Chips Quinn Scholars Program

15/04/2024

Hey Chips Quinn alums, applications are now open for the 2024 Chips Quinn Program for Diversity in Journalism!

Help spread the word! Each of the journalists selected will receive a $10,000 stipend, access to a mentor and training through Journalism Funding Partners

Chips Quinn Program for Diversity in Journalism AboutTestimonialsFAQAlumni Applications are open Applications for the Chips Quinn Scholarship program are open until Friday, May 3, 2024. Applicants must meet the criteria:Early-career journalists with 0-5 years of experience Nominated by your news or...

15/04/2024

Freedom Forum announced that the nonprofit Journalism Funding Partners will take over the administration of the Chips Quinn Program for Diversity in Journalism this year.

Freedom Forum to Fund 10 Young Journalists with $10,000 Per Person Stipend Washington, D.C. (April 15, 2024) – Freedom Forum announced April 15, 2024, that the nonprofit Journalism Funding Partners…

29/11/2023

DeShuna Elisa Spencer, the founder and CEO of kweli TV, is among three dozen entrepreneurs to recently receive an investment from the 2023 Black Ambition Prize Competition!

kweliTV amplifies Black stories through a variety of mediums including indie films, documentaries, children’s shows and more. Black Ambition is a nonprofit founded by Pharrell Williams to invest in startups created by Black and Hispanic entrepreneurs.

Spencer is a 2000 Chips Quinn Scholar. Congratulations!

22/11/2023

The Washington Post recently launched its new Style section in a revitalized digital form. 2001 Chipster Marian Chia-Ming Liu served as the project editor. For a year, she led efforts across multiple departments to make the launch possible.

According to this explainer (link below), the new Style section “wants to help its readers understand what’s happening in current culture, and what it means — practically, aesthetically, cosmically.”

The Washington Post’s Style section has been revitalized for a digital audience, with sharp coverage of culture, politics, the media, fashion and more.

01/11/2023

The Dallas Morning News is hiring several summer interns in these specialties: arts & entertainment, public safety & data, local news, multiplatform editing, and business. They are also hiring for fall internships in photography and sports.

Applications are due Friday, Nov. 3. Learn more here:

30/10/2023

The 2023 Chips Quinn cohort of 13 early career fellows and their mentors, who are all Chips Quinn alums, met at the Freedom Forum headquarters in D.C. this month for community-building and training! Our curriculum focuses on topics such as inclusivity in newsrooms and coverage, self-advocacy, and workplace integrity. Along with this in-person gathering, the program provides virtual trainings, individualized mentorship, and a career stipend.

18/10/2023

Bloomberg Industry Group offers 10-week, paid summer internships and housing in the DC area for college undergrads. The deadline to apply is October 31.

Applicants need prior journalism experience, which could be with a campus media outlet, and must have two years of their undergraduate program completed or be enrolled in a graduate journalism program.

Interns get hands-on experience and develop a portfolio of clips!

Learn more here:

What you will do: Hands-On Work Experience – Perform real work on deadline as a member of our team and walk away with a portfolio of clips. Learn to work with the sense of urgency and accuracy needed in a modern newsroom. Receive essential feedback and coaching from a mentor just as invested in yo...

04/10/2023

We are thrilled to announce our 2023 Journalism Fellows!

Our 13 new fellows will be paired with Chips Quinn alums for a professional mentorship program. They will also get career training on various “power skills,” including communication, leadership, collaboration, work/life sustainability, personal development, inclusivity and allyship.

Learn more about this year's fellows:

The Chips Quinn Scholars Program for Diversity in Journalism has selected 13 fellows from across the U.S. for this year’s early career mentorship program.

03/09/2023

The Student Press Law Center is hosting a back-to-school event for college journalists and advisers on Sept. 6 and another session for high school journalists and advisers on Sept. 7. Both are at 7 p.m. ET/4 p.m. PT.

Their legal team will go through some key things for folks to know as they get into the school year, and everyone is encouraged to bring their media-law questions.

Please share the sign-up link with any student journalists and educators you know!

01/09/2023

Aaron Morrison has been named as the AP’s race and ethnicity news editor! Aaron is a Chips Quinn alum from 2008 who has been a national race and ethnicity writer for the AP for more than three years. He’s covered topics such as how the pandemic has elevated racial disparities and impacted rehabilitation programs for prisoners. Congratulations, Aaron!

The Associated Press has been breaking news since 1846. In that time, AP has endeavored to always be accurate, trustworthy and responsive. As news is transmitted in more ways than ever before and in more formats than ever, we remain committed to the highest standards of integrity in all areas of bus...

30/08/2023

The Washington Post’s powerful investigation Searching for Maura examines the Smithsonian’s collection of human brains and remains, which were mostly taken without consent from people of color.

This video breaks down how the Post approached the year-long investigation with insights from two Chips Quinn alums, investigative reporter Nicole Dungca (CQS 2007) and investigative data reporter Andrew Ba Tran (CQS 2006). Their coverage is presented in a variety of multimedia formats and in both English and Filipino.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eu8NK20J-Dg

Maura, a Filipino woman, died after coming to the U.S. to be put on display at the 1904 World's Fair. A Smithsonian anthropologist likely took part of her brain.