Dispatch partners with SPJ Central Ohio, Columbus City Schools for student-journalism
2025 Columbus Journalists in Training bootcamp recap | Watch
Columbus City School students created, news articles, podcasts and videos for the Columbus Journalists in Training program.
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Columbus area journalists convened for the third consecutive year to inspire and support the next generation of American journalists, voters and news consumers as part of Columbus Journalists in Training.
A partnership between The Columbus Dispatch, Columbus City Schools, Society of Professional Journalists Central Ohio Pro Chapter and Columbus Association of Black Journalists, the hands-on, immersive program was held over six sessions between January and March.
Columbus students worked with professional journalists from The Dispatch, NBC4, The Ohio State University, Spectrum News 1, 10TV, Business First, Denison University, The Ohio Newsroom, Ohio University, USA TODAY Network and other media outlets and higher learning institutions.
⬇ Scroll down to the bottom of the page to see the student’s projects!
Denison Edge, E.W. Scripps School of Journalism at Ohio University and The Lantern, Ohio State University’s student-run newspaper, provided additional support.
Columbus Journalist in Training was launched in 2023 to align with attributes of Columbus schools’ Portrait of a Graduate, the district’s “north star” designed to ensure student success.
Students were selected for the program based on their interest in journalism, English, creative writing, podcasting, broadcasting and/or similar topics.
They dove deep into journalism principles while practicing their craft through interview, thinking, editing, recording and writing activities.
The news and feature articles, podcasts and videos linked by group on this page were completed by students in the program.
Students were placed into teams and collectively selected a name for their respective group, as well as a topic for their final projects. Each team was also assigned a color to help keep things organized. Below are links to each teams’ projects and are listed by the students’ name.
“We hope some of this year’s graduates will follow in our footprints and pursue careers in the media,” Amelia Robinson, program founder and the Dispatch’s opinion and community engagement editor, said. “Equally as important, we hope these student leaders all have a deeper understanding of journalism and their own place in our democracy.”
JIA Program
📰 Raven McGrew: Increase of teen vaping a concern for Columbus schools
📰 Jatayla Wilder: Increase of teen vaping a concern for Columbus schools
📷Momooreoluwa Saibu: Increase of teen vaping a concern for Columbus schools
Easy Money Productions
📰Tyler Clodfelter: Columbus City League basketball players, coach on what drives success
CCS Social
📰Izaiah Cooper-Neff: Columbus City Schools high school athletics staff talks funding
📰Dena Eloissaint: Independence HS has a trash problem, say students, staff
The Creative Voice
📰Leah Ashley: How can high schools protect kids from gun violence?
📰Isabel Escobar: Columbus libraries provide more than just books
📰Josephine Sabri-Syp: Grandview’s School of Rock fosters community through music
📰Ryan Vorvornator: How dance helps us understand our emotions
The Midnight Press
📰Yasmine Ahmed: Columbus City Schools addresses threat of traumatic brain injuries
📰Emily Amador Dominguez: Columbus City students stress scores as colleges resume requirements
🎤Taryn Pollock: Podcast: The fungus turns normal ants into “zombie ants”
Writer’s Block
📰Piper Gary: Schools restrict bathroom use to curb student vaping
📰Ryan Holmes: Should high school athlete endorsement deals be allowed?
📰Tiffany McVay: Women face sexual harassment in the tech field
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