ThreeSixty Journalism

About me:

ThreeSixty is a teen journalism program in the Twin Cities that is dedicated to getting a more diverse group of teens involved in journalism, especially low-income and minority teens, or teenagers who might not normally get involved in reporting. **1971**: The Urban Journalism Workshop, a two-week residential summer camp for teens, is created by the Minneapolis Star Tribune and St. Paul Pioneer Press in response to the small number of minorities in newsrooms and to criticism of the media’s performance during the urban unrest of the 1960s. **2001**: Program moves to the University of St. Thomas with foundation support to create a year-round program. Pioneer Press political editor Lynda McDonnell is hired as executive director. **2003**: The first UJW/ThreeSixty scholars – Laura Lee and Hlee Lee – are awarded four-year, full-tuition scholarships to study journalism at the University of St Thomas. By 2009, Laura is a production assistant at KSTP-TV and Hlee is an assistant producer at TPT-TV. **2006**: Program name changes to ThreeSixty| to reflect the use of multiple media to tell stories from varied vantage points. First annual Widening the Circle award is given to David Nimmer. **2007**: ThreeSixty launches a monthly online magazine at www.threesixtyjournalism.org produced by an editorial board of teens. A summer day camp is added to the residential camp. **2009**: After-school journalism classes are launched at the Star Tribune and Pioneer Press. Website redesign is underway. ThreeSixty alumni are working in newsrooms in Virginia, Arkansas and Minnesota.