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for rising high school seniors across the country from low-income backgrounds. It was founded in 2002 by four former '

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' editors. The founding directors include former editor-in-chief of ''The Daily Princetonian'', Richard Just (Princeton Class of 2001), former editor of ''

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'', Michael Koike '01, Gregory Mancini '01 and Rich Tucker '01. The program is highly selective and open to outstanding students interested in journalism. Since it was founded, the program has graduated about 200 alumni who have gone on to pursue journalism at Ivy League and other highly selective schools including Princeton. Alumni have received jobs or internships at ''

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History

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

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. 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''.Alumni of the program have gone on to write and edit for ''The Daily Princetonian
"Summer program draws minorities to campus" ''

References

External links

* The Princeton University Summer Journalism Progra

* The Daily Princetonia

* Tigers of the Wee

* 2002 Daily Princetonian Article: "Summer journalism program draws minorities to campus

* 2005 Princeton Weekly Bulletin Article: "A once fledgling camp has grown

* 2006 Princeton Weekly Bulletin Article: "Aspiring journalists learn the ropes from Princeton mentors

* 2008 Washington Post article: "Unmuzzling High School Journalists

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