Journalism Program Approves $565,000 in Grants

Earlier this month, the McCormick Foundation approved $565,000 in journalism grants for programs in our restructured grantmaking areas- content, audience and rights. Congratulations to our new and long-time grantees on receiving grants to carry out journalistic work in 2010.

• California Newspaper Publishers Association in Los Angeles, California, received a grant to support the California Scholastic Journalism Initiative to train high school teachers and students in the Los Angeles Unified School District.
• Columbia College in Chicago, Illinois received a grant for the 3G Summit on Girls, Gaming and Gender hosted by the Open Youth Networks.
• The Educational Video Center in New York, New York, received a grant for documentary work with youth.
• Fund for the City of New York, Inc. received a grant for the People’s Production House’s Radio Rootz youth journalism project.
• Global Action Project, Inc. in New York, New York, received a grant to support the Urban Voices program.
• Investigative Reporters and Editors, Inc. in Columbia, Missouri received a grant to support the Community Partnership Pilot Program.
• Kent State University in Kent, Ohio, received a grant in support of a First Amendment, Civic Engagement and Student Free Press Experience Study.
• True Star Foundation Inc. in Chicago, Illinois, received a grant to support the youth media journalism training and publishing of True Star magazine.
• The University of Southern California Annenberg in Los Angeles, California, received a grant to support the Intersections: The South Los Angeles Reporting Project for youth media training and reporting on South Los Angeles neighborhoods.
• WNYC Radio in New York, New York, received a grant for the Radio Rookies youth journalism program.
• Yale University in New Haven, Connecticut, received a grant to train broadcast meteorologists to cover climate change.
• Youth Communications New York Center in New York, New York, received a grant for Youth Communication’s youth media program.
• The Youth News Service Los Angeles Bureau in Los Angeles, California, received a grant to support the Youth Media Los Angeles Collaborative and the creation of an online database of local scholastic and student journalism programs.