High School Journalism Workshop
The E.W. Scripps School of Journalism’s annual workshop for high school journalism students and advisers started in 1946 and is one of the oldest programs in the nation. The School of Journalism at Ohio University offers high school students and teachers the opportunity to interact with our faculty and professional journalists while learning journalism’s established practices and latest innovations in a campus setting.
Registration
Registration fee: $400
Open to high school students (ages 15 and up)
Registration closes Friday, June 30 at 11:59 p.m.
The $400 fee includes food and lodging in university dining and residence halls, instruction and equipment, and workshop programming and activities. Students can also earn one hour of college credit after completing a required writing assignment.
Workshops tracks
- Multiplatform Reporting and Writing
- Magazine
- Broadcast
- Podcasting
- Photojournalism
- Sports
- Public Relations and Advertising
- Design
The 2022 High School Journalism Workshop
Schedule for 2023 Workshop
Subject to change
Tuesday, July 11
Noon-7 p.m. Registration and dorm admittance
7:30-10:00 p.m. - Gathering and team building (Pizza and soda)
10:30 p.m. – Back at residence hall
Wednesday, July 12
7:30-8:30 a.m. - Breakfast
8:45-9:45 a.m. - Campus Tour
10-10:30 a.m. - Opening assembly
11-11:45 a.m. Introduction of track instructors and J Crew student mentors
Noon-1:15 p.m. - Lunch
1:30-3 p.m. – Track Session 1
3:30-5 p.m. – Track Session 2
5:30-6:45 p.m. – Dinner
7-8 p.m. - Keynote speaker
8:30-10 p.m. – Entertainment at famed Donkey Coffee/track assignments
10:30 p.m. – Back at residence hall
Thursday, July 13
7:30-8:45 a.m. - Breakfast
9-10 a.m. – Diversity and Diverse Views (panel discussion)
10:30-11:30 a.m. – Track Session 3
Noon-1:15 p.m. – Lunch
1:30-2:30 p.m. - Track Session 4
3-4:30 p.m. – News Conference with public figure/track assignments
5:30-6:45 p.m. – Dinner
7-10 p.m. – Outing
11 p.m. – Back at residence hall
Friday, July 14
7:30-8:30 a.m. - Breakfast
8:45-10:15 a.m. - Missing media coverage at your high school (panel discussion)
10-11:30 a.m. – Media law
Noon-2:30 p.m. – Lunch
3-4 p.m. - Data and journalism
4:15-5:15 p.m. Ethics
5:30-6:45 p.m. – Dinner
7-9 p.m. - Track Session 5
10:30 p.m. – Back at residence hall
Saturday, July 15
8-9 a.m. - Breakfast
9:15-11:30 a.m. - Project premiers and closing
Noon-1:30 p.m. – Lunch
1:30-4 p.m.- Packing Time and check out
Contact us
For more information, contact Mark Turner, workshop director, via email or call: 740-593-2587.