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What It Is All About
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.
The program will be in residence at the Poynter Institute in St.
Petersburg, Fla.
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.
The program will be in residence at the Poynter Institute in St.
Petersburg, Fla.
Who We Are
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,
Gannett, Hearst Newspapers/Houston Chronicle, Associated Press
Sports Editors and the New York Daily News.
The program, which began in 1993, has more than 120 graduates who
have gone on to work at newspapers throughout the country.
SJI is a private, nonprofit 501c3 organization (donations to which are
tax deductible). Here is our Board of Directors.
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,
Gannett, Hearst Newspapers/Houston Chronicle, Associated Press
Sports Editors and the New York Daily News.
The program, which began in 1993, has more than 120 graduates who
have gone on to work at newspapers throughout the country.
SJI is a private, nonprofit 501c3 organization (donations to which are
tax deductible). Here is our Board of Directors.
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THE NEW CREW
| Meet SJI's Class of 2008 |
Mario
Aguirre
Internship
destination:
Colorado
Springs
Gazette
I attended
Pasadena City
College for two
and a half
years, where I
served as the
sports editor of
the student
newspaper. I
was then hired
by the San
Gabriel Valley
Tribune as a
part-time prep
sports writer.
From there, I
interned with
the L.A. Daily
News in the
summer before
accepting a
Fallsemester
position in
Washington,
D.C. with
Hispanic Link
News Service
through Scripps
Howard News
Service where I
covered politics
and how it
affected the
Hispanic
population. I'm
currently
studying
journalism at
Cal State
Fullerton.
Aguirre
Internship
destination:
Colorado
Springs
Gazette
I attended
Pasadena City
College for two
and a half
years, where I
served as the
sports editor of
the student
newspaper. I
was then hired
by the San
Gabriel Valley
Tribune as a
part-time prep
sports writer.
From there, I
interned with
the L.A. Daily
News in the
summer before
accepting a
Fallsemester
position in
Washington,
D.C. with
Hispanic Link
News Service
through Scripps
Howard News
Service where I
covered politics
and how it
affected the
Hispanic
population. I'm
currently
studying
journalism at
Cal State
Fullerton.
Stephen
Chen
Internship
destination:
Tacoma
News
Tribune
Stephen is a
senior at the
University of
California,
Berkeley. He
has been at The
Daily
Californian for
the past four
years, where
he was Sports
Editor and is
currently
Editor-in-Chief
and President.
A huge baseball
fan, Stephen
grew up in the
Bay Area
following the
Oakland A’s.
Chen
Internship
destination:
Tacoma
News
Tribune
Stephen is a
senior at the
University of
California,
Berkeley. He
has been at The
Daily
Californian for
the past four
years, where
he was Sports
Editor and is
currently
Editor-in-Chief
and President.
A huge baseball
fan, Stephen
grew up in the
Bay Area
following the
Oakland A’s.
Jackie Friedman
Minneapolis
Star Tribune
Jackie, hailing from
sunny Syracuse
University. In the
last year, I haven't
lived in the same
city for more than
four months,
jumping from a
semester abroad in
London to an
internship at The
Buffalo News to
another at the South
Florida
Sun-Sentinel. As
always, I'm looking
forward to this next
adventure.
Minneapolis
Star Tribune
Jackie, hailing from
sunny Syracuse
University. In the
last year, I haven't
lived in the same
city for more than
four months,
jumping from a
semester abroad in
London to an
internship at The
Buffalo News to
another at the South
Florida
Sun-Sentinel. As
always, I'm looking
forward to this next
adventure.
Steven J. Gaither
Fayetteville (N.C.)
Observer
Steven a senior majoring
in mass communications
at Winston-Salem State
University. He served as
sports editor for two
years prior to assuming
his current position as
editor-in-chief of The
News Argus. He has
interned for the
Winston-Salem Journal
and currently works part
time in the sports
department.
Fayetteville (N.C.)
Observer
Steven a senior majoring
in mass communications
at Winston-Salem State
University. He served as
sports editor for two
years prior to assuming
his current position as
editor-in-chief of The
News Argus. He has
interned for the
Winston-Salem Journal
and currently works part
time in the sports
department.
Caryn Grant
Wilmington
News
Journal
Caryn is a
senior print
journalism
major, sports
administration
minor at
Howard
University.
Born and raised
in the
metro-Detroit
area, she was
grew up
watching some
of the best
(Michigan
football and
Detroit Red
Wings) and
worst (Detroit
Lions) sports
teams in recent
years. After
graduation,
Grant will
pursue a career
as a sports
reporter and
hopes to
eventually
become a
sports editor.
Wilmington
News
Journal
Caryn is a
senior print
journalism
major, sports
administration
minor at
Howard
University.
Born and raised
in the
metro-Detroit
area, she was
grew up
watching some
of the best
(Michigan
football and
Detroit Red
Wings) and
worst (Detroit
Lions) sports
teams in recent
years. After
graduation,
Grant will
pursue a career
as a sports
reporter and
hopes to
eventually
become a
sports editor.
Steven J.
Hinton
Tampa
Tribune
Steven is a
junior at
Bethune-Cookm
an University
where his
major is Mass
Communication
s. His
hometown is
Jacksonville,
Florida. Just
tell you a little
about about
Steve has a
identical twin
brother and
two other
brothers and
sisters. My
favorite sport is
baseball.
Hinton
Tampa
Tribune
Steven is a
junior at
Bethune-Cookm
an University
where his
major is Mass
Communication
s. His
hometown is
Jacksonville,
Florida. Just
tell you a little
about about
Steve has a
identical twin
brother and
two other
brothers and
sisters. My
favorite sport is
baseball.
Jerome
Hubbard
San
Francisco
Chronicle
Jerome is a
senior majoring
in Mass
Communication
with a minor in
Sports
Management at
Grambling
State. I
originally was
born in
Oakland
California but
move to Vallejo
California my
Sophomore
year in high
school. I
worked with
The
Gramblinite,
the school
newspaper. I
began
submitting
articles when I
was a
freshman and I
have become
more regularly
published
during my
sophomore
year. I am now
one of the
newspaper’s
most
experienced
and dependable
reporters.
Hubbard
San
Francisco
Chronicle
Jerome is a
senior majoring
in Mass
Communication
with a minor in
Sports
Management at
Grambling
State. I
originally was
born in
Oakland
California but
move to Vallejo
California my
Sophomore
year in high
school. I
worked with
The
Gramblinite,
the school
newspaper. I
began
submitting
articles when I
was a
freshman and I
have become
more regularly
published
during my
sophomore
year. I am now
one of the
newspaper’s
most
experienced
and dependable
reporters.
Yvette Lanier
Denver Post
Yvette Lanier is
Journalism senior at
Michigan State
University. As a Detroit
native, I grew up
loving the Pistons and
hating the Lions. My
goal is to eventually
work for ESPN
covering professional
basketball. My hobbies
are watching sports,
reading and going to the
movies.
Denver Post
Yvette Lanier is
Journalism senior at
Michigan State
University. As a Detroit
native, I grew up
loving the Pistons and
hating the Lions. My
goal is to eventually
work for ESPN
covering professional
basketball. My hobbies
are watching sports,
reading and going to the
movies.
Carlos Silva
Houston
Chronicle
Entering college I
thought I wanted
to become an
engineer, but I
realized that was
not going as
planned. I started
writing for E-
Sports, an online
sports-writing
community, and
found my calling.
After a year of
perfecting my craft
I became a
correspondent for
the school
newspaper, The
Prospector. Two
months later, in
January ’07, I was
promoted to sports
editor. My career
goal is to become a
sports journalist for
a daily newspaper,
and the Chips
Quinn internship at
the Democrat is
my launch pad.
The Sports
Journalism Institute
is the icing on the
cake as I enter my
second internship
at the Houston
Chronicle. My
hobbies include
playing sports and
writing.
I have lived in El
Paso, Texas, for
21 years, all spent
around sports. I
am a senior on
temporary leave
from the University
of Texas at El Paso
earning a degree in
communication
(print media) with
a minor in English.
Houston
Chronicle
Entering college I
thought I wanted
to become an
engineer, but I
realized that was
not going as
planned. I started
writing for E-
Sports, an online
sports-writing
community, and
found my calling.
After a year of
perfecting my craft
I became a
correspondent for
the school
newspaper, The
Prospector. Two
months later, in
January ’07, I was
promoted to sports
editor. My career
goal is to become a
sports journalist for
a daily newspaper,
and the Chips
Quinn internship at
the Democrat is
my launch pad.
The Sports
Journalism Institute
is the icing on the
cake as I enter my
second internship
at the Houston
Chronicle. My
hobbies include
playing sports and
writing.
I have lived in El
Paso, Texas, for
21 years, all spent
around sports. I
am a senior on
temporary leave
from the University
of Texas at El Paso
earning a degree in
communication
(print media) with
a minor in English.
Sunnie
Redhouse
Salt Lake City
Ya'ahteeh (Hello).
My name is
Sunnie Redhouse.
I was born and
raised on the
Navajo Nation in
the small
one-school town
of Teec Nos Pos,
Arizona. I'm 22
years old and will
graduate this
spring with two
bachelor's
degrees in print
journalism and
speech pathology
from the
University of
New Mexico.
Why sports
journalism? When
you grow up on a
reservation with
little to nothing to
do, in the middle
of nowhere,
sports is all you
have, at least that
was the case
with me. I hope
to put Native
Americans on the
list of increasing
minorities in the
sports journalism
world, all while
trying to get on
Charles Barkley's
fav five.
Redhouse
Salt Lake City
Ya'ahteeh (Hello).
My name is
Sunnie Redhouse.
I was born and
raised on the
Navajo Nation in
the small
one-school town
of Teec Nos Pos,
Arizona. I'm 22
years old and will
graduate this
spring with two
bachelor's
degrees in print
journalism and
speech pathology
from the
University of
New Mexico.
Why sports
journalism? When
you grow up on a
reservation with
little to nothing to
do, in the middle
of nowhere,
sports is all you
have, at least that
was the case
with me. I hope
to put Native
Americans on the
list of increasing
minorities in the
sports journalism
world, all while
trying to get on
Charles Barkley's
fav five.
Snow is falling in the Northeast, but for the Sports Journalism Institute Class of 2008, the
thoughts are warm and sunny as they prepare to head to St. Petersburg, Fla., for 10 days at the
Poynter Institute.
Eleven students comprise the Class of 2008. Universities represented include Grambling State,
Bethune-Cookman, Cal-Berkeley, New Mexico, Michigan State and Howard (complete list of
students, colleges and papers follows). The list of participating papers is again strong, despite
budgetary concerns that have swept the industry. The Houston Chronicle checks in as a host
paper for a record 16th time—every year of SJI’s existence!
SJI’s finances are sound thanks to a grant from the Chicago Tribune Foundation and the
continuing support of APSE and the New York Daily News. Also key to SJI’s growth has been
the generous in-kind support of Poynter, where SJI classes have been held the past two
summers.
SJI will again be in residence at Poynter, this year from May 30 through June 8. Poynter
provides the institute with classroom space and a state-of-the-art audio visual setup at no
charge. Included are laptop computers for students and staff. In addition, students benefit from
classes taught by Poynter’s staff of talented professionals, including Kenny Irby and Roy Peter
Clark.
What better place for SJI classes than Poynter, which bills itself quite accurately as “a school
for journalists, future journalists, and teachers of journalists?”
thoughts are warm and sunny as they prepare to head to St. Petersburg, Fla., for 10 days at the
Poynter Institute.
Eleven students comprise the Class of 2008. Universities represented include Grambling State,
Bethune-Cookman, Cal-Berkeley, New Mexico, Michigan State and Howard (complete list of
students, colleges and papers follows). The list of participating papers is again strong, despite
budgetary concerns that have swept the industry. The Houston Chronicle checks in as a host
paper for a record 16th time—every year of SJI’s existence!
SJI’s finances are sound thanks to a grant from the Chicago Tribune Foundation and the
continuing support of APSE and the New York Daily News. Also key to SJI’s growth has been
the generous in-kind support of Poynter, where SJI classes have been held the past two
summers.
SJI will again be in residence at Poynter, this year from May 30 through June 8. Poynter
provides the institute with classroom space and a state-of-the-art audio visual setup at no
charge. Included are laptop computers for students and staff. In addition, students benefit from
classes taught by Poynter’s staff of talented professionals, including Kenny Irby and Roy Peter
Clark.
What better place for SJI classes than Poynter, which bills itself quite accurately as “a school
for journalists, future journalists, and teachers of journalists?”
A number of our family
members have earned APSE
Awards. Alums Alison
Boyce Cotsonika ('95) of
the Detroit Free Press and
Al Toby ('98) of Yahoo!
Sports were the first alums
ever to judge the contest.
Here is the list.
In the 40,000 to 100,000
circulation group.
Milo Bryant ('93) - earned
top ten honors in the
Explanatory category for
the Colorado Springs
Gazette.
Angela K Busch ('06) -
earned top ten honors in the
Game Story category for
the Daily (Fla.) News.
In the 100,000 to 250,000
group
Chunn Sun ('06) and Baxter
Holmes ('07) - earned top
ten honors as part of a team
in the Explanatory category
for the Salt Lake Tribune
Carlos Frias ('96) earned
top ten honors in the
Features category for the
Palm Beach Post.
In the over 250,000 group.
Tarik El-Bashir ('95) shared
the top ten honors with
another reporter to earn top
ten in the Explanatory
category for The
Washington Post.
Candace Buckner ('01) was
part of a team that earned
top ten honors in Projects
category for the Kansas
City Star.
Eduardo Encina ('97) was a
part of a team that earned
top ten honors in
Investigative for the St.
Petersburg Times.
Brian Ettkin ('93) was part
of a team that earned top
ten honors in Investigative
for the Times Union in New
York.
Sgt. Leon Carter led his
paper, the New York Daily
News, to three writing
awards, top ten Sunday
section and Honorable
Mention in special sections.
members have earned APSE
Awards. Alums Alison
Boyce Cotsonika ('95) of
the Detroit Free Press and
Al Toby ('98) of Yahoo!
Sports were the first alums
ever to judge the contest.
Here is the list.
In the 40,000 to 100,000
circulation group.
Milo Bryant ('93) - earned
top ten honors in the
Explanatory category for
the Colorado Springs
Gazette.
Angela K Busch ('06) -
earned top ten honors in the
Game Story category for
the Daily (Fla.) News.
In the 100,000 to 250,000
group
Chunn Sun ('06) and Baxter
Holmes ('07) - earned top
ten honors as part of a team
in the Explanatory category
for the Salt Lake Tribune
Carlos Frias ('96) earned
top ten honors in the
Features category for the
Palm Beach Post.
In the over 250,000 group.
Tarik El-Bashir ('95) shared
the top ten honors with
another reporter to earn top
ten in the Explanatory
category for The
Washington Post.
Candace Buckner ('01) was
part of a team that earned
top ten honors in Projects
category for the Kansas
City Star.
Eduardo Encina ('97) was a
part of a team that earned
top ten honors in
Investigative for the St.
Petersburg Times.
Brian Ettkin ('93) was part
of a team that earned top
ten honors in Investigative
for the Times Union in New
York.
Sgt. Leon Carter led his
paper, the New York Daily
News, to three writing
awards, top ten Sunday
section and Honorable
Mention in special sections.
The Colorado Associated
Press Editors and
Reporters 2007 contest
winners have been
announced. They are:
SPORTS STORY
Brian Gomez, Class of
2004,
Fallen Warrior Rises to
Lead Local Teens
We have been notified that
we have a number of
winners in the 2007
Colorado Press
Association Better
Newspaper Contest. The
final list of placements and
sweepstakes winners will
be announced at the
contest awards ceremony
on Saturday, March 1, in
the Brown Palace Hotel
Grand Ballroom during the
130th Annual Convention
in Denver. Congratulations
go out to:
Best Sports Story
Kate Crandall, Class of
2006
Best Sports Event Story
Brian Gomez, Class of
2004
Best Sports Column
Writing
Milo Bryant, Class of 1993
Press Editors and
Reporters 2007 contest
winners have been
announced. They are:
SPORTS STORY
Brian Gomez, Class of
2004,
Fallen Warrior Rises to
Lead Local Teens
We have been notified that
we have a number of
winners in the 2007
Colorado Press
Association Better
Newspaper Contest. The
final list of placements and
sweepstakes winners will
be announced at the
contest awards ceremony
on Saturday, March 1, in
the Brown Palace Hotel
Grand Ballroom during the
130th Annual Convention
in Denver. Congratulations
go out to:
Best Sports Story
Kate Crandall, Class of
2006
Best Sports Event Story
Brian Gomez, Class of
2004
Best Sports Column
Writing
Milo Bryant, Class of 1993
AWARDS OUT
IN COLORADO
IN COLORADO