The Princeton University Summer Journalism Program
The Princeton University Summer Journalism Program was founded under the name "The Daily Princeton Class of 2001 Summer Journalism Program" in recognition of the founding of the program by 'Prince' editors from the Class of 2001. In 2006, it partnered with Princeton University and was renamed. On November 11, 2009, the directors of the program were recognized as 'Tigers of the Week' by the Princeton Alumni Weekly. The program directors were also awarded the Princeton Alumni Award for Community Service in May 2007. In January 2008, Richard Just wrote an article about the program in "The Washington Post" titled, "Unmuzzling High School Journalists". The creation of the program was sparked by a series the paper wrote about race on campus, the final one examining diversity within the newsroom at "The Daily Princetonian". "
History
The Princeton University Summer Journalism Program (SJP) is an all-expense-paid summer program at Princeton University for rising high school seniors across the country from low-income backgrounds. It was founded in 2002 by four former 'Daily Princetonian' editors. The founding directors include former editor-in-chief of "The Daily Princetonian",