The New York Times Student Journalism Institute offers the best and brightest student journalists an opportunity to work with prominent news professionals in a newsroom environment. All expenses for students are paid, including transportation to and from the Institute, and students receive a stipend during the Institute.
The Institute is a cooperative program between the New York Times Company and various organizations for the benefit of their student members. Candidates must be student members of either the National Association of Hispanic Journalists or the National Association of Black Journalists or may be enrolled at a historically black college or university.
The next Institute in 2010 will be held May 16 to 31 at Dillard University in New Orleans for students who are members of the National Association of Black Journalists, or who are enrolled at a historically black college or university that is represented by the Black College Communication Association. The postmark deadline to apply for the May Institute is Feb. 27, 2010, and students will be notified whether they have been selected no later than March 27, 2010.
The next Institute for student members of the National Association of Hispanic Journalists will be held in January 2011 in Miami. (The January Institute alternates between Miami and Tucson.)
(For either Institute, students who wish to attend but may have academic conflicts should contact the director of the Institute, Don R. Hecker, hecker@nytimes.com, to determine if special arrangements can be made.)
Applications should be sent to PO Box 2690, Times Square Station, New York, NY 10108.
Students are competitively selected by a panel of journalists at The New York Times. Applicants must submit an essay of up to 500 words on why they want to be journalists; six published writing or editing clips, or portfolios of their work if they are submitting visual material; and a completed Institute application form.
Graduates of the Institute have interned at or now work at some of the most prestigious news organizations in the United States, including The Washington Post, The Associated Press, The Wall Street Journal, The Los Angeles Times, USA Today, The Boston Globe and, of course, The New York Times itself, along with many other newspapers and news organizations.
Supervised by veteran journalists from The Times, The Boston Globe and the Times Company’s Regional newspapers in a newsroom environment, the students cover events in the cities where the Institutes are held. At previous Institutes, the students’ work has explored issues across the entire spectrum of American life. They have interviewed a Presidential candidate, covered Presidential speeches and explored a variety of national political issues. And they have spotlighted the plight of the homeless in wealthy communities, shown the challenges to immigrants both legal and illegal, and produced dozens of other stories that give voice to both ordinary and extraordinary people.
Application form:
New York Times Student Journalism Institute in New Orleans (May 2010)
