The 2009 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. The program will
run from May 29-July 31, 2009.
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 classrooom 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:
• Milo Bryant, Class of 1993, columnist, Colorado Springs Gazette
• Stephanie Storm, Class of 1993, reporter, Akron Beacon Journal
• Ana Menendez, Class of 1993, page designer, Milwaukee Journal
Sentinel
• 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, New York Daily
News
• Michael Cunningham, Class of 1996, Dolphins reporter, South
Florida Sun-Sentinel
• Marcus Thompson, Class of 1998, Warriors reporter, Contra
Costa Times
• Graham Watson, Class of 2002, Missouri reporter, St. Louis
Post Dispatch
• Odeen Domingo, Class of 2003, Arizona Cardinals reporter,
Arizona Republic
• Andrew Lawrence, Class of 2003, reporter, Sports Illustrated
• Brandon Cleaver, Class of 2005, sports reporter, Des Moines
Register
Students selected for the 2007 Sports Journalism Institute will
receive:
• A crash course in sports journalism next summer at the Poynter
Institute June 1-9, 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 (June 11-Aug. 3).
• 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
A complete application includes 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, call:
Gregory Lee, The Boston Globe, glee@globe.com or 617-929-
2840.
Application deadline: Jan. 2, 2007.
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. The program will
run from May 29-July 31, 2009.
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 classrooom 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:
• Milo Bryant, Class of 1993, columnist, Colorado Springs Gazette
• Stephanie Storm, Class of 1993, reporter, Akron Beacon Journal
• Ana Menendez, Class of 1993, page designer, Milwaukee Journal
Sentinel
• 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, New York Daily
News
• Michael Cunningham, Class of 1996, Dolphins reporter, South
Florida Sun-Sentinel
• Marcus Thompson, Class of 1998, Warriors reporter, Contra
Costa Times
• Graham Watson, Class of 2002, Missouri reporter, St. Louis
Post Dispatch
• Odeen Domingo, Class of 2003, Arizona Cardinals reporter,
Arizona Republic
• Andrew Lawrence, Class of 2003, reporter, Sports Illustrated
• Brandon Cleaver, Class of 2005, sports reporter, Des Moines
Register
Students selected for the 2007 Sports Journalism Institute will
receive:
• A crash course in sports journalism next summer at the Poynter
Institute June 1-9, 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 (June 11-Aug. 3).
• 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
A complete application includes 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, call:
Gregory Lee, The Boston Globe, glee@globe.com or 617-929-
2840.
Application deadline: Jan. 2, 2007.
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