Student Scholarship Available for the 2011 Summer Investigative Journalism Workshop in Boston

The McCormick Foundation is offering one Chicago high school student a unique opportunity to gain hands-on journalism experience at the New England Center for Investigative Reporting in Boston this summer.

The 2011 Summer Investigative Journalism Workshop is designed to give students intensive training in investigative reporting and the chance to work on investigative stories that could be published in their own school publications or in major media outlets in New England.

If selected, you’ll spend two weeks on the campus of Boston University participating in investigative reporting workshops led by university faculty as well as distinguished local and national journalists.  You will work on investigative projects at BU’s New England Center for Investigative Reporting and also visit area newsrooms.

Topics covered will include: Initiating investigative stories/where to look; conducting effective interviews; computer-assisted reporting; how to present your findings on the web; news ethics.

Session 1: July 11-22

Session 2: July 25-August 5

To apply:  go to www.necir-bu.org and click on “Student Programs” or go to: http://necir-bu.org/wp/student-programs/summer-investigative-journalism-workshop-for-high-school-students/

Deadline:   May 15, 2011