About

This site is produced by Dow Jones News Fund interns and staff at the University of Texas at Austin. Interns spend 10 days honing their skills at a workshop, which includes guest speakers, and then serve internships of 10-14 weeks. Participants in the summer 2020 workshop include:

Christine Bartruff
University of South Carolina
Stars and Stripes

Lyndsey Brennan
Kent State University
Richmond Times-Dispatch

Nolan Brey
University of Kansas
Los Angeles Times

Gabriella DeBenedictis
University of Connecticut
Houston Chronicle

Jordan Erb
Northeastern University
GateHouse/Austin American-Statesman

Caleb Fortenberry
Ashford University
Tyler County Booster and Polk County Enterprise

Mattie Lovell
Texas Tech University
Hereford Brand

Julia Maenius
University of Texas – San Antonio
Fredericksburg Standard

Sam Nelson
University of Missouri
The Chicago Reporter

Megan Wehring
Texas State University
Hays Free Press (Kyle, Texas)

FACULTY AND STAFF

Beth Butler, co-director
Adjunct Professor
Kent State University

Bradley Wilson, co-director
Associate Professor
Midwestern State University

Mark Grabowski, faculty
Associate Professor
Adelphi University

Griff Singer, director emeritus
Retired Senior Lecturer
University of Texas at Austin

THE UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN

Kathleen McElroy, director
UT Austin School of Journalism

Clare Boyle, administrative manager
UT School of Journalism

Alexis Chavez, administrative associate
UT Austin School of Journalism

DOW JONES NEWS FUND

Linda Shockley

Managing Director
P.O. Box 300
Princeton, NJ 08543-0300

Heather Taylor
Manager, Digital Media & Programs