| About
the program
The Chips Quinn Scholars program offers journalism students
of color hands-on training in journalism and mentoring by
caring news veterans. The aim: Provide special support and
encouragement that will open doors to news careers and bring
greater diversity to the nation's daily newspaper newsrooms.
| CQS by
the numbers |
| 805 Scholars
since 1991 |
| 200 Colleges represented |
| 6 Scholars
in the first class |
| 27 Scholars in the Spring 2003
class |
| 71 Scholars
in the Summer 2003 class |
- 61 reporters
- 2 copy editors
- 6 photographers
- 1 graphics journalist
- 1 online journalist
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The program, sponsored by the Freedom Forum, provides internships,
training and $1,000 scholarships to college students of color
who are pursuing careers in print journalism. Internships
are offered in Spring and Summer.
College juniors, seniors or recent graduates with majors
in journalism or career goals in newspapers are eligible.
Nominees must be enrolled in an historically black college
or university or in a college or university that has significant
numbers of students who are members of ethnic or racial minority
groups.
The Freedom Forum matches nominees with participating newspapers
from across the country for 10- to 12-week paid internships.
Selected Scholars participate in a four-day orientation program
in Arlington, Va., in preparation for their internships.
Students should apply through their journalism or mass communications
department administrator or the adviser of their campus newspaper
by completing and submitting an application
form.
The program is named for John
"Chips" Quinn Jr., editor of the Poughkeepsie
(N.Y.) Journal, who died at age 34. His commitment
to diversity now is his legacy. Chips was the son of John
Quinn, advisory trustee and former deputy chairman of the
Freedom Forum, and Loie Quinn, who together founded the program
in 1991. There were six interns that first summer. Today,
more than 800 students have participated.
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