PRINCETON, N.J. —Layoffs. Buyouts. Consolidation.
These three words have become synonymous with the news industry over the past two years. Yet despite the myriad concerns, the Dow Jones Newspaper Fund will send 102 college undergraduate and graduate students to work as copy editors, online producers and business reporters at news organizations nationwide this summer. The interns come from 52 colleges and universities around the country.
Rich Holden, the Fund’s executive director, said, “The fact that we were able to top the 100-intern mark again this year sends a strong signal that news organizations still hold in high regard the Fund and the students it identifies and trains.
Holden added, “We realize that ‘multitasking’ has become essential at more and more news organizations. In addition to our online program, each of the editing training centers devotes at least two days to multimedia training. News organizations expect our students to be well-versed in all aspects of news gathering. Seldom in the past have they been disappointed with the quality of our interns.”
The Fund’s summer internship programs, begun in 1962, will feature nine training sites.
Copy editing interns will be trained for two weeks at: Pennsylvania State University, directed by Dr. Marie Hardin; San Jose State University, Dr. William Tillinghast; Temple University, Dr. Ed Trayes; the University of Central Florida, Dr. Rick Kenney; the University of Missouri, Brian Brooks, and the University of Texas, S. Griffin Singer.
Sports copy editing interns will attend two weeks of training at the University of Nebraska, Lincoln in a program directed by Dr. Charlyne Berens. The sports program began in 2002 in conjunction with the Associated Press Sports Editors.
Online interns will train for one week at Western Kentucky University under the direction of Dr. Pamela Johnson.
Business reporting interns will spend a week training at New York University with Carlos Tejada, a news editor at The Wall Street Journal.
Interns work a minimum of 10 weeks for pay at their news organizations. Those who will be returning to college and successfully complete their internships will receive $1,000 scholarships.
The following 12 copy editing interns will train at Penn State:
Brian Dalek, Marshall University, The Beckley (WV) Register Herald; Alexandra Petri, Penn State University, The (New Bedford) Standard Times; Heather Hottle, Penn State University, The Pocono Record; Trudi Shaffer, Syracuse University, The Philadelphia Inquirer; Lisa Kenney, Syracuse University, The (White Plains, NY) Journal News; Megan Speer, University of Central Florida, The Buffalo News; Zaileen Roach, University of Central Florida, The Mankato (MN) Free Press; Jenette Sturges, University of Illinois, The Anderson (IN) Herald Bulletin; Kathryn Krawczak, University of Missouri, The Enid (OK) News & Eagle; Megan Barrow, University of Richmond, The Pittsburgh Post Gazette; Andrew Poloni, Wayne State University, The Hartford Courant; Timothy DeBord, University of Illinois, Lawrence, Mass., Eagle-Tribune.
The following 11 copy editing interns will train at San Jose State University:
Ashley Zuelke, University of Montana, Tacoma News Tribune; Megan Bakker, California State University, Fresno, The Bakersfield Californian; Joanne Lui, California State University, Fresno, The Fresno Bee; Alexandra Horowitz, Columbia University, The San Diego Union Tribune; Derek Fabry, Michigan State University, The (Spokane) Spokesman Review; Daniel Esch, San Jose State University, The Arizona Daily Star; Kevin Rand, San Jose State University, The Contra Costa Times; Kate Rainey, University of Missouri, The Seattle Post-Intelligencer; Lindsay Naylor, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, The Grand Forks (ND) Herald; Laura Powers, University of Oregon, The Denver Post; Jessica Shaw, Washington & Lee University, The (San Luis Obispo) Tribune.
The following 10 copy editing interns will train at Temple University:
Rachel Rosenthal, Columbia University, The (Newark) Star-Ledger; Katherine Santiago, Columbia University, The New York Times; Kaliope Geldis, DePauw University, The Wall Street Journal; Eba Hamid, Hampton University, The New York Times; Samuel Rubenfeld, Hofstra University, Dow Jones Newswires; Peter de Montmollin, Syracuse University, The New York Times; Mary Knowles, University of Central Florida, The Wall Street Journal; Ashley Thomas, University of Missouri, The Associated Press; Jessica Lin, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, The Wall Street Journal; Claire Craft, Virginia Tech, The New York Times News Service.
The following 12 copy editing interns will train at the University of Central Florida:
Jhenelle Johnson, FloridaA&MUniversity, The St. Petersburg Times; Julie Stewart, LehighUniversity, The (New Castle, Del.) News Journal; Adam Playford, New York University, The Palm Beach Post; Kristen Huth, Penn State University, The Virginian Pilot; Lauren Raab, UCLA, The Los Angeles Times; Laura Chramer, University of Alabama, The Sarasota Herald Tribune; Catie Fry, University of Central Florida, The Florida Times Union; Ileana Llorens, University of Central Florida, The South Florida Sun Sentinel; Jessica Croy, University of Central Florida, The Columbus Ledger Enquirer; Matthew Grayson, University of Georgia, The Tampa Tribune; Matthew Morrison, University of Central Florida, The Bradenton Herald; Jamie Scott, University of Missouri, The Richmond Times Dispatch.
The following 10 copy editing interns will train at the University of Missouri:
Katherine Ryan, Drake University, The Lexington Herald Leader; Connease Warren, Harvard University Extension School, The Detroit Free Press; Kelsey Hayes, University of Kansas, The Indianapolis Star; Matthew Erickson, University of Kansas, The Kansas City Star; Mary McGee, University of Missouri, The Detroit Free Press; Pam Cohen, University of Missouri, The (Kankakee, IL) Daily Journal; Rae Nudson, University of Missouri, The Kansas City Star; Danielle Lacey, University of Missouri, The Detroit News; Madeline Donovan, University of Nebraska–Lincoln, The St. Paul Pioneer Press; Benjamin Karp, Vanderbilt University, The Minneapolis Star-Tribune.
The following 12 copy editing interns will train at the University of Texas at Austin:
Courtney Bonnell, Arizona State University, Amarillo Globe-News; Amanda Wells, University of Arkansas, San Antonio Express News; Carolyn Phenicie, American University, The Washington Times; Keith Smiley, University of Kentucky, The Tennessean; Megan Kinkade, University of Missouri, The Beaumont Enterprise; Carrie Riles, University of Central Florida, The Fredericksburg (VA) Freelance Star; Amanda Jacobs, University of Missouri, The San Francisco Chronicle; Gregory Pietras, University of Missouri, The Roanoke Times; Lauren Thompson, University of Texas at Austin, The Houston Chronicle; Anthony Wild, University of Texas at Austin, The Houston Chronicle; Sandra Gonzalez, University of Texas–Pan American, The Austin American-Statesman; Amanda Burton, Wayne State University, The San Francisco Chronicle.
The following 10 sports copy editing interns will train at the University of Nebraska, Lincoln:
Melissa Rosenberg, American University, The Washington Post; Michael James, Penn State University, The (White Plains) Journal News; Kimberly Meyer, Penn State University, The Pittsburgh Post Gazette; Lindsay Bryant, San Jose State University, The Denver Post; Padrick Brewer, University of Central Florida, The Palm Beach Post; Tara Smith, University of Kansas, The Naples Daily News; Jonathan Smith, University of Kentucky, The New York Times; Michael Stechschulte, University of Michigan-Flint, The St. Paul Pioneer Press; Daniel Lawhon, University of Missouri, The Miami Herald; Samuel Wineka, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, The Hartford Courant.
The following 16 online copy editing interns will train at WesternKentuckyUniversity:
Michelle Rindels, Biola University, The Argus Leader; Liv Gold, Columbia University, The Denver Post; Mathilde Piard, Columbia University, The Palm Beach Post; Olivia Hubert-Allen, Elon University, The Pocono Record; Leslie Arntz, Kent State University, Charleston Gazette; Tom Giratikanon, Northwestern University, The (Santa Rosa) Press Democrat; Caroline Kim, Northwestern University, WSJ.com; Kenneth Robinson, UCLA, Yahoo! News; Matthew Kuka, University of Central Florida, The Cullman Times; Nicholas Bergus, University of Iowa, The Tampa Tribune; Paula Vasan, University of Maryland, Yahoo! Finance; Elizabeth Davis, University of Montana, The Indianapolis Star; Shannon Petrie, University of Tennessee, Knoxville, Frontdoor.com/Scripps; Leroy Wilson, Virginia Tech, The Washington Post; Jay Buchanan, Yale College, The Lexington Herald Leader; Samantha Hupman, Western Kentucky University, McClatchy News Service, Washington.
The following nine business reporting interns will train at New York University: Michael Nathan Becker, Truman State University, MarketWatch; Nicole Blake, University of Central Florida, Orlando Sentinel; Conning Chu, California State University, Fullerton, Dow Jones Newswires; Trevor Davis, University of Oregon, The Frederick (Md.) News-Post; Bowdeya Tweh, Wayne State University, South Florida Sun-Sentinel; Alexandria McCarthy, Fort Lewis College, The Denver Post; Shannon Epps, Hampton University, Naples (Fla.) Daily News; Toluse Olorunnipa, Stanford University, The Wall Street Journal; Sui-Lee Wee, New York University, The Wall Street Journal.
