The Humanities Council’s Program in Journalism will support 35 students pursuing internships and projects this summer. Students will sharpen their skills in reporting, audio storytelling, fact-checking, and nonfiction writing as they work alongside experienced professionals and contribute meaningfully to local, national, and global news outlets.
In addition to ongoing partnerships with local non-profit organizations, the Program in Journalism offered several new opportunities for students to engage with traditional and new media. New opportunities this year include a pilot program at the Mpala Research Centre in Kenya, a reporting fellowship at McCarter Theatre Center, and an editorial internship at a new print magazine focused on global reporting. With funding from the program, undergraduate journalism minors will also pursue their own summer reporting projects.
“The work of these young journalists is critical to the field,” said Eliza Griswold, director of the Program in Journalism and a professor of the practice. “We look forward to hearing what they learn after a summer of intensive on the ground reporting.”
New Jersey-based Non-profit Internship Initiative
Six journalism minors will intern with local, New Jersey-based non-profit organizations, as part of an ongoing initiative with the Program in Journalism.
Lucy Harper ’28, Miniya Malone ’29, and Devon Williams ’28 will intern at the NJ State House News Service, where they will cover a range of news events, political campaigns, and legislative hearings. They will work with professional editors to develop new stories, and gain insight into policy and politics as they report from the capital.
In partnership with The Jersey Vindicator, Lillian Paterson ’28 and Livia Shneider ’28 will work alongside editors and photojournalists to produce stories that matter to New Jersey residents, including reporting on projects related to healthcare, housing, immigration, the environment, long-term care, transportation, criminal justice, or state government.
New this year, Kenneth Simmons ’27 will be the Reporter-in-Residence at McCarter Theatre. He will pitch stories and report on McCarter’s programming, while also gaining exposure to the theater’s operations through collaborations with McCarter leadership and networking.
JRN x MPALA Pilot Program
Recent graduate Uma Fox ’26 will serve as the inaugural intern for the JRN x MPALA pilot program, an ongoing oral history initiative in which journalism students will document the voices and stories of key figures in the Mpala Research Centre’s history and community. Working with Ferris Professor Andrea Bernstein, a longtime public radio journalist, Fox will conduct interviews with key stakeholders in the United States and in Kenya.
New Internship Partners
Frances Brogan ’27 and Lola Horowitz ’28 will work as editorial interns at Now Voyager, a new bi-monthly print magazine of international reporting, longform writing, photography, and art. Brogan and Horowitz will fact-check and proofread essays and articles for the publication’s fourth issue, and they will have opportunities to pitch stories of their own.
As a student intern for TAPinto Princeton Community News, Devon Rudolph ’28 will report, write, and manage a portion of the daily content posted to the hyperlocal, digital news site. Rudolph will cover topics affecting the Princeton community, including housing, public schools, and infrastructure.
Independent Internships in Journalism
Five students are receiving support from the program as part of the Ferris Summer Opportunities for Student Internships in Journalism. These students have 6-8 week summer internships in journalism, publishing, or editing at a variety of recognized organizations in the United States and abroad. Grants were awarded to:
- Claire Beeli ’28, The Rumpus
- Sena Chang ’28, Southern California Public Radio
- Laila Hartman-Sigall ’28, The Cheney Agency
- Eojin Park ’28, UNESCO
- Emilia Reay ’28, USA Lacrosse
John McPhee ’53 Awards
In addition, the John McPhee ’53 Awards for Summer Projects in Independent Journalism will support six undergraduates pursuing independent, longform nonfiction writing. Awards were granted to:
- Frances Brogan ’27, A Secret History: Israel’s Untracked Arbitrary Detentions of Gazans Throughout the Israel-Gaza War.
- Valerio Castellini ’28, Friend-Shored: The People Behind the Silicon Valley of the East
- Siyeon Lee ’27, The Israeli village that took root in rural South Korea
- Nora Linssen ’28, Immigration and Elementary Education: How Elementary Schoolers are Responding to the Crisis of ICE Deportations in Schools
- Ty Lipscomb ’28, The Reverie Project
- Alba Mastromatteo ’29, A Portrait of San Vicente de la Sonsierra
International Internship Program
The Program in Journalism will also support 16 students pursuing media-related internships through Princeton University’s International Internship Program. The funding will sponsor students working in 11 countries across the world. Supported students include:
- Givarra Azhar Abdullah ’27, Ceasefire Centre for Civilian Rights in the United Kingdom
- Salma Alhsni ’28, The Democratic Association of Moroccan Women in Morocco
- Valerio Castellini ’28, Institut Montaigne in France
- Kaichen Chou ’29, Osa Conservation in Costa Rica
- Isabel Connolly ’27, Transitions Media in the Czech Republic
- Leila Dahmouh ’27, Metal Magazine in Spain
- Anastasiia Feskova ’29, Center for the Study of Democracy in Bulgaria
- Brooklyn Fraser ’27, McGill-Queen’s University Press in Canada
- Liam Hoffman ’28, Res Publica Foundation, Visegrad Insight in Poland
- Elizabeth Hu ’29, American Chamber of Commerce in Taiwan
- Vaishnavi Murthy ’28, The Innocence Project in Argentina
- Christopher Quire ’28, Jossour Forum des Femmes Marocaines in Morocco
- Victoria Shen ’29, Athens Voice Media Company in Greece
- Mary Walker ’27, Princeton University Press in the United Kingdom
- Natasha Wipfler-Kim ’27, McGill-Queen’s University Press in Canada
- Oliver Wu ’29, Cyprus Mail in Cyprus
Visit the Program in Journalism website for more information about funding opportunities, and to learn more about the program’s visiting faculty, courses, and upcoming events.
