Interns attend a week of training led by journalists from Investigative Reporters and Editors (IRE) at the University of Missouri May 29 – June 4. Interns refine skills like making Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) requests, learning computer-assisted reporting and analyzing and cleaning data. Among them are six students selected by the Emma Bowen Foundation in partnership with the Institute for Nonprofit News through a grant supported by the Democracy Fund. Follow the residency program using #djnfdata19.
The 2019 Participants:
Francene Bethune, University of Missouri, The St. Louis American*
Abigail Brashear, University of Central Florida, The Virginian-Pilot
Madeleine Davison, Syracuse University, Investigative Reporting Workshop
Daniel DiNicola, Quinnipiac University, American Banker
Anthony Jackson, University of New Mexico, Searchlight New Mexico
Chloe Li, American University, WNYC – New York Public Radio*
Zipporah Osei, Northeastern University, Chalkbeat*
Brian Perlman, University of California, Berkeley, Kansas City Public Television
Mia Perry, American University, National Public Radio*
Camille Respess, University of Florida, Chalkbeat*
Heather Schlitz, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, AccuWeather
Teghan Simonton, Waynesburg University, USA TODAY
Kamari Stewart, Pace University, The New Food Economy*
Anila Yoganathan, University of Georgia, The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Yue Yu, University of Missouri, The Salt Lake Tribune
* Emma Bowen Foundation Fellow