Background
The New York Press Association Foundation takes an active role in promoting
community journalism and developing talent in the industry, by awarding paid
internships to college students, by providing fellowship grants to employees
of member newspapers, and by providing funding to the Center for Community
Journalism.
Howard Palmer Internships
The Howard Palmer Internships fund paid summer intern experiences for college
journalism students. Students must apply and be accepted into the eight-week program. Likewise, NYPA member newspapers interested in hosting an
intern must submit a proposed job description and must identify a staff
mentor who will train and evaluate the intern.
Applications are now available for the 2008 Howard
Palmer Internships, sponsored by the NYPA Foundation. Students selected for the
program will be matched with a local, community newspaper and receive a net
stipend of $2,600 for the eight-week internship.Deadline for
application submission is January 15, 2008 and interns selected for the program
will be notified by the end of February 2008.
Student
Application
Host Application
2008 Paid Internship
News Release
2008 public service
advertisement
2008 Internship Program
flyer
David A. Stein Fellowships
David A. Stein was the publisher of the award-winning "Riverdale Press" and
a past president of NYPA. The fellowships are awarded annually to staffers,
including publishers, at NYPA member newspapers, to cover the costs of
travel and tuition to attend seminars at the American Press Institute (API)
or at the Poynter Institute. Fellowship recipients are reimbursed for
expenses incurred attending these sessions up to a maximum of $2500 per
recipient. Applicants are selected by lottery. Newspaper companies are
limited to one fellowship award in a three year period.
