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High School Journalism Workshop

The 2012 High School Journalism Workshop is scheduled for June 28-30. Please return to this page in the coming weeks for details about registration. In the meantime, please have a look at last year's workshop "output."

  • Watch the newscast produced by the students in the broadcast track.
  • Read the website produced by students in the online track.
  • Read the Cat's Meow (pdf) newspaper produced by students in the print track.
The Ohio University's High School Journalism Workshop is a unique opportunity for students and their advisers. Highlights of the workshop:

  • Experience the latest newsgathering techniques at one of the nation's premiere journalism schools
  • Earn college credit (advisers earn graduate credit)
  • Diversity scholarships cover up to 100 percent of the cost of the workshop for students and advisers (see registration page)

Workshop instructor Brian McIntyre (BSJ '91) introduces the program in this video.

The workshop:

During the two and a half day program, students will take part in one of three concentrations: Web, print or broadcast (see curriculum). The tracks merge in the evening of the second day in the converged newsroom, in which students will use the stories they have reported on throughout the workshop to produce a newscast, populate a website, and contribute to a newspaper.

High School Students will:

  • Take part in four sessions that constitute their track (i.e., Web, print or broadcast).
  • Attend three general sessions discussing journalism trends, legal issues, and careers.
  • Receive feedback from award-winning faculty on their scholastic publications and productions.
  • Work as part of a team to report and produce news as part of a converged newsroom.
  • Earn one hour of college credit (eligible students must be juniors or seniors and have at least a B average).
  • Develop contacts that last a lifetime.

Advisers will:

  • Attend sessions of their choosing. Advisers may wish to tag with their students in the tracks or they may choose whichever sessions they wish.
  • Take part in the general sessions, two sessioins aimed at advisers, and participate as they wish in the converged newsroom.
  • Earn one hour of graduate credit.
Students and advisers will choose their classes on the workshop registration form. The classes are listed and must be selected before registration is considered complete.


This video was produced by students in the 2010 workshop.

The fee for the workshop includes room and board for the two and a half days, attendance at the sessions, and all materials. There are no additional university fees for the workshop. Diversity scholarships are available through support from the Scripps Howard Foundation.

Students will stay in a campus dormitory, eat in university dining facilities, and interact with faculty, graduate students, media professionals, and current undergraduate students. The dorms and all activities are supervised. Workshop and dorm check-in are 10 a.m. Thursday (June 23), with the opening session scheduled for 1 p.m. Workshop sessions and converged newsroom activities run until 10 p.m. each night. The workshop ends Saturday, June 25, following a closing assembly. Dorm check-out is at 2 p.m.

For those traveling long distances, dorm rooms are available Wednesday evening (June 22) for an additional fee. For any questions, please contact Ed Simpson, assistant workshop director, at 740/593-2591, or by email at info@scrippsjschool.org.