For college students of all majors and recent graduates who want to strengthen their communication and reporting skills. You don’t have to be a journalism major to attend!
Last year 28 students from 17 states and 3 countries spent two weeks exploring the life of a journalist.
WJI held its first summer training program in 1999.
Since then, young journalists have gathered in Asheville, North Carolina, Washington D.C., Los Angeles, California, New York City, Austin, Texas, and now Sioux Center, Iowa to study journalism.
Graduates of the program have gone on to work in such newsrooms as the Washington Post, the New York Times, the Des Moines Register, and World Magazine.
The next course for college students will start in May 2023.
This program trains prospective journalists in storytelling through writing, videography, and radio podcasting. Students work individually and in teams to create newspaper and magazine-style written projects, video news profiles, and radio pieces.
Open to those who have completed at least two years of college, the course exposes students to potential internships and job opportunities in addition to instruction. Upon acceptance, they receive a full scholarship covering the cost of tuition, housing, and all lunches and dinners during the program.
