Colorado Press Association

CPA Foundation Internships

The Colorado Press Association Foundation was established in 1995. It provides newspaper internships each summer for high school and college students, high school newspaper advisers and college journalism faculty.

Three college students and two high school students participated in the Colorado Press Association Foundation’s newspaper internship program this summer.

The students, their schools and where they interned:

Cailey Arensman, Glenwood Springs High School, Glenwood Springs Post Independent
Amanda Friar, Mesa State College, Gunnison Country Times
Jason Gonzales, CU-Boulder, The Durango Herald
Yesnia Robles, CU-Boulder, Craig Daily Press
Sara Watkins, Thompson Valley High School, Loveland Reporter-Herald

Each college student received a $2,500 scholarship for the 10-week internship and each high student received a $500 stipend for the 10-week internship from the CPA Foundation.

Since 1996, the CPA Foundation Board has approved 163 college student internships, 115 high school student internships, 27 high school newspaper adviser internships and nine college faculty guest journalists.

Students and instructors gain first-hand experience and the internships strengthen their interest in newspapers. Newspapers participating in the internships range in size from 1,100 circulation weeklies to Denver dailies, and the majority of participants intern at community papers.

The CPA Foundation programs are made possible by two annual fund-raising activities:

A yearlong campaign in which member newspapers contribute five cents per paid subscriber.
Silent auction at the February convention. Newspapers and associate members donate items from their communities.

More information about the 2010 internships will be posted later.