Journalism
Columbia Scholastic Press Association Summer Journalism Workshop
The Columbia Scholastic Press Association (CSPA) invites print and online publication staff to take part in its 43rd Annual Summer Journalism Workshop, offered with both in-person and virtual options. CSPA offers a week-long, in-person workshop in June on the Columbia campus, as well as three distinct virtual sessions in July. The annual workshop is organized by CSPA and hosted by Columbia University. Each session offers sequences focused on either reporting and writing, editorial leadership, and design. New courses to be announced.
The workshop is intended for secondary school students and teachers from schools in the U.S. and international schools following an American plan of education. Participation in the Workshop is open to all students and advisers from senior high schools, whether public, private, or faith-based. No junior high or middle school students are accepted, but advisers from these schools are welcome. Students must be entering into sophomore, junior or senior year in high school. Financial assistance is available for students who qualify. Registration for this intensive program will now open in early February 2024.
Northwestern: Medill Cherubs
Cherubs is more than a journalism camp. From high schools around the world, we come to Northwestern University’s Medill School of Journalism in Evanston, Illinois, just outside of Chicago. We immerse ourselves in media for five weeks. We study writing, reporting and editing for print, digital and broadcast. We take pictures, edit videos, and create websites and podcasts. We make lifelong friends. As our instructors say, “Welcome to the best summer of your life.”
Boston University Summer Journalism Academy
The Summer Journalism Academy at Boston University gives high school students the opportunity to expand their skills and prepare for college, either through a residential experience on campus or through remote instruction from home.
Each academy instructor is also a working journalist, so what’s taught is grounded in real-life experience. Each lesson is tied to its practical application, by giving students actual reporting assignments. Each day is a sample of life as a news reporter.
Emerson Summer Journalism Institute (cancelled 2024)
The on-campus Journalism Institute helps rising sophomores, juniors and seniors explore digital journalism techniques in a variety of multimedia formats. Students move beyond the traditional methods of communicating news and explore using Twitter and other social media through their mobile devices to find and interview sources, take and format pictures, and shoot and edit video. These elements get scripted to create packages online and on the air. The program takes advantage of Emerson College's state-of-the-art journalism labs giving students access to the ultimate multimedia learning environment. Participation in this institute allows students to gain hands-on journalism skills by conducting interviews, attending news events, and experiencing live, current events happening in Boston. On the final day of the Institute, the group will present a sample of their work to an audience of family, friends, and peers. The Journalism Institute is offered as a noncredit or college credit program option.
Usc annenberg summer program
USC Annenberg extends a tradition of excellence to outstanding high school students through its unique 4-week summer immersion courses. Accepted students will balance academic and campus life as they prepare for college in a global center for culture, media, entertainment and sports — Los Angeles, California.
American democracy faces challenges felt in our communities and institutions. From the videotaped police murder of George Floyd on Memorial Day 2020, to a devastating pandemic, to many Americans rejecting the outcome of a fair election won by President Joe Biden, the foundation of our country is shaken.
Our communities’ responses to these challenges will inspire our month-long journey in journalism this summer. Individual and team-reported projects will highlight what’s working and what’s not. You’ll produce stories on a variety of topics, including politics, schools, race, equity, religion, the arts, and culture. Along the way, you’ll learn storytelling techniques for text, video and audio platforms. You will gain an understanding of the challenges and opportunities for journalists in the digital world.
earn multi-platform sports journalism at USC Annenberg in Los Angeles — the epicenter of sports media and entertainment, and home to an unparalleled combination of both professional and big-time college sports, including the Dodgers, Lakers, Clippers, Rams, Chargers, Kings, Sparks, Galaxy and expansion LAFC of MLS, and, yes, the USC Trojans! No city or region in America offers a stronger mix of sports at all levels, even high school — where the No. 1-ranked football team in the country, Mater Dei High from nearby Orange County, recently completed an undefeated championship season.
This four-week course emphasizes experiential learning and will combine hands-on, in-class assignments with field trips and in-studio production at the state-of-the-art USC Annenberg Media Center.