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Thursday, September 27, 2001
Freedom Forum names 21 Chips Quinn Scholars for fall 2001 program
Program has trained 615 young people of color for newspaper careers.
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ARLINGTON, Va. — Twenty-one young people of color have been named Chips Quinn Scholars for fall 2001 by The Freedom Forum.
Chips Quinn Scholars are college students or recent graduates. They attend an intensive orientation with veteran journalists and journalism educators at The Freedom Forum in Arlington, Va., work 10- to 12-week paid internships at U.S. daily newspapers and receive $1,000 scholarships from The Freedom Forum after successfully completing the program. This class brings to 615 the total number of young journalists trained as reporters, copy editors, photographers and graphic artists since the program began in 1991.
"After 10 years, the Chips Quinn Scholars program has built an impressive track record. America's daily newspapers are seeking greater diversity in their newsrooms, and the Chips Quinn program provides them with talented, well-prepared young people of color," said Charles L. Overby, chairman and chief executive officer of The Freedom Forum.
Beginning with a summer class of six students in 1991, the Chips Quinn Scholars program has become year-round, with fall, spring and summer sessions now reaching more than 150 young people annually. The scholars have a Web site and a fellowship program that provides further professional development opportunities for alumni.
The Chips Quinn Scholars program is a key component of The Freedom Forum's efforts to increase diversity in newspaper newsrooms. Freedom Forum advisory trustee John C. Quinn established the program in memory of his son, John C. "Chips" Quinn Jr., who was managing editor of the Poughkeepsie (N.Y.) Journal. Chips Quinn began his journalism career with newsroom internships in Huntington, W.Va., and Agana, Guam. He was an editor at the Statesman-Journal in Salem, Ore., and The Providence (R.I.) Journal before moving to New York. He died in an automobile accident in 1990 at the age of 34.
A list of Chips Quinn Scholars, their hometowns, colleges and the newspapers at which they will intern are listed below.
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Chips Quinn Scholars — Fall 2001
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and college
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Hometown
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Internship newspaper
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Aird, Florida International University |
Ft.
Lauderdale, Fla. |
The
Times (Shreveport, La.) |
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Paul Burress, Rowan University
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Willingboro, N.J.
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Lexington (Ky.) Herald-Leader
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Glenn Fuentes, San Jose State University
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San Jose, Calif.
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The Oakland (Calif.) Tribune
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Cintia Furtado, Rust College
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Holly Springs, Miss.
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The Herald-Dispatch (Huntington, W.Va.)
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Alisa Gardner, University of Memphis
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Gary, Ind.
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The Dispatch (Lexington, N.C.)
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Daphne Hsu, Yale University
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Diamond Bar, Calif.
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The Oakland (Calif.) Tribune
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Josie Huerta, California Lutheran University
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Ventura, Calif.
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Great Falls (Mont.) Tribune
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Gabriela Ibanez-Guzman, Mills College
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Chicago, Ill.
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The Huntsville (Ala.) Times
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Kelly Imoto, California State University-Chico
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Visalia, Calif.
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Statesman Journal (Salem, Ore.)
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Karen Kabiling, San Jose State University
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Union City, Calif.
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The Oakland (Calif.) Tribune
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Bridgette McCloud, University of Florida
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Johnson, Fla.
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St. Petersburg (Fla.) Times
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April Rushing, University of Memphis
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Memphis, Tenn.
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The Idaho Statesman (Boise, Idaho)
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Moin Salahuddin, University of California-Los Angeles
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Santa Barbara, Calif.
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The Times (Shreveport, La.)
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Christina Smith, Simpson College
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Brownville, Neb.
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La Crosse (Wis.) Tribune
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Jessica Todden, University of Iowa
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Indianola, Iowa
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Aberdeen (S.D.) American News
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Jena Torres, San Jose State University
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San Jose, Calif.
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The Californian (Salinas)
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Angela Trinh, University of Southern California
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San Gabriel, Calif.
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The Record (Stockton, Calif.)
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Chris Umpierre, University of California-Los Angeles
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Burbank, Calif.
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The Topeka (Kan.) Capital-Journal
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Forrest Valdiviez, California State University-Fresno
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Visalia, Calif.
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The Dispatch (Lexington, N.C.)
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Yvonne Wingett, University of Idaho
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Emmett, Idaho
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The Arizona Republic (Phoenix)
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Xiao Zhang, University of Nevada-Reno
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Harbin, China
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The Times (Shreveport, La.)
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