Columbus City Schools students shine at journalism program graduation

The future of journalism is up to the next generation, and if Columbus City Schools students are any indication, it is in good hands.

Columbus Journalists in Training, an initiative launched by The Columbus Dispatch and the Society of Professional Journalists Central Ohio pro-chapter, held its graduation ceremony on Saturday and featured the work of over a dozen CCS high school students, which can be viewed on Dispatch.com.

The interactive program, launched in January, sought to encourage a new generation of journalists through workshops, panels and mentorship with professionals from The Dispatch, NBC4, WOSU Public Media, iHeart Media, Ohio State University, Lee Enterprises, Spectrum News 1, Denison University, The Ohio Newsroom, Ohio University, USA Today Network and other media outlets and higher education institutions.