Cronkite Institute for High School Journalism

Summer High School Broadcast Institute

Summer High School Digital Journalism Institute

June 1–June 11, 2010
SJI Summer 2009

Applications must be received by Friday, March 19, 2010. Selected students will be notified on or before April 12, 2010.

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 online 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.
  • 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.

SJI Summer 2009

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 Digital 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 online news Web site, 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