We support undergraduates' interest in journalism through a range of applied learning experiences and programs, including journalism masterclasses, conversations with visiting journalists, and the Sharp Journalism Seminar.
The Sharp Seminar, established with a generous gift from Anne and Barry Sharp, features a unique collaboration with the Pulitzer Center on Crisis Reporting.
The seminar is a 4-credit course spanning fall and spring semesters that pairs Pulitzer Center-sponsored journalists with William & Mary undergraduates. Students have the opportunity to travel over winter break as part of their research and reporting.
Through close mentorship with top journalists in the field, students learn how to communicate to a broad audience about topics they care deeply about.
Aspiring undergraduate journalists at W&M now have an additional avenue to hone their craft – a new summer internship program with mentorship from award-winning reporters and editors from the Daily Press, Virginian-Pilot, and other outlets belonging to Norfolk-based Virginia Media, Inc.
In Summer ’25, students will receive $5,000 toward 10-week Journalism & Democracy Fellowship Internships with Virginia Media, placing students in local newsrooms between Williamsburg and Virginia Beach. Interns will have opportunities to gain skills in reporting, audience engagement, and/or videography/photography.
In collaboration with Virginia Media Inc., the Charles Center is sponsoring six journalism masterclasses in '24-'25 facilitated by Virginian-Pilot and Daily Press Features Editor Denise Watson.
Read here about this new series, made possible by the generous support of the Daily Press, Inc. Journalist-in-Residence Program.
The Sizemore Fellowship for Graduate Study in Journalism was created through the generosity of Mason and Connie Sizemore to assist in the costs associated with graduate school.
Applicants must be graduating seniors enrolled in a graduate school of journalism in the fall immediately after graduation. We award a Sizemore Fellowship of up to $35,000 each spring.
Past Sizemore Fellowship recipients include Jeff Dooley '09 (Washington Post) and Shannon Crawford '13 (ABC News).
