WASHINGTON, May 9, 2024
/PRNewswire/ -- The National Press Club, the world's leading
professional organization for journalists, has chosen five
exemplary students as the recipients of its scholarships that honor
promising future journalists serving their communities.
The 2024 scholarship winners are:
Sofia Andrade of
Miami, Florida, was recognized
with the Summer Lewis Scholarship, which provides housing
and a $4,000 stipend to support a
student journalist of color interning at a news media outlet in
Washington, D.C. Andrade has
accepted a summer internship with The Washington Post's Features
team for the second consecutive year. A 2024 graduate of
Harvard University, she impressed the
judges with her commitment to journalism, strong personal
statement, and potential for continued professional growth. Read
more about Andrade.
Fanta Kaba of
New York, New York, was recognized
with the Richard G. Zimmerman Scholarship, totaling a
one-time scholarship of $5,000 for
high school seniors. Kaba will attend Princeton University in the fall. She impressed the
judges with the quality of her writing style and stellar work
samples. She already has demonstrated a solid grasp of the art of
podcasting and has produced episodes for WNYC Radio and NPR's Code
Switch covering public housing. Read more about Kaba.
Ashlee Korlach of
Virginia was recognized with the
Dennis and Shirley Feldman Fellowship, totaling a one-time
scholarship of $5,000 for graduate
students. Korlach is a multiplatform editor for The Boston Globe,
where she edits print and digital stories as a member of the Copy
Desk. She is still deciding where to attend graduate school in the
fall and plans to continue working at The Globe. The judges were
impressed with the quality of her editing and writing and her
dedication to helping the next generation of journalists through
mentorship. Read more about Korlach.
Gabrielle Pippins of
Plano, Texas, was recognized with
the Wes Vernon Broadcast Scholarship, totaling as much as
$20,000 over four years. The judges
called Pippins a "trailblazer" for her dedication to journalism,
her impressive volunteer work, and her excellent grades. She is a
broadcast journalism student at the Mayborn School of Journalism,
University of North Texas, where she
works as a sports anchor for the university's North Texas
Television News, and on a sports panel discussion program called
Sportszone. Read more about Pippins.
Alice Scott of
Austin, Texas, was recognized with
the Scholarship for Journalism Diversity Honoring Julie Schoo, totaling as much as
$20,000 over four years. This fall,
Scott will attend the University of North
Carolina at Chapel Hill, majoring in media and journalism.
She impressed the judges with the high quality of her work as a
reporter and the editor-in-chief of her school's paper, The Shield.
During her junior year, she recognized that the newspaper was
under-serving Spanish-speaking students — a large demographic at
her school — so she advocated that they start printing in English
and Spanish. Read more about Scott.
In addition to funding, scholarship winners are awarded a
one-year complimentary membership to the National Press Club.
National Press Club scholarships are administered by its nonprofit
affiliate, the National Press Club Journalism Institute.
Click here to learn more. Support the Institute's
student-focused programming with a donation today.
For press inquiries or questions about the National Press Club
scholarship programs, contact Beth
Francesco with the National Press Club Journalism Institute
at bfrancesco@press.org.
About the National Press Club
Founded in 1908, the National Press Club is the world's leading
professional organization for journalists. The Club has 3,000
members representing nearly every major journalism organization and
is a leading voice for press freedom in the United States and around the world.
About the National Press Club Journalism Institute
The National Press Club Journalism Institute promotes an engaged
global citizenry through an independent and free press, and equips
journalists with skills and standards to inform the public in ways
that inspire a more representative democracy. As the nonprofit
affiliate of the National Press Club, the Institute powers
journalism in the public interest.
Press contact: Beth
Francesco, executive director, bfrancesco@press.org
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