ones with aggressive outreach and an emphasis on new media skills. The multimedia internship program continued to grow at Western Kentucky University adding CaliforniaWatch.org at the Center for Investigative Reporting in Berkeley, Calif., and the International Center for Journalists in Washington, D.C. Along with CaliforniaWatch.org, the Fund took a closer look at 2010 media partners, AccuWeather.com and MarketWatch.com. The supervising journalists and the interns were favorably impressed by their experiences. Mark Katches, editor of CaliforniaWatch, said Austin Fast and Amanda Hofmockel, bright and skilled journalists, taught their colleagues while learneing valuable lessons from them at the nation’s oldest nonprofi t investigative news organization. AccuWeather.com was recruited to the program by Dr. Marie Hardin, the residency director at Penn State. Kirstie Hettinga fi t in well with the service’s movement to a more journalistic approach to covering weather and explaining weather-related news to the public and working press, according to Tom Loebig. To showcase the students’ skills, the Fund sponsored a video contest modeled after a “how-I-spent the summer report.” Joshua Nichol-Caddy of New York University, a multimedia intern at the Palm Beach Post, was the winner. His video is at http://vimeo.com/15958031.

Multimedia Editing Interns - Western Kentucky University, Dr. Pam McAllister Johnson, directorRachel Wise, New York University, frontdoor.comAlexandria Petri, Pennsylvania State University, Cape Cod Times, Hyannis, Mass.Alice Truong, Northwestern University-Medill School of Journalism, WSJ.comAndrew Robinson, Western Kentucky University, WSJ.comAmanda Hofmockel, Pennsylvania State University, Center for Investigative Reporting, Berkeley, Calif.Danielle Alberti, University of Colorado at Boulder, International Center for Journalists, Washington, D.C.Deven Swartz, Marshall University, The Denver PostJohn Nichol-Caddy, New York University, Palm Beach PostLauren Abdel-Razzaq, Wayne State University, Indianapolis StarShannon Epps, Hampton University, The Washington Post

News Copy Editing Interns - Pennsylvania State University, Dr. Marie Hardin, directorErin K. Shields, Pennsylvania State University, The Washington Times Tamara Conrad, Pennsylvania State University, The Journal News, White Plains, N.Y. Allison Chopin, Washington and Lee University, Richmond (Va.) Times-DispatchGeorgia Adams, University of West Florida, Roanoke (Va.) Times Isaac Elster, Wayne State University, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette Kirstie Hettinga, Pennsylvania State University, AccuWeatherMichael Balducci, The University of Central Florida, Charleston (W.Va.) Gazette Michelle Dendy, University of Central Florida, Standard-Times, New Bedford, Mass.Robert Ryan, University of Colorado, St. Petersburg Times Sarah Gast, Vanderbilt University, Cape Cod Times, Hyannis, Mass.Shannon Anderson, Marshall University, Naples (Fla.) Daily News

News editing Interns at Penn State University review page proofs as part of their training

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News Copy Editing Interns - Temple University, Dr. Edward Trayes, directorAmy D’Onofrio, George Washington University, Dow Jones NewswiresElissa Roberts, Ohio University, Virginian Pilot, NorfolkEmily Blake, University of Florida, The New York TimesJessica Knight, University of North Carolina-Wilmington, Hartford CourantJoseph K. Yerardi, New York University, Philadelphia Daily NewsJoshua Barone, University of Missouri-Columbia, The Wall Street JournalKate Raftery, University of Maryland, Philadelphia Daily NewsMatthew L. Welch, DePauw University, The Wall Street JournalPressley Baird, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill,

The New York TimesReyna DeSai, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill,The New York Times News Copy Editing Interns - University of Missouri-Columbia, Brian Brooks, associate dean, directorCasey Miles, University of Kansas, Daily Journal, Kankakee, Ill.Chris Carmody, University of Missouri-Columbia, Minneapolis Star-TribuneLauren Cunningham, University of Kansas, Kansas City StarMelissa Johnson, University of Kansas, Indianapolis StarMichael Todd, University of Nebraska-Lincoln, Grand Forks (N.D.) HeraldRachel Heaton, University of Missouri-Columbia, St. Paul Pioneer PressRosanna Xia, Tufts University, Los Angeles TimesStephanie Kukuljan, University of Missouri-Columbia, Kansas City StarTeresa Lostroh, University of Nebraska-Lincoln, St. Paul Pioneer PressWesley Lowery, Ohio University, Detroit News

News Copy Editing Interns - University of Texas at Austin,Griff Singer, director Ryan Fernandez, San Jose State University, The Sacramento BeeAllie Grasgreen, University of Oregon, The Oregonian, PortlandAustin Fast, Miami University, Center for Investigative Reporting, Berkeley, Calif.Chad Uddstrom, Penn State University, The Bay Area News GroupSamantha Borger, University of Texas at Austin, The Beaumont (Texas) EnterpriseGabrielle Munoz, University of Texas at Austin, Austin American-StatesmanHannah Ritchie, University of Missouri-Columbia, The Denver PostInYoung Kang, New York University, San Luis Obispo Tribune;Kiera Manion-Fischer, Kent State University, San Francisco ChronicleLiz Martinez, Lehigh University, The Dallas Morning News Go to http://bradleywilsononline.net/djnf/djnf-2010/ to see the Southwest Journalist

2010 Edward Trayes Scholar

Joshua Barone THE SEVENTH Edward Trayes Scholar was Joshua Barone, a senior at the University of Missouri. He received a $1,000 scholarship in addition to the one automatically awarded by the Fund. Barone made a great impression on editors at The Wall Street Journal in New York where he worked as a copy editor. His supervisor, Yvonne Dennis, The Wall Street Journal’s assistant news editor/day Hub chief, said, “Joshua showed a deep care for the newspaper from the day he arrived until the moment he left, proofi ng pages religiously, pointing out errors pre-publication and generally helping make our processes better.” Trayes said he selected Barone because he is passionate about and dedicated to journalism. The award is drawn from a fund created by 1979 editing alumnus Terry O’Toole through his New Jersey-based family foundation. O’Toole established the gift on the 25th anniversary of his residency when he and classmates returned to surprise Trayes. Started in 2004, it is to be given annually for 10 years. Trayes has directed the training course since 1968.

Interns in the Temple residency with Dr. Edward Trayes and the owl

Photo by Bradley Wilson

The Southwest Journalist, a newspaper published by editing interns at the University of Texas at Austin.

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Sports Copy Editing Interns - University of Nebraska-Lincoln, Dr. Charlyne Berens, directorDiana Rodriguez, Pennsylvania State University, The Journal News, White Plains, N.Y. Annelise Russell, University of Oklahoma, San Francisco ChronicleEmily Settle, Lehigh University, Palm Beach Post David Miniaci, Pennsylvania State University, New York PostThomas Wright, San Jose State University, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette Rhett James Umphress, Ball State University, ESPN.comJohn Schreier, University of Missouri-Columbia, The Denver Post Daniel Rorabaugh, Pennsylvania State University, Hartford CourantBrett Knight, University of Missouri-Columbia, The New York Times

Business Reporting Interns - Dow Jones and Company, New York,Michelle LaRoche, Dow Jones Newswires training editor, directorApril Lee, New York University, MarketWatch.comCatherine Carlock, Washington and Lee University, MarketWatch.comDrew FitzGerald, Boston University, The Denver PostJoel Schectman, City University of New York, The Associated PressMaria Zilberman, University of Maryland, Naples (Fla.) Daily NewsMichael Novinson, Haverford College, Times Herald-Record, Middletown, N.Y.Sam Fellman, Columbia University, Barron’sAndraya Vantrease, Virginia Tech, Advertising Specialty Institute, Trevose, Pa.Ellen Santa Maria, Juniata College, Advertising Specialty Institute, Trevose, Pa.William McGuinness, University of Massachusetts-Amherst, Cape Cod Times, Hyannis, Mass.Marie Baca, Stanford University, The Wall Street JournalLauren Fedor, Brown University, The Wall Street JournalEliza Gray, Columbia University, The Wall Street JournalBrittany Hutson, Howard University graduate, The Wall Street JournalJeannette Neumann, Columbia University, The Wall Street JournalNesil Staney, New York University, The Wall Street JournalPerry Stein, Washington University of St. Louis, The Wall Street Journal Aoun Sahi, Daniel Pearl Fellow, The Wall Street JournalJoy Resmovits, Barnard College, The Wall Street JournalChris Dieterich, University of Missouri-Columbia, Dow Jones NewswiresFrances McInnis, Columbia University, Dow Jones NewswiresVictoria Finkle, Columbia University, Dow Jones NewswiresLaura Kusisto, Columbia University, Dow Jones Newswires

2010 Business Reporters produced several New York stories for a website called, Rate of Return.

DJNF interns shine in ACES Competition THE AMERICAN Copy Editors Society awarded three of its fi ve 2009 scholarships to former Dow Jones News Fund editing interns at its convention in April 2010. Shannon Epps, a Hampton University graduate, was named the Aubespin Scholar, winning the top award of $2,500. She was a 2009 editing intern at the St. Petersburg Times and a DJNF business reporting intern at the Naples Daily News in 2008. She worked at the Washington Post in 2010 as a multimedia intern. William Powell, a 2009 sports editing intern at The New York Times after attending training at the University of Nebraska, received $1,000. Powell is a graduate of the University of Missouri. Robin Kawakami, a 2009 graduate of City University, London, an editor at WSJ.com, also won $1,000. She was a copy editing intern at The Wall Street Journal in 2009 which led her to the online edition. She trained at Temple University and was named the sixth Edward Trayes Scholar, which also earned her another $1,000 award.

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College Educators

Professors Tackle Hot Topics in Summer Multimedia Academies

At right, professors Michael Gormley of Central State and Van Dora Williams of Hampton at Western Kentucky University’s second multimedia academy. Above, attendees at the University of Texas El Paso’s fi rst multimedia workshop are busy in class.

Western Kentucky University participantsDr. Carol Adams-Means, Huston-Tilotson UniversityWayne Dawkins, Hampton (Va.) UniversityLaura Downey, Florida A&M University, TallahasseeMichael Gormley, Central State University,Wilberforce, OhioDr. Phil Jeter, Winston-Salem (N.C.) State University Rodney Roberts, Florida A&M University, TallahasseeVan Dora Williams, Hampton (Va.) UniversityMonica Wynn, Jackson (Miss.) State UniversityDr. Paula Briggs, Norfolk (Va.) State UniversityYanick Rice Lamb, Howard University, Washington, D.C.Dr. Reggie Owens, Louisiana Tech University, RustonIngrid Sturgis, Howard University, Washington, D.C.

Links to team projects:Texts Gone Wild http://newyorkstateofminds.wordpress.com/ Friday Scene in Bowling Green http://bggalleryhop2010.wordpress.com/2010/08/15/home/Shake Rag http://shakerag2010.wordpress.com/2010/08/14/hello-world/ It’s So Hot http://itssosossosososoosohot.wordpress.com/

University of Texas at El Paso participantsDonna Pazdera, University of Texas-Pan AmericanChristopher karadjov, California State University, Long BeachSeok Kang, University of Texas at San AntonioGina Germani, Imperial Valley College, Imperial, Calif.Kirk Notarianni, Texas A&M UniversityRobert Muilenburg, Del Mar College, Corpus ChristiJohn Freeman, University of FloridaElio Leturia, Columbia College Chicago Elizabeth Marsh, Florida International UniversityMark Albertson, Tornillo (Texas) High SchoolJessica Retis, California State University, NorthridgeBradford Owen, California State University, San Bernardino

Links to team projects:Border Patrol http://borderzine.com/2010/06/a-day-with-border-patrol/Lady Bowlers http://borderzine.com/2010/06/more-than-30000-women-bowlers-converge-on-el-paso/Revolutionary Anniversary http://borderzine.com/2010/06/el-paso-voices-on-the-100-anniversary-of-the-mexican-revolution/Hopes for Downtown http://borderzine.com/2010/06/downtown-ers-express-their-hopes-for-el-paso/

Dr. Pam Johnson, center, consults with Reggie Owens, right, and David Adams-Smith of WKU.

TWENTY-FOUR educators learned how to use the latest technology at two summer workshops sponsored by the Fund at the University of Texas at El Paso and Western Kentucky University. Dr. Pam Johnson directed the program at Western for the second year. The UTEP program was organized and led by Dr. Zita Arocha, a lecturer in the journalism department. Among the instructors was DJNF alumnus Doug Mitchell from Webbmedia Group. Dr. Arocha said, “This grant makes it possible to train journalism teachers from across the country in cutting-edge tools and technology so they, in turn, can better prepare 21st century Latino journalists for jobs in multimedia newsrooms.

Photo by Laura Trejo/UTEP

Photo by Clinton Lewis/WKU

THE NATIONAL Association of Black Journalists has long sought to offer a summer high school workshop as a prelude to its annual convention like other journalists’ organizations.

Russell LaCour, chair of the NABJ high school committee, was able to bring the program to life at Point Loma Nazarene University, with support from DJNF. Fourteen students from the area reported and blogged about local attractions for convention goers and their work was showcased on the web alongside college students’ work.

DJNF also supported the 10th anniversary of the celebrated J-Camp hosted for high school students at the Asian American Journalists Association convention in Hollywood. More than 20 students from across the country and abroad met with premiere professional journalists and attended a taping of the Jimmy Kimmel Live show. With an emphasis on professionalism, the students networked with professionals exchanging business cards, email address and in some cases links to social media. They heard inspirational stories from Camp alumni who are attending college or launching their professional careers.

Other new programs in 2010 included the East Palo Alto Summer Journalism Camp directed by Paul Kandell, 2009 DJNF National High School Journalism Teacher of the Year, and the Journalism Institute for Media Diversity at Wayne State University in Detroit.

Journalism in July at the University of Texas, El Paso, is not new but it reached across the border to include two students from Juarez, Mexico. The students produced multimedia projects at http://borderzine.com/2010/07/border-students-practice-multimedia-in-journalism-in-july-workshop-at-utep/.

ALABAMAMulticultural Journalism WorkshopUniversity of AlabamaDirector: Meredith CummingsUniversity of AlabamaPhifer Hall/Journalism Dept.Tuscaloosa cis.ua.edu/mjw/Number of participants:17Co-sponsors:Alabama Press FoundationMobile Press RegisterUniversity of Alabama College of CommunicationUniversity of Alabama Center for Community-Based Partnerships

ARIZONAUniversity of Arizona Journalism Diversity Workshop for Arizona High School StudentsDirector: Lisa ButtonP.O. Box 210158B845 N. Park Ave.Tucson journalism.arizona.edu/news/hsworkshop2010.phpNumber of participants: 14Co-sponsors:

High School ProgramsSummer High School Journalism WorkshopsNew Models for SummerWorkshops Operate in Different Settings

AAJA Photo by Eustacio Humphrey J Camp participants surround Jimmy Kimmel in Hollywood

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Wick CommunicationsA. DumairC. MartinezJ. KrystoffXeroxS. CavenderSchool of Journalism

CALIFORNIABay Area Multicultural Media AcademySan Francisco State UniversityDirector: Ronnie A. LovlerSan Francisco State University1600 Holloway Ave.San Francisco bamma.ciij.orgNumber of participants: 9Co-sponsors:CIIJ General Operating FundCBS - 5Blue and Gold FleetThe New York TimesAssociated Press

East Palo Alto Summer Journalism InstituteEPA.netDirectors: Michael Levin, Paul Kandell1927 Menalto Ave.Menlo Parkwww.epa.netNumber of participants: 7Co-sponsors: Silicon Valley Educational FundPalo Alto Weekly Holiday FundJob Train

J CampAsian American Journalists Association 5 Third St., Suite 1108San Francisco Directors: Neal Justin, Clea BrownNumber of participants: 41Co-sponsors:Annie E Casey FoundationLoyola Marymount UniversityCNN

Dow Jones FoundationBloomberg, General Motors

The Los Angles Lakers Youth FoundationThe McClatchy Co.Jennifer 8. LeeHyundai Motors

Mosaic High School Journalism Workshop CCNMA/San JoseSan Jose State UniversityDirector: Joe Rodriguez750 Ridder Park DriveSan Jose CA 95190www.ccnma.org/Number of participants: 14

Co-sponsors:Castellano Family FoundationSan Jose Mercury News

San Jose State University Journalism DepartmentCCNMA/San Jose ChapterIndividual donors

Multicultural Journalism Workshop CCNMA/San DiegoPoint Loma Nazarene University Director: Leonel SanchezThe Union-TribuneSan Diegowww.ccnma.org/Number of participants: 20Co-sponsors:San Diego Union-TribuneNBC 7/39SPJSan Diego Association of Black JournalistsKPBS NewsSouthwest Riverside News Network

NABJ High School Journalism Lab2010 San Diego pre-conventionDirector: Irving WashingtonNational Association of Black Journalists1100 Knight Hall, Suite 3100 College Park, MDwww.nabj.orgNumber of participants: 14Co-sponsors:Philadelphia Association of Black JournalistsHouston Association of Black JournalistsSan Diego Association of Black Journalists

Students and professional journalists pose for a photo after the National Association of Black Journalists workshop’s closing banquet in San Diego.

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Twin Cities Black JournalistsNational Public RadioPoint Loma Nazarene UniversitySigma Delta Chi Foundaiton

FLORIDAPeace Sullivan/James Ansin High School WorkshopUniversity of MiamiDirector: Yves ColonSchool of CommunicationP.O. Box 248127Coral Gables com.miami.eduNumber of participants: 19Co-sponsors:University of MiamiThe Miami HeraldWSVN Channel 7University MiamiAnsin Family FoundationThe Bunnelle Family Charitable TrustDade Community FoundationJohn T. BillsJeanne BellamyUM School of Communication

FAMU Summer Multimedia WorkshopFlorida A& M UniversityDirector: Diane HallSchool of Journalism and Graphic Communication510 Orr DriveTallahassee www.famu.edu/index.cfm?sjgcNumber of participants: 20Co-sponsors:The Gannett Foundation

ILLINOISFrom the Roots Up: Celebrating the UncelebratedColumbia College ChicagoDirector: Brenda Butler33 East Congress ParkwayChicago

www.columbialinks.org/Number of participants: 11Co-sponsors:McCormick FoundationRichard H. DriehausSurdna Foundation

Illinois Press Foundation/Eastern Illinois University High School Journalism WorkshopEastern Illinois UniversityDirector: Sally Renaud600 W. Lincoln Ave.Charleston ipfworkshop.wordpress.com/Number of participants: 16Co-sponsors:Illinois Press FoundationStudent Publications, EIUMcCormick FoundationChicago Sun-TimesDelta Kappa GammaPepsiJournalism GazetteNews GazetteJournalism Department EIU

America Cordero videotapes a session at the IPF/EIU workshop in Charleston, Ill.

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KENTUCKYXposureWestern Kentucky University, Bowling GreenAdams-Whitaker Publications CenterDirector: Robert R. Adams1906 College Heights Blvd. #11084Bowling Green Number of participants:12wkuxposure.wordpress.com/Number of participants: 12Co-sponsors:WKU PIE GrantCourier-JouranlLandmark Community Newspapers, Inc.the Daily NewsEvansvillle Courier & PressCanon USASt. Louis Post-DispatchWKU Students PublicationsWKU School of Journalism and Broadcasting

MASSACHUSETTSNew England HS Journalism CollaborativeRegis College/UMass BostonDirector: Donna DeSimoneRegis CollegeBox 1052/235 Wellesley St. WestonNumber of participants: 16Co-sponsors:David and Robin RemickMarie WardPrivate DonationsMaureen IaricciAlison Cattan MICHIGANJournalism Institute for Media Diversity Dow Jones High School Workshop Wayne State UniversityDirector: Alicia Monique Nails559 ManoogianWayne State UniversityDetroit comm.wayne.edu/jim.phpNumber of participants: 21Co-sponsors: Detroit NewsDetroit Free PressWayne State Journalism Institute for Diversity

MINNESOTAThreeSixty Journalism Intermediate Journalism CampUniversity of St. ThomasDirector: Lynda McDonnellThreeSixty Journalism2115 Summit Ave. Mail 5057St. Paul www.threesixtyjournalism.org/Number of participants: 13Co-sponsors:Individual donorsFinance & Commerce e-printingStar Tribune St. Paul Pioneer PressUniversity of St. Thomas

MISSISSIPPISouthern Mississippi High School Journalism WorkshopUniversity of Southern MississippiDirector: Dr. Kim LeDuffClarence Williams, co-director118 College Drive # 5121Hattiesburg www.usm.edu/mcjNumber of participants: 12Co-sponsors:hattiesburg AmericanClarion ledgerMississippi Press AssociationGannett FoundationUniversity of Southern Mississippi

MISSOURIMissouri Urban Journalism WorkshopUniversity of MissouriDirector: Anna RomeroSchool of Journalism132B Neff AnnexColumbia journalism.missouri.edu/about/connections. htmlNumber of participants: 19Co-sponsors:Missouri School of JournalismSt. Louis Post-DispatchMissouri Press Association foundationRadio & TV News Faculty

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MUJW AlumniKOMU-TV NBC 8Columbia MissourianAssociated PressColumbia Tribune

NEW YORKNYU-Urban Journalism WorkshopNew York University Director: Yvonne LattyArthur Carter Journalism Institute20 Cooper SquareNew York www.journalism.nyu.edu/ujw/Number of participants: 20Co-sponsors:Conde NastBloombergNew York University

OKLAHOMA Oklahoma Institute for Diversity in JournalismUniversity of OklahomaDirector: Ramon Chavez395 W. Lindsey St.3520-B Gaylord HallNorman www.ou.edu/gaylord/home/main/outreach/oidj.htmlNumber of participants: 20Co-sponsors:Ethics & Excellence foundationCoca-Cola FoundationThe OklahomanThe Norman TranscriptOklahoma National Memorial Museum

PENNSYLVANIATemple University High School PressTemple University Director: Maida OdomDepartment of JournalismAnnenberg Hall2020 N. 13th St.Philadelphia

www.tuhsjournalism.wordpress.eduNumber of participants: 10Co-sponsors:The Philadelphia Daily NewsPhiladelphia Board of EducationMaida OdomTemple University

TEXASYouSA Urban Journalism workshopSan Antonio CollegeDirector: Irene AbregoDepartment of Journalism1300 San Pedro Ave.San Antonio www.ujwsac.netNumber of participants: 12Co-sponsors:San Antonio CollegeSan Antonio Express-NewsTexas State UniversitySan Antonio Press

Journalism in July 2010 University of Texas, El PasoDirector: Zita M ArochaDr. Tom Ruggiero, co-directorSam Donaldson Center for Communication Studies 500 W. University Ave. Room 202El Paso http://borderzine.com/2010/07/border-students-practice-multimedia-in-journalism-in-july-workshop-at-utep/Number of participants: 21Co-sponsors:Hervey Foundation

Students in the Journalism in July workshop at the University of Texas, El Paso, visited the set with KVIA-TV news anchor Rick Cabrera.

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University of Texas, El PasoEl Paso Electric

High School Journalism WorkshopTexas Christian University School of JournalismDirector: Daxton Stewart294 Moudy SouthFort WorthNumber of participants: 10Co-sponsors:Fort Worth Star TelegramSPJ-Fort WorthTexas Christian University VIRGINIAVirginia Urban JournalismVirginia Commonwealth UniversityDirector: Carol Burge MawyerSchool of Mass Communications

901 W. Main St.Richmond VA 23284www.has.vcu.edu/mac/Number of participants: 12Co-sponsors:Richmond Times-DispatchMcCormick FoundationVirginia Press Association

WISCONSINMarquette Urban Journalism WorkshopMarquette UniversityDirector: Rose RichardCollege of Communication1131 W. Wisconsin Ave.Milwaukee WI 53201www.marquette.edu/comm/ujw/index.htmlNumber of participants: 7Co-sponsors:Journal CommunicationsDepartment of Public Instruction

Eight High School Journalists Win $1,000 College ScholarshipsTHE DOW Jones News Fund awarded $1,000 college scholarships to eight student journalists for their work publishedin the 2010 summer high school journalism workshops.The students’ work appeared in printed newspapers or news websites.

Writing WinnersMiranda Sanchez, Oklahoma Institute for Journalism Diversity, W.E. Boswell HS, Fort Worth, Texas Jaime Real, Mosaic, San Jose State University, EastsideCollege Prep HS, East Palo Alto, Calif. Genaro Cruz Martinez, University of Texas at El Paso, Preparatoria Chamizal, Juarez, Mexico

Ashley Stevenson, University of Arizona, Primavera Online High School

Photography WinnersBeatrice Esteban, Bay Area Multicultural Media Academy, San Francisco State University, James Logan High School, Union City, Calif.

Roberto Portal, University of Miami, Miami Killian Senior High School

Multimedia Winners Alan Sadler, University of Missouri, Suncoast Community High

School, Rivero Beach, Fla.

Jonathan Stoltenberg, University of Miami, Felix Varela High School

Rich Holden, DJNF executive director, said, “These winners,no matter the medium, share an ability to communicate, whetherthrough photography, the written word or multimedia. We’redelighted to encourage them with this recognition.”

Photographer Beatrice Esteban captured civil disobedience in Oakland for the Golden Gater Jr. at the BAMMA workshop.

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Teacher ProgramsNational Teacher Awards Programs

Valerie Penton Kibler, 2010 National High School JournalismTeacher of the Year, Harrisonburg (Va.) High School

Excerpts of Acceptance Speech Kansas City, Missouri, November 13, 2010

EVERYTHING YOU really need to know about life you can learn in a journalism classroom just like my good friend Bradley Wilson got together on a poster in the last edition of CJET. But the one mantra that guides our lives on my staff is a slogan that a former editor-in-chief, Britt Conley, came up with for us 10 years ago and that is EVERY PERSON HAS A STORY. I have a story, my students all have stories and the people they interview have even more stories. The point is that all these stories intermingle and make our lives interesting – after all, story telling is an art that has been being passed on for generations.

My journalism story began in 1993 when my principal at the time Mike Rolen called me into his offi ce and said “What will it take for me to get you to take over the Marionette?” (Marion Senior High School’s newspaper) I had been moving from room to room each period as an English teacher, so I said in the sarcastic tone (that I use sparingly, of course), “My own classroom.”

“Done,” he said.

“Uh oh,” I thought. I’m in trouble now. For you see, I had never taken a journalism class, never worked on an organized publication staff. Heck, I rarely even read a newspaper! But the idea of having my own space was too compelling – and the idea of my principal having my back was the deal closer. See, I knew from that very fi rst conversation that I was going to be lucky because I had a principal who believed in the importance of a high school publication and what it did for kids. Ever since that day, I’ve always had principals and superintendents who were supportive of scholastic journalism. John Heubach and Irene Reynolds in Harrisonburg constantly went out on limbs for us because they passionately believed in kids.

I learned that you don’t have to know much about what you’re doing to grow into a successful staff. So with seven students in little ole Marion, my journey began. We went to the VHSL fall publications workshop where I sat in a 45-minute class hearing all about some mysterious thing called PageMaker which I left convinced we had to have on our one computer back in my classroom. In another workshop, I heard about how we should be exchanging with the best

Valerie Kibler and the Newsstreak.com staff in their neon t-shirts

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papers in the country so we could learn from each other. Somehow, I got a copy of The Little Hawk and thus began my admiration for Jack Kennedy and everything he did. I’m fairly convinced we provided his staff with monthly comic relief when they received our 8-page mimeographed rag, but what we received each month when that Little Hawk graced my mailbox was so incredibly valuable.

I learned that probably the most valuable experience in the journalism world is fi nding any way you can to get to the workshops, camps and conventions. In the next fi ve years in Marion, our staff grew to close to 50 members and we learned the value of taking trips together to journalism conventions.

I got a postcard one spring about an event that was being held in Boston the following fall. I threw it in the trash, thinking there was no way the school board would ever let us leave the state. But something compelled me to get it out of the trash and save it on my desk. I fi nally decided to ask – if someone was going to say “no” it would be them, not me…and if they did say no, then we would be no worse off than we were right now.

Lo and behold they said yes on the condition that we raise all the funds. My students sold donuts, sponsored sock hops and peddled candy bars enough to raise every penny. This fi rst trip was a staff-changing event in that it showed all of my kids from what they perceived as “lowly” southwest Virginia that they were just as good as any other teenager in this country.

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In working with the national convention last fall, I learned what incredible people Linda Puntney and Logan Aimone are. They are like the principals of the school of scholastic journalism. They get blind sided by issues daily, yet deal with them with the grace of business professionals. They both have an unbelievable sense of humor that undoubtedly helps them excel in their fi eld.

I’ve learned the importance of passing on what we do from generation to generation. There has been no greater mentor to me than Carol Lange who I affectionately called my “momma duck” as she guided me through working on the national convention in D.C. last year. Carol’s passion for scholastic journalism is contagious and it has been her encouragement and example that has helped me through the past ten years! Her passion and experience are just like that of my other Virginia idols such as Becky Sipos, Fran Sharer, Mary Kay Downes, Karen Harden, Jenn Seavey and Martha Akers who have paved the way for so many other young advisers to follow in their footsteps.

I’ve learned how some advisers will go above and beyond to help you and your students out. Fellow former Virginia adviser and current NAAF director Sandy Woodcock became a close friend when randomly a group of my students began stalking her at conventions, going to all her sessions. Instead of being alarmed by this, Sandy befriended these kids and took them to lunch! She also led me to one of the greatest journalism groups in the country, SIPA. If you’ve never attended a SIPA function, you’re missing out! They take southern hospitality and put a whole

Photos by Randy Swikle

In Kansas City, Carol Lange, 1991 National High School Journalism Teacher of the Year, presents a plaque to Valerie Kibler who poses with her students.

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new spin on it! This group of amazing people is so passionate about journalism and they all pass that enthusiasm on to their kids.

I’ve learned that in life you can gain just as much knowledge from young people as you can from your elders. On multiple occasions I’ve been observed by a principal when one of my students was teaching me how to do something – more times than not related to technology.

But even in the advising realm, I’ve learned a ton from younger advisers. Working with Chad Rummel and Kelly Furnas to start jCamp at Virginia Tech, I learned that young advisers have such creative enthusiasm that we all should feed off of. Both of these young BFFs are amazing talents who have barely been tapped and I’ve always appreciated their ability to see all sides of a situation. In fact, I often approach new ideas fully anticipating Chad’s “REALLY????” when he reveals my naiveté.

*************** When I took over the position in Marion, daddy started having conversations with me about the paper. He asked me to send it to him. He drove kids to conventions for me when I didn’t have enough room in my car. I didn’t understand his interest in this until I was home for Christmas when I was 30. We were watching the evening news and he turned to my step mom and said, “Remind me to send a get-well card to Sam Donaldson.”

Always impressed by celebrity, I was shocked and said, “Why would you do that, daddy? You know Sam Donaldson?”

“Yes,” he brushed me off.

“Um, Daddy, I’m 30 years old and you’ve never mentioned this before???? Don’t you think this is something I should know???”

“Oh, Valerie, it’s no big deal….his wife was an intern for me when I worked at the Pentagon.”

No big deal? No big deal!!!! It was a huge deal!!!! I thought I should have been told at some point that daddy knew these famous people!

It didn’t really hit me until later that summer when I was in an adviser’s course being taught by Karen Flowers at the Carolina Journalism Institute. She told us we were going to do a writing assignment that would be very emotional and everyone would cry. I thought, “You’re crazy, woman….no writing I’m going to do is going to make me cry.”

I didn’t have the fi rst sentence out when reading mine aloud when I began blubbering like an idiot. You see, it really hit me with that piece that I wrote that journalism was the one thing that truly connected me and my daddy. It was the moment that I fi nally realized how proud of me he was. I had never really understood that his job all those years had essentially been that of a reporter for the Defense Department. I gave him the piece I wrote for CJI for father’s day that year, a month before he passed away. I didn’t even realize until my step mom told me how proud he was of that one piece of writing and how he had showed it to other people that writing can be a gift, both literally and fi guratively.

My daddy is why I do what we do. My students are why I do what we do. And the stories I’ve heard and have been a part of are why I do what we do. Every one of you has multiple stories just like mine. Every one of you could just as easily be up here today and is equally if not more deserving of this honor. No matter how hard this job gets, there is a reward in the stories that we are a part of each and every day.

It’s up to us to teach kids that every person out there has a story. I have my story. My students have their stories and the people they interview have their stories that need to be told. It’s what we do with our stories and how we tell them that makes the difference.

I encourage all of you to tell your stories as the chapters grow. Realize how your students are paying attention to everything you say and tell them how important they are in your story. Let them know they are hidden stars of lots of stories and they need to pass those stories on.

For the complete text of this speech go to https://www.newsfund.org/uploads/kiblerspeech369.htm

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VALERIE PENTON Kibler of Harrisonburg High School in Virginia, the 52nd Teacher of the Year, was at the head of a class of honorees that included four Distinguished Advisers and four Special Recognition Advisers. The Distinguished Advisers were: Coni Grebel, Lee County High School, Leesburg, Ga.; Susan Goins Newell, Northridge High School, Tuscaloosa, Ala.; Joe Humphrey, Hillsborough High School, Tampa, Fla., and Lori Keekley, St. Louis Park High School, St. Louis Park, Minn. Special Recognition Advisers were: Elizabeth Cardenas of Felix Varela Senior High School, Miami; Matthew Schott, Francis Howell Central High School, St. Charles, Mo.; Bretton Zinger, Chantilly High School, Chantilly, Va. and Stan Zoller, Rolling Meadows High School, Rolling Meadows, Ill. The panelists were: Paul Kandell, 2009 National High School Journalism Teacher of the Year, Palo Alto (Calif.) High School; Edmund Sullivan, executive director, Columbia Scholastic Press Association, a program sponsor; Dr. Vanessa Shelton, executive director of Quill and Scroll, a professor at the University of Iowa and head of the scholastic division of the Association for Education in Journalism and Mass Communication, and Diana Mitsu Klos, senior projects director at the American Society of News Editors and a member of the Fund’s board of directors.

- 2010 Teacher Awards Program Scholarship Recipients -College scholarships were presented to the following students in 2010 based on their selection as winners of a writing competition held at the schools of each honored teacher.

2009 Teacher of the YearChristina Chang, Smith College

Paul Kandell, Palo Alto (Calif.) H.S.

2009 Distinguished AdvisersL.C. Chandler, Jr., University of Missouri

Ray Westbrook, St. Mark’s School of Texas, Dallas

Julia Gabbert, Webster UniversityAaron Manfull, Francis Howell North H.S., St. Charles, Mo.

Alexander Mallin, University of MissouriChristina Geabhart, Oak Park H.S., Kansas City, Mo.

Travis Mejia, University of Texas at ArlingtonCarol Richtsmeier, Midlothian (Texas) H.S.

Photos by Randy SwikleAt top, Distinguished Advisers Lori Keekley, Joe Humphrey, Coni Grebel, and Susan Goins Newell at the awards luncheon in Kansas City. Below, Special Recognition Advisers Matthew Schott, Bretton Zinger and Stan Zoller. Elizabeth Cardenas is not shown.

Honored Teachers Lead a Field of Leaders

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PublicationsAdviser Update

Free Newspaper for Media Teachers and Advisers Continues to Grow THE FREE circulation, full-color newspaper Adviser Update has grown to more than 6,000 subscribers each quarter. The paper is excerpted on the website and PDFs of enttire issues for the year are posted. Members of the Wall Street Journal Creative Service Department complete pre-press work and the production staff prints and ships the paper. Special thanks to Marta Mysliwiec in Princeton, Leo Leone, Darin LeFave and Lori Knowlton in Chicopee, Mass. Editor George Taylor, his production team, reporters and columnists continue to provide content. Experts in scholastic journalism include John and Candace Perkins Bowen on student press rights, Gary Clites on adopting technology, Kathy Craghead on help for advisers and Steve Rowe on the art of writing well. Professional journalidts and students who want to honor their newspaper adviser are encouraged to submit Scholastic Profi les. One of the most popoular features is These Struck Our Fancy, an eight-page pullout on layout, design, writing and themed coverage issues. Among media sponsors and partners for the 2010-2011 school year are Journalism Education Association, The Wall Street Journal Classroom Edition, Missouri School of Journalism, Penn State University, National Scholastic Press Association, Indiana High School Journalism Institute, the Columbia Scholastic Press Association, Iowa High School Press Association, Missouri Interscholastic Press Association and the Washington Journalism Education Association.

Teachers Win Classroom Editions from the News Fund

ELEVEN high school media teachers won free subscriptions to The Wall Street Journal Classroom Edition as winners of a contest offered by the Dow Jones News Fund and the publishers of the newspaper. For the second year, DJNF offered teachers the subscriptions based upon essays they wrote about how they will use the paper to teach journalism. The Classroom Edition, a co-sponsor of the National High School Journalism Teacher Awards program, also provided subscriptions to the 2010 Teacher of the Year and eight other honored teachers. Each essay winner received 30 copies of The Classroom Edition, a Teacher Guide, unlimited use of WSJclass-room.com and full subscription access to The Wall Street Journal Online. The winners were: Brooke Brown, Washington High School, Tacoma; Elizabeth Filippelli, Brooklyn (N.Y.) Technical High School; Lynn Fox, DuVal High School, Lanham, Md.; Jongwook Kim, Theodore Roosevelt Senior High School, Washington, D.C.; Mark Newton, Mountain Vista High School, Highlands Ranch, Colo.; Madelyn Rosech, It Takes a Village Academy, Brooklyn; Danielle Ryan, Carlsbad (Calif.) High School; David Skillings, Washington High School, Fremont, Calif.; Michael T. Smith, Ballard High School, Seattle; Sarah Walker, Booker T. Washington High School, Tulsa; and Mitzi Wilson Gitlin, Elyria (Ohio) High School.

Read excerpts of their esssays at https://www.newsfund.org/uploads/2010CEwinners361.htm

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Board of DirectorsOffi cers Richard J. Levine/President Ken Herts/TreasurerFormer Vice President, News Vice President, Finance, Consumer Media GroupDow Jones & Company Dow Jones & Company

Barbara Martinez/Secretary Richard S. Holden/Executive DirectorEducation Consultant Dow Jones News Fund, Inc.Former Reporter, The Wall Street Journal

MembersDon E. CarterMember EmeritusFormer Executive Director

Thomas E. EnglemanFormer Executive Director Gregory GiangrandeSenior Vice President, Human ResourcesDow Jones & Company Les HintonChief Executive Offi cerDow Jones & Company

Peter KannRetired Chairman and CEODow Jones & Company

Diana Mitsu KlosSenior Project DirectorAmerican Society of News Editors

Neal Lipschutz Senior Vice President/Managing Editor Dow Jones Newswires

Laurence G. O’DonnellRetired Managing EditorThe Wall Street Journal

Dr. Reginald OwensF. Jay Taylor Chair of JournalismLouisiana Tech University

Robin Gibson Sawyer2000 National High School Journalism Teacher of the YearFirst Flight High School, Kill Devil Hills, N.C.

Dr. Russell G. ToddG.B. Dealey Chair, Journalism DepartmentUniversity of Texas at Austin

StaffRichard S. Holden, Executive DirectorLinda Shockley, Deputy DirectorDiane Cohn, Director of Finance

Sass Award Honors Holden’s Service

THE ASSOCIATION for Education in Journalism and Mass Communication awarded Richard S. Holden the Gerald Sass Award for Distinguished Service to Journalism and Mass Communication at its convention in Denver in August 2010. In a keynote speech, he outlined the history of the Fund, the work of his predecessors and board members and saluted the thousands of alumni who have distinguished themselves in the media fi eld. He also left the audience of journalism professors and deans with a few cautionary tales about students’ use of social media, incomplete resumes, poor work habits and the rise of unpaid internships.

Rich Holden is fl anked by editing professors and residency directors. Left to right are Dr. William Tillinghast, San Jose State University, Dr. Rick Kenney, Hampton University, Dr. Marie Hardin, Penn State University, Holden, Dr. Charlyne Berens, University of Nebraska, John Dillon, Penn State University, Dr. Pam Johnson, Western Kentucky University and Dr. Diana Stover, San Jose State University.

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GuidelinesDeadlines for Program Nominations and Proposals

National High School Journalism Teacher Awards ProgramDescription: To recognize high school Journalism teachers who have made an outstanding contribution to teaching journalism and/or advising a high school newspaper, newsmagazine or news website Eligible: Any high school journalism teacher or adviser with at least three years of teaching experience. Nominations may come from principals, newspaper editors, other teachers, alumni, press associations or the teachers themselves Awards: $1,000 college scholarship for a student of the Teacher of the Year; $500 college scholarships for a student of each of the four Distinguished Advisers Deadline: July 1

DJNF High School Journalism WorkshopsDescription: To encourage high school students to consider careers in journalism by providing an opportunity to work with professional journalists and instructors on reporting, writing and editing a student newspaper, magazine or news website Eligible: Colleges, schools, nonprofi t organizations Grant: $2,500 up to $8,000 Deadline: October 1

Centers for Editing ExcellenceDescription: To provide pre-internship intensive training for college juniors, seniors and graduate students, selected through DJNF’s News Editing Intern Program, who will work professionally as copy editing interns for news media Eligible: Colleges or nonprofi t organizations Grant: Maximum of $20,000 for 10 students Deadline: October 1

News Editing Internship ProgramDescription: To encourage students to consider copy editing as a career in news and multimedia journalism by providing training, paid summer internships and scholarship grants Eligible: College juniors, seniors and graduate students Scholarship: $1,000 Deadline: November 1

Multimedia Editing Internship ProgramDescription: To encourage students to consider multimedia editing as a career in journalism by providing training, paid summer internships and scholarship grants Eligible: College juniors, seniors and graduate students Scholarship $1,000 Deadline: November 1

Business Reporting Internship ProgramDescription: To encourage college juniors, seniors and graduate to seek business reporting internships by providing training, paid summer internships and scholarship grants. Eligible: College juniors, seniors and graduate students Scholarship$1,000 Deadline: November 1

Sports Editing ProgramDescription: To encourage students to consider sports copy editing as a career by providing training, paid summer internships and scholarship grants Eligible: College juniors, seniors and graduate students Scholarship: $1,000Deadline: November 1

The News Fund is a national foundation supported by Dow Jones & Co., Dow Jones Foundation and others within the news industry. Our emphasis is on education for students and educators as part of our mission to promote careers in journalism.

DJNF operates several high school and college-level grant programs. For more detailed descriptions, visit the Programs section. Those who would like to submit unsolicited proposals should go to the Grant Proposal page athttps://www.newsfund.org to read more and download a form. Grant applications, guidelines and instructions also appear in the Forms section.