Cronkite Institute for High School Journalism

Summer High School Broadcast Institute

Summer High School Print Journalism Institute

May 31–June 12, 2009

Aspiring journalists learn new skills
in the Summer Journalism Institute.

For two weeks every summer, the Walter Cronkite School of Journalism and Mass Communication brings high school students to ASU for intensive, hands-on experiences in broadcast and print journalism.

The institutes are designed to prepare students for college journalism studies and give them an opportunity to explore career options.

Students are:

• Housed in an ASU Downtown Campus residence hall under the supervision of ASU students who serve as counselors. (In-state students may return home the weekend of June 6-7).
• Selected through a competitive process
• Awarded scholarships to cover the cost of tuition, residence hall fees, weekday meals and educational materials. Students are expected to provide their own transportation to and from ASU and to cover the cost of incidentals and weekend meals.

Aspiring journalists learn new skills
in the Summer Journalism Institute.

Summer High School Broadcast Institute
Sponsored by the Arizona Broadcasters Association, Scripps Howard Foundation, the National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences and the Walter Cronkite School of Journalism and Mass Communication

• Class sessions on writing, reporting, videography and editing under the direction of Cronkite faculty
• The opportunity to anchor, report, write, produce and direct a newscast
• The opportunity to meet and talk with broadcast professionals about their careers
• Visits to leading radio and television stations in the Phoenix area
• The opportunity to meet and network with student journalists from other high schools in Arizona and around the country
• Exposure to life on the campus of a major metropolitan university

Summer High School Print Journalism Institute
Sponsored by the Arizona Newspaper Association

• Class sessions on writing, editing, layout, design and photojournalism under the direction of Cronkite faculty
• Discussions with professional journalists who share their experiences and provide advice on media careers at newspapers, Web sites and magazines
• The opportunity to produce an institute newspaper, working with student journalists from The State Press, ASU’s award-winning daily student newspaper
• Visits to media outlets in the Phoenix area
• The opportunity to meet and network with student journalists from other high schools in Arizona and around the country
• Exposure to life on the campus of a major metropolitan university