In 2006, the OPC Foundation partnered with the Associated Press to offer the first OPC Foundation/AP internship.  The 2006 Stan Swinton winner, Ayesha Akram of the Columbia Graduate School of Journalism, sent a month in the Bangkok bureau and was the ground and able to cover Thailand’s coup.  In 2007, the OPC Foundation was able to partner with other media organizations to offer three internship programs for the summer of 2007.  The OPC Foundation pays for the intern’s travel and living expenses for one month. In 2008, the Foundation sponsored five internships.

2008

Mariano Castillo, who is pursuing a degree in international affairs at Columbia University, is traveling to Mexico City to work in the Reuters bureau this summer.

Devon Hanie, a recent graduate of the master's program at the Columbia University School of Journalism, is going to intern in the Associated Press bureau in Johannesburg, South Africa.

Paul Sonne, now pursuing a master's in philosophy in Russian history as a Marshall scholar at the University of Oxford, will work in the Associated Press bureau in Moscow this summer. Here are some of his stories:
http://www.businessweek.com/ap/financialnews/D91QOMAG0.htm
http://www.dailyherald.com/story/?id=223421
http://www.usatoday.com/news/world/2008-07-11-154810184_x.htm

Rollo Romig, soon to graduate from the master's program at New York University, is headed to Phnom Penh next fall to work for Cambodia Daily.

Ben Weller, soon to graduate from the Indiana University with a master's degree in journalism, will spend the summer in Reuters bureau in Seoul, South Korea. Click here for an update on what he's been doing for Reuters.

2007

Jeremy Gantz, graduate student at the Medill School of Journalism at Northwestern. He traveled to Phnom Penh to work for Cambodia Daily.

Ben Hubbard, graduate student at the University of California at Berkeley.  He spent three months in the AP Jerusalem bureau.

Katie Paul, Class of 2007, Vassar College. She interned in the Reuters bureau in Buenos Aires. 

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