This summer, the Humanities Council’s Program in Journalism will support undergraduate students pursuing opportunities in reporting, podcasting, publishing, and nonfiction writing. Through internships and independent projects, students will gain hands-on experience in print and digital media, learn directly from experienced professionals, and contribute meaningfully to local, national, and global outlets.
“We are delighted to dispatch this new crop of young journalists into the field,” said Eliza Griswold, director of the Program in Journalism. “We are particularly proud of those who are pursuing our new local, non-profit news collaborations that send our promising students into places where journalists—and journalism—are most needed.”
As part of a new program partnership, five students enrolled in the journalism minor will intern with New Jersey-based non-profit news organizations.
Cora LeCates ’26 and Justus Wilhoit ’26 will spend six weeks at the NJ State House News Service, a news cooperative that works with media outlets across the state to publish the work of student journalists reporting on legislature and state government. Working alongside professional editors, they will develop and write stories based on their own interests and cover a range of news from the capital, including press conferences, campaigns, and public meetings.
In a partnership with NJ Monitor, Coco Cresswell ’26, Synai Ferrell ’26, and Polina Nechytailo ’27 will work on a new longform narrative series titled “Crimes Against Democracy,” which investigates the systemic causes of political corruption in New Jersey. The internship will provide opportunities to work in audio and print and to report on a variety of topics related to government misconduct.
Ten students are receiving support from the program as part of the Ferris Summer Opportunities for Student Internships in Journalism. These students will work for a variety of recognized media organizations in the United States and abroad for six to eight weeks. Grants were awarded to:
- Christopher Bao ’27, Advertising Specialty Institute
- Sofia Cipriano ’27, Transitions Media
- Laila Hartman-Sigall ’28, Transitions Media
- Lauren Kim ’26, CNN
- Cora LeCates ’26, Fordham University Press
- Regina Roberts ’26, CNN
- Frankie Solinksy Duryea ’26, Mission Local
- Julia Stern ’26, Florentine Films
- Rohan Sykora ’27, DC Department of Energy and Environment
- Miriam Waldvogel ’26, The Hill
In addition, the John McPhee ’53 Awards for Summer Projects in Independent Journalism will support four undergraduates pursuing nonfiction writing. Raphaela Gold ’26, Ceci McWilliams ’26, Alex Norbrook ’26, and Koki Ogawa ’26 will develop independent, longform projects on a variety of topics, including climate change, citizenship, and access to reproductive healthcare.
The Program in Journalism, along with the Humanities Council, is also providing support to 12 students pursuing media-related internships through Princeton’s International Internship Program (IIP). The funding will sponsor students working in 10 countries across Europe, Asia, and Africa. Students will intern at organizations including the Munhakdongne Publishing Group in Seoul, South Korea, Morocco World News in Rabat, Morocco, METAL Magazine in Barcelona, Spain, and the Princeton University Press in Oxford, United Kingdom.
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.
