Dow Jones News Fund

2019ANNUAL REPORT

TABLE OF CONTENTS

Letter from the President: Richard J. Levine

Message from the Managing Director: Linda Shockley

Financial Documents

College Programs

Multimedia Digital Academies for HBCU/HSI Instructors

High School Programs

National High School JournalismTeacher of the Year

2020 Program & Proposal Deadlines

DJNF Board and Staff

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Cover: Daja Henry, Photo: Margo Reed; Anh Nguyen, Emma Swislow and Theo DeRosa, Photo: Bradley Wilson; Ellie Nakamoto-White and Layla Ferris, Photo: Ana Koufidakis; Hannah Lang, Kennedy Rose and Laura Spitalniak, Photo: Paul Glader; and Tre’Vaughn Howard, Photo: Ana Koufidakis

Dear Friends,

The Dow Jones News Fund operated in 2019 in the harshest journalistic environment since its founding some 60 years ago—an environment marked by shrinking local and regional newsrooms in the face of ever-stronger competition from social media for readers and advertising and by constant presidential attacks on journalists as producers of “Fake News” and “the enemy of the people.”

“Journalism is under a lot of stress,” Joe Stephens, professor of journalism at Princeton University and a former investigative reporter, observed at the time. “The economic model is falling apart. Newspapers are laying off people. Local newspapers are closing. There are a lot of political attacks.” Yet, against this difficult background, the News Fund successfully delivered in 2019 on its mission “to promote journalism careers” and its vision of helping shape newsrooms “staffed by well-trained innovative journalists who reflect America’s diversity and are dedicated to a free, strong and fair press.”

The basic statistics are revealing. The Fund attracted almost 800 applicants for its flagship professional internships in summer 2019 and placed 79 college students’ internships against a goal of 80. Of the 79 internships, 18 were digital media, 15 data journalism, 27 business reporting and 19 multimedia.

Many news organizations returned, among them The Wall Street Journal, New York Times, Reuters, USA Today and American City Business Journals, once again the top provider with 10 internships. The growing participation of nonprofits was also evident, doubling from the prior year to 10 and including the St. Louis American, National Public Radio in Washington, and WNYC, a byproduct of our partnership with the Emma Bowen Foundation and the Institute for Nonprofit News.

In our pursuit of diversity, the 2019 results were especially strong and gratifying, since the nation’s newsrooms are still overwhelmingly white. For the first time, 50% of our interns were from diverse backgrounds; 19% African American, 15%

LETTER FROM THE PRESIDENTRICHARD J. LEVINE

Strong Results in Tough Times

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Asian American, 8% Hispanic 7% multi-racial and 1% Native American.

For the second consecutive year, the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation provided a grant to support summer journalism workshops on health and wellness issues for high school students in underserved communities. The RWJF increased the grant to $50,000 from $30,000, enabling the Fund to co-sponsor 10 workshops, up from seven a year earlier.

With college costs and student debt rising rapidly, the News Fund increased the scholarships for successful interns to $1,500 from $1,000. Also important in our pursuit of diversity was the establishment of an Intern Assistance Fund with a $10,000 grant from the Good Words Foundation headed by Erin Schulte Collier, a Fund alumna, with the aim of covering special financial needs starting in summer 2020.

All of these accomplishments and many more, as discussed throughout this annual report, reflect the talent and dedication of Linda Shockley, managing director of the News Fund since 2014; Heather Taylor, manager of digital media and programs, and Denise Jester, manager of finance and administration.

Again in 2019, there were several changes in the News Fund’s board of directors. In May, Anna Sedgley, former chief operating officer of Dow Jones, was elected a director. In July, Mark Musgrave, chief people officer of Dow Jones, resigned as a Fund director with his departure from Dow Jones, and in September, Kamilah Mitchell-Thomas, who succeeded Mark as chief people officer, was elected to the board.

In closing, I want to express my gratitude to the News Fund staff, the residency directors of the summer internship program and Fund alumni as well as to my fellow directors, News Corp, Dow Jones and the Dow Jones Foundation for their support of the Dow Jones News Fund and its work to strengthen American journalism.

Sincerely,

Richard J. Levine President

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Alumni are central to the continuing success of the Dow Jones News Fund. They lead the industry, they teach aspiring journalists and they give back again and again. Our database has grown from index cards to digital files holding more than 18,000 records on high school workshop participants, high schooljournalism teachers, college professors and former summer interns. We continue to look for and find members of the DJNF family.

It may be that 2019 was our most engaged for alumni so far. Five alumni serve among the 14 members of the Fund’s board of directors: Richard Levine (1961), board president and retired Dow Jones vice president for news; Karen Miller Pensiero (1984), managing editor of The Wall Street Journal; LaSharah Bunting (2000), director of journalism at the John S. and James L. Knight Foundation; Garry D. Howard (1981), director of corporate initiatives at American City Business Journals, and Gail Griffin (1992), head of digital platforms for T. Rowe Price.

Ms. Griffin reorganized alumni efforts, recruiting committee heads to focus on fundraising, media partnerships and college outreach. Chris Kraeuter (1998), Michael Ryan (1976), Steve Bien-Aimè (2002), Carrie Melago (1997), Jennifer Hicks (2001), Nicole Collins Bronzan (2000) and others, took a strategic approach resulting in a varied group of media partners that yielded 79 internships.

Alumni encouraged their employers to hire DJNF interns, they joined staff at job fairs,

visited their alma matters and dropped in on the internship residencies. Brittany Hite (2007) and Emily Veach (2004) developed a growing slack channel and mentoring program.

Several 2019 interns in New York City struggled with commuting costs; a hurricane forced an intern out of her apartment for several days, another ate once a day while trying to make student loan payments.

We helped each of them but as alumni shared their own stories, we decided to seek financial support.

The Good Words foundation, led by Erin Schulte Collier (1997), stepped in with a donation to createthe Intern Assistance Fund for 2020 interns.

Erin explained her thinking this way: “I want to help make sure that any student who qualifies for a DJNF internship, regardless of income, is able to take the internship. Harmful ‘traditions’ like unpaid internships have left us with newsrooms that are too homogenous to be as effective as they could be, and mean that important stories go untold and great journalists may not get the chance they deserve.”

DJNF has been at the forefront of diversity efforts for more than five decades and has always believed interns deserve to be paid and treated professionally. With support and guidance of an ever widening alumni network, we expect to continue fulfilling our mandate and meeting those challenges.

Alumni Chart the Way Forward

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MESSAGE FROM THE MANAGING DIRECTOR

-Linda Shockley

DOW JONES NEWS FUND, INC. STATEMENTS OF FUNCTIONAL EXPENSES - CASH BASIS FOR THE YEARS ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2019 AND 2018

Program Services High School Teacher Programs: Teacher Awards Expenses Total High School Teacher Programs High School Student Programs: Journalism Workshops Writing Competition Scholarships Total High School Student Programs

College Faculty and Student Programs: Editing Intern Scholarships Editing Intern Training and Travel Expenses Business Reporting Training Center Expenses Faculty Training Program Expenses Intern Program Expenses Grants and Donations to Other Organizations Total College Student Programs

Career Information Program High School Newsletter Expenses Video Production Costs Total Career Information Program

Total Program Services

Supporting Services General and Aministrative: Travel, Meetings, and Conference Expenses Audit Fee Printing and Promotional Expenses Outside Services Dues and Filing Fees Bank and Credit Card Fees Postage Other Total General and Administrative

Total Functional Expenses

2019

$ 11,31811,318

60,0009,000

69,000

83,500 153,720 65,000 67,500 35,481

7,500 412,701

000

493,019

10,07211,4102,899

903400

2,606460

1,50030,250

$ 523,269

2018

$ 8,300 8,300

34,0002,000

36,000

43,000 137,426 61,000 54,00024,7791,000

321,205

852,7582,843

368,348

7,9199,5001,7237,406

3252,703

225 695

30,496

$ 398,844

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DOW JONES NEWS FUND, INC. STATEMENTS OF SUPPORT, REVENUE, EXPENSES,

AND CHANGES IN NET ASSETS - CASH BASIS FOR THE YEARS ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2019 AND 2018

Net Assets Without Donor Restrictions Support and Other Revenue Contributions Intern Training Grants Book Royalties

Total Support and Other Revenue

Functional Expenses Program Services: High School Teacher Programs High School Student Programs College Faculty and Student Programs Career Information Program

Total Program Services

Supporting Services: General and Administrative

Total Functional Expenses

Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets Without Donor Restrictions

Net Assets Without Donor Restrictions - Beginning of Year

Net Assets Without Donor Restrictions - End of Year

2019

$ 381,88094,400

695

476,975

11,31869,000412,701

0

493,019

30,250

523,269

(46,294)

94,109

$ 47,815

2018

$ 343,25195,600

214

439,065

8,30036,000

321,2052,843

368,348

30,496

398,844

40,221

53,888

$ 94,109

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Alumni Pool Resources for Future Journalists

Spurred by a Temple University-based survey, which found that nearly half of all college students experience food insecurity, Dow Jones News Fund alumni stepped up and formed an Intern Assistance Fund to help interns meet their financial needs during their internships.

The fund was seeded by a $10,000 donation from Good Words foundation, founded by Erin Schulte Collier, a 1997 News Fund alumna.

“I know that I would not have had the career that I did without the DJNF internship or my connections to the DJNF network; I’m convinced it helped me stand out in a crowded field early on in my career,” Collier said.

Collier’s support will aid students who have trouble paying for food, commuting or affordable housing during their summer internships. It will also provide support when emergencies strike.

“I want to help make sure that any student who qualifies for a DJNF internship, regardless of income, is able to take the internship. Harmful ‘traditions’ like unpaid internships have left us with newsrooms that are too homogenous to be as effective as they could be, and mean that important stories go untold and great journalists may not get the chance they deserve,” said Collier.

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Erin Schulte Collier

In 2019, the Fund trained and placed 79 undergraduate and graduate students to work as data and digital journalists, business reporters and multiplatform editors in paid internships at 65 of the nation’s leading news organizations.

COLLEGE INTERNSHIP PROGRAMS

Photos (l-r): Alex Nicoll, Photo: Bradley Wilson; Natallie Rocha, Photo: Anastassia Gliadkovskaya; Evan Easterling, Photo: Margo Reed

Clockwise from top left: Ashley Thomas, Photo: Paul Glader; Alex McCann, Photo: Margo Reed; Bryauna Kralik, Photo: Ana Koufidakis

DATA JOURNALISM

Investigative Reporters and Editors (IRE trained 15 journalists at the University of Missouri to obtain and analyze data, visualize information and employ other computer-assisted reporting methods. Among them are six students selected by the Emma Bowen Foundation in partnership with the Institute for Nonprofit News through a grant supported by the Democracy Fund. The program is directed by David Herzog and Charles Minshew,

After their summer internships, interns received memberships to the Online News Association and IRE.

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Data journalism interns at the University of Missouri. Photo: Anthony Jackson

Data journalism interns listed with their schools and internship placements:

Francene Bethune*University of MissouriThe St. Louis American

Abigail BrashearUniversity of Central Florida The Virginian-Pilot

Madeleine Davison Syracuse University Investigative Reporting Workshop

Daniel DiNicolaQuinnipiac UniversityAmerican Banker

Anthony JacksonUniversity of New MexicoSearchlight New Mexico

Chloe Li*American University WNYC – New York Public Radio

Zipporah Osei*Northeastern UniversityChalkbeat

Brian PerlmanUniversity of California, BerkeleyKansas City Public Television

*=Emma Bowen Foundation Fellow

Mia Perry*American UniversityNational Public Radio

Camille Respess*University of FloridaChalkbeat

Heather SchlitzUniversity of Illinois at Urbana-ChampaignAccuWeather

Teghan SimontonWaynesburg University,USA TODAY

Kamari Stewart*Pace UniversityThe New Food Economy

Anila YoganathanUniversity of GeorgiaThe Atlanta Journal-Constitution

Yue YuUniversity of MissouriThe Salt Lake Tribune

Emma Bowen Foundation Fellows at the DJNF data journalism program.

From left: Chloe Li, Mia Perry, Zipporah Osei, Camille Respess, Kamari Stewart, Francene Bethune

DIGITAL MEDIA

Eighteen students, including two Emma Bowen fellows, refined their digital media skills at the Walter Cronkite School of Journalism and Mass Communication at Arizona State University. Led by Michael Wong, director of career services, they were prepped to handle video, photography, social media, data visualization and web design before working for digital-first media, television and radio stations.

During the nine day program, the interns worked as a team to produce When The Dust Settles, a multimedia project on redevelopment in downtown Phoenix.

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Digital media interns. Photo: Shuran Huang

Jade AllenLane CollegeWNPR – Connecticut Public Radio

Bernadette BerdychowskiThe King’s CollegeFinancial Planning

Amanda BlancoColumbia UniversityNewsday

Danae BucciNortheastern UniversityThe (Colorado Springs) Gazette

Brooke EberleUniversity of Illinois at Urbana-ChampaignThe Arizona Republic

Layla FerrisUniversity of Central FloridaStoryful

Tre’Vaughn Howard*University of MiamiCBS News

Shuran HuangSyracuse UniversityNational Public Radio

Bryauna KralikVirginia Commonwealth UniversitYThe Palm Beach Post

*= Emma Bowen Foundation Fellow

Faith Lucas*Ohio UniversityFOX 5 Atlanta

Ellie Nakamoto-WhiteArizona State UniversityHawaii News Now

Alexandria NgUniversity of FloridaHawaii News Now

Mary RamseyUniversity of South CarolinaThe Arizona Republic

Victor RenArizona State University Austin American-Statesman

Christopher ScraggArizona State UniversityAccuWeather

Brooke StanleyCalifornia Lutheran UniversityInternational Center for Journalists

Julia Bayliss WagnerSwarthmore CollegeThe Philadelphia Inquirer

Sorayah ZahirUniversity of Texas, ArlingtonThe Wall Street Journal

Digital media interns listed with their schools and internship placements:

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The digital media interns spent 10 days at the Walter Cronkite School of Journalism and Mass Communication at Arizona State University sharpening their digital skills and creating When the Dust Settles, a multimedia project that examines the development boom in downtown Phoenix.

The digital journalists hit downtown Phoenix to interview residents, business owners and artists impacted by the changes. What they found were booming downtown growth, food deserts, a lack of affordable housing and gentrification in the arts district. After 48 hours, they packaged their original reporting in a digital publication that includes videos, audio clips, interactive features and a podcast with five Phoenix residents.

>>VISIT WHEN THE DUST SETTLES

WHEN THE DUST SETTLES

Above: Brooke Stanley and Faith Lucas podcasting; Jade Allen setting up a camera. Photo: Ana Koufidakis

Tre’Vaughn Howard, Victor Ren and Shuran Huang in downtown Phoenix. Photo: Mike Wong

BUSINESS REPORTING

ACBJ-DJNF business reporting interns. Photo: Paul Glader

Business reporting interns. Photo: Paul Glader

The Dow Jones News Fund brought business reporters to New York University to learn from top journalists about finance, investing, mergers and acquisitions and labor issues before interning at respected business outlets and digital news services.

For the fifth summer American City Business Journals hosted a business reporting program for 10 interns to work at ACBJ publications. The program was co-directed by ACBJ’s director of corporate intitiatives and DJNF alumnus Garry D. Howard (’81).

Both programs were led by Paul Glader, director of The McCandlish Phillips Journalism Institute at The King’s College.

Sam CarlenSt. Olaf CollegeMinneapolis/St. Paul Business Journal

Kyle CottonUniversity of Texas, ArlingtonSan Antonio Business Journal

Nathan DoughtyOhio UniversityPittsburgh Business Times

Ashley GarrettUniversity of Central FloridaOrlando Business Journal

Hannah LangUniversity of North Carolina at Chapel HillTriangle Business Journal

Catherine LeffertSyracuse UniversityDallas Business Journal

Maximiliano ReyesEmerson CollegeBoston Business Journal

Kennedy RoseSyracuse UniversityPhiladelphia Business Journal

Laura SpitalniakUniversity of Marylan Washington Business Journal

Brendan WardGeorgia Southern UniversityAtlanta Business Chronicle

American City Business Journals-Dow Jones News Fund business reporting interns listed with their schools and internship placements:

Kennedy Rose, Ashley Garrett and Laura Spitalniak. Photo: Paul Glader

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Dow Jones News Fund business reporting interns listed with their schools and internship placements:

Kira BarrettUniversity of MarylandIndustryDive

Josh CozineCalifornia State University, ChicoRichmond BizSense

Avery EllfeldtSt. Olaf CollegeE&E News

Anastassia GliadkovskayaThe King’s CollegeIndustryDive

Veronica GraffArizona State UniversityPacific Coast Business Times

Brianne LeddaStony Brook UniversityRoyal Media

Steven LubbersUniversity of North Carolina at Chapel HillThe Detroit News

Merdie NzangaHoward UniversityThe Wall Street Journal

Sarah PaynterColumbia UniversityNewsday

Paola PeraltaUniversity of Central FloridaFinancial Planning

Eliana PerezCraig Newmark Graduate School of JournalismAmerican Banker

Slade RandUniversity of MississippiHartford Courant

Natallie RochaPoint Loma Nazarene UniversityFortune

Dave SebastianBoston UniversityThe Wall Street Journal

Anne SradersThe King’s CollegeFortune

Evan SullyDePaul UniversityThomson Reuters

Ashley ThomasNorfolk State UniversityAdvertising Specialty Institute

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MULTIPLATFORM EDITING

Editing interns at University of Texas, Austin. Photo: Bradley Wilson

Editing interns at Temple University. Photo: Margo Reed

Nineteen students participated in the multiplatform editing programs at Temple University taught by Dr. Edward Trayes and at the University of Texas, Austin, directed by Professor Beth Butler of Kent State University and Dr. Bradley Wilson of Midwestern State University.

Temple Center for Editing ExcellenceSarah BahrIndiana University-Purdue University IndianapolisThe New York Times

Jacob DiazUniversity of Illinois at Urbana-ChampaignPittsburgh Post-Gazette

Evan EasterlingTemple University The New York Times

Daja HenryHoward UniversityThe Wall Street Journal

Miriam MariniWayne State UniversityNewsday

Anastasia MarksUniversity of MarylandThe New York Times

Alex McCannOhio UniversityPittsburgh Post-Gazette

Allison SwensonColumbia UniversityAssociated Press

Emily WardUniversity of Illinois at Urbana-ChampaignThe Philadelphia Inquirer

Kara WilliamsIndiana UniversityRichmond Times-Dispatch

Texas Center for Editing ExcellenceTheo DeRosaUniversity of MissouriOmaha World-Herald

Georgia GeenVirginia Commonwealth UniversityThe Roanoke Times

Cameron HooverKent State UniversityGateHouse Media

Marlese LessingUniversity of ConnecticutCentral Connecticut Communications

Sidney MaddenUniversity of Illinois at Urbana-ChampaignBuzzFeed News

Anh NguyenTemple UniversityLos Angeles Times

Alexander NicollUniversity of ArkansasHouston Chronicle

Nora SmithAppalachian State UniversityCharleston (West Virginia) Gazette-Mail

Emma SwislowAmherst CollegeStars and Stripes

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Trayes Scholar

SWENSON NAMEDTRAYES SCHOLAR

Allison Swenson, a 2019 Dow Jones News Fund multiplatform editing intern at the Associated Press, was named the 16th Edward Trayes Scholar.

Trayes praised Swenson for her professional bearing and attitude throughout the Temple residency program. He said her day-by-day performance was consistently among those at the top. She was very engaged, asked good questions and she was motivated to learn as much as possible.

“It is all of the above plus her other professional and personal qualities that put her solidly in the

company of previous recipients of the Edward Trayes Scholar Award. She has the intellect and skill sets to succeed in today’s world of journalism, wherever she may go,” said Trayes.

Swenson, a Columbia Journalism School graduate, interned at the Associated Press East Region desk in New York City following her training at Temple.

Christina Paciolla, AP news editor for Pennsylvania, Ohio and New Jersey, praised Swenson’s performance.

“Ali absolutely thrived in her role as an editing desk intern. Her news judgment, AP style knowledge and communication skills with reporters were very impressive. She felt like a regular, longtime member of our team, not just a temporary summer editor.”

As the Trayes Scholar, Swenson received a $1,000 scholarship endowed by the O’Toole Family Foundation of Short Hills, New Jersey, which began the scholarships in 2004 to honor Trayes. Paula and Terry O’Toole, a 1979 copy editing intern at The Wall Street Journal, have donated a total of $20,000.

Edward Trayes and Allison Swenson. Photo: Margo Reed

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EMERGING JOURNALISTS

The Dow Jones News Fund selected 16 college students to receive free registrations to six journalism industry conferences through its Emerging Journalists Program. The aim is to offer opportunities for diverse students whether at universities or community colleges to build their skills and professional networks at these important gatherings.

The 2019 winners were selected from 59 applicants, they attended the Asian American Journalists Association convention in Atlanta, Investigative Reporters and Editors in Houston, the National Association of Black Journalists in Miami, the Native American Journalists Association in Prior Lake, Minnesota, the Online News Association in New Orleans and Excellence In Journalism in San Antonio.

Investigative Reporters and Editors Conference (Houston)•Laraib Hashmi, University of Houston•Andrew Jones, University of Houston

Asian American Journalists Association National Convention (Atlanta)•Natalie Chinn, New York University•Julia Lee, New York University•Jose Antonio Liboro Delgado, Elon University

National Association of Black Journalists Convention and Career Fair (Miami)•Rachel Smith, University of Miami•Sara Wilson, Bethune-Cookman University

Excellence in Journalism Conference (San Antonio, Texas)•Aaron Jacob Cardenas, University of Oklahoma•Sarah Beth Guevara, University of Oklahoma•Camelia Juarez, Texas State University

Online News Association Conference (New Orleans)•J.C. Canicosa, Loyola University New Orleans•Cheryl Daniel, Dillard University

National Native Media Conference(Prior Lake, Minnesota)•Addison Kliewer, University of Oklahoma•Jordynn Paz, University of Montana•Raphael Romero Ruiz, Arizona State University•Miacel Spotted Elk, University of Utah

Emerging Journalists at summer conventions. (l-r): Aaron Jabob Cardenas, Sarah Beth Guevara and Camelia Juarez; DJNF alumni Cecily Dyson and Aaron Ladd with Rachel Smith and Sarah Wilson; Andrew Jones and Laraib Hashmi.

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Twelve journalism instructors from Hispanic-Serving Institutions traveled to the U.S., Mexico border region to participate in the 10th annual Dow Jones News Fund Multimedia Training Academy at the University of Texas in El Paso. The instructors received training in the latest digital tools and storytelling techniques. During their time at UTEP they reported on El Paso community issues for Borderzine.

The program was directed by Kate Gannon, Borderzine digital content editor. Trainers included multimedia consultant, Doug Mitchell; independent radio reporter, Monica Ortiz Uribe; and broadcast TV veteran Andrew Valencia.

Multimedia Training Academy projects and participants:

Today’s border reality: River hazards, refugee child trauma; an end to migrating wildlifeProduced by Fredrick Batiste, Houston Community College System; Jenna Duncan, Glendale Community College; and Molly Hunter, a journalism major from the University of Iowa.

Like two exhausted boxers, Border Patrol and Central Americans seek respiteProduced by Farideh Dada, San Jose City College; Nancy Garcia, West Texas A&M University; and Walter Baranger, California State University, Fullerton.

Tired but determined volunteers sustain El Paso’s migrant relief servicesProduced by Stephanie Bluestein, California State University, Northridge; Jacqueline Fellows, University of North Texas; and Adam Schrag, Fresno Pacific University.

U.S. border businesses feeling pain of fewer shoppers from Mexico and tariff threatsProduced by Tara Cuslidge-Staiano, San Joaquin Delta College; Ana Lourdes Cardenas, San Francisco State University; and Steve Collins, University of Central Florida.

HBCU/HSI DIGITAL MEDIA ACADEMIES

Professors Report From the BorderMultimedia Training Academy participants with instructors, workshop director Kate Gannon, (at left, second row).

Eight professors from Historically Black Colleges and Universities spent one week in Bowling Green, Kentucky, learning the latest trends for the digital newsroom during the Fund’s Digital News Workshop at Western Kentucky University, led by Dr. Pam Johnson.

During the week-long workshop, faculty members were grouped in teams. Each team produced a digital story about a health topic and how it affects diverse populations in the WKU campus community.

The training included new curriculum on drones, 360 cameras and whiteboarding, as well as podcasting, graphic design, web design, video and data visualization. Professors worked in teams to produce three multimedia projects focused on mental health, refugees, and sports.

The eight HBCU faculty are: Semaj Robinson, Alabama A & M University; Kangming Ma, Hampton University; Mark Beckford and Yanick Rice Lamb, Howard University; Emily Burch Harris, North Carolina A&T University, Brett Chambers, North Carolina Central University; David Marshall, Morgan State University, and Ladonia Randle, Texas Southern University.

The professors’ coaches were Nancie Dodge, former adjunct faculty at the Walter Cronkite School of Journalism and Mass Communication at Arizona State University; Ron DeMarse, WKU School of Journalism & Broadcasting and Kara Williams Glenn, WKU Department of Communication.

HBCU Professors Learn New Curriculum

Digital News Workshop participants with instructors, workshop director Dr. Pam Johnson (at right in second row).

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SUMMER JOURNALISM WORKSHOPSWith support from the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, the Dow Jones News Fund co-sponsored 10 summer high school journalism workshops that focused on health and wellness reporting themes. These programs offered a diverse group of students, who lack access to journalism training or face barriers to pursue media careers, the opportunity to get hands-on experience producing print and digital content like videos, high resolution photos, podcasts, articles and more — and using those newly acquired skills to produce journalism focused on health and wellness topics.

The Mosaic Journalism Workshop led by the California Chicano News Media Association at San Jose State University empowered young journalists to report and write stories important to them – from housing costs to poverty to immigration status and impacts on the health and welfare of children and adults in Silicon Valley. Their stories were published online by The Mercury News. Workshop director: Joe Rodriguez

Marshall University High School Journalism Workshop had students report on the effect of the opioid crisis on local communities in Huntington, West Virginia, while embedding themselves in The Herald Dispatch newsroom. Their videos, podcasts and stories were published on The Herald Dispatch website. Workshop director: Burnis Morris

The Hugh N. Boyd Journalism Diversity Workshop at Rutgers University in New Brunswick, New Jersey, taught basic journalism and video skills to students from New Jersey. Students covered mental and behavioral health issues such as stress, anxiety, depression and opioid addiction. Their work was featured on local TV, published online, and shared at a community forum. Workshop director: Karyn Collins

The Peace Sullivan/James Ansin High School Journalism & New Media Workshop at the University of Miami had students cover the issues facing young people, such as college debt, ICE activity, gun violence, climate change, political dysfunction and health care. Students’ videos and articles were published at MiamiMontage.com. Workshop directors: Fred Blevens and Samuel Terilli

During the Donald W. Carson Journalism Diversity Workshop at the University of Arizona, local teens learned a variety of multimedia journalism skills as they covered the Campus Health Service and reported on stories that impacted their peers, such as access to health care, vaccinations and nutrition. Workshop director: Daniel Andrés Domínguez

Journalism in July at the University of Texas, El Paso, taught local teens digital and broadcast journalism as they covered health issues that plague the U.S.-Mexico border region such as obesity, diabetes and depression. Workshop director: Dino Chiecchi

Students at the Andy Harvey Broadcast Workshop at Northern Arizona University reported on the physical and mental well-being of the indigenous population in Flagstaff, Arizona, as they produced multimedia content for a live-to-tape broadcast, website and social media. Workshop director: Toni DeAztlan-Smith

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The Howard University Multicultural Media Academy taught Washington, D.C. students how to report, write and broadcast stories about the causes of poor health outcomes in their communities using solution-oriented storytelling. Workshop director: Yanick Rice Lamb

Students at the ThreeSixty Journalism News Reporter Academy at the University of St. Thomas in St. Paul, Minnesota, learned about health equity from experts at the Center for Prevention at Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Minnesota. Each student worked closely with seasoned journalists from the Minneapolis Star Tribune and St. Paul Pioneer Press. Their stories were published in the ThreeSixty Journalism fall magazine. Workshop director: Theresa Malloy

The Oklahoma Institute for Diversity in Journalism at the University of Oklahoma brought a diverse group of students together to learn broadcast and digital journalism. Students covered issues around mental illness in the community for the Norman Transcript. Workshop director: Yvette Walker

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Six Students Win High School Workshop Competition

Six high school journalists from California, Florida and Minnesota won college scholarships in Dow Jones News Fund’s 2019 summer journalism workshops essay competition. Students are recognized for the outstanding journalism they produce at a DJNF-supported summer workshops.

Four of the winners attended the James Ansin/Peace Sullivan High School Journalism and New Media Workshop at the University of Miami, directed by Fred Blevens and Sam Terilli.

David Perez of Miami, Florida, won Best Data Journalism for his article and accompanying graphics about the gender wage gap in Miami.

Top Row: Alexander Someillan, Julie Hernandez, Caroline Wheeler-Hollis

Bottom Row: David Perez, Thomas Morcillo, Ayo Olagbaju

Caroline Wheeler-Hollis of St. John, Florida, won Best Overall Health Reporting for her article about the lack of sex education in the Miami-Dade County Public Schools.

Thomas Morcillo of Coral Gables, Florida, won Best Photography for his slideshow of Miami parents, students and teachers impacted by increased active shooter drills in schools.

Alexander Someillan of Doral, Florida, won Best Videography for his piece about the growing organic, farm-to-table trend at Miami restaurants.

The Best Reporting award went to Julie Hernandez of San Jose, California, from the Mosaic

Journalism Workshop at San Jose State University, directed by Joe Rodriguez. Hernandez reported on the plight of couples facing separation from their U.S.-born children.

Ayo Olagbaju of Minneapolis was given an “Award of Excellence” for her article about a synchronized swim team with a social justice mission produced at ThreeSixty Journalism’s News Reporter Academy at the University of St. Thomas in St. Paul, Minnesota, directed by Chad Caruthers.

Five winners were awarded $1,500 college scholarships from the Fund for the 2020-2021 school year. Olagbaju, who received an Award of Excellence, won $1,000.

NATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL JOURNALISM TEACHER OF THE YEAR AWARDS

The Columbia Scholastic Press Association (CSPA) named Melissa Falkowski, a journalism teacher at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School at Parkland, Florida, the 2019 National High School Journalism Teacher of the Year. Four teachers were honored as Distinguished Advisers and three others were named Special Recognition Advisers.

The National High School Journalism Teacher of the Year Awards program is managed and sponsored by CSPA and co-sponsored by the Dow Jones News Fund, with support from Poynter Institute for Media Studies and The Wall Street Journal.

The honorees were presented plaques on March 21, 2019, during a luncheon at Columbia University in New York City.

The News Fund began the journalism teacher awards program in 1960, which has honored more than 350 educators. The Fund became a co-sponsor in 2017. CSPA continues to administer the awards annually.

“Melissa Falkowski has proven herself an exceptional teacher and representative for the scholastic media community,” said Linda Shockley, DJNF managing director.

Additional honorees include four Distinguished Advisers: Erinn Harris, Thomas Jefferson High School for Science and Technology, Alexandria, Virginia; Debra Klevens, Parkway West High School, Ballwin, Missouri; David Ragsdale, Clarke Central High School, Athens, Georgia; and Julia Satterthwaite, Monta Vista High School, Cupertino, California.

Also named as Special Recognition Advisers are Tom Hayes, Ben Davis High School, Indianapolis; Liz Palmer, duPont Manual High School, Louisville, Kentucky; and Michael Reeves, James Bowie High School, Austin, Texas.

Ed Sullivan presents a plaque to Teacher of the Year Melissa Falkowski at CSPA’s spring convention. Photo: Mark Murray

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PROPOSALS AND PROGRAMS

INTERNSHIP PROGRAMS · DEADLINE NOV. 9Students interested in data journalism, digital media, multiplatform editing or business reporting can apply for training, paid summer internships and scholarships from the Dow Jones News Fund. Eligible: College juniors, seniors and graduate students. Scholarship: $1,500

INTERNSHIP RESIDENCY PROGRAMS · DEADLINE OCT. 1The Dow Jones News Fund provides intensive pre-internship training for college juniors, seniors and graduate students, selected through the Fund’s internship programs. Eligible: Colleges or nonprofit organizations. Grant: Maximum of $20,000 for 10 students

MEDIA PARTERNSHIPS · DEADLINE DEC. 1The Dow Jones News Fund arranges summer internships for college juniors, seniors and graduate students in U.S. newsrooms in data journalism, digital media, business reporting and multiplatform editing. Media commit to pay interns at least $450 per week for 10 to 12 weeks and to provide $1,000 to the News Fund to help underwrite the cost of training. Eligible: Professional media organizations with a physical office and designated intern supervisor.

MULTIMEDIA TRAINING ACADEMY · DEADLINE SET BY PROGRAM DIRECTORSThe Dow Jones News Fund provides advanced digital journalism training for faculty from Historically Black Colleges and Universities and Hispanic-Serving Institutions. Eligible: College journalism professors at HBCUs and HSIs

HIGH SCHOOL JOURNALISM WORKSHOPS · Deadline TBDThe Dow Jones News Fund encourages high school students to consider careers in journalism by providing summer workshops with professional journalists and instructors on reporting, writing and editing a student newspaper, magazine or news website. Eligible: Colleges, schools, or nonprofit organizations. Grant: $3,000 to $8,000.

NATIONAL TEACHER OF THE YEAR AWARDS PROGRAM · DEADLINE SET BY CSPAThe Dow Jones News Fund cosponsors this national award given by the Columbia Scholastic Press Association, Which recognizes high school journalism teachers who have made an outstanding contribution to teaching journalism and/or advising high school media. Eligible: Any high school journalism teacher or adviser with at least three years of teaching experience. Awards: $1,000 college scholarship for a student of the Teacher of the Year; $500 college scholarships for a student of each of the four Distinguished Advisers.

GENERAL GRANT PROPOSALSThose who would like to submit unsolicited proposals should email a letter of interest todjnf@dowjones.com.

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BOARD OF DIRECTORS

OFFICERS:Richard J. Levine, President, Former Vice President of News, Dow Jones, Class of 1960Paul Schmidt, Treasurer, Former Senior Vice President, News America MarketingDiana Mitsu Klos, Secretary, Director of Engagement, Student Press Law Center

DIRECTORS:LaSharah Bunting, Director of Journalism, Knight Foundation, Class of 2000Thomas E. Engleman, Former Executive Director, Dow Jones News FundGail Griffin, Head of Digital Platforms - U.S. Intermediaries, T. Rowe Price, Class of 1992Richard S. Holden, Former Executive Director, Dow Jones News FundGarry D. Howard, Director of Corporate Initiatives, American City Business Journals, Class of 1981Neal Lipschutz, Deputy Editor in Chief, The Wall Street JournalKamilah Mitchell-Thomas, Chief People Officer, Dow JonesLaurence G. O’Donnell, Retired Managing Editor, The Wall Street JournalDr. Reginald Owens, Retired Journalism Department Head, Louisiana Tech University Karen Miller Pensiero, Managing Editor, The Wall Street Journal, Class of 1984Anna Sedgley, Former Chief Operating Officer, Dow JonesDr. Russell G. Todd, Professor Emeritus, University of Texas, Austin

STAFF:Linda Shockley, Managing DirectorDenise Jester, Manager of Finance and AdministrationHeather Taylor, Manager of Digital Media and Programs

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Pictured above (l-r): Neal Lipschutz, Reginald Owens, Karen Miller Pensiero, Gail Griffin, Richard J. Levine, Thomas E. Engleman, Diana Mitsu Klos, Paul Schmidt, Garry D. Howard and Laurence G. O’Donnell.

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