Two -time Network scholarship recipient and UT Arlington journalism student Tracie Morales is one of 20 students nationwide who has been accepted into the 2008 New York Times Student Journalism Institute.The 12-day intensive training program, held Jan. 2-13 at the University of Arizona Journalism School, is sponsored by the New York Times and the National Association of Hispanic Journalists.
Morales is currently a copy editor and former writer for the student newspaper The Shorthorn. She also made the Dean's List in 2005. Tracie writes, "Being a journalist empowers me, because it validates my curiosity." Tracie Morales also covered the American Society of Newspaper Editors convention for Hispanic Link News Service and was awarded second place in In-Depth Reporting by the Region 8 Society of Professional Journalists (SPJ) in March 2007.
Aspiring journalism students will report, edit and cover real news events and be guided by NY Times editors and reporters. In a fully functioning newsroom, aspiring journalists will see how experienced professionals deal with a range of challenging activities and cover unexpected events.
During the Institute, students will also run a daily news Web site, and at the end of the program, a newspaper is published containing the best of the material created at the Institute. Copies are available to serve as clips. All travel expenses to and from Tucson are covered, and the Institute provides each student with a small stipend. Room and board, including three meals each day.
To qualify students had to complete a semester at a student newspaper or major newspaper, be in good academic standing and have written a 500-word essay about being a journalist and be a member of NAHJ. The Web site for live reporting is at http://www.nytimes-institute.com.
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