PRINCETON, N.J. — The Dow Jones News Fund will train and send 97 undergraduate and graduate students to work this summer as data and digital journalists, business reporters and news editors in paid internships at 49 of the nation’s leading news organizations. The News Fund received more than 900 applications last fall.
This summer’s program saw a significant increase in new media partnerswith the introduction of the Fund’s data journalism program. Investigative Reporters and Editors will train eight journalists at the University of Missouri to obtain and analyze data, code and visualize information and other computer-assisted reporting methods. The media partners participating in the inaugural program are: The Wall Street Journal, Barron’s, inewsource, The Salt Lake Tribune, The Dallas Morning News, Honolulu Civil Beat and McClatchy DC.
Additionally, News Fund alumni were instrumental in the growth of the business reporting program. Garry D. Howard, director of corporate initiatives at American City Business Journals and an alumnus of the 1981 editing program, expanded ACBJ’s business reporting program from eight to 10 interns this year. Scott Wenger, Group Editorial Director at SourceMedia and a 1984 alumnus, enlisted four SourceMedia business-to-business publications to host News Fund interns.
Among returning national and regional news media partners are The New York Times, The Journal Media Group, TheStreet, Inc., The Denver Post, Advertising Specialty Institute, Thomson Reuters, Philadelphia Inquirer, Philadelphia Daily News, MSN, Brightwire, The Buffalo News, The Journal News and the Kansas City Star.
Linda Shockley, managing director, said, “We appreciate the commitment media organizations show to the future by hiring and training these bright and innovative interns through News Fund programs.”
The summer internship programs will support eight training sites at leading journalism schools in May and June. The interns will train for one week before reporting to work for at least 10 weeks at salaries starting at $400 per week. Those returning to college receive $1,000 scholarships.
The interns, their universities and news organizations are listed with their training programs and dates.
Data Journalism Program at Investigative Reporters and Editors, University of Missouri
Mark Horvit, IRE executive director, residency director
May 31 – June 5, 2016, #djnfIRE16
Travis Arbon, Arizona State University, Barron’s; Jill Castellano, University of Pennsylvania, The Salt Lake Tribune; Tyler Davis, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign, The Dallas Morning News; Pilar de Haro, California State University, Northridge, inewsource; Felipe De La Hoz, New York University, The Wall Street Journal; Jaelynn Grisso, Ohio University, Honolulu Civil Beat; Christopher Huffaker, Columbia University, McClatchy DC; Imani Moise, Duke University, The Wall Street Journal.
Digital Media Program at Arizona State University
Mike Wong, Cronkite School of Journalism, director of career services, residency director
May 18 – May 28, 2016, #djnfASU16
Wynne Davis, University of Texas at Austin, Corpus Christi Caller-Times; Erin Davoran, Ohio University, The Arizona Republic; Avery Hall, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, AccuWeather; Hayley Harding, Ohio University, The Denver Post; Sherman Hewitt, University of Miami, Philadelphia Inquirer; Bernat Ivancsics, Columbia University, MSN; Paige Levin, University of Florida, International Center for Journalists; Ashley McBride, Syracuse University, The Palm Beach Post; Roberto Roldan, University of South Florida, Austin American-Statesmen; Claire Voeglein, Temple University, Advertising Specialty Institute; Ashleigh Wilson, North Carolina A&T State University, The Arizona Republic.
ACBJ Business Reporting Program at New York University
Will Sutton, Grambling State University professor, residency director
June 5 – 10, 2016, #djnfBiz16
Erika Alvero, University of California, Berkeley, Silicon Valley Business Journal; Allison Brown, Abilene Christian University, Austin Business Journal; Zachery Eanes, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Washington Business Journal; Morgan Eichensehr, University of Maryland and Camille Harrison, Morgan State University, Baltimore Business Journal; Amber Hair, University of Central Florida, Tampa Bay Business Journal; Jeremy Hill, Ohio University, Columbus Business First; Jacqueline Tanner, University of Maryland, Philadelphia Business Journal; Cassidy Trowbridge, Arizona State University, Phoenix Business Journal; Kevin Truong, University of California, Los Angeles, San Francisco Business Times.
DJNF Business Reporting Program at New York University
Will Sutton, Grambling State University professor, residency director
May 29 – June 5, 2016, #djnfBiz16
Jacob Bell, University of Maryland, TheStreet, Inc.; Nicholas Bowlin, St. Olaf College, Bucks County Courier Times; Athena Cao, Washington and Lee University, USA TODAY; Tracy Cook, University of Missouri, The Denver Post; Amanda Eisenberg, University of Maryland, Health Data Management; Elizabeth Harvell, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, TheStreet, Inc.; Brittney Laryea, University of Georgia, The Wall Street Journal; Siyu Lei, University of Missouri, National Endowment for Financial Education; Miesha Miller, Howard University, Thomson Reuters; Katherine Patrick, Hillsdale College, Rockford Register Star; Graham Rapier, New York University, American Banker; Emily Rolen, Temple University, TheStreet, Inc.; Laura Sanicola, Fordham University, TheStreet, Inc.; Michael Sheetz, The King’s College, TheStreet, Inc.; Kouichi Shirayanagi, University of Missouri, Thomson Reuters; O’Neil Singleton, Lincoln University, Advertising Specialty Institute; Caroline Spiezio, Northwestern University, Employee Benefit News; Samuel Steinberger, Columbia University, Financial Planning; Grete Suarez, Columbia University, Brightwire; Krishna Thakker, University of South Carolina, TheStreet, Inc.; Yizhu Wang, University of Missouri, Brightwire
Centers for Editing Excellence:
Temple University
Dr. Edward Trayes, Temple University professor, residency director
May 19 – 28, 2016, #djnfTemple16
Joseph Brandt, Temple University, The New York Times; Annabeth Carlson, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign, The New York Times; Shakeema Edwards, Montclair State University, The New York Times; Kamal Elliott, Temple University, Philadelphia Inquirer; Zachary Green, Pennsylvania State University, The New York Times; Marissa Horn, University of Maryland, The New York Times; Sarah LeBlanc, Drake University, Philadelphia Inquirer; Micah Meadowcroft, Hillsdale College, Philadelphia Daily News; Francesca Rose Regalado, Seton Hall University, The New York Times; Max Rettig, Columbia University, Philadelphia Daily News; Garrett Ross, Pennsylvania State University, The New York Times; Elizabeth Tarbell, Bowdoin College, The New York Times; Caleb Wong, The University of Texas at Austin, The New York Times.
University of Missouri
Brian S. Brooks, University of Missouri professor emeritus, residency director
May 22 – 30, 2016, #djnfMiz16
Rebecca Brisley, Arizona State University, San Luis Obispo Tribune; Leanna Commins, Howard University, The Detroit News; Tyler DiSalle, Pennsylvania State University, Memphis Commercial Appeal; Jason Dobkin, University of Maryland, Omaha World-Herald; Thomas Hamzik, Elon University, Evansville Courier & Press; Rachel Jelinek, University of Missouri, St. Paul Pioneer Press; Audrey McManus, University of Missouri, Kansas City Star; McKenzie Jean-Philippe, Kent State University, St. Paul Pioneer Press; Karl Schneider, Kent State University, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel; Timothy Webber, Drake University, Kansas City Star.
University of Texas-Austin
Beth Butler, Kent State University assistant professor, residency co-director
Dr. Bradley Wilson, Midwestern State University director of student media, residency co-director
May 25 – June 4, 2016, #djnfTex16
Gregory Boyd, University of Oklahoma, Gatehouse Media; Meira Gebel, San Francisco State University, Beaumont Enterprise; Edward Graham, American University, The Denver Post; John Heffernan, University of Oregon, Grand Forks Herald; Danielle Malakoff, University of Kansas, Houston Chronicle; Zoe McDonald, University of Mississippi, The Denver Post; Danielle Parenteau, University of California, Berkeley, The Sacramento Bee; Andrea Platten, University of California, Berkeley, Corpus Christi Caller-Times; Paola Ruano, University of Pennsylvania, The Los Angeles Times; Jared Servantez, University of Southern California, Bay Area News Group; Katherine Shea, University of Montana, Corpus Christi Caller-Times.
Pennsylvania State University
John Dillon, Pennsylvania State University professor, residency director
May 25 – June 2, 2016, #djnfPenn16
Peter Bailey-Wells, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign, The Roanoke Times; Taylor Bello, University of Florida, Stuart News; Ryan Clancy, East Carolina University, Tampa Bay Times; Melina Delkic, Georgetown University, The Journal News; Valerie Hellinghausen, University of Missouri, Newsday; Joseph McCarty, University of Nebraska-Lincoln, The Buffalo News; Ian Morse, Lafayette College, The Journal News; Danny Nett, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Richmond Times-Dispatch; Laura Schinagle, University of Michigan, The Hartford Courant; Anagha Srikanth, American University, The Virginian-Pilot; Ryan Vasicek, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign, Naples Daily News; Ida Winter, University of Missouri, The Buffalo News; Carl Pietrusinski, Pennsylvania State University, Central Connecticut Communications.
