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Farewell to a Scholar	Chipsquinn.org mourns the loss of Chris Ewell (Summer 1996), who died Saturday, May 10 at age 33. Read Full Text >

Meet the Summer 2008 Class

Forty two Chips Quinn Scholars are headed to Washington, D.C., for five days of orientation at the new Newseum, located at 555 Pennsylvania Ave. Read all about them.

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The new CQS program

Fifteen Chips Quinn Scholars in the Spring 2008 class ended their internships or took a break from their newsrooms with a trip to Music City April 6 – 11 for a week of multimedia training.

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Internship in photos

Kainaz Amaria (Summer 2007) was a photography intern for the Lincoln (Neb.) Journal Star. She shares images she took during her internship. “I've really enjoyed learning about life in Lincoln and its nearby villages. Every day is a new experience, a new lesson and a chance to create relationships.”

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Learning from the best	Watchdog – or investigative – reporting is about serving the reader. “Our job,” says investigative reporter Alan Judd of The Atlanta Journal-Constitution, “is to ask the questions that people would like to ask but probably don’t have the opportunity.” Read Full Text >



Diaries: Reader criticism	Nicole Dungca (Summer 2007) learns how to handle reader criticism during her internship at The Providence Journal in Rhode Island. Read Full Text >



Diaries: Home away from home	Donna Tam (Summer 2007), writes how her internship city of Spokane, Wash., became a second home. Read Full Text >

John "Chips" Quinn Jr.

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Chipsquinn.org is written by and for Chips Quinn Scholars and serves as a common ground where journalists of color can network, turn for career coaching and research development opportunities. The Scholars program places journalists of color in internships at daily U.S.newspapers. It is named for the late John “Chips” Quinn Jr., a newspaper editor whose commitment to newsroom diversity is his legacy.
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Last updated: Tuesday, May 13, 2008 | 17:47:06

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