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Article: Freedom Forum Names 19 Chips Quinn Scholars For Spring 2005 Program
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- U.S. Newswire
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- January 28, 2005
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ARLINGTON, Va., Jan. 28 /U.S. Newswire/ -- Nineteen students of
color have been named Chips Quinn Scholars for Spring 2005 by the
Freedom Forum. Scholars will work in internships at 17 daily
newspapers across the country beginning in early February. The class
brings to 899 the total number of young journalists trained as
reporters, copy editors, photographers and graphics artists since the
program began with six Scholars in 1991.
Chips Quinn Scholars are college students or recent graduates with
career aspirations in newspaper journalism. After completing an
intensive four-day orientation with veteran journalists and
journalism educators at the Freedom Forum in Arlington, Va., Jan. 27
to ...