About

Mission

ThreeSixty Journalism, a program of the University of St. Thomas, brings diverse voices into journalism and related professions by using intense, personal instruction in the practice and principles of journalism. We strengthen the civic literacy, writing skills and college-readiness of Minnesota teens.

History

Since its founding as the Urban Journalism Workshop in 1971, ThreeSixty has provided journalism training to high school students, particularly low-income and students of color who are interested in journalism careers. Since moving from the University of Minnesota and becoming part of the University of St. Thomas in 2001, the program has grown from a two-week summer camp funded and staffed by volunteers to a year-round program with a small professional staff.

At present, ThreeSixty serves more than 200 high school students and teachers each year via after-school classes, weekend workshops, teacher training, career fairs and summer camps. More than 200 students have completed the program’s summer camps since 2001. Dozens have gone on to study journalism in college. Seven have finished college and are working in newsrooms across the country, including the Twin Cities, Arkansas, Virginia and Washington, D.C.