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PRESSING AHEAD 2011 Annual Report On the cover: Top left, high school journalists talk with a police officer about violent crime at the Indianapolis Association of Black Journalists Multimedia Journalism Workshop for High School Students. IABJ Photo

Top right, editing interns catch their breath after the traditional “Rocky” climb up the Art Museum steps in Philadelphia on their last night in the city. Temple University Photo

Bottom right, newly installed board member Pamela Fisher, vice president for diversity at , poses with Don Carter, board member emeritus and first executive director of the Fund. DJNF Photo

Bottom left, interns in the news editing residency at the University of at Austin at work. Bradley Photo Table 2011 Annual Report of Contents News Fund, Inc.

From the President 2 From the Executive Director 3 2011 Financial Reports 4

Programs College Programs Multimedia Seminars for Professors 6 Student Internships 7

High School Programs Summer High School Journalism Workshops 11 National High School Journalism Teacher of the Year 17

Publications 19

Board of Directors and Officers 20

Guidelines 21

The Dow Jones News Fund is a nonprofit foundation established in 1958 and supported by the Dow Jones Foundation and media companies. Its purpose is to promote careers in print and digital journalism.

The Dow Jones News Fund, Inc. P.O. Box 300 Princeton NJ 08543-0300 609.452.2820 FAX: 609.520.5804 Website: https://www.newsfund.org Email: [email protected]

© 2012 Copyright Dow Jones News Fund, Inc. From the number of jobs fell by and from the response of the Fund’s management. 2.4% to 40,600 in 2011; We have reduced our training fees, strengthened President that is 13,500, or 33.3%, our workshops and pursued internships more Richard J. Levine fewer positions aggressively than in the past, frequently targeting than existed in 2005, new commercial and nonprofit digital publishers. the year before print And there is more to be done. began to The Reality of plummet. Personally, I remain encouraged by the first- rate journalism still being produced at many Present The most worrisome financially-strapped papers and by the enthusiasm aspect of these and confidence of young journalists just starting Challenges developments is their careers. I also remain optimistic that new, he link between the health of the news the impact on the innovative models capable of supporting business, especially , and effectiveness of the quality journalism, and indirectly the News Fund’s the health of the Dow Jones News Fund nation’s newsrooms. More provincially, I am programs, will emerge from the current efforts of T talented executives, editors and technologists across became starkly clearer in 2011, the sixth year of the concerned about newspapers’ willingness and ability industry’s cyclical and secular downturn. to continue to provide paid summer internships the country. that are at the of the Dow Jones News Fund’s But in 2011, as newspapers continued to struggle, The Pew Research Center’s most recent annual college programs. These internships are attaining this goal became more urgent. ttt report on “ of the News Media” concluded designed to encourage students to consider careers that the newspaper industry began 2012 “neither in journalism and help ensure the generation of dying nor assured of a stable future.” The industry professional reporters and editors. “rallied around a story…that year-by-year it is developing new digital products and new revenue As readers of these annual reports are aware, the streams,” Pew said. However, it stressed that print News Fund has not escaped unscathed. In the advertising declined for the sixth consecutive year summer of 2006, we offered 112 internships. In in 2011 and the loss of that revenue was greater summer 2011 we were able to provide 85, the same than the increase in digital advertising revenue by number as the previous year—no small achievement a ratio of 10 to 1, worse than in the 2010. “Even if in the current environment. the newspaper industry can find a sustainable model online, moreover, those ratios mean newsrooms will Over the past six tumultuous years, News Fund be much smaller than they were a decade ago.” internship programs have held up better than overall The unsettling Pew report was followed by the newsroom employment. They have benefitted from American Society of News Editors’ survey of the stable financial and professional support of Dow newsrooms at daily newspapers that found the Jones and its parent, News Corporation,

2 Dow Jones News Fund, Inc. From the In his speech, he paid .com, the hyperlocal websites that are a Executive Director tribute to his “mooching” subsidiary of AOL Inc., joined our multimedia ability, saying “My intern program for , sending four Rich Holden best friend when I was interns for training at Western University. teaching back in Iowa gave me a special movie Western Kentucky also was the site of our when I left. I thought multimedia training program for professors from DJNF Programs he was just trying to be Historically Black Colleges and Universities. This, funny—but looking at combined with a similar program at the University Assist Large things now, he was dead- of Texas El Paso for professors at institutions with on. Let me illustrate this large Hispanic student populations, gave some Spectrum of conclusion I’ve come to 30 professors the opportunity to learn new digital with a few things I like to skills and bring them back to their campuses for the Journalists call MoochPoints.” students. eet Aaron Manfull, a.k.a. the “big mooch,” which we’ll explain in detail And from MoochPoints evolved a project that Mr. Among other developments in 2011, we were later. Who is Mr. Manfull? He is the Dow Manfull created called The Next 26. The website, delighted to add to our board of directors Pam M Fisher, the vice president of corporate diversity at Jones News Fund’s 2011 High School Journalism thenext26.com, contains 26 tips for advisers to share Teacher of the Year, the latest in a line of 53 great with their colleagues, among many other features. our parent, News Corporation. Ms. Fisher brings teachers who have received the award that stretches It’s no wonder that among Mr. Manfull’s many a wealth of knowledge in areas to which the News back to 1960 and Dr. William Nolan of Harry Ellis accomplishments he is serving as the chair of the Fund has been committed for more than half a High School in Richmond, Calif. JEA digital media committee. century.

Mr. Manfull, who teaches at Francis Howell North In addition to the News Fund’s Teacher of the Year And a special thanks to the Dow Jones Foundation, High School in St. Charles, Mo., is also among the program, we also were proud to provide funding which has provided the bulk of our funding since nearly 500 high school teachers, college professors, of $167,000 to 27 summer high school journalism our inception in 1958. For 2011, the Dow Jones high school and college students who, in 2011, workshops around the country. Our support has Foundation increased our yearly grant by $40,000, benefited from Dow Jones News Fund grants at become even more critical to many of these to $390,000. Because of the foundation’s generosity, programs stretching from to California, programs as news organizations have cut back on we were able to continue our multimedia training and to Minnesota. “unnecessary” expenses, such as training programs programs for college professors and provide more for staff and funding of high school and college funding to our high school workshops. ttt Now, about the “big mooch.” As part of the duties programs. of our Teacher of the Year, Mr. Manfull gave his acceptance speech at the annual fall conference of the Journalism Education Association and On the college front, the News Fund last year Scholastic Press Association in provided 85 internships to college students around Minneapolis last November. the country. We were particularly delighted that

2011 Annual Report Pressing Ahead 3 The Dow Jones News Fund, Inc. Statements of Support, Revenue, Expenses and Changes in Net Assets - Cash Basis for the Year ended December 31, 2011

Revenue Sources SUPPORT AND OTHER REVENUE Contributions: Dow Jones Foundation, Inc. 390,000 n Dow Jones Foundation Intern Training Grants 49,800 n Book Royalties Total Contributions 439,800 n Intern Training Grants Other Revenue: n Publication Sponsorships Book Royalties 4,477 Publication Sponsorships 6,050 Other 227 Total Other Revenue 10,754 Total Support and Other Revenue 450,554

FUNCTIONAL EXPENSES Program Services: Program Expenses High School Teacher Programs 14,499 n High School Teacher Programs High School Student Programs 160,500 College Student Programs 252,742 n College Student Programs Career Information Program 15,893 n High School Student Programs Total Program Services 443,634 n Career Information Program Supporting Services: General Administrative Expenses 33,466 n General Administrative Expenses Total Functional Expenses 477,100 Changes in Unrestricted Net Assets (26,546)

Unrestricted Net Assets - Beginning of Year 48,943

Unrestricted Net Assets - End of Year $ 22,397

4 Dow Jones News Fund, Inc. The Dow Jones News Fund, Inc. Statements of Functional Expenses - Cash Basis for the Year ended December 31, 2011

Program Services High School Teacher Programs: Teacher Awards Student Scholarships 2,500

Teacher Awards Operating Costs 11,999 Total High School Teacher Programs Expenses 14,499

High School Student Programs: Journalism Workshops 154,500 Workshops Writing Competition Scholarships 6,000 Total High School Student Programs Expenses 160,500

College Student Programs: Intern Scholarships 34,000 Editing Intern Training and Travel Costs 178,066 Business Reporting Training Center Costs 5,741 HBCU Training Program Costs 23,500 Intern Programs Operating Costs 11,435 Total College Student Programs Expenses 252,742

Career Information Programs: High Schools Newsletter Costs 15,893

Supporting Services General and Administrative Expenses Travel, Meetings and Conference Expenses 11,510 Audit Fee 6,925 Publication and Printing Costs 2,506 Consulting 634 Promotion and Sponsorship 2,914 Dues and Filing Fees 658 Postage 8,124 Miscellaneous 195 Total General and Administrative Expenses 33,466

Total Functional Expenses $ 477,100

2011 Annual Report Pressing Ahead 5 Multimedia Academy at Western Kentucky University, Bowling Green Dr. Pam Johnson, director College Programs Staff David Adams-Smith, Ron DeMarse, Clinton Lewis, Jerry Englehart, As News Media Landscape Shifts, Chris Houchens, Linda Johnson and Kara Williams DJNF Helps Educators Keep Pace Participants he Fund recognizes college educators need training to equip students Dr. Letrell Crittenden, Lincoln University for challenges and changes in the media, especially in the area of digital Bonnie Davis, Virginia Commonwealth University Tmedia skills. The Fund offered seminars at the University of Texas El Skye Dent, MFA, Fayetteville State University Paso and Western Kentucky University for a week. The results were several Kevin Dilley, Fayetteville State University projects by the professors that challenged them to use , video and Coke Ellington, State University audio to enhance their reports. Dr. Yanela Gordon, Florida A&M University Dr. Vera Hawkins, Texas Southern University Multimedia Academy at University of Texas El Paso Dr. Herman Howard, Johnson C. Smith University Professor Zita Arocha, director Dr. Cathy Jackson, Norfolk State University Staff Dr. Joy McDonald, Hampton University Doug Mitchell, Monica Ortiz Uribe, Kate Gannon and Lourdes Cueva Chacon Dr. Ladonia Randle, Texas Southern University Andrew Skerritt, Florida A&M University Participants Dr. James Stephens, Tennessee State University Bruce Berman, New State University Harambee Taymullah, Prairie View A&M University Azenett Cornejo, University of Texas at Brownsville Dr. Dhyana Ziegler, Florida A&M University Beth Bringham Georges, California State at Fullerton Heloiza G. Herscovitz, California State at Long Beach Projects Macarena Hernandez, University of -Victoria http://faculty.dowjonesnewsfund.com/distracted/ Sabiha Kahn, University of Texas El Paso http://faculty.dowjonesnewsfund.com/exerciseinjuries/ Lilliam Martinez-Bustos, Florida International University http://faculty.dowjonesnewsfund.com/headsup/ Christine McKenna, Lehman College, City University of New York http://faculty.dowjonesnewsfund.com/immigration/ James Smart, California State University, San Bernadino http://faculty.dowjonesnewsfund.com/thetwofacesoffacebook/ Susie Cantu, University of Texas at Brownsville Gary Metzker, California State University at Long Beach

Projects http://borderzine.com/2011/05/segundo-barrio-a-%e2%80%98living- history%e2%80%99-lesson/ http://borderzine.com/2011/05/a-campus-inside-a-barrio-wrapped-in-a-metroplex http://borderzine.com/2011/05/drought-record-in-el-paso/

6 Dow Jones News Fund, Inc. Signature Internship Tragically, DJNF lost two students who died Barnard Graduate Is shortly after their internships ended. Programs Plant 2011 Trayes Scholar Flourishing Careers Quin Loendorf, a sports copy editing intern at , died in a car accident Aug. aggie Astor, a reporter for the raining for college students has long been 26 in Montana. The International Business Times in New the norm at the Fund, preparing interns senior left a lasting impression on the MYork, was chosen as the 2011 Edward to work effectively and competitively in newspaper’s staff. Trayes Scholar. She was the eighth news editing T intern chosen for the honor, which comes with demanding newsrooms nationwide. Eighty-five interns worked as business reporters, sports, news Deborah Pearsall, an editing intern at a $1,000 scholarship provided by Terrence or multimedia editors for more than 50 news the St. Petersburg Times and a senior at O’Toole of the O’Toole Family Foundation, organizations in summer 2011. They were trained , suffered two pulmonary Short Hills, at seven residency sites, including six Centers for embolisms and died in January 2012. She was N.J. Editing Excellence and one business reporting remembered for her inquisitiveness, superior The trianing program. skills and collaborative spirit. foundation committed to Interns at the University of Texas Austin, using live Business reporting interns learned how to read an funding and local copy, published three SEC report, and how to write the all-important scholarship newspapers printed by the Austin American- earnings story. They worked for assorted news for 10 years. Statesman, which also opened its newsroom. See organizations from newspapers to newswires to their work here: http://bit.ly/L6mCoy websites. Michelle La Roche, training editor for Ms. Astor, Dow Jones newswires, directed the instruction. a summer Dr. Pam Johnson led digital media interns to intern at The projects in teams using social media like , Sports copy editing interns learned the fine points New York and to engage readers and widen of dynamic design for tabloids and Times, was discussion. Students were divided into teams to where the latest scores and clever boost chosen and trained by Dr. Edward Trayes at produce their projects, the commonly accepted newsstand sales. Dr. Charlyne Berens directed. Temple University in Philadelphia. She earned mode of operation in many newsrooms. a bachelor’s degree in Political with See their work here: News editing interns received strong doses of concentrations in American and Comparative http://dowjonesnewsfund.com/multimedia/ current events, online research techniques and good, Politics from , the women’s lifeafterwku/ old-fashioned stylebook memorization. The Temple college of . http://multimedia.dowjonesnewsfund.com/ University group had to identify photographs bgenergy/ of historical figures, politicians and celebrities, On Metro desk, she copy http://multimedia.dowjonesnewsfund.com/ completing blank maps of the regions of the world edited articles on and the region techdemand and editing stories for tone, style and substance. including the scandal involving Congressman http://multimedia.dowjonesnewsfund.com/ ttt and New York’s passage of the neighborhoodwatch/ gay marriage act.

2011 Annual Report Pressing Ahead 7 Business Reporting Internship Program Sara Sjølin Dow Jones & Company, New York Michelle La Roche, director MarketWatch.com

Richard Autry Wesley R. Lowery Bowling Green State University The Journal, New York

Saabira Chaudhuri Mae Fairfield New York University alumna Muhlenberg College The Wall Street Journal, New York Advertising Specialty Institute, Trevose, Pa. Austin E. Kurth University of Texas at Austin Ashley Reid , Hyannis, Mass. North Carolina A&T State University David P. Ferry Advertising Specialty Institute, University of California, Berkeley Trevose, Pa. Business reporting interns gather in front of Dow Jones & Company Graduate School of Journalism offices on Avenue of the Americas in New York City Chaz Repak Photo The Wall Street Journal Shalini Ramachandran Georgia Wells The Wall Street Journal, News Editing Internship Programs Centers for Editing Excellence MarketWatch.com Jack Nicas Missouri School of Journalism Johanna Harmony Somers The Wall Street Journal, Chicago Brian Brooks, director Missouri School of Journalism Naples (Fla.) Daily News Alexandra Wexler Amy Carolyn Barnette Stanford University Justin Hilley The Wall Street Journal, St. Paul Pioneer Press The Denver Post Tania Chen Andrew Curtis Jenkins Missouri School of Journalism Lisa Marie Stryjewski Dow Jones Newswires Barron’s Sisi Wei Dana Anne Meredith Northwestern University University of Kansas Nathalie Tadena Dow Jones Newswires The Kansas City Star Northwestern University Dow Jones Newswires Aatekah Mir Erin Ivie Fellow and senior sub-editor Dawn Lim Express Tribune, Lahore, Pakistan Bay Area News Group-East Bay New York University The Wall Street Journal, New York MarketWatch.com Jessica Marie Stephens Missouri School of Journalism St. Paul Pioneer Press

8 Dow Jones News Fund, Inc. Kristina Vragovic Gabriella LaVerghetta Kenneth Contrata Indiana University University of Maryland Minneapolis Star- General Inc. The Denver Post

Pooja Kansal Justin Tyler Sanak Leslie Ann Hansen Indiana University University of Central Florida University of Texas at Austin Cape Cod Times Beaumont Enterprise

Renee Ruth Selanders Laurie Stern Margaux Marie Henquinet Penn State University Missouri School of Journalism Indianapolis Star / Co. The Tribune, San Luis Obispo

Shaina Ruth Cavazos Sarah Elizabeth Rankin Nicole M. Hill Missouri School of Journalism University of North Carolina University of Oklahoma The Daily Journal, Kankakee, Ill. Media General Inc. Austin American-Statesman

Stephen Michael Krause Zachary Thomas Aldrich Nora Marie Simon University of Detroit News Oregonian Publishing

Penn State University School of Journalism, The University of Texas at Austin Temple University John Dillon, director Griff Singer, director Dr. Edward Trayes, director

Arielle Retting Kelly Belton Caitlin Elizabeth O’Conner Penn State University Louisiana Tech The Viriginan- The The Wall Street Journal

Caitlin Anne Sellers Geoffrey DeCanio Caryn A. Wilson Penn State University The University of Texas at Austin Florida A&M University The Roanoke Times Center for Investigative Reporting (CaliforniaWatch) The New York Times

Chelsy Lynn Tracz Carol Grace Fan Christine Elise DiGangi University of Central Florida University of California, Los Angeles DePauw University San Francisco Chronicle New York Times Regional Editing Center

Deborah Anne Pearsall Celia Anne Darrough Emilee Lindner Lehigh University St. Bonaventure University St. Petersburg Times The Record, San Joaquin Local Dow Jones Newswires

Edgar Ramirez Chris Lusk Jonah Clark Comstock Penn State University University of Oklahloma Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism Pittsburgh Post-Gazette Newsday

Erin Fischesser Katie Goodwin Jordan R. Gamble University of Nevada Reno Charleston (W. Va.) Gazette San Francisco Chronicle The New York Times

2011 Annual Report Pressing Ahead 9 Maggie Astor Quin Loendorf Barnard College University of Montana The New York Times The Denver Post

Samuel A. Weigley Ryan Winn DePauw University Indiana University The Wall Street Journal

Wesley R. DuPlantier Multimedia Editing Program University of Missouri Western Kentucky University Dow Jones/ WSJ.com Dr. Pam Johnson, director

Kirk Greenwood Michelle Dendy Lehigh University University of Central Florida The Hartford Courant The Palm Beach Post

Sports Editing Program Grace Muller University of Nebraska-Lincoln Penn State University Dr. Charlyne Berens, director AccuWeather, State College, Pa. Andrew Krietz, assigned to Patch.com, waits to get a shot at Western Kentucky University’s multimedia residency. Alex Iniguez William Smith Clinton Lewis Photo University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign University of West Florida Pittsburgh Post Gazette The Denver Post

Davis Harper Stefania Ferro La Toya Tooles University of North Carolina University of Florida Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism The Palm Beach Post Indianapolis Star Center for Investigative Reporting, (CaliforniaWatch.org)

Jennifer Margaret Romeo Andrew Faust Alyssa Brumback Virginia Polytechnic University High Point University Times Herald-Record, Middletown, N.Y. Scripps Networks Patch.com, Chicago metro area

Jessica Christine Gillespie Mary Kenkel Andrew Krietz University of Central Florida University of St. Thomas Michigan State University The Journal News/Gannett Co. frontdoor.com Patch.com, Boston area

Joel Petterson Shane Hall David Uberti University of Kansas University of Texas Austin Northwestern University The New York Times Cape Cod Times, Hyannis, Mass. Patch.com, Detroit area

Matthew Draper Jarod Phillips Jannon Barrow CUNY Graduate School of Journalism University of California, Berkeley, Graduate School of International Center for Journalists, Washington, D.C. Journalism Patch.com, Berkeley area Matthew Joseph Pentz Derrick Haynes Ohio University Hartford Courant WSJ.com

10 Dow Jones News Fund, Inc. High School Programs that sells fake resumes Summer Journalism and credentials to job seekers. When a tornado ripped through Workshops Tackle Alabama, workshop director Challenging Themes Meredith Cummings was among ummer high school workshops have brought the homeless. She led a workshop students from diverse backgrounds to college devoted to covering the recovery. Scampuses to learn the skills of writers, Ymani Wince of McCluer High reporters and editors since 1968. In 2011, 455 School in Florissant, Mo., won for students attended 27 workshops around the country. her reporting on the importance of trees to those rebuilding after the Workshop participants, guided by college storm. Anthony Cave of Miami, professors, media advisers and professional who created the workshop website Ashley Stevenson, Top, Missouri journalists, investigated sophisticated topics. and online presence, won a multimedia scholarship. University of Arizona, workshop website Introduce emerging technologies as a subject, add Primavera Online High commemorates the social media, apps and mobile devices as reporting Other scholarship winners are: Sophie Ho, School; Beatrice Esteban, 10th anniversary of tools and the result is different kinds of media and Mountain View (Calif.) High School, The Mosaic September 11. Below, Bay Area Multicultural the University of messages. High School Urban Journalism Workshop, San Media Academy, James Miami workshop Jose; Corina Gallardo, The Chronicle, Journalism Logan High School, Union examined social One of the benefits of the program is the chance to Diversity Workshop for Arizona High School City, Calif., Roberto media’s impact, especially on youth. compete nationally for $1,000 scholarships. Eight Students, University High School, Tucson; Portal, University of students were cited for their work in 2011. They Brianna Hernandez, University of Texas at Miami, Miami will receive their checks in 2012. El Paso, Canutillo High School, El Paso; and Killian Senior Brian Nguyen, The Mosaic High School Urban The Peace Sullivan/James Ansin workshop at High School; Journalism Workshop, a freshman at the University the produced a report called Alan Sadler, of California Davis. The Status as well as the newspaper the Miami University of Missouri, Montage. It dealt with good, bad and ugly aspects Scholarship winners from the 2010 workshop Suncoast of social media. competitions received $1,000 checks in 2011. Community They are: Miranda Sanchez, Oklahoma Institute Cosette Perez, a student at Miami Lakes High School, for Journalism Diversity, W.E. Boswell High Educational Center and Kayla Lokeinsky of Cooper Rivero Beach, School, Forth Worth, Texas; Jaime Real, Mosaic City High School, won scholarships for their Fla., and High School Urban Journalism Workshop, Eastside reports. Cosette created a multimedia package on Jonathan Stoltenberg, University of Miami, Felix College Prep High School, East Palo Alto, Calif.; gory images on the web and produced a video call Varela High School. Genaro Cruz Martinez, University of Texas at “Bloody Voyeurism.” Kayla reported on a website El Paso, Preparatoria Chamizal, Juarez, Mexico;

2011 Annual Report Pressing Ahead 11 2011 High School Journalism Workshops Participants: 13 http://thestatus.org/ Co-Sponsors: Participants: 21 ALABAMA Boys and Girls Club of the Peninsula Co-Sponsors: Multicultural Journalism Workshop EPA Today Peace Sullivan and Ansin Family Foundation Midpeninsula Media Center University of Miami/School of Communication Yellow Chair Foundation Director: Meredith Cummings IDAHO Tuscaloosa Mosaic High School Journalism Workshop – San Jose Dates: June 17 - 26 School of Journalism and http://aspa1.ua.edu/mjw/ San Jose State University Director: Joe Rodriguez Director: Rebecca Tallent Participants: 17 Moscow Co-Sponsors: San Jose Dates: June 12 – 24 Dates: June 17 - 26 Mobile Press-Register www.uidaho.edu/class/jamm Alabama Press Association http://www.mercurynews.com/mosaic Participants: 16 Participants: 12 Mercedes Co-Sponsors: CCBP Co-Sponsors: Castellano Family Foundation University of Idaho College of Letters, Arts & Social College of Communication/Endowment San Jose Mercury News San Jose State University journalism department Hagadone Communications of Coeur d’Alene Monterey Herald Newspaper Association of Idaho ARIZONA Native American Journalists Association Journliasm Diversity Workshop for Arizona High Latino Journalists of California-CCNMA Miscellaneous small donations School Students ILLINOIS University of Arizona Back at You: Teen Reflections Multicultural Journalism Workshop – CCNMA/San Director: Lisa Button Columbia College Chicago Diego Tucson Director: Brenda Butler Point Loma Nazarene University Dates: June 3 - 12 Columbia College of Chicago Director: Leonel Sanchez http://bit.ly/LIjxBi Chicago San Diego Participants: 14 Dates: July 6 – Aug. 4 Dates: June 19 - 29 Co-Sponsors: http://www.columbialinks.org/page/summer-2011 www.ccnma.org/ Wick Communicaitons Participants: 18 Participants: 18 UA Student Affairs Co-Sponsors: Co-Sponsors: Concerned Media Professionals McCormick Foundation Point Loma Nazarene University Hopi Education Endowment Fund Columbia College AEJMC High School Workshop San Diego Society of Professional Journalists Gifts from workshop parents San Diego Union Tribune Library Illinois Press Foundation/Eastern Illinois University Latino Journalists of California-CCNMA High School Journalism Workshop CALIFORNIA Eastern Illinois University East Palo Alto Summer Journalism Institute FLORIDA Director: Sally Renaud Director: Paul Kandell Peace Sullivan/James Ansin High School Workshop Charleston Boys and Girls Club of East Palo Alto University of Miami/School of Communication Dates: June 19 - July 2 East Palo Alto Director: Rafael Lima http://ipfworkshop.wordpress.com/ Dates: June 20 - July 28 Coral Gables Participants: 18 Website: http://epasummerj.org/ Dates: July 10 - 30 Co-Sponsors:

12 Dow Jones News Fund, Inc. McCormick Foundation Canon USA Illinois Press Foundation EIU Student Publications MASSACHUSETTS New England HS Journalism INDIANA Collaborative IABJ High School Multimedia Workshop @Butler Regis College/UMass Boston University Director(s): Maureen Iaricci and Director: DeShong Perry Carole Remick Co-director: Leisa Richardson Weston Indianapolis Dates: June 23 – 30 Dates: June 19 – 26 http://bit.ly/M32qrR http://iabj.org/?p=92 Participants: 19 Participants: 20 Co-Sponsors: Co-Sponsors: Private donors Eugene S. Pulliam School of Journalism, Butler Univeresity MICHIGAN IABJ members Journalism Institute for Media FOX 59 (Fox) Diversity Dow Jones High School WRTV (ABC) Workshop WISH-TV (CBS) Wayne State University Dow Jones Foundation WTHR-TV (NBC) Director: Alicia Monique Nails Bloomberg Indianapolis Business Journal Detroit Gannett Indianapolis Recorder Dates: June 20 - 25 News Corporation Indianapolis Star http://comm.wayne.edu/jim.php Hyundai Participants: 18 Individual donors KENTUCKY Co-Sponsors: Xposure Travel Tech Western Kentucky University, Bowling Green Detroit News Director: Robert R. Adams Wayne State University/Institute for Media Diversity Bowling Green MINNESOTA Dates: June 6 - 16 AAJA JCamp Threesixty Journalism Intermediate Journalism http://wkuxposure.wordpress.com/ Michigan State University Camp Participants: 13 Director: Neal Justin University of St. Thomas Co-Sponsors: East Lansing Director: Lynda McDonnell WKU PIE grant Dates: August 5 - 10 Threesixty Journalism Courier-Journal http://jcamplive.aaja.org/ St. Paul Landmark Newspapers Participants: 40 Dates: June 13 - 25 Daily News, Bowling Green Co-Sponsors: www.threesixtyjournalism.org/ St. Louis Post-Dispatch Annie E. Casey Foundation Participants: 15 Evansville Courier Michigan State University Co-Sponsors: School of Journalism CNN University of St. Thomas WKU student publications Compuware St. Paul Pioneer Press

2011 Annual Report Pressing Ahead 13 Individual donors KOMU-TV8 Peter Seldin Victoria (Texas) Advocate Minnesota Public Radio Center on Religion & the Professions The NEW YORK MISSISSIPPI Columbia Daily Tribune Robert Greene Urban Journalism Workshop Southern Mississippi High School Journalism MU Financial Aid and Admissions offices Director: Zachary Dowdy Workshop Philadelphia Inquirer SUNY - of Southern Mississippi Stony Brook Director: Dr. Kim LeDuff Society of Professional Journalists - MU Chapter Dates: July 24 - 30 Dr. Christopher Campbell, co-director National Association of Hispanic Journalists - MU http://www.greenegazette.com/ Hattiesburg Chapter Participants: 16 Dates: June 12 - 17 Co-Sponsors: http://www.usm.edu/highschooljournalismworkshop/ NEW JERSEY Newsday Participants: 17 Princeton University Summer Journalism Program SUNY- Stony Brook Co-Sponsors: Director: Rich Tucker J.P. Morgan Chase Mississippi Press Association Princeton New York Community Bank http://www.princeton.edu/sjp/the-princeton-summer-jour- Clarion-Ledger 2/2011-PUSJP-Final.pdf OKLAHOMA Sun-Herald Dates: July 29 - Aug. 8 Oklahoma Institute for Diversity in Journalism Participants: 21 University of Oklahoma MISSOURI Co-Sponsors: Director: Ramon Chavez Missouri Urban Journalism Workshop Mai Family Foundation Norman University of Missouri Flannery-Reilly Family Dates: June 6 - 17 Director: Romero http://reddirtjournal.ou.edu School of Journalism Participants: 22 Columbia Co-Sponsors: Dates: July 9 - 17 Ethics & Excellence in Journalism Foundation http://2011urbanpioneer.columbiamissourian.com/ The Norman Transcript Participants: 19 Co-Sponsors: Associated Press PENNSYLVANIA Missouri School of Journalism Temple University Donald W. Reynolds Journalism Institute Director: Maida Odom Missouri Press Foundation Philadelphia St. Louis Post-Dispatch Dates: July 11 – Aug. 5 Kansas City Star http://sct.temple.edu/blogs/murl/files/2011/09/ Radio & TV News Faculty, Missouri School of TUHSPress2011-compressed.pdf Journalism Participants: 15 Oklahoma State University Co-Sponsors: WCBS 880, New York Philadelphia Youth Network Work/Ready Program Russ Mitchell, CBS News Anchor Temple University Missouri Journalism Library School District of Philadelphia

14 Dow Jones News Fund, Inc. Philadelphia Daily News YouSA Urban Journalism workshop Maida Odom College National Association of Black Journalists Director: Irene Abrego Diversity Workshop Founder Department of Journalism Introduced Hundreds to Media NABJ High School Journalism Lab San Antonio 2011 Philadelphia Convention Dates: June 12 - 23 arole Remick promised something terrific Director: Irving Washington http://www.theranger.org/you-s-a-2011 for the 25th anniversary of the summer Dates: Aug. 3 - 6 Participants: 8 Chigh school journalism workshop in http://highschool.nabjconvention.org/2011/08/the-2011- Co-Sponsors: Boston in 2012. The ever-enthusiastic founder, nabj-high-school-workshop/ Texas State University who kept the program going by force of will, died Participants: 15 San Antonio College Oct. 18, 2011, at 78. Co-Sponsors: San Antonio Express-News News Corporation San Antonio Press Inc. Mrs. Remick rejuvenated the program in 1988 at the University of Massachusetts at Boston TEXAS VIRGINIA and eventually moved it to Regis College where Journalism in July 2011 Virginia Urban Journalism it was known as the New England High School University of Texas El Paso Virginia Commonwealth University Journalism Collaborative. Director: Zita M Arocha Director: Mary Ann Owens El Paso School of Mass Communications She was a staunch advocate for media diversity, Dates: July 10 - 19 Richmond equal opportunity for students of color, for http://borderzine.com/2011/07/ Dates: July 11 - 22 immigrant children and for the economically Participants: 14 www.has.vcu.edu/mac/ disadvantaged. Co-Sponsors: Participants: 12 Hervey Foundation Co-Sponsors: The workshop was a joint project of several New El Paso Community Foundation Media General England media and individual journalists, many of Borderzine Landmark Communication them workshop alumni. El Paso Electric Company Virginia Press Association University of Texas El Paso Milton Valencia, a Globe reporter, WISCONSIN Texas Christian University NEHSJC board Marquette Urban Journalism Workshop High School Journalism Workshop member and School of Journalism 1996 workshop Director: Daxton Stewart Director: Sheena Carey Fort Worth Milwaukee alumnus, said, Dates: June 13 - 23 Dates: June 19 - July 1 “The program http://www.schiefferschool.tcu.edu/593.htm www.marquette.edu/comm/ujw/index.html served its Participants: 14 Participants: 20 purpose and I am Co-Sponsors: Co-Sponsors: where I am Texas Christian University Journal Communications because of the Portrait of Carole Remick and 25th anniversary cake Fort Worth Star- Department of Public Instruction people I met and TCU Office of Inclusiveness because of Carole.”

2011 Annual Report Pressing Ahead 15 As I was preparing for today, I learned I actually come from a family of journalists. My National Teacher Awards something about myself. I’m just a big mooch. sister was a professional covering everything from Seriously. For years people have joked about Hawkeye football for to Innovative Mooch Spends my mooching ability. My best friend when I the Texans for the Houston Chronicle. She is in her was teaching back in Iowa gave me a special third year of advising high school journalism down Year Representing movie when I left. I thought he was just trying in Houston. She’s an amazing writer, and I’ve taken to be funny — but looking at things now, he numerous stories she’s written and used them in Scholastic Journalism was dead-on. Let me illustrate this conclusion my classroom to teach students what a good story ince 1960, the Fund has selected an I’ve come should look like. to with a exceptional high school media teacher to My dad, while not a journalist or journalism represent the profession at conferences and to few things I S like to call adviser, plays an equally important role in the receive special accolades and additional resources. MoochPoints. media ecosystem — he reads the newspaper — and heaven knows we all need as many readers as we The 2011 Teacher of the Year was Aaron Manfull I was a mooch can get. While my dad may not be in the actual of Francis Howell North High School, St. Charles, way back in news business, per se, I’ve watched him closely Mo. He advises the award-winning newsmagazine high school. through the years. I’ve seen how hard he works North Star, FHNtoday.com, yearbook, broadcast I I had at his job to be good at it and how he helps those and the Quill and Scroll Honor Society chapter. a leg up on around him. I could never be the businessman he He is the digital media committee chair for the others growing is, I didn’t get that gene, but I take what makes him Journalism Education Association and webmaster up in Iowa successful and apply it to my daily. of JEADigitalMedia.org. going through When I got married, it was only natural I gravitated Here’s an excerpt and a link to the presentation at scholastic journalism. to someone in the journalism field as well. Kate, my the National High School Journalism convention in wife, my coadviser, my best friend – the list could November 2011. Weblink: http://slidesha.re/s5Tip4 In high school, names like Dick Johns, Gary Lindsay, Jack go on – is herself a graphic designer and marketing do have a point today. This isn’t going to just all Kennedy, Ann Visser, Vanessa Shelton and Merle specialist. If you’re going to do this job and have be about me – if you know me you know that is Dielman were household names … literally. a family, you need someone who is a willing, about the last thing I want to come up and talk supportive partner. I can’t imagine a better one than I My mother, to whom I credit the incredible Kate. She’s the one who has really pushed me to about, but in order to tie it all together, I need to start back at the beginning. foundation that was laid for me, was (and still is) take that solid foundation I had and take it to the a great journalism adviser from Washington, Iowa. next level. She is someone who is committed not Now, I’m not going to be able to give a shoutout She advised yearbook and newspaper for 21 only to see me succeed, but my students as well. to everyone who has helped me along the way. years and was the person who made me understand There are too many of you. Just know that if you what a great job and life this could be. From her I would not be here today without the support or the and I have crossed paths, like a good pickpocket, I’ve mooched everything from how to write good lessons I’ve taken from these four. They aren’t I’ve taken something from you, and I’m more interview questions to tips on effectively the only ones I’ve borrowed liberally from though. appreciative than you know. balancing work and family. My MoochPoints from I’ve been fortunate to be able to work with Beth her alone could keep us here through Tuesday. Phillips for the last few years. As assistant adviser

16 Dow Jones News Fund, Inc. at North, she’s helped the program expand and gives Gary believed constantly dissecting the whys and trying to the staffs another option to bounce ideas off. From in me from the figure out the hows. I think it’s this constant Beth, I mostly Mooch her time, and she’s my start, and I’ve mooching that has helped make me an daily sounding board as I constantly work to tweak appreciated that effective teacher in the classroom most days. things in the room to make it run better. confidence ever since. While students are my focus, I have My principal is even here today. Yah, she’s that worked to add to that in recent years to principal. She’s the real deal. One who cares about And I would try to pay forward some of that mooching students and her staff. Dr. Darlene Jones. I don’t be remiss if I tab I racked up. It’s been my mission with even want to know how many IOUs I’ve given to didn’t mention JEADigitalMedia.org and it’s why I believe her since Day One on the job. What I can tell you, those whom so heavily in the idea behind ThinkSJI and though, is that we all dream of the type of principal I’ve learned the what we’ve been working on. I won’t get into we want to work with. She is truly that principal, most from – the it all here, you can find out more about it at and someone I consider to be a great friend. students ThinkSJI.org, but the idea is to try to get local whom I’ve advisers to connect with one another to lend Dr. Jones wasn’t the only one who gave me a crossed paths a hand or ask for one. I was fortunate. shot when she hired me, I remember checking my with the last 14 I wasn’t too proud to mooch or ask a answering machine in 2005. There was a message years – a few of whom are million questions of those around me. I from Linda Puntney asking me if I’d come teach able to be here today. knew where to go for help and had a solid the Advisers Institute in , Kan., with Jack background of knowledge to build on. Kennedy. I would have been thrilled to take a class They’ve taught me you from Jack back then – heck, I’d be thrilled to take can find a job that’s easy If you’re an adviser working to keep your one now with him. I actually had to call Linda and to get up for each day. I head above water, you need to know there tell her the message didn’t come through clearly watch them all the time is a great network of advisers out there to get her to repeat that she wanted me to actually to see how they lead, to willing to help, and you just need to ask. teach with Jack. I said yes. He was very polite and see how they teach and to Odds are, you will find a willing partner said I was a big help that week – I remember it a bit see how they work with who is more than happy to lend a hand. If differently – I just remember mooching the hell out one another, and I mooch you can’t, find me and I’ll connect you. of everything he was saying. a little bit of what I see them doing to make myself If you’re a veteran adviser, you should be I student-taught in Iowa with Gary Lindsay. I and the program better. proactive in seeking out those around you mooched a lot there, too. While Gary taught me Those lessons have also helped me be a better father and lending a hand. Send an email, offer to drop many lessons, the one I carry with me daily follows to my two kids. Kane and Michaela are in Iowa by the school to introduce yourself, send a handout his personal philosophy: “This too shall pass.” today mooching off their other grandparents – yes, or lesson, ask if there’s anything they need – then He never got too worked up. He didn’t seem to mooching is a learned behavior. follow through with help. Your action – or inaction show stress in the room and knew that ups and – will have an effect on those programs close to you, downs were part of the game and staying even was It’s all these experiences and people that I’ve and we are all safer and stronger if those around us the way to go if you were in it for the long haul. encountered over the last 20 years that have are safe and strong. ttt It’s one of the MoochPoints I’m most thankful for. shaped me into who I am. I love learning. I’m

2011 Annual Report Pressing Ahead 17 2011 Teacher Honorees pose for 2011 Honored Teachers a group photo after the awards presentation at the national High our Distinguished Advisers, honored along with School Journalism convention the Teacher of the Year, received free subscriptions in Minneapolis. Seated are Distinguished Adviser Erin Coggins, to The Wall Street Journal Classroom Edition, a Aaron Manfull, Teacher of the Year, F and Distinguished Advisers Stan co-sponsor, which includes 30 copies of the full-color newspaper for students, a free Teacher Guide, unlimited Zoller and Chris Waugaman. Standing are: Robin Gibson Sawyer, DJNF Board access to the Classroom Edition website and a daily Member and 2000 Teacher of the Journal. The selection panel also cited four Special Year; Special Recognition Advisers Doreen Picozzi, Ryan McCallum and Recognition Advisers for their good work. Starr Sackstein with Linda Shockley, DJNF Deputy Director. Distinguished The for Media Studies also gave top Adviser Susan Colyer was not able to teachers and their students access to webinars through its attend.Special Recognition Adviser Scott Menscher was honored at the NewsU training project. CSPA conference in fall 2011. Photo by Randy Swikle Distinguished Advisers Special Recognition Advisers Susan Colyer of Southside High School, Fort Smith, Ark. Ryan McCallum of Buffalo (Minn.) High School Erin Coggins of Sparkman High School, Harvest, Ala. Scott Menscher of Edward R. Murrow High School, Brooklyn, N.Y. Chris Waugaman of George (Va.) High School Doreen Picozzi of Lincoln (R.I.) High School Stan Zoller of Rolling Meadows (Ill.) High School Starr Sackstein of the World Journalism Preparatory School, Flushing, N.Y.

Exposure, Opportunities She chatted with of Facebook after a panel moderated by Raju Narisetti, then of the Punctuate Special Year Washington Post. Narisetti, in turn, linked her with alerie Penton Kibler, the 2010 Teacher a speaker for her scholarship writing competition. of the Year from Harrisonbrug, Va., The winning student, David Proctor, received a Vspoke at several conferences in 2011. $1,000 scholarship to . She told advisers at the spring convention of the Columbia Scholastic Press Association she had Students of 2010 Distinguished Advisers received been fortunate to have passionate, self-directed $500 scholarships in competitions at their schools. students and a supportive principal. They are Kelsey Reid, attending the and Robert Seltzer, attending Middlebury At the Ideas Summit of the American Society of (Vt.) College - Adviser Lori Keekley, St. Louis Park News Editors in San Diego she got reacquainted (Minn.) High School with Al Neuharth, former chairman of The Amelia Webber, attending Shelton State Community College - Adviser Susan Newell, Northridge High Valerie Kibler and David Proctor at awards banquet Freedom Forum, whom she met at one of his DJNF Photo Free Spirit conferences years ago. School, Tuscaloosa, Ala. ttt

18 Dow Jones News Fund, Inc. Cathy Podalak, Wyoming Valley West High School, DOW JONES NEWS FUND Plymouth, Pa. FALL 2011 Publications Diane Hicks, Valley High School, West Des Moines, VOLUME 52, NUMBER 2 Copyright © 2011 Dow Jones News Fund, Inc. Teachers Receive Free Iowa Valerie Douglas, James F. Byrnes High School, Duncan, Teacher of the Yearhttps://www.Newsfund.org Aaron Manfull A leader The WOW factor S.C. By Cheryl Pell Subscriptions to for years Martha Brooks-Richards, Sarah T. Reed High School, to come BY LINDA SHOCKLEY New Orleans News Fund deputy director WSJ Classroom Edition he Dow Jones News Fund named Aaron Manfull of FrancisT Howell North HS, St. Natasha Olugajo, Lincoln International High School, Charles, Mo., the 2011 National High School Journalism Teacher n its third year of providing free subscriptions, of the Year. He advises the award- winning newsmagazine North Star, FHNtoday.com, yearbook, Minneapolis broadcast and the Quill and Scroll Honor Society chapter. He is the The Wall Street Journal Classroom Edition digital media committee chair for the Journalism Education Andi Mulshine, Communications High School, Wall, Association and webmaster for JEADigitalMedia.org. Richard S. Holden, executive awarded 21 to high school teachers around the director of the News Fund, said, “Aaron is a dynamic, hardwork- N.J. ing yet self-effacing teacher. He’s a leader in scholastic journalism I today and for the years ahead.” country. The papers were offered through an essay Manfull credited his success as

a journalism teacher and adviser

to his mother, literally. Donna YELLOW Manfull was his newspaper and yearbook adviser at Washington contest conducted by the Dow Jones News Fund. Excerpted essays (Iowa) HS. “She is the foundation of how I Francis Howell North HS’s journalism program has seen quite the trans-

run things and what I do because formation since Aaron Manfull first took over in 2001. At the time there

of what I learned from her,” he were nearly 100 students in the program that had a newspaper and year- MAGENTA My students will tell you that I always tell them, “To said. book. Since that time, the program has added broadcasting and a web- Those early experiences formed a pivotal network and site and enrollment has grown to more than 250 students going through relationships. In fact, a list of JEA and a 1993 DJNF Teacher of the Year, forwarded a letter that it each year. Beth Phillips was hired as an assistant adviser to help with his early instructors reads like the increased enrollment and the school district agreed to offer an Honors

be a good journalistic writer you must read good a Who’s Who of Iowa scholastic said, “A few years ago when I was for many years to come.” Journalism Course that began in 2011. CYAN journalism. Merle Dieleman, Jack asked about who would take up The Classroom Edition, a co-sponsor of the National As his platform, Manfull will the leadership of scholastic jour- Kennedy and Gary Lindsay, for focus on helping other teachers whom he student taught, were nalism when the ‘baby boomers’ outline a pressing issue fac-

moved along, I was at a loss. But keep their programs functioning, BLACK journalistic writing.” I believe that to be especially true just a few he named. thriving and, hopefully, arresting ing scholastic journalism and Aaron is at the forefront of an Kennedy, past president of the decline in journalism pro- explain how they would address impressive group of advisers who it as Teacher of the Year. Manfull Amendment to AP tests, but if we High School Journalism Teacher Awards program, grams in the country today. While don’t stop the bleeding of program are making a difference right now, wrote, “I think the most pressing and promise to provide leadership similar programs might compete, loss, the rest of these problems media advisers need to support issue facing scholastic journalism today. today is the decline of journalism won’t matter. Since taking this up

one another, he said. with [Think]SJI last summer, I programs throughout the country

DJNF asked nominees to … I realize there are a lot of other have been actively working to do P01.V52.I02 also provided subscriptions to the 2011 Teacher of my part to help where I can.” pressing issues out there related to everything from the First He has reached out individu- - Carole Babineaux ally to dozens of St. Louis-area advisersDates: toJune lend 12 a- 18hand and many Deadline: May 6 the Year and eight other honored teachers. http://www.famu.edu/index.cfm?sjgcSee TOY on page 2A Email: lsanchezcommunications @ Liberty High School, Frisco, Texas gmail.com IdaHo Dates: June 19 - 29 university of Idaho Deadline: April 9 School of Journalism and Mass Media http://www.ccnma.org/ Director: Rebecca Tallent Moscow, ID 83844 FlorIda Phone: (208) 885-8872 editor’s note: We recognize that what we provide here is not a complete Peace sullivan/James ansin High Email: [email protected] news Fund listing of the summer journalism and media programs available for teachers school workshop Dates: June 17 - 26 The essay winners were: Programs and students. We have attempted to contact all known summer programs University of Miami Deadline: June 4 and encouraged representatives to send us information for this listing. The Director: Rafael Lima http://www.uidaho.edu/class/jamm following list is as complete as we could make it as of deadline time. Thanks School of Communication Housing, meals and transportation are alabama to those who contributed information and photographs for this package.george taylor P.O. Box 248127 provided for teachers who may attend With the help of a teacher’s guide, I am confident I multicultural Journalism workshop When a workshop lists a website, we encourage readers to visitupdate that siteeditor Coral Gables, FL 33124-2030 and receive graduate/ continuing edu- Brian Thielemier, South High School, Pueblo, Colo. Phone: (305) 284-2265 University of Alabama for specific details and updated information. A workshop list, also appears cation credit for $271 per credit hour. Director: Meredith Cummings on the News Fund’s website at https://www.newsfund.org. Email: [email protected] University of Alabama Dates: July 10 - 30 IllInoIs Deadline: May 1 Phifer Hall/Journalism Dept. Director: Joe Rodriguez back at you: teen reflections http://www.com.miami.edu Joel Olson, St. Francis (Minn.) High School could use The Wall Street Journal to increase reading Tuscaloosa, AL 35487 750 Ridder Park Drive Columbia College Chicago Phone: (205) 348-2772 San Jose, CA 95190 Director: Brenda Butler Famu summer Email: [email protected] calIFornIa Phone: (408) 920-5767 Columbia College of Chicago multimedia workshop Dates: June 17 - 26 east Palo alto summer Email: [email protected] 33 East Congress Parkway Florida A& M University Deadline: April 1 Journalism Institute Dates: June 12 – 24 Chicago, IL 60605 Director: Diane Hall comprehension, improve writing skills, and enhance http://aspa1.ua.edu/mjw/ Director: Paul Kandell Deadline: April 11 Phone: (312) 369-8993 Mike Riley, Cody (Wyo.) High School yellow School of Journalism and Graphic Boys and Girls Club of East Palo Alto http://www.ccnma.org/ Email: [email protected] arIZona 2031 Pulgas Avenue Communication WORKSHOPS on page 2B 510 Orr Drive See university of arizona East Palo Alto, CA 94303-2025 multicultural Journalism Tallahassee, FL 32307 University of Arizona Email: [email protected] workshop – ccnma/san diego Phone: (850) 599-3357 Victoria Koontz, Shore Regional High School, West students’ understanding of the world around them. Director: Lisa Button Dates: June 20 to July 28 Point Loma Nazarene University Email: [email protected] P.O. Box 210158B Deadline: April 1 (or until filled) Director: Leonel Sanchez 845 N. Park Ave. http://epasummerj.org/ San Diego, CA 92020 magenta Tucson, AZ 85721 Phone: (619) 593-4951 Phone: (520) 626-9219 mosaic High school Journalism Long Branch, N.J. With The Journal’s help, my students will be better Email: [email protected] workshop – ccnma/san Jose Dates: June 3 - 12 San Jose State University can also pay $239 for the course and three Deadline: May 3 CEUs through the College of Continuing Studies http://journalism.arizona.edu/news/ at . hsworkshop2010.php “What could be more convenient?” Wallace Application deadline is June 17. Laura Negri, Alief Kerr High School, Houston journalists. For information and to apply: www.newsu. cyan said. “Learn from or even poolside. Just be ready to explore the essentials of journal- org/journalism-advisers-july2011. ism and advising that will prepare you and your Hall andCraft,” Wallace: a Poynter News University e-learning Together …. again black course. The online course takes place at www. publication for success in the fall.” Lories Nye-Slockbower, John F. Kennedy High School, - Lories Nye-Slockbower newsu.org this July 25 to Aug. 12, with partici- Cost for the course is $179. Participants Thirty years after they shared a classroom pants from across the country participating as as high school newspaper adviser and student their schedules permit and from wherever they H.L. Hall is a happen to be. editor in chief, H.L. Hall and Wendy Wallace former National meet again, but this time in a virtual classroom. High School John F. Kennedy High School, Paterson, N.J. Hall and Wallace will teach “Becoming a Paterson, N.J. Journalism P13.V51.I04 More Effective Adviser: Journalism Values and Teacher of the Year and was Wendy Wal- the longtime journalism Steve Hanf, R.J. Reynolds High School, Winston- lace teaches teacher, year- media entrepre- book and news- neurship and paper adviser at runs the High Kirkwood (Mo.) School Journal- HS. Wallace teaches at The Poynter Salem, N.C. ism Program Institute for Media Studies, a journal- at the Poynter ism school in St. Petersburg, Fla., An informal poll of 45 journalism students found that Institute, a jour- known around the world for its training nalism school in in journalism craft and values. Wallace St. Petersburg, was editor of the Kirkwood Call when Carole Babineaux, Liberty High School, Frisco, Texas Fla. She will she was a senior at Kirkwood High. teach an online course for high school none of their families subscribe to a newspaper or journalism advisers this summer with her high school journalism teacher, H.L. Hall. Photo by Kenny Irby, Travis Armknecht, Confluence Preparatory Academy, the Poynter Institute news . Our school has no library for them St. Louis, Mo. to read media regularly either, and we don’t have Susie Mercer, Henry W. Grady High School, Atlanta enough computers for them to read news content online Cynthia Hingle, North Central High School, Kershaw, consistently. Adviser Update, the free quarterly S.C. - Kathleen Schuckel, newspaper for high school media teachers Elizabeth Dunn, Hightstown (N.J.) High School Indianapolis Metropolitan High School and advisers distributed 6,000 copies Tara Campos, Technology High School, Newark, N.J. each press run, to teachers, newspaper Rebecca Moore, South Ridge School, Culver, Minn. editors and college professors interested Kathleen Schuckel, Indianapolis Metropolitan High in scholastic journalism. It is printed by School The Wall Street Journal in Chicopee, Mass.

2011 Annual Report Pressing Ahead 19 Dow Jones News Fund Board of Directors

Officers

Richard J. Levine/President Former Vice President, News Dow Jones & Company

Ken Herts/Treasurer Vice President and General Manager, Financial Markets Dow Jones & Company

Barbara Martinez/Secretary Chief External Officer Members of the Dow Jones News Fund Board: Robin G. Sawyer, Richard S. Holden, Uncommon Schools Thomas E. Engleman, Don Carter, Russell G. Todd, Neal Lipschutz, Barbara Martinez, Richard J. Levine, Gregory Giangrande, Laurence G. O’Donnell, Ken Richard S. Holden/Executive Director Herts and Pamela Fisher after the fall 2011 meeting in Princeton. Dow Jones News Fund, Inc. ** Directors Chief Executive Officer Robin Gibson Sawyer Dow Jones & Company 2000 National High School Journalism Don E. Carter Teacher of the Year Member Emeritus Diana Mitsu Klos First Flight High School, Kill Devil Former Executive Director Senior Projects Director Hills, N.C. American Society of News Editors Thomas E. Engleman Dr. Russell G. Todd Former Executive Director Neal Lipschutz G.B. Dealey Chair, Journalism Executive Editor, Teen Voices of Senior Vice President and Managing Department Democracy Editor University of Texas at Austin Dow Jones Newswires Pamela Fisher* Vice President, Corporate Diversity Laurence G. O'Donnell Staff News Corporation Retired Managing Editor Richard S. Holden/Executive Director The Wall Street Journal Linda Shockley/Deputy Director Gregory Giangrande Diane Cohn/Director of Finance Senior Vice President, Human Resources Dr. Reginald Owens *Elected November 2011 Dow Jones & Company F. Jay Taylor Chair of Journalism Louisiana Tech University **Resigned 2011

20 Dow Jones News Fund, Inc. Deadlines for Proposals and Program Nominations National High School Journalism Teacher Centers for Editing Excellence Business Reporting Internship Program Awards Program Description: To provide pre-internship Description: To encourage college Description: To recognize high school intensive training for college juniors, juniors, seniors and graduate students Journalism teachers who have made an seniors and graduate students, selected to seek business reporting internships outstanding contribution to teaching through DJNF’s News Editing Intern by providing training, paid summer journalism and/or advising a high school Program, who will work professionally as internships and scholarship grants. newspaper, newsmagazine or news website copy editing interns for news media Eligible: College juniors, seniors and Eligible: Any high school journalism Eligible: Colleges or nonprofit graduate students teacher or adviser with at least organizations Scholarship$1,000 three years of teaching experience. Grant: Maximum of $20,000 for 10 Deadline: November 1 Nominations may come from principals, students newspaper editors, other teachers, Deadline: October 1 Sports Editing Program alumni, press associations or the Description: To encourage students to teachers themselves News Editing Internship Program consider sports copy editing as a career Awards: $1,000 college scholarship for a Description: To encourage students by providing training, paid summer student of the Teacher of the Year; $500 to consider copy editing as a career internships and scholarship grants college scholarships for a student of in news and multimedia journalism Eligible: College juniors, seniors and each of the four Distinguished Advisers by providing training, paid summer graduate students Deadline: July 1 internships and scholarship grants Scholarship: $1,000 Eligible: College juniors, seniors and Deadline: November 1 DJNF High School Journalism Workshops graduate students Description: To encourage high school Scholarship: $1,000 The News Fund is a national foundation students to consider careers in Deadline: November 1 supported by Dow Jones & Co., Dow Jones journalism by providing an opportunity Foundation and others within the news to work with professional journalists Multimedia Editing Internship Program industry. Our emphasis is on education and instructors on reporting, writing Description: To encourage students to for students and educators as part and editing a student newspaper, consider multimedia editing as a career of our mission to promote careers in magazine or news website in journalism by providing training, journalism. DJNF operates several Eligible: Colleges, schools, nonprofit paid summer internships and scholarship high school and college-level grant organizations grants programs. Those who would like to submit Grant: $2,500 up to $8,000 Eligible: College juniors, seniors and unsolicited proposals should go to the Deadline: October 1 graduate students Grant Proposal page at Scholarship $1,000 https://www.newsfund.org to read more Deadline: November 1 and download a form. For more detailed descriptions, visit the Programs section. Grant applications, guidelines and instructions also appear in the Forms section.

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