The Sports Journalism Institute is a nine-week training and internship program for college students interested in sports journalism careers. The Institute is designed to attract talented students to print journalism through opportunities in sports reporting and editing and enhance racial and gender diversity in sports departments of newspapers nationwide. This year’s program will run from May 28 through Aug. 6, 2010.
The Sports Journalism Institute, which works with the National Association of Black Journalists (NABJ), the Asian American Journalists Association (AAJA) and the National Association of Hispanic Journalists (NAHJ), is funded by the Tribune Foundation, Hearst Newspapers/Houston Chronicle, Associated Press Sports Editors and the New York Daily News. The classroom training portion will be hosted by the Poynter Institute in St. Petersburg, Fla., and will run May 29- June 5; paid eight-week internships at newspapers around the country will follow.
The program, which began in 1993, has more than 135 graduates who have gone on to work at newspapers throughout the country.
To give a few examples:
- Stephanie Storm, Class of 1993, reporter, Akron Beacon Journal
- Rachel Bachman, Class of 1994, sports enterprise reporter, Oregonian
- Paul Gutierrez, Class of 1994, Raiders beat reporter, Sacramento Bee
- Gregory Lee, Class of 1994, senior assistant sports editor, Boston Globe
- Darren Everson, Class of 1995, sports reporter, Wall Street Journal
- Marcus Thompson, Class of 1998, Warriors reporter, Contra Costa Times
- Graham Watson, Class of 2002, blogger, ESPN.com
- Odeen Domingo, Class of 2003, Arizona Cardinals reporter, Arizona Republic
- Andrew Lawrence, Class of 2003, reporter, Sports Illustrated
- Jonathan Abrams, Class of 2004, sports reporter, New York Times
- Brandon Cleaver, Class of 2005, sports reporter, Des Moines Register
Students selected for the 2009 Sports Journalism Institute will receive:
• A crash course in sports journalism next summer at the Poynter Institute, where their instruction will come from working professionals in daily sports journalism plus staff from Poynter. Class sessions will range from ethics to photo editing to how to keep running score at a baseball game to copy editing. Travel and rooming expenses will be arranged by the institute and paid for by the institute.
• Eight weeks of professional experience at a paid internship in the sports department of a daily newspaper.
• A $500 scholarship upon successful completion of the program for students returning to college.
Eligibility
Ten student journalists will be selected. Ideally, applicants should be college sophomores or juniors. Candidates will be selected on the basis of academic achievement, demonstrated interest in sports
journalism as a career and excellence on the required essay.
Eligibility is not limited to journalism majors.
Applicants Should Submit these five items:
• A current college transcript
• Two letters of recommendation
• A professional-style photo (head shot)
• Up to seven writing samples or clips (photocopied on 8½ by 11-inch paper)
• An essay of no more than 500 words stating why he or she should be selected
Incomplete applications will not be accepted.
For more information, contact:
Gregory Lee, The Boston Globe, glee@globe.com or 617-929-2840.
Application deadline: Passed.
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