NEW YORK, Aug. 2, 2018 /PRNewswire/ -- Reuters, the
world's largest international multimedia news provider, announced
today the winners of two Reuters-National Association of Black
Journalists (NABJ) scholarships, awarded to Arriana McLymore and Akintunde Ahmad for graduate journalism programs
at New York University and Columbia University, respectively. Each student
will receive a value of more than $40,000 in tuition and credits for the 2018-2019
academic year funded by Reuters and the universities.
In addition, both winners will receive on-site training in the
Reuters New York newsroom and access to mentoring by Reuters
editors. Upon graduation, they'll also each be offered a 10 week
Reuters internship.
Arriana McLymore, a recent
graduate of Hampton University, served
as editor-in-chief of the university's paper. Her past summer
internships include CNBC, a local ABC affiliate, Edelman, and most
recently, an editorial internship at DC Inno. McLymore will be
attending the Business and Economic Reporting program at
NYU's Arthur L. Carter Journalism
Institute for graduate school.
Akintunde Ahmad, from
Oakland, California, graduated
from Yale University in May with a
degree in Sociology. Ahmad, who had a 5.0 GPA in high school and
was accepted to several Ivy League
colleges, announced his intention to attend Yale in a 2014 interview on The Ellen Show. He will
attend the documentary film program at Columbia Journalism
School.
"Reuters sees high value in investing in young adults pursuing a
career in journalism and in promoting diversity and inclusion
throughout the industry," said
Reuters Editor-in-Chief Stephen J.
Adler. "The Reuters-NABJ scholarships are an immense
opportunity for Reuters to offer access to our resources and the
experience of our journalists to help these young students develop
into exceptional journalists."
"The Reuters-NABJ Scholarship is an amazing opportunity for NABJ
students to receive a graduate degree and hands-on experience
working inside the cutting-edge Reuters newsroom. This program
exposes our emerging journalists to a plethora of academic
opportunities via their graduate degree program, the innovation
happening in the Reuters newsroom, and real-work experience among
top-notch reporters, editors and digital journalists. NABJ is very
proud of Arriana McLymore and
Akintunde Ahmad, our impressive
Reuters-NABJ scholarship recipients," said NABJ President
Sarah Glover.
Reuters
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