For immediate release

Contact:
Andrew M. Scott, Communications Coordinator, 317-927-8000 ext. 215,
ascott@spj.org

INDIANAPOLIS – The Society of Professional Journalists is excited to announce the 2011 staff of The Working Press, a daily tabloid newspaper that covers the Excellence in Journalism 2011 conference. This year, a team of 12 highly motivated collegiate journalists will be in New Orleans finding stories, taking photos and designing the paper. Professional advisers during their 4-day internship include Ben Kelly, The Clarion-Ledger (Miss.), Reggie Stuart, the McClatchy Company, Jennifer Jenkins, NYT.com, Rich Holden, Dow Jones Newspaper Fund, Darlene Superville, The Associated Press, and Nikki Villoria, Greenspun Media Group.

The selected interns are:

Copy Editors
Hannah Birch, University of Nevada, Las Vegas
Matthew Bastible, University of Texas at Arlington

Page Designers
Laura Garcia, San Antonio College
Torrie Hardcastle, University of Texas Austin
Blake Lipthratt, University of Georgia

Photographers
Carrie Ellison, Northwest College
Corinne Chin, Northwestern University

Reporters
Olivia Ingle, Butler University
Jordain Carney, University of Arkansas
Ashley Carnifax, University of Florida
Diana Elbasha, University of Maryland
Mary Barczak, Western Kentucky University

Congratulations, Working Press staff!

Founded in 1909 as Sigma Delta Chi, SPJ promotes the free flow of information vital to a well-informed citizenry; works to inspire and educate the next generation of journalists; and protects First Amendment guarantees of freedom of speech and press. For more information about SPJ, please visit www.spj.org.

-END-