PRINCETON, N.J. — The Dow Jones News Fund will train and send 85 undergraduate and graduate students to work this summer as business reporters, digital journalists, news and sports copy editors in paid internships at 54 of the nation’s leading news organizations.
Among the national and regional news media participating in the internship program again this summer are The Wall Street Journal, The New York Times, The Washington Post, The Detroit News, Advertising Specialty Institute, Thomson Reuters, the Denver Post, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette and AccuWeather. Patch.com, the network of hyperlocal news websites, will employ six reporting interns in New York City.
Organizations participating for the first time or returning after an absence include the Philadelphia Inquirer, Chicago Tribune, New Haven Register, Central Connecticut Communications, National Endowment for Financial Education, Pacific Coast Business Times, E.W. Scripps Co., Worcester Telegram & Gazette and Orange County Register.
The number of organizations hiring DJNF interns in summer 2014 is up nine positions, or 20%, from 2013 as a result of recruiting by program directors and Fund staff. Reflecting on the expansion, Richard J. Levine, president of the Fund’s board of directors, said, “The growth testifies to the media’s recognition of the need to recruit and train talented journalists amid the digital changes sweeping the news business and the continued effectiveness of the Dow Jones News Fund in that process.”
Launched in 1960, the DJNF summer internship program will support seven training sites at leading journalism schools this month and next. The interns will work a minimum of 10 weeks for salaries starting at $350 per week. Those returning to college receive $1,000 scholarships. More than 600 applications were reviewed for this summer’s internships.
The interns, their universities and news organizations are listed with their training programs and Twitter hashtags.
University of Nebraska-Lincoln, Sports Editing, Dr. Charlyne Berens, director, May 19, #djnfsports14
Samuel Horn, Pacific Lutheran University, San Francisco Chronicle; Trenise Ferreira, University of California, Berkeley, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette; Matthew Lardner, Ohio University, Tulsa World; Alexander Lantz, University of Nebraska-Lincoln, The Denver Post; Kody Pedersen, Iowa State University, Omaha World-Herald; Daniel Appenfeller, University of Maryland, College Park, The New York Times; Dillon Phillips, University of Oklahoma, Philadelphia Inquirer; Justin Sayers, University of Arizona, The Hartford Courant Company; Johnathan Hettinger, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Chicago Tribune; Amanda Burrill, Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism, The New York Post.
Temple University, News Editing, Dr. Edward Trayes, director, May 21, #djnfTemple14
Emily DuGranrut, Ohio University, The New York Times; Jordan Melendrez, New York University, The New York Times; Victor Soares, Syracuse University, The Washington Post; Thomas Lotito, Stony Brook University, The New York Times Regional Editing Center; Sydnee Thompson, Wayne State University, The New York Times; Colleen Wilson, University of Maryland, College Park, The New York Times; Michela Tindera, Indiana University, The New York Times; Kaara Baptiste, CUNY Graduate School of Journalism, Cape Cod Times; Ryan Weber, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, The Washington Post; Victoria Wolak, Ithaca College, The New York Times Regional Editing Center; Trevor Anderson, Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism, Dow Jones & Co.; Sarah Brown, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Philadelphia Inquirer; Marissa Pina, Temple University, Central Connecticut Communications, New Britain.
University of Texas, Austin, News Editing, S. Griffin Singer, director, May 21, #djnftex14
Lyndsey Nuckols, Harding University, Orange County Register; Casey Hutchins, University of Kansas, Corpus Christi Caller-Times, E.W. Scripps Co.; Zane Sparling, Willamette University, Houston Chronicle; Alicia Balog, Kent State University, Oregonian Media Group; Elizabeth Robinson, University of Texas at Austin, Beaumont Enterprise; Rebekah Wahlberg, California Baptist University, Alabama Media Group; Frances Sprouls, University of Nebraska-Lincoln, The Denver Post; Jordan Shapiro, University of Missouri-Columbia, Los Angeles Times; Chloe Gonzales, University of Texas at Arlington, Austin American-Statesman; Bill Hall, California State University, Chico, San Francisco Chronicle; Tara Bryant, University of Kansas, Bay Area News Group-East Bay; Ethan Metcalf, Midwestern State University, Corpus Christi Caller-Times, E.W. Scripps Co.; Katie Bast, University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire, The Sacramento Bee.
Arizona State University, Digital, Michael Wong, director, May 25, #djnfASU14
Michael Denison, University of Maryland, College Park, The Palm Beach Post; Courtney Marabella, Temple University, The Indianapolis Star/IndyStar; Rex Santus, Kent State University, The Denver Post; Colin Kennedy, Virginia Commonwealth University, New Haven Register; Iva Dixit, Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism, International Center for Journalists; Cheneà Schacher, Arizona State University, Walter Cronkite School of Journalism, Accuweather; Jacob Green, Arizona State University, Walter Cronkite School of Journalism, Alabama Media Group; Ross Dunham, Arizona State University, Walter Cronkite School of Journalism, azcentral.com/The Arizona Republic; Weslie Swift, Arizona State University, Walter Cronkite School of Journalism, azcentral.com/The Arizona Republic; Glen Flanagan, Radford University, Alabama Media Group; Alexandra Scoville, Arizona State University, Walter Cronkite School of Journalism, Alabama Media Group.
University of Missouri, News Editing, Professor Emeritus Brian S. Brooks, director, May 25, #djnfmiz14
Christopher Dobstaff, Ohio University, The Tribune, San Luis Obispo; Ashleigh Tidwell, University of Kansas, St. Paul Pioneer Press; Grace Lyden, University of Missouri-Columbia, St. Paul Pioneer Press; Sylas May, University of Kansas, The Indianapolis Star/IndyStar; Elizabeth Shim, New York University, Minneapolis Star Tribune; Rebecca Kimberly, Indiana University, Grand Forks (North Dakota) Herald; Bailey Bryant, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, The Commercial Appeal, E.W. Scripps Co.; Camilo Gomez, CUNY Graduate School of Journalism, The Detroit News; Kathryn Yaeger, University of Missouri-Columbia, The Kansas City Star; Duncan McHenry, University of Kansas, The Kansas City Star.
New York University, Business Reporting, Will Sutton, director, May 26, #djnfbiz14
Patrick Gillespie, CUNY Graduate School of Journalism, McClatchy Co., Washington, D.C.; Alfred Miller, Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism, Thomson Reuters; Austen Hufford, University of Michigan, Pacific Coast Business Times, Santa Barbara, Calif.; Victor Ocasio, University of Central Florida, Newsday; Ninfa Saavedra, Grambling State University, Cape Cod Times; Sonaiya Kelley, Stony Brook University, Patch.com; Thad Moore, University of South Carolina, The Denver Post; Joshua Jamerson, Ohio University, The Wall Street Journal; Corrie Purvis, Virginia Tech, Advertising Specialty Institute; Rachel Abraham, Pennsylvania State University, Advertising Specialty Institute; Thompson Wall, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Patch.com; Morgan Searles, Louisiana State University, Patch.com; Roscoe Thompson, Florida A&M University, Patch.com; Jessica Wright, Grambling State University, National Endowment for Financial Education, Denver; Eleanor Stanford, Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism, Patch.com; Joey Francilus, Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism, Patch.com.
Pennsylvania State University, News Editing, Professor John Dillon, director, May 28, #djnfpennstate14
Michael King, University of Maryland, College Park, Newsday; Haylee Pearl, Ohio University, The Charleston Gazette; Kaitlin Jansen, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Richmond Times-Dispatch; Shayna Posses, University of Florida, The Virginian-Pilot; Kirsten Keller, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Cox Media Group; Nicole Bleier, University of Central Florida, Stuart (Florida) News, E.W. Scripps Co.; Molly Mirhashem, Tufts University, Worcester Telegram & Gazette; Mary Brogan, Elon University, The Roanoke Times; Noelle Campbell, University of Central Florida, Naples Daily News; Ebony Martin, Pennsylvania State University, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette; Madison Schultz, University of Kansas, The Buffalo News; Brian Compere, University of Maryland, College Park, Tampa Bay Times.
