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The Princeton University Summer Journalism Program

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The Princeton University Summer Journalism Program (SJP) is a summer program at Princeton University for high school seniors across the country from low-income backgrounds. It was founded in 2002 by four former Daily Princetonian editors.[citation needed]

The program is highly selective and open to outstanding students interested in journalism. Since it was founded, the program has graduated more than 530 alumni,[1] some of whom have received jobs or internships at The New York Times, Newsweek, The Miami Herald, The New York Daily News, The Dallas Morning News, The Star-Ledger, NBC and CBS, among other outlets.[2]

History

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The Princeton University Summer Journalism Program was founded under the name "The Daily Princeton Class of 2001 Summer Journalism Program" in recognition of the founding of the program by 'Prince' editors from the Class of 2001. In 2006, it partnered with Princeton University and was renamed.[citation needed]

The creation of the program was sparked by a series the paper wrote about race on campus, the final one examining diversity within the newsroom at The Daily Princetonian.[3]

In 2020,[4] 2021,[5] and 2022,[6] the program was hosted entirely virtually due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Since 2023, the program has been hosted in a hybrid format; students complete a multi-week series of online workshops and then participate in a ten-day residential experience on Princeton's campus.[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b "Home Page | Princeton Summer Journalism Program". psjp.princeton.edu. Retrieved 2021-05-21.
  2. ^ "Our Outcomes | Princeton Summer Journalism Program". Princeton Summer Journalism Program. Retrieved 25 November 2024.
  3. ^ Alumni of the program have gone on to write and edit for The Daily Princetonian. "Summer program draws minorities to campus"
  4. ^ "Staff Editorial | A Digital Summer To Remember" (PDF). The Princeton Summer Journal. August 14, 2020. p. 10. Retrieved July 23, 2024.
  5. ^ "About this paper" (PDF). The Princeton Summer Journal. August 13, 2021. p. 2. Retrieved July 23, 2024.
  6. ^ "About this paper" (PDF). The Princeton Summer Journal. August 11, 2022. p. 12. Retrieved July 23, 2024.
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  • The Princeton University Summer Journalism Program [1]
  • The Daily Princetonian [2]
  • Tigers of the Week [3]
  • 2002 Daily Princetonian Article: "Summer journalism program draws minorities to campus" [4]
  • 2005 Princeton Weekly Bulletin Article: "A once fledgling camp has grown" [5]
  • 2006 Princeton Weekly Bulletin Article: "Aspiring journalists learn the ropes from Princeton mentors" [6]
  • 2008 Washington Post article: "Unmuzzling High School Journalists" [7]
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