PRINCETON, N.J. – The Dow Jones News Fund will train 81 college students to work this summer in paid internships in 62 newsrooms around the country.

The Class of 2025 was selected from more than 1,000 applications to the News Fund’s summer internship program. News partners, who hire an intern for 10 to 12 weeks beginning in June, include local news outlets, public radio stations, TV stations, national news sites and specialty publications.

“At a time when quality journalism is more essential than ever, we’re proud to invest in the next generation of journalists and storytellers,” said David Cho, president of the Dow Jones News Fund. “These students are not only talented but passionate about making a difference in their communities. By working alongside our dedicated news partners, they’ll gain the skills and experiences needed to shape the future of our industry.”

Shirley Carswell, News Fund executive director, said, “Each spring, the News Fund has the pleasure of getting to know an impressive new group of emerging journalists, most of them already leaders on their college campuses. This year’s 81 interns represent the quality and commitment that our news partners have come to expect from DJNF interns. We are grateful for the continued support of those partners, who provide the interns with meaningful and memorable newsroom experiences.”

The News Fund’s mission is to promote careers in journalism, primarily by producing well-trained journalists who better reflect the demographics of the communities they cover and by supporting their growth and development.

The Class of 2025 includes students from major public and private universities, the Ivy League, historically Black universities and Hispanic-serving institutions. The class is 64% women and 65% students of color. Each will get training and work in one of five areas: business reporting, data journalism, digital production, editing and audience engagement. Click here to learn more about this year’s class.

The business reporting program continues to be the News Fund’s largest, with three cohorts comprising 33 interns.

American University will host 10 business reporting interns in Washington, D.C. The training will focus on the intersection of business and government regulations, covering topics such as the workplace, technology, small business and student loans. The program will be led by Paul Albergo, former Bloomberg Industry Group executive editor.

Another group of business reporters will meet in New York City to learn how to cover the major economic forces in America while refining their writing, pitching and interviewing skills. This program will be led by Sara Silver, a business reporter and adjunct professor at Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism.

The American City Business Journals-Dow Jones News Fund Business Reporting Program will return to New York City under the leadership of Garry D. Howard, director of corporate initiatives at American City Business Journals and a News Fund board member, and Silver. The training will prepare 10 interns to report in 10 different ACBJ markets this summer.

Nine interns will learn the art of social media and audience development at every step of the process at Temple University in Philadelphia. Sarah Landwehr, Temple assistant professor of instruction, and Nisha Sridharan, Temple assistant professor of journalism, will co-direct the program.

Eleven interns attending the digital media training will learn to handle video, photography, social media, data visualization and web design by a team at the Walter Cronkite School of Journalism and Mass Communication at Arizona State University. The ASU residency will be led by Kirstin Pellizzaro, assistant teaching professor.

Sixteen News Fund interns will obtain and analyze data, visualize information and employ other computer-assisted reporting methods at the University of Maryland, College Park. The data journalism training at the Philip Merrill College of Journalism, in partnership with Investigative Reporters & Editors, will be led by Maryland’s Rob Wells, associate professor, and Karen Denny, director of internships, and IRE’s David Herzog, director of data and research services.

Twelve interns will attend the News Fund’s multiplatform editing training at the University of Texas, Austin, led by DJNF alumna Emily Quigley, a lecturer in the School of Journalism and Media and the associate director of the Moody Writing Support Program. Interns will learn to assess copy for accuracy, tone and style, write headlines and design pages and publish high quality content on deadline.

This year’s class includes the first O’Toole Family Foundation fellows, three students whose training and internships are funded by a grant from News Fund alumnus Terry O’Toole’s family organization. The three interns will work in nonprofit newsrooms covering the Philadelphia and southern New Jersey regions.

Here are the 2025 News Fund interns, their schools and placements.

Temple University
Audience Engagement Program
May 16-25 | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Francesca Abarca, Nova Southeastern University, Palm Beach Post
Juleanna DeShetler, Eastern Michigan University, Investigate Midwest
Emewodesh Eshete, University of California, Berkeley, Oakland Voices
Charlie Finnerty, Craig Newmark Graduate School of Journalism at CUNY, Austin American-Statesman
Kylee Howard, University of Texas at Austin, Albuquerque Journal
Juliana Lightsey, Rice University, Houston Chronicle
Rebecca McCray, Craig Newmark Graduate School of Journalism at CUNY, The Marshall Project
Archana Pisupati, California Polytechnic State University at San Luis Obispo, Houston Chronicle
Kat Struhar, Wesleyan University, Arizona Republic

American City Business Journals – Dow Jones News Fund
Business Reporting Program
May 31- June 7 | New York City
Griffin Uribe Brown, Syracuse University, Phoenix Business Journal
Abigail Chachoute, Pennsylvania State University, Philadelphia Business Journal
Karyna Cheung, Boston University, Kansas City Business Journal
Angel Godfrey, University at Albany, SUNY, Albany Business Review
Noelle Harff, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Denver Business Journal
Ela Jalil, University of Maryland, College Park, Atlanta Business Chronicle
Sanai Rashid, Brown University, New York Business Journal
Leonardo Rosas, University of Texas at Arlington, Dallas Business Journal
Christian Thomas, Morgan State University, Baltimore Business Journal
Matthew Yoshimoto, University of California, Berkeley, Silicon Valley Business Journal

American University
Business Reporting Program
May 23-31 | Washington, D.C.
Ayah Ali-Ahmad, University of California, Berkeley, Oakland Voices
Christopher Bao, Princeton University, Advertising Specialty Institute
Mary Corey, University of Michigan, Automotive News
Tyler Davis, American University, The Current
Henry Fernandez, Cornell University, VT Digger
Hannah García, University of Texas at Arlington, Albuquerque Journal
Owen McCarthy, Michigan State University, Detroit News
August Phillips, Columbia University, Washington Post
Norah Rami, University of Pennsylvania, Chalkbeat*
Julianna Russ, University of Georgia, San Antonio Express-News

Dow Jones News Fund
Business Reporting Program
May 20-28 | New York City
Jake Angelo, Columbia Graduate School of Journalism, Staffing Industry Analysts
Jarrod Barry, Craig Newmark Graduate School of Journalism at CUNY, National Mortgage News
Amanda Chen, New York University, Financial Planning
Will Dehmel, Dartmouth College, The Wall Street Journal
Brian Delk, Rutgers University—New Brunswick, Business Insider
Martina Di Licosa, Columbia Graduate School of Journalism, American Banker
Mariapaula Gonzalez, New York University, Barron’s
Esther Luz, New York University, Pensions & Investments
Nino Paoli, New York University, Fortune
Randi Richardson, New York University, The Wall Street Journal
Meg Tanaka, University of California, Berkeley, The Wall Street Journal
Alex Walters, Michigan State University, Bond Buyer
Natalie Weger, University of Maryland, College Park, The Wall Street Journal

University of Maryland, College Park & Investigative Reporters and Editors
Data Journalism Program
June 1-8 | College Park, Maryland
Sasha Allen, University of Maryland, College Park, Connecticut Mirror
Hannah Bensen, Stanford University, Investigative Reporting Workshop
Olivia Borgula, University of Maryland, College Park, Advertising Specialty Institute
Declan Bradley, Oberlin College, Howard Center for Investigative Journalism
Emma Ferschweiler, The College of New Jersey, NJ Advance Media
Cooper Gant, University of Arkansas, Arkansas Democrat-Gazette
Nate Harrington, Syracuse University, WHYY*
Ava Hu, University of California, Berkeley, Houston Chronicle
Ethan Hylton, Goldsmiths, University of London, IndyStar
Levi Jiang, University of Washington, Philadelphia Inquirer*
Lauren Lifke, University of New Mexico, Maryland Matters
Apurva Mahajan, University of Maryland, College Park, Detroit News
Patrick McCaslin, University of Miami, The Baltimore Banner
Sophia Nabours, University of Arkansas, The Marshall Project
Diego Perdomo, University of Florida, Futuro Media Group
Yasmeen Saadi, University of Missouri, Investigative Project on Race and Equity

Arizona State University
Digital Media Program
May 17-24 | Phoenix, Arizona
Khushi Agrawal, Rutgers University—New Brunswick, International Center for Journalists
Sydney Brammer, Point Loma Nazarene University, Hawaii News Now
Violet Ann Bucaro, Loyola University New Orleans, Arizona Republic
Milca Elvira Chacon, California State University, Chico, Arizona Republic
Amanda DeJesus, New York University, Epicenter-NYC
Hayden Kim, Syracuse University, BusinessDen
Abigail Landwehr, University of Missouri, Kansas City Public Television
Claire Nguyen, University of Missouri, Mirror Indy
Olivia Palombo, Loyola Marymount University, Storyful
Luena Rodriguez-Feo Vileira, University of Florida, Associated Press
Julian Tiburcio, Craig Newmark Graduate School of Journalism at CUNY, Epicenter-NYC

University of Texas at Austin
Multiplatform Editing Program
May 23-31 | Austin, Texas
Jacob Amaro, Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism, The New York Times
Kendal Asbury, University of Central Florida, The New York Times
Margaux Bauerlein, University of California, Berkeley, San Francisco Chronicle
Isabella Carrero-Baptista, University of Maryland, College Park, Stars and Stripes
Ahna Fleming, Syracuse University, The New York Times
Caleb Gottry, Texas Christian University, assignment pending
Libby Hobbs, University of Georgia, The New York Times
June Hsu, Pomona College, Los Angeles Times
Cole Kindiger, Georgetown University, Richmond Times-Dispatch
Alyssa Koh, University of Rochester, Minnesota Star Tribune
Mary Ann Livingood, University of Oklahoma, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
Melody Xu, Northwestern University, San Francisco Chronicle

*O’Toole Family Foundation fellow