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THREESIXTY’S MISSION

ThreeSixty is a youth journalism program based at the University of St. Thomas in St. Paul, Minnesota. It uses the tools and principles of journalism to help Minnesota youth – particularly minority youth – tell the stories of their lives and communities, practice the skills of active citizenship, learn the basics of good reporting and strong writing and pursue careers in journalism and communications.

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SUPPORTERS

In addition to the University of St. Thomas, major supporters include the Pohlad Family Foundation, the Northwest Area Foundation, the Peregrine Capital Management Fund of the Minneapolis Foundation, and media companies including the Dolan Media, St. Paul Pioneer Press, Gannett Foundation and Hubbard Broadcast Foundation. Journalists serving as volunteer mentors, teachers and classroom coaches are a critical part of the program. More than 150 individuals contribute to the program each year.

BACKGROUND

Since its founding as the Urban Journalism Workshop in 1971, ThreeSixty has provided basic journalism training to high school students of color who are interested in journalism careers. Since moving from the University of Minnesota to 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 400 high school students and teachers each year via after-school classes, weekend workshops, teacher training, career fair and a summer camp. Some 108 students have completed the program’s summer camp since 2001. Of these, 30 are studying journalism in college. Three have finished college and are working in newsrooms in Atlanta, St. Paul and Green Bay, Wisconsin.

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