Scripps Howard Fund Emerging Journalists Program

The Mayborn School teams up with the Scripps Howard Fund to train the next generation of journalists.

The Mayborn School of Journalism is thrilled to be one of two universities chosen to be a part of the Emerging Journalists program, an initiative by the Scripps Howard Fund to help create the newsrooms of tomorrow. This three-year program provides $300,000 to fund a variety of academic programs and student scholarships.

 

 

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Scripps Howard Fund Emerging Journalists Program

After spending a week on campus in June learning from Mayborn faculty and mentors throughout the journalism field, this year's cadre of high school journalists have fanned out to learn from the experts serving in internships at various local media in the region.

News & Updates About the Program

Check out some of the stories our students reported - and published - in recent months:

https://www.keranews.org/arts-culture/2023-07-28/art-finance-and-community-denton-artists-speak-up-on-their-struggles

https://dentonrc.com/eedition/page-a1/page_888aaada-2bc9-5240-ad41-8024de2cd9a9.html?utm_medium=social&utm_source=email&utm_campaign=user-share

https://www.community-news.com/stories/annual-peach-festival-once-again-a-success,41111

https://www.fairfield-recorder.com/news/june-proves-be-busy-month-fairfield-lake-sp-saga

https://planomagazine.com/closed-captions-public-tvs/

https://texasmetronews.com/57693/what-juneteenth-means-to-me/

https://texasmetronews.com/57920/meet-the-2023-trendsetter-team/

https://vimeo.com/commnews/july42023?share=copy

https://sanantonioreport.org/magik-theatre-the-lightning-thief-percy-jackson-musical/

https://communityimpact.com/author/1021/irene-zheng/

https://seguingazette.com/news/guadalupe-county-area-officials-urge-fireworks-safety-for-fourth-of-july-holiday/article_bba6b8fa-1535-11ee-86c5-ffdae3ed2613.html

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Congratulations to our new cadre of Teaching Ambassadors for the 2023 Scripps Howard Fund Emerging Journalists program.

Read the full press release from UNT

Download the full press release from Scripps Howard Fund

Check out exciting news coverage of the Mayborn's emerging journalist program