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2011 Award and Internship Applications

The George Caulfield Stanford Daily Award 2011

A $2,000 award will be presented to a Stanford Daily staff member who has demonstrated significant skills as a writer and/or editor for The Daily and has contributed to the quality and success of The Daily.

The award results from a gift to Stanford from Lorry Lokey ’49, former Daily editor and founder/president of Business Wire in honor of George F. Caulfield ’48, former Daily editor and retired journalist and public relations executive.

Applicants will be judged on these criteria:

Sophomore or junior class standing
At least one year on The Stanford Daily staff
Demonstrated high level of journalism ability and interest
Other factors that may be given consideration include plans for a position or internship in the field of journalism during the summer and desire to enter the field of journalism or communications upon graduation.

Applicants must submit IN TRIPLICATE an application containing:

1. Name, e-mail address, phone number, home address, school address, current academic year.

2. Description of previous work for The Daily, showing positions held and key news stories, features, editorials and columns published.

3. Description of plans for summer journalism work or career plans in the field of journalism or communications.

4. 3-5 clips of stories previously published in The Daily.

The application deadline is Jan. 21, 2012. Materials should postmarked by Jan. 21 and mailed to:

The Friends of the Stanford Daily Foundation

c/o Christy Wise

2610 Tilden Place NW

Washington, D.C. 20008

For further information, contact Christy Wise at cnwise@starpower.net or 202/237-0661.

The Julius Jacobs Friends of The Stanford Daily Award 2011

A $1,000 award will be presented to a Stanford Daily staff member who demonstrates journalistic talent, contributions to The Daily and dedication to The Daily.

The award results from a bequest to the Friends of the Stanford Daily Foundation from the Julius Jacobs family.

Julius Jacobs, Editor in Chief, Vol. 87, was managing editor of the Hanford Sentinel, news editor for the Hayward Daily Review, and worked for the Merced Sun and Palo Alto Times. Jacobs moved into public relations with a position at the California Wine Institute and later worked as a freelance wine writer and public relations consultant.

The Jacobs award intends to help a Daily staffer with expenses during a summer newspaper internship, and is targeted at students new to The Daily who show exceptional promise in the journalism field. Applicants may be from all editorial departments.

To be considered, applicants must:

1. Be involved with The Daily at the time of application.

2. Submit 4-5 clips or examples (writing, editing, photos, graphics) of your Stanford Daily work.

3. Submit a one-page letter describing Daily involvement.

4. Graduating seniors are not eligible.

Applications must be postmarked by Jan. 21, 2012 and sent to:

Friends of the Stanford Daily Foundation

c/o Christy Wise

2610 Tilden Place NW

Washington, D.C. 20008

For more information, contact: Christy Wise at cnwise@starpower.net or 202-237-0661.

The Harry Press Stanford Daily Award 2011

This $6,000 grant is awarded to make it easier for an outstanding Daily staff member to accept a summer newspaper internship, or to continue working at The Daily during his or her senior year.

The award is a result of a gift from Lorry Lokey ‘49, general manager and president of Business Wire. It honors Harry Press ‘39, former Daily managing editor, longtime journalist and Stanford staff member, and former Stanford Daily Board member.

Previous award winners include Elizabeth Titus, 2010; Eric Messinger 2009; Andrea Fuller and Natalie Jabbar, 2008; Gerry Shih, 2007 and Elizabeth Aguilar and Andrew Leifer, 2006.

Applicants will be judged on the following criteria:

– Outstanding journalism skills as a writer and/or editor, as measured through writing, staff leadership positions and summer jobs or internships.

– Intention to become a professional journalist.

– Demonstrated financial need, as determined by the Financial Aid Office. Students who have not applied for financial aid are not eligible for this award.

– Junior class standing.

Applicants must submit IN TRIPLICATE (1) a current resume, (2) an essay of up to 500 words describing their reasons for wanting to become a professional journalist, and (3) up to five clippings or other examples of their work. A committee of Knight Journalism Fellows will select the top applicants and the Financial Aid Office will determine the winner.

Application deadline is 5 p.m. on Jan. 21, 2012.

Materials should be submitted to: Jim Bettinger, Knight Fellowships Office, Building 120, Room 424, Stanford, CA 94305-2050.

For further information, contact Jim Bettinger at 650-723-4937.

The Friends of The Stanford Daily/San Jose Mercury News Internship Program for Summer 2011

Deadline: Nov. 15, 2011 (e-mail by this date)

The Friends of The Stanford Daily/San Jose Mercury News Internship program is a unique opportunity for a Stanford Daily staffer to report and write for a major, nationally recognized newspaper near Stanford. The intern participates in a ten week summer internship program beginning in June and earns a stipend based on Guild internship salaries (approximately $800/week) funded by the Friends of The Stanford Daily.

This is a professional internship where the intern has the same duties as other Mercury News journalists. One of the strongest qualifying experiences an applicant can bring to the competition is a previous professional daily newspaper internship. If an applicant doesn’t have experience at a professional daily, s/he should include the best range of clips from a student newspaper or other journalistic experience.

Application Materials:

– A cover letter describing why the applicant would like to work for the Mercury News.

– A resume.

– 6-8 published clips.

– Three references with phone and email address.

– Send application in one email; this can be an email with attachments of cover letter, resume and clips or the email itself can be the cover letter with resume and clips as attachments.

Applications should be sent to Mike Frankel, Metro Editor, at mfrankel@mercurynews.com. Late applications will not be considered. Finalists will be asked to come to the Mercury News for in-person interviews with a selection committee.

For more information, contact Christy Wise with the Friends of the Stanford Daily at cnwise@starpower.net or 202-237-0661.

Additional information:

– Multi-lingual skills are a plus due to the diverse nature of the San Jose community.

– Because of limited public transportation in the area, the intern probably will need to provide his or her own transportation to and from work. Company cars are available for work assignments.

– The June start date will be determined between the intern and the Mercury News.

Previous recipients of this internship are a good source of information. Recent interns include James Hohmann for summer 2006, Niraj Sheth for summer 2007, Shelby Martin for summer 2008, Devin Banerjee for summer 2009, Eric Messinger during 2010, and Ellen Huet during 2011.

The Friends of The Stanford Daily/San Jose Mercury News Sports Internship for Summer 2011

Deadline: Nov. 20, 2011 (e-mail by this date)

The Friends of The Stanford Daily/San Jose Mercury News Sports Internship is a unique opportunity for a Stanford Daily staffer to report and write for a major, nationally recognized newspaper near Stanford. The sports intern participates in a ten week summer internship program beginning in June and earns a stipend based on Guild internship salaries (approximately $800/week) funded by the Friends of The Stanford Daily.

This is a professional internship where the intern has the same duties as other Mercury News sports journalists. One of the strongest qualifying experiences an applicant can bring to the competition is a previous professional daily newspaper internship. If an applicant doesn’t have experience at a professional daily, s/he should include the best range of clips from a student newspaper or other journalistic experience, preferably sports clips.

Application Materials:

– A cover letter describing why the applicant would like to work for the Mercury News.

– A resume.

– 6-8 published clips, sports clips are much preferred.

– Three references with phone and e-mail address.

– Send application in one email with SPORTS INTERN in the subject line; this can be an e-mail with attachments of cover letter, resume and clips or the e-mail itself can be the cover letter with resume and clips as attachments.

Applications should be sent to Bud Geracie, executive sports editor, at bgeracie@mercurynews.com. Late applications will not be considered. Finalists will be asked to come to the Mercury News for in-person interviews with a selection committee.

For more information, contact Christy Wise with the Friends of The Stanford Daily at cnwise@starpower.net or 202-237-0661.

Additional information:

– Multi-lingual skills are a plus due to the diverse nature of the San Jose community.

– Because of limited public transportation in the area, the intern probably will need to provide his or her own transportation to and from work. Company cars are available for work assignments.

– The June start date will be determined between the intern and the Mercury News.

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The William F. Woo Stanford Daily Award 2011

This $1,000 award recognizes a Stanford University student who has demonstrated excellence in opinion writing for The Stanford Daily. Students of any class year are welcome to apply. An internship in journalism is not required to receive the award, nor is membership on The Daily staff.

The Stanford Daily Board established this grant to honor the memory of board member and Stanford journalism professor William F. Woo, who died in 2006. William Woo spent 10 years teaching journalism at Stanford after a 34-year career at the St. Louis Post-Dispatch, including 10 years as editor. He was a popular teacher and mentored many Daily staff members.

Applicants or those nominating others for the award should submit the following: (1) Name, e-mail address, and phone number for the applicant or nominee; (2) 3-5 opinion clips that satisfy the criteria specified below.

Any current Stanford student or recent graduate may apply or be nominated for the award. All opinion clips must have been published in The Stanford Daily during either Volume 237 or 238 (i.e., the clip must have run between February 2010 and January 2011, summer included). All clips must have run while the applicant or nominee was enrolled as a student at the University. The selection committee defines “opinion” work as editorials, columns and op-ed pieces.

The application deadline is 5 p.m. March 4, 2012. Materials should be submitted IN TRIPLICATE to Anna Schuessler, COO and business manager of The Stanford Daily, Lorry I. Lokey Stanford Daily Building, 456 Panama Mall, Stanford, CA 94305. For further information, contact Christy Wise, Friends of the Stanford Daily, cnwise@starpower.net.

While the intent is to award the grant annually, the selection committee reserves the right to withhold it in any given year.