2008 Annual Report Dow Jones Newspaper Fund, Inc. On the Cover Karl Grubaugh, 2008 National High School Journalism Teacher of the Year; S. Griffin Singer teaching interns at the University of Texas at Austin; Tony Ortega of The Village Voice with students from the New York University Urban Journalism Workshop. Table of Contents

From the President 2 From the Executive Director 3 Programs At-A-Glance 4 2008 Financial Report 5

Programs College Programs Multimedia Internships 6 News Editing Internships 7 Sports Editing Internships 8 Business Reporting Internships 9

High School Programs Summer High School Journalism Workshops 10 High School Newspaper Project 14

Teacher Programs National High School Journalism Teacher of the Year 15 Publications 18

Board of Directors 19

Guidelines 20

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© 2009 Copyright Dow Jones Newspaper Fund, Inc. From the President/Richard J. Levine Dealing with Reality

“It was the best of times, it was the worst of times.”

The famous opening line of Charles Dickens’ “A Tale of Two Cities” strikes me as an apt description of the year 2008 in the newspaper industry, which for the past half-century has been the key partner of the Dow Jones Newspaper Fund in developing young journalists.

Even as the financial problems of newspapers worsen, the vital journalism produced by the nation’s dailies is read by more people in more locations than ever before. Thanks to the efficiency of Internet distribution of news, the work of today’s reporters and editors has never been in greater demand – the best of times.

At the same time, however, the Internet is destroying the business model that has supported newspaper for centuries. The Internet is severely undermining newspaper readership as well as circulation and advertising revenue, and the most severe recession since World War II is doing further damage. This lethal combination threatens the solvency and survival of major newspaper companies across the U.S. – the worst of times.

In such an unsettling environment, I am pleased to report that the Dow Jones Newspaper Fund has continued its vital work of training the next generation of professional journalists. In this task, it has been aided by the support of News Corp., which acquired Dow Jones & Co. in December 2007, scores of editors across the country and the skill and dedication of its small professional staff.

Last summer, 102 college students and recent graduates held prized Dow Jones Newspaper Fund internships in copy editing and business reporting. The board of directors approved $515,000 in grants and operating expenses for 2009 programming. And this summer, we expect to support nearly 80 interns, despite the fact that many U.S. newspapers have significantly reduced their newsroom staffs through repeated layoffs and buyouts. Moreover, the number and quality of applicants for our internships remain extremely high, testimony to the faith of young people in the future of American journalism regardless of whether it is delivered on newsprint, by radio and television or via the Web.

In addition to expanding its search for internships beyond newspapers to online publications and services, the Newspaper Fund provided all interns residential- workshop training in the new technical skills required to succeed in today’s digital newsroom. This summer the multimedia training will be extended to as many as a dozen professors at historically black colleges.

In 2008, the Fund’s board of directors was greatly expanded and strengthened by the election of Les Hinton, chief executive officer of Dow Jones and publisher of The Wall Street Journal in February; Greg Giangrande, senior vice president and chief human resources officer of Dow Jones, in April; and Ken Herts, vice president of finance at Dow Jones’s consumer marketing group, in November; he 2 was also named the Fund’s treasurer. DJNF 2008 We are positioning ourselves for the best of times or the worst of times.

From the Executive Director/Rich Holden New Technology and Challenges

Call it the greening of the Dow Jones Newspaper Fund.

Thanks to the work of Linda Shockley, our deputy director, and members of our information technology team, the Newspaper Fund in 2008 moved to an entirely Web-based application system for 2009 programs.

We estimate we saved approximately 20,000 sheets of paper. To put that in perspective, they would create a stack about seven feet high. Of course, the primary benefit of the new system is streamlining the application process for internship and grant applicants.

We received applications from 600 college students for 102 internship slots at news organizations around the country in 2007 for 2008. Our multimedia internship training program at Western Kentucky University drew 16 participants, double the total of the previous year.

The training program featured morning sessions on topics ranging from ethics to the future of journalism to the latest in new technology. Afternoon and evening sessions featured hands-on work by the interns, working as teams, to produce a five-minute multimedia presentation. Based on the reviews of the interns’ employers, the program succeeded handsomely.

We were delighted to partner with Community Newspaper Holdings Inc., which hired six interns. Bill Ketter, CNHI’s vice president for news and a past president of the American Society of News Editors, joined us in December 2007 to select the interns, who were trained at Penn State University by Prof. Marie Hardin.

Declining media participation for 2009, forced us to cancel two of our Centers for Editing Excellence—San Jose State University and the University of Central Florida. Unfortunately, that meant saying goodbye (for now) to Dr. Bill Tillinghast and Dr. Diana Stover, who have trained hundreds of students over decades at San Jose State. And Dr. Rick Kenney directed our training program first at Florida Southern University and then at Central Florida.We salute them for their fine work.

We also bid farewell to Phil Avila, the Fund’s program manager. Phil was instrumental in strengthening our ties with Hispanic students. Additionally, he oversaw the production of the Spanish version of our career guide, “The Journalist’s Road to Success” and wrote grant proposals.

The Newspaper Fund was honored with the first annual Glamann Award from the American Copy Editors Society at its annual conference in Denver. The award is named for Hank Glamann, a co-founder of ACES, who presented it to Dr. Ed Trayes, director of the Temple University training program for more than 40 years. The text of Ed’s remarks are on ACES’ Web site at www.copydesk.org

We’d also like to thank all of our supporters and participants – hundreds of high school and college students, high school journalism advisers, summer journalism 3 workshop directors and college professors for their hard work. DJNF As we begin our second half-century, our alumni rolls contain some 20,000 2008 names. We are confident that the next 50 years will be as successful. Programs At A Glance

Members of The Advocate 2008-2009 staff at New York’s Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. High School for Law, Advocacy and Community Justice.

College Internships • Business Reporting - One training site: 9 interns from seven universities, eight news organizations • Sports Copy Editing - One training site: 10 interns from six universities, 10 news organizations • Online Copy Editing - One training site: 16 interns from seven universities, 16 news outlets • News Copy Editing - Seven training sites: 67 interns from 46 universities, 60 news organizations

High School Journalism Workshops • 25 workshops, 18 states, 625 students

High School Newspaper Project • Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. High School for Law, Advocacy and Community Justice • Children’s Press Line

Teacher Awards Program • Karl Grubaugh, Teacher of the Year • Valerie Kibler, Distinguished Adviser • Ryan Gunterman, Distinguished Adviser • Renee Burke, Distinguished Adviser • Ann Visser, Distinguished Adviser • Susan Goins Newell, Special Recognition Adviser • Sandra Coyer, Special Recognition Adviser • Erin Coggins, Special Recognition Adviser

Publications • Adviser Update – 5,500 copies distributed quarterly, 12 sponsors 4 • The Journalist’s Road to Success – 600 distributed DJNF • La Ruta Al Exito del Periodista – 600 distributed 2008 • In the Beginning; Reviving Scholastic Journalism School by School -- Online PDF 2008 Financial Report* DOW JONES NEWSPAPER FUND, INC. STATEMENTS OF CASH RECEIPTS AND DISBURSEMENTS AND CHANGE IN FUND BALANCE FOR THE YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2008 (Unaudited Financial Statement)* CASH RECEIPTS

Contributions Dow Jones Foundation, Inc. $ 0 Scholarship Fund/Donations $ 9,101 Intern Training Grants from Newspapers $137,540

Total Contributions $146,641 Other Receipts Career Literature $ 6,500 Publication Sponsors $ 12,370 Interest Income $ 0

Total Other Receipts $ 12,370

TOTAL CASH RECEIPTS $165,511

CASH DISBURSEMENTS

High School Teacher Programs

Teacher Awards Program Student Scholarships $ 2,500 Teacher Awards Program Operating Costs $ 10,758

Total High School Teacher Programs $ 13,258

High School Student Programs

High School Journalism Workshops $128,764 Workshops Writing Competition Scholarships $ 5,000 High School Newspaper Project $ 6,000

Total High School Student Programs $139,764

College Student Programs

Editing Intern Training Centers $200,587 Business Reporting Training Center $ 7,080 Intern Travel Fund $ 29,481 Intern Scholarships $ 39,000 College Program Operating Costs $ 11,580

Total College Student Programs $287,728

Career Information Program And General Operating Expenses

Newsletter for High School Teachers $ 17,378 General Career Information $ 125 Production/Printing $ 150 Distribution $ 1,329 Postage $ 6,480 Postage (Dow Jones) $ 0 Stationery and Envelopes $ 219 Miscellaneous Expenses & Insurance $ 28,099

Total Career Information and General Operating Expenses $ 53,780

TOTAL CASH DISBURSEMENTS $494,531 5 Change in Fund Balance 329,020 DJNF FUND BALANCE - January 1 $483,690 2008 FUND BALANCE - December 31 $154,670 College Programs

Demand Doubles for Multimedia Interns

Newspaper Fund interns have always been a hot commodity but demand for the interns with multimedia skills doubled in 2008. The training program at Western Kentucky University, directed by Dr. Pam Johnson, offered two sessions with eight interns each. The program was sponsored by Yahoo! News, Inc.

News, copy editing and business reporting internships remained stable at 2007 levels despite the clear signs of economic downturn. In 2008, more than 500 applicants for the 2009 summer internship program completed Web-based application forms.

MULTIMEDIA EDITING

Western Kentucky University, Bowling Green Dr. Pam Johnson, Director

Leslie Arntz, Kent State University, Charleston (W. Va.) Gazette Nicholas Bergus, University of Iowa, Tampa Tribune Jay Buchanan, Yale University, Lexington Herald-Leader Elizabeth Davis, University of Montana, Indianapolis Star Tom Giratikanon, Northwestern University, Santa Rosa Press-Democrat Liv Gold, Columbia University, The Denver Post Olivia Hubert-Allen, Elon University, Pocono Record Samantha Hupman, Western Kentucky University, McClatchy News Bureau, Washington, D.C. Carolyn Kim, Northwestern University, The Wall Street Journal Matthew Kuka, University of Central Florida, Cullman (Ala.) Times Shannon Petrie, University of Tennessee, Frontdoor.com/Scripps Mathilde Piard, Columbia University, The Palm Beach Post Ken Robinson, University of California at Los Angeles, Yahoo! News Michelle Rindells, Biola University, Argus Leader, Sioux Falls, S.D. Paula Vasan, University of Maryland, Yahoo! Finance Leroy Lamar Wilson, Virginia Tech University, The Washington Post

NEWS COPY EDITING

Temple University, Philadelphia Dr. Edward Trayes, Director

Timothy DeBord, University of Illinois, Lawrence (Mass.) Eagle- Tribune Claire Craft, Virginia Tech, The New York Times News Service Kaliope Geldis, Depauw University, The Wall Street Journal Eba Hamid, Hampton University, The New York Times Mary Knowles, University of Central Florida, The Wall Street Mary Tindall Journal Knowles listens at Peter de Montmollin, Syracuse University, The New York Times Temple University Jessica Lin, University of North Carolina, Newsday Rachel Rosenthal, Columbia University, The Star Ledger Samuel Rubenfeld, Hofstra University, Dow Jones Newswires 6 Katherine Santiago, Columbia University, The New York Times DJNF Ashley Thomas, University of Missouri, Associated Press 2008 University of Missouri Associate Dean Brian Brooks, Director

Pam Cohen, University of Missouri, The Daily Journal, Kankakee, Ill. Madeline Donovan, University of Nebraska, St. Paul Pioneer Press Matt Erickson, University of Kansas, Kansas City Star Kelsey Hayes, University of Kansas, Indianapolis Star Ben Karp, Vanderbilt University, Minneapolis Star-Tribune Danielle Lacey, University of Missouri, Detroit News Connease Warren and Allison McGee join another Free Press Allison McGee, University of Missouri, intern to pose with the Stanley Cup Detroit Free Press Photo by Joe Grimm Rae Nudson, University of Missouri, Kansas City Star Katherine Ryan, Drake University, Lexington Herald-Leader Connease Warren, Harvard University, Detroit Free Press

University of Central Florida Dr. Rick Kenney, Director

Laura Chramer, University of Alabama, Sarasota (Fla.) Herald Tribune Jessica Croy, University of Central Florida, Columbus (Ga.) Ledger Enquirer Matthew Grayson, University of Georgia, Tampa Tribune Alice Haymond, University of Kentucky, Naples (Fla.) Daily News Kristen Huth, Pennsylvania State University, Virginian Pilot, Norfolk, Va. Jhenelle Johnson, Florida A&M University, St. Petersburg Times Ileana Llorens, University Central Florida, South Florida Sun-Sentinel Catie Fry, University Central Florida, Florida Times-Union Adam Playford, New York University, Palm Beach Post Lauren Raab, University of California at Los Angeles, Los Angeles Times Jamie Scott, University of Missouri, Richmond Times Dispatch Julie Stewart, Lehigh University, News Journal, Wilmington, Del.

San Jose State University Dr. William Tillinghast, Director

Megan Bakker, California State University Fresno, Bakersfield Californian Daniel Esch, San Jose State University, Arizona Daily Star Derik Fabry, Michigan State University, Spokane (Wash.) Spokesman Review Alexandra Horowitz, Columbia University, San Diego Union-Tribune Karl Kremple, University of Montana, The News Tribune, Tacoma, Wash. Joanne Lui, California State University Fresno, Fresno Bee Lindsay Naylor, University of North Carolina, Dr. William Tillinghast makes a Grand Forks (N.D.) Herald point in class at San Jose State Katherine Rainey, University of Missouri, University. Seattle Post-Intelligencer Photo by Jessie Pickett 7 Laura Powers, University of Oregon, DJNF The Denver Post Kevin Rand, San Jose State University, Contra Costa (Calif.) Times 2008 Jessica Shaw, Washington & Lee University, San Luis Obispo (Calif.) Tribune Pennsylvania State University Dr. Marie Hardin, Director

Megan Barrow, University of Richmond, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette Brian Dalek, Marshall University, Beckley (W.Va.) Register Herald Heather Hottle, Pennsylvania State University, Pocono Record, Stroudsburg, Pa. Lisa Kenney, Syracuse University, Journal News, White Plains, N.Y. Kathryn Krawczak, University of Missouri, Enid (Okla.) News & Eagle Alexandra Petri, Pennsylvania State University, The Standard Times, New Bedford, Mass. Andrew Poloni, Wayne State University, Hartford (Conn.) Courant Zaileen Roachm, University of Central Florida, Mankato (Minn.) Free Press Trudi Shaffer, Syracuse University, Philadelphia Inquirer Megan Speer, University of Central Florida, Buffalo News Jenette Sturges, Pennsylvania State University, Anderson (Ind.) Herald Bulletin

University of Texas at Austin Professor S. Griffin Singer, Director

Megan Kinkade, University of Missouri, Beaumont (Texas) Enterprise Gregory Pietras, University of Missouri, Roanoke (Va.) Times Courtney Bonnell, Arizona State University, Amarillo (Texas) Globe-News Amanda Burton, Wayne State University, San Francisco Chronicle Sandra Gonzalez, University of Texas-Pan American, Austin American-Statesman Amanda Jacobs, University of Missouri, San Francisco Chronicle Carolyn Phenicie, American University, The Washington Times Carrie Riles, University of Central Florida, University of Texas interns Fredericksburg (Va.) Freelance Star pose with professional staff. Keith Smiley, University of Kentucky, The Tennessean, Nashville Lauren Thompson, University of Texas at Austin, Houston Chronicle Amanda Wells, University of Arkansas, San Antonio Express-News Anthony Wild, University of Texas at Austin, Houston Chronicle

SPORTS COPY EDITING

University of Nebraska at Lincoln Dr. Charlyne Berens, Director

Padrick Brewer, University of Central Florida, Palm Beach Post Lindsay Bryant, San Jose State University, The Denver Post Michael James, Pennsylvania State University, Journal News, White Plains, N.Y. Kimberly Meyer, Pennsylvania State University, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette Daniel Lawhon, University of Missouri, Miami Herald Melissa Rosenburg, American University, The Washington Post Jonathan Smith, University of Kentucky, The New York Times Tara Smith, University of Kansas, Naples (Fla.) Daily News 8 Michael Stechschulte, University of Michigan-Flint, St. Paul Pioneer Press DJNF Sam Wineka, University of North Carolina, Hartford (Conn.) Courant 2008 BUSINESS REPORTING New York University CarlosTejada, The Wall Street Journal, Director

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 Shannon Epps, Hampton University, Naples (Fla.) Daily News Alexandria McCarthy, Fort Lewis College, Toluse Olorunnipa and The Denver Post Bowdeyah Tweh in the Toluse Olorunnipa, Stanford University, business reporting class at The Wall Street Journal New York University. Bowdeyah Tweh, Wayne State University, South Florida Sun-Sentinel Sui-Lee Wee, New York University, The Wall Street Journal

Glamann Award Goes to the Fund

The American Copy Editors Society presented the first Glamann Award to the Dow Jones Newspaper Fund at its convention in Denver in 2008. The Fund was cited for its contributions to copy editing with the award named for Hank Glamann, an ACES founder and former editor at the Houston Chronicle.

Dr. Ed Trayes accepted on the Fund’s behalf: “One piece of this decades-long story is the part so many of you past and present have played personally to make this happen. You have done this as slots, as experienced copy editors, as news room managers. You and yours have welcomed 40 years of editing interns, worked with them, trained them, and shown them by example as well as shared intellect what it takes to do what is arguably the most important job in journalism: making sure that whatever gets published is, among other things, true, accurate, fair.”

The full text of his remarks can be found in the 2008 conference section on the ACES site at www.copydesk.org.

Fifth Trayes Scholar Is Chosen

Each year, Dr. Edward Trayes of Temple University selects the best intern in his residency program to receive a $1,000 scholarship provided by the Terry O’Toole Foundation. The 2008 recipient was Ashley Thomas of the University of Missouri who worked at the Associated Press in New York. Terry O’Toole a 1979 alumnus of the Temple program, endowed the award on the 25th anniversary of his participation in the internship program.

Ashley was offered a full-time position within weeks on the Ashley Thompson, with 9 job. She was subsequently promoted to a supervisory position. cupcake, at her desk at The Associated Press DJNF Read more on the residency’s blog at djnf08.wordpress.com. in New York. 2008 Summer High School Workshops

Students Master New Modes of Communication

Six hundred twenty-five high school students exercised the power of the pen, the digital camera and the blog in 2008 summer high school journalism workshops supported by the Fund across the country. Students at New York University created The Spectrum to take an online look at immigration issues in the city. The site for the program, directed by Professor Yvonne Latty with Nadine Heintz, is at http://journalism.nyu.edu/ujw/thespectrum/.

Multimedia presentations include photography, video and text. Among the topics these workshoppers explored were Asian art, Professor Yvonne Latty shows Melissa Chan and Yoadelys development threats to Chinatown, a single Carreras how to use a digital Dominican mother’s struggle, and the fashion camera at New York University. sense of orthodox Muslim women.

ALABAMA Director: Mr. Ed Mullins The University of Alabama Tuscaloosa Nine days Participants: 23 Co-sponsors: Alabama Press Association Journalism Foundation Mobile Press Register/Newhouse Foundation Ethics and Excellence in Journalism Foundation Mercedes Benz USA International Four Points Sheraton Capstone Other donations

ARIZONA Director: Mr. Bill Greer; John deDios, co director University of Arizona Department of Journalism Tucson 11 days Participants: 13 Co-sponsor: Tucson Citizen

CALIFORNIA Director: Dr. Cristina Azocar Center for Improvement and Integration of Journalism San Francisco State University 14 days Participants: 11 Co-sponsors: CIIJ Anniversary Fundraiser Ethics and Excellence in Journalism Miranda Lux KPIX Blue and Gold Fleet/Pier 39 10 Gap Foundation DJNF New York Times Newspapers in Education Program Golden Gate [X]Press Advertising 2008 Director: Mr. Joe Rodriguez Director: Mr. Phil Costello Mosaic Workshop/CCNMA/San Jose Youth Communication/Chicago chapter Six weeks Participants: 12 San Jose Co-sponsors: 12 days Participants: 20 Roosevelt University Co-sponsors: Columbia College San Jose Mercury News Illinois Arts Council Castellano Family Foundation McCormick Tribune Foundation Empire Broadcasting Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel

Director: Mr. Leonel Sanchez KENTUCKY CCNMA/San Diego Chapter Director: Dr. Beth Barnes The Union-Tribune University of Kentucky 13 days Participants: 20 School of Journalism and Co-sponsors: Telecommunications Union-Tribune Lexington San Diego Society of Professional 11 days Participants: 13 Journalists Co-sponsors: KPBS Radio/Radio and Television News Louisville Courier-Journal Directors Foundation Scripps Howard Foundation Inland Empire Chapter CCNMA The Winchester Sun

Director: Dr. Gary Rice MASSACHUSETTS California State University, Fresno Director: Ms. Donna DeSimone Department of Mass Communication and New England High School Collaborative Journalism Weston 11 days Participants: 12 Ten days Participants: 22 Co-sponsors: Co-sponsors: College of Arts and Humanities Worcester Telegram & Gazette Fresno Bee Private donation Sanger Herald Madera Tribune MISSISSIPPI Stockton Record Director: Dr. Samir Husni University of Mississippi FLORIDA Oxford Director: Yves Colon 12 days Participants: 14 University of Miami Co-sponsors: School of Communication Mississippi Press Association 21 days Participants: 21 Northeast Mississippi Daily Journal Co-sponsors: University of Mississippi Department St. Petersburg Times of Journalism Peace Sullivan The Miami Herald MISSOURI James Ansin, WSVN Channel 7 Director: Ms. Anna Romero South Florida Sun-Sentinel University of Missouri School of Journalism ILLINOIS Columbia Director: Dr. Sally Turner 10 days Participants: 15 Eastern Illinois University/Illinois Press Co-sponsors: Foundation University of Missouri Vice Provost of Charleston IL International Programs and Strategic 14 days Participants: 18 Planning Co-sponsors: Missouri School of Journalism Eastern Illinois University Center on Religions and Professions Illinois Press Foundation Radio and TV News Faculty Scripps Howard Foundation Missouri Press Association Foundation St. Louis Post Dispatch Kansas City Star Radio and TV News Faculty, MU School of Journalism 11 St. Louis Post-Dispatch Missouri Broadcasters Association DJNF KOMU-TV NBC 8 2008 Associated Press, Kansas City Columbia Daily Tribune Society of American Business Editors and OKLAHOMA Writers Director: Mr. Ramòn Chàvez Columbia Missourian University of Oklahoma The Oklahoman Oklahoma Institute Journalism Diversity The Sun-News, Myrtle Beach, S.C. Gaylord College of Journalism and Mass CNN/Intranet Web Site Communication WCBS 880 New York Norman CBS News, New York Seven days Participants: 14 Oklahoma State University Co-sponsors: Philadelphia Inquirer The Oklahoman The Washington Post Institute for Research and Training Cleveland Plain Dealer Ethics and Excellence in Journalism Springfield(Mo.) News Leader Foundation Tulsa World NEW JERSEY Gaylord College of Journalism Director: Robert Williams, III and Mass Communication Chiger Williams Foundation West Long Branch PENNSYLVANIA 13 days Participants: 15 Directors: Ms. Deborah Licklider and Co-sponsors: Paul Vigna FirstEnergy Foundation Philadelphia Association of Black New Jersey Newspaper Foundation Journalists/Philadelphia Daily News The Newark Star-Ledger Eight days Participants: 20 The Asbury Park Press Co-sponsors: The Philadelphia Inquirer and Daily News Philadelphia Daily News North Jersey Media Group, Inc. Philadelphia Association of Black The Press of Atlantic City Journalists The Courier News Individual donors The Times of Trenton Glenwood Communications Corp. Director: Dr. Joseph Selden The Home News Tribune Pennsylvania State University The Burlington County Times College of Communications Monmouth University, Department of Office of Multicultural Affairs Communication University Park The Associated Press 12 days Participants: 18 The Herald News Co-sponsors: Nancy Burns NEW YORK Centre Daily Times Director: Professor Yvonne Latty Gannett Foundation New York University B. Denise Hawkins Department of Journalism The Patriot-News Eight days Participants: 19 College of Communications, Office Co-sponsors: of Multicultural Affairs Village Voice Pennsylvania Newspaper Association Ed Lewis-Essence magazine Aileen Price National Association of Hispanic Jacqueline Robinson-Melchor Journalists Joseph M. Selden New York Association of Black Journalists Elinor Tatum, publisher, Amsterdam News TEXAS New York University Department of Director: Ms. Irene Abrego Journalism San Antonio College Department of Journalism OHIO 13 days Participants: 12 Director: Mr. Gene Shelton Co-sponsors: Kent State University San Antonio Express-News School of Journalism and Mass Austin American-Statesman Communication The Dallas Morning News 12 Six days Participants: 16 San Angelo Standard-Times Co-sponsors: Texas State University, San Marcos DJNF Kent State University Diversity Institute San Antonio Press, Inc. 2008 The Plain Dealer, Cleveland The Akron Beacon Journal The Repository, Canton Director: Professor Daxton Stewart Texas Christian University 2008 Summer Workshops Department of Journalism Writing and Photography Fort Worth Competition Winners 11 days Participants: 13 Co-sponsor: The writing winners and the workshops Fort Worth Star Telegram they attended were: Jamari Caldwell, BAMMA, Bay Area Director: Dr. Zita Arocha Multicultural Media Academy at San University of Texas at El Paso Francisco State University Department of Communication Studies Melissa Chan, Urban Journalism 13 days Participants: 16 Workshop, New York University; Co-sponsors: Rashmi Guttal, Mosaic at San Jose McCormick Tribune Foundation State University University of Texas at El Paso Melissa Martin, Urban Journalism Bob Moore and Kate Gannon Workshop, San Antonio College El Paso, Inc. and Miki Onwudinjo, The El Diario de El Paso Multicultural Journalism Workshop at KTEP-FM the Pennsylvania State University. UTEP Forensics Sam Donaldson Center, UTEP The El Paso Times The photo scholarships were awarded Dean Foods to Chinh Doan, Oklahoma Institute KFOX-TV for Diversity in Journalism at the University of Oklahoma; and Josie VIRGINIA A. Green, Mosaic at San Jose State Director: Ms. Carol Mawyer University. Virginia Commonwealth University School of Mass Communications * * * Richmond These students from the 2007 13 days Participants: 12 competitions received scholarships in Co-sponsors: fall 2008: Richmond Times-Dispatch Samera Hadi, The Mosaic San WASHINGTON Jose Urban Journalism Workshop, a Director: Prof. Tomas Guillen graduate of Silver Creek High School, Seattle University San Jose, Calif., attended DeAnza Communications Department Community College. Seattle Eight days Participants: 15 Sangeeta Shastry, Missouri Urban Co-sponsors: Journalism Workshop, graduate of Seattle University Mary Institute in St. Louis, attended Seattle Post-Intelligencer the University of Missouri. The Seattle Times Yakima Herald-Republic Brittany Stewart, Bay Area Tacoma News Tribune Multicultural Media Academy, graduate of Berkeley (Calif.) High WISCONSIN School, attended San Francisco State Director: Ms. Rose Richard University. Marquette University College of Communication Hillary Castanon, Urban Journalism Milwaukee Workshop at San Antonio College, 13 days Participants: 16 graduate of Earl Warren High School Co-sponsor: in San Antonio, attended San Antonio Department of Public Instruction Other Sources College.

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Martin Luther King High School senior and staff writer Shardane Berrien reviews her interview notes. She was accepted to Rutgers and plans to major in journalism. Oliver Jimenez uses an AP Stylebook, purchased with grant funds, to copy edit The Advocate. Sports Editor Jasmine Jacobs and Staff Writer Anika Daruecil review the lead sports story on the Boys’ Soccer championship. Fourth photo: Features Editor Sire Sidibe designs the features section using Adobe InDesign. Photos by Kelly Gionti

Urban High School Paper Gets a Boost

Kelly Gionti teaches English and journalism at Dr. Martin Luther King High School for Law, Advocacy and Community Justice just across from Lincoln Center in New York City. She had hoped to receive a partnership grant to bring professional journalists into her classroom and buy equipment.

Although her initial application was not approved, Barbara Martinez of the Fund’s board and her colleagues at The Wall Street Journal came through with professional mentoring. The Fund awarded a small grant. The staff of The Advocate gained a lot of traction from that support. They published four full-color, 12-page issues.

Ms. Gionti reported, “We were able to purchase new cameras and a new computer with current design software to create the paper. We also used funding to send students to the Columbia Scholastic Press Association fall workshop and to purchase copies of The Radical Write.”

Help for Youth Media

Children’s Press Line received a grant from the Newspaper Fund in 2008. The non-profit media organization engages youth in New York City, New Orleans and Washington, D.C., in journalism to 14 promote civic engagement and deliver oral, written, leadership and social skills. DJNF 2008 Teacher Programs

California Teacher Sees Miracles in Daily Work

Karl Grubaugh says high school journalism isn’t about the “finished product, it’s about the people.” He told an audience that saw him receive the 2008 National High School Journalism Teacher of the Year award “..talented, motivated high school students are some of the most engaging people I’ve ever spent time with.”

The staff of The Granite Bay Gazette, Granite Bay (Calif.) High School publishes eight 40- page broadsheet issues every five to six weeks.

Food, music and goofy themes make production nights unpredictable fun that produces thoughtful, award-winning journalism.

In addition to addressing his peers in high school journalism, the Teacher of the Year will speak at the convention of college journalism educators in Boston. The Granite Bay Gazette He will also attend a seminar at staff surrounds Karl the Poynter Institute for Media Studies in St. Grubaugh Petersburg.

A senior at his high school will win a $1,000 college scholarship in his honor in a writing competition held at Granite Bay. The newspaper staff received a laptop computer as part of the recognition program.

Mr. Grubaugh’s remarks at the JEA/NSPA convention, Nov. 15, 2008 are posted in full at Karl with wife Tanya www.newspaperfund.org/uploads/Karlspeech241.htm and plaque in St. Louis Predecessor Reflects on Reasons Not to Retire

2007 Teacher of the Year Jim McGonnell spoke to the Columbia Scholastic Press Association’s spring convention in New York in March 2008. He talked about his reasons for staying in journalism, his love for New York and his experiences in the city after 9/11. An excerpt follows.

On September 11, 2001, at about 9:55 my wife called and told me to turn on my classroom TV. I was devastated by what I saw, as I watched with tears streaming down my face, actually watching the events all week was difficult. Then on Friday during an interview on Good Morning America, watching Howard Lutnick tell of the loss of his entire company, 658 of his staff, including his brother on the 101-105th floors of the north tower of the World Trade Center, it came to me.

I called my wife and told her that on Saturday, I was driving to New York, we played the “No, you’re not,” “Yes I am” game, but to make 15 a long story short on Sept. 15 at 6 a.m. I left. I had to go, I had to do DJNF something to try and help, but really to see it for myself. 2008 Many thought it was the journalist wannabe in me, but it wasn’t that. Someone had changed the world, as we knew it forever, in the city I love and I had to try and make a difference. Driving across the George Washington Bridge it all became real. Looking down the Hudson River, the smoke still rising, I realized it was true, not a dream.

The hotel I usually stay at on Eighth Avenue was right next door to one of the fire stations that lost 16 men. Flowers, notes, and people poured onto the sidewalk. After talking to some of the firemen that remembered me, I headed downtown to help, to do something. The sadness and sense of loss was numbing and yet by the end of my second day inspiring. New Yorkers are resilient people and these days more kind and helpful.

Now back to the lady on the corner of Lexington and 26th Street. One area had memorials for the missing or presumed dead on fences, window sills, even phone booths and a number of people walking around with pictures in their hands asking if anyone had seen missing children, parents, grandparents. As I sat on the curb, face in hands Kathleen Zwiebel, 1998 crying, an older lady came up to me and asked if I was OK? National High School And whom I had lost in the towers? Journalism Teacher of the Year, with Jim McGonnell after he spoke at the Embarrassingly I said, “No one.” It was just the sense of loss Columbia Scholastic all around me was more than I could handle. She touched my Press Association. shoulder, sat down beside me and said, “Look at these pictures of my granddaughter. She was on the 100th floor of the north tower. I know she is gone, but I need to keep hope in looking for her.”

We chatted about 15 minutes and in that short time we actually helped each other. I helped her by just listening and letting her talk about her granddaughter. I found such strength in this woman, she touched me deeply.

Just like us with our students.

I am blessed, even though we have made a difference in their lives, my students have given back to me 10-fold and certainly made me a better teacher, adviser, father, and person.

Mr. McGonnell also attended the American Society of News Editors convention in April in conjunction with the Newspaper Association of America in Washington, D.C. He heard presidential candidates Hillary Clinton, Barack Obama and John McCain discuss the issues and field questions. He also met notable journalists.

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DJNF Jim McGonnell with John Seigenthaler at a Freedom Forum reception and 2008 with Don Carter, first executive director of the Fund, at a luncheon during the American Society of News Editors conference, April 2008. 2008 Distinguished Advisers 2008 Special Recognition Advisers

Renee Burke Erin Coggins William Boone High School Sparkman High School Orlando, Fla. Harvest, Ala. Adviser, Hi-Lights newspaper and the Adviser, The Crimson Crier newspaper Legend yearbook Education: B.A., Communications, Education: B.A., English Education, University of Alabama; B.S., Secondary University of Central Florida Education in Language Arts, Athens Master Journalism Educator, State University; M.A., Educator, Journalism Education Association Language Arts-Journalism, University of Certification from National Board of North Alabama Professional Teaching Standards Certified Journalism Education, Journalism Education Association 2007 Columbia Scholastic Press Association Gold Key Ryan Gunterman Bloomington North High Sandra Coyer School Puyallup High School Bloomington, Ind. Puyallup, Wash. Adviser to The North Star Adviser, The Viking Vanguard newspaper Education: B.S., Journalism Education: B.A., Communications, Education, Indiana University Washington State University; M.A., M.A., Journalism, Indiana Teaching, Grand Canyon University. University, expected June 2009 Certified Journalism Educator, Master 2008 Ball State Journalism Workshops Hall of Journalism Educator, Journalism Education Fame Association

Valerie Penton Kibler Susan Goins Newell Harrisonburg High School Northridge High School Harrisonburg, Va. Tuscaloosa, Ala. Adviser, Newsstreak newspaper Adviser, The Northridge Reporter Director, Virginia Association of Education: B.A., Samford University; Journalism Teachers and Advisers M.A. Secondary Education, Language Education: B.A., English, Virginia Arts and Ed. S., English Language Arts, Polytechnic Institute and State University of Alabama University Certified Journalism Educator, Master 2007 DJNF Special Recognition Adviser Journalism Educator, Journalism Education Certified Journalism Educator, Journalism Association Education Association 2008 Alabama Scholastic Press Association Adviser of the Year Ann Visser Pella Community High School These students of 2007 Honored Pella, Iowa Teachers received scholarships in 2008. Adviser, The Pelladium newspaper Education: B.S., Education in Kiersten Smith, $1000 English and Journalism, Northwest Ohio University Missouri State University Student of Jim McGonnell Immediate Past President, Medal of Findlay (Ohio) High School Merit, Master Journalism Educator, Journalism Education Association; Pioneer Award, National Amanda Muniz, $500 Northwest Vista College Scholastic Press Association Student of Martha Singleton Oliver Wendell Holmes High School San Antonio, Texas

Jenese Lewis, $500 Arizona State University Student of Peggy Gregory Greenway HIgh School, Phoenix 17 Sara Pruzin, $500 Butler Univesity DJNF Student of Jim Lang 2008 Floyd Central High School Floyds Knobs, Ind. Publications Communication Is Still Key Bringing the message of the Fund’s commitment to journalism education is a large part of our mission. Increasingly Web-based and multimedia communication are integral to staying in touch with intern alumni who are flung across the country and the globe. We turned to MySpace.com and Facebook.com to promote the internship programs to find that our college interns and high school workshop students users had already formed groups. We’ll add more social media to our email blasts to increase outreach in the future.

Meanwhile, Fund print media remain in demand.

Adviser Update Distributed quarterly to more than 5,000 high school media teachers and advisers, publishes excerpts from each issue on the Web.

The Journalist’s Road to Success Available in print, on the Web and as a downloadable PDF, this booklet describes careers in journalism, college courses and journalists’ characteristics. Information about mass communications programs, internships, fellowships, scholarships and continuing education opportunities is available on the Web site by clicking Search Journalism Schools and selecting Scholarship Listings from the Program pull-down menu.

In the Beginning Now a PDF on the Web site, this handy guide answers basic questions for those who want to start or jumpstart a high school publication.

La Ruta Al Exito Del Periodista The Spanish language version of The Journalist’s Road to Success is available in print and as a downloadable PDF.

50th Anniversary Book The history, based on key interview by Dr. Rick Kenney, a DJNF alum- nus and residency director, will be published in 2009. Don Carter, first director of the Fund, Dr. Ed Trayes, former assistant to the director, and other board members and staff talked about the philosophy and practice of the Fund from its inception.

18 DJNF 2008 Dow Jones Newspaper Fund Board of Directors

Officers

Richard J. Levine/President Neal Lipschutz Former Vice President, News Senior Vice President/Managing Editor Dow Jones & Company Dow Jones Newswires Barbara Martinez/Secretary Laurence G. O’Donnell Reporter Retired Managing Editor The Wall Street Journal The Wall Street Journal Kenneth Herts/Treasurer* James H. Ottaway, Jr.** Vice President, Finance, Retired Chairman and CEO Consumer Media Group Ottaway Newspapers, Inc. Dow Jones & Company Dr. Reginald Owens Thomas W. McGuirl/Treasurer** F. Jay Taylor Chair of Journalism Vice President, Tax Louisiana Tech University Dow Jones & Company Cathy Panagoulias Richard S. Holden/Executive Director Deputy Managing Editor Dow Jones Newspaper Fund, Inc. The Wall Street Journal

Directors Robin Gibson Sawyer 2000 Journalism Teacher of the Year Don E. Carter First Flight High School Member Emeritus Kill Devil Hills, N.C. Former Executive Director Dr. Russell G. Todd Thomas E. Engleman G.B. Dealey Chair, Journalism Former Executive Director Department Program Director, New Jersey Newspaper University of Texas at Austin Foundation

Gregory Giangrande Fund Staff Senior Vice President, Human Resources Dow Jones & Company Richard S. Holden/Executive Director Linda Shockley/Deputy Director Les Hinton Phil Avila/Project Manager Chief Executive Officer Diane Cohn/Director of Finance Dow Jones & Company

Peter Kann *Term began November 2008 Retired Chairman and CEO **Term ended November 2008 Dow Jones & Company

Melanie Kirkpatrick Deputy Editor, Editorial Page The Wall Street Journal 19 Diana Mitsu Klos DJNF Senior Projects Director 2008 American Society of Newspaper Editors About Fund Programs

The Newspaper Fund accepts proposals for two program strands designed to fulfill our mission of encouraging students to pursue careers in journalism: College Internship Residencies and High School Journalism Workshops. Guidelines for these programs are available on our Web site, www.newspaperfund.org, in the Forms section.

Our grant applications can be obtained online. Further, proposals for College Internship Residencies and High School Journalism Workshops may only be submitted online. Additionally, the Fund will review unsolicited proposals that directly relate to the foundation’s mission. The Basic Grant Application Form for an unsolicited proposal is a Microsoft Word document which can be saved on and completed on a computer desktop. It must be submitted by mail. It requires a narrative description of the program or project, a description of the organization, an itemized expense and income budget, resumes of personnel, proof of 501 (c)(3) status and other relevant materials.

Ineligible Projects The Fund does not award grants to publish commercial newspapers or underwrite dinners, luncheons, receptions or other special events. Grants are made only to non-profit, federally tax-exempt organizations. Individuals are not eligible to apply for DJNF funding.

Proposal Deadlines Proposals must be submitted no later than Oct. 1. Decisions are announced after the annual meeting of the Board of Directors in November.

Directors of previously funded DJNF programs must complete the required final reports before submitting new proposals. They must log on as a Returning DJNF User to submit these reports.

Potential grant applicants may consult with Fund staff about proposals before submission. Send email to [email protected] or call (609) 452-2820 to request a consultation.

Applicant Deadlines for Internship and Teacher Programs

Teacher Programs July 1 postmark deadline National High School Journalism Teacher of the Year College Internship Programs November 1 filing deadline Newspaper Editing Intern Program Sports Editing Program Multimedia Editing Program Business Reporting Intern Program

Historically Black Colleges and Universities Varies Multimedia and Editing Seminars

20 DJNF 2008 Four Men Guided Fund’s First Half Century

Though it began with Barney Kilgore, iconic editor of The Wall Street Journal, the Newspaper Fund has been served well by 46 board members over its 50 years. Key among those board members are the four men who served as executive director.

Don E. Carter, the first executive director, arrived from Atlanta, Ga., for his first extended stay in New York City, to take the helm and promote programming for high school journalism teachers. He built upon the teacher fellowship program to create the high school journalism teacher awards program. Turning his attention to college students, he started the reporting internship program in 1960. The Fund’s four executive directors, Richard S. Holden, Thomas E. Engleman, Paul Paul S. Swensson took over the Fund in 1961 and became S. Swensson and Don E. a much sought-after presenter and speaker to college and Carter high school journalism educators. His papers are archived at the Minnesota Historical Society. As a precursor to activities to come he would offer teacher fellowship workshops at Historically Black Colleges and Universities. He laid the groundwork for the urban journalism workshops which would start in 1968. In that year, he launched the editing internship program which revolutionized thinking about staffing the copy desk.

Thomas E. Engleman became the third executive director in 1968 having served as assistant to Paul Swensson. He expanded on many services including career literature, Dr. John Clarke at the Ohio research on newspaper job trends and college education for State residency with editing journalists. Mr. Engleman developed closer ties with the interns. American Society of News Editors. He advocated elevating the profile of scholastic journalism and found the avenue with the introduction of intensive journalistic writing which is offered in numerous schools as an Advanced Placement course.

Richard S. Holden joined the Fund in 1992 expanding the editing programs into financial news, sports copy editing and multimedia. He also added a business reporting program. The Fund expended its Web presence and forged stronger relationships with college editing professors and media professionals under his leadership.

Read more about the history of the Newspaper Fund Jim Highland with a in the forthcoming 50th anniversary book. workshopper at Western Kentucky University. 21 DJNF 2008