Cronkite Institute for High School Journalism

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 digital journalism.

The Summer High School Broadcast Institute and the Summer High School Digital Journalism Institute prepare students for college journalism studies and give them an opportunity to explore career options.

Students are:

• Housed in an ASU Downtown Phoenix 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.

The 2013 institutes will take place June 3-13.

Summer High School Broadcast Institute
The Summer High School Broadcast Institute is sponsored by the Arizona Broadcasters Association and the Scripps Howard Foundation and includes:

• 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
The Summer High School Digital Journalism Institute is sponsored by Tom Chauncey and the Dow Jones News Fund, and includes:

• 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.