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<\/a>Special to The Flash<\/strong><\/p>\n Brooke Kelly, the Managing Editor of The Blue and White Flash at Jackson State University last semester, has been named a Chips Quinn Scholar and will spend the spring 2012 semester in Washington, D.C. writing stories and developing multi-media projects as an intern for the Scripps Howard Foundation Wire.<\/p>\n Kelly is a 21-year old senior mass communications major from Jackson, Miss., with a concentration in multimedia journalism and a minor in art.\u00a0 She applied and was recommended for the Chips Quinn Scholars Program for Diversity in Journalism in October. The program, operated by the Diversity Institute and funded by the Freedom Forum, provides internships, training, an intense one-week college course in multimedia skills and financial assistance to college students from multicultural backgrounds who are pursuing careers in journalism.<\/p>\n \u201cI am very excited about going to D.C. and interning. I like that it’s an 8 a.m.-5 p.m., full time internship, and I hope to better prepare myself for life after college with this internship,\u201d said Kelly.\u00a0 \u201cI plan to represent myself and my school well while interning, and write stories on a variety of topics including national news, political news, and possibly local news that may have a D.C. connection.\u201d<\/p>\n Kelly\u2019s recommendations came as a result of her good academic standing, her work and writing for The Flash, The Jackson Free Press, the JSU Mass Communications Department, and other freelance opportunities. She will complete her internship on April 13.<\/p>\n Jody Beck, director of the Semester in Washington internship program for Scripps Howard Foundation<\/p>\n Wire, stated in a letter to Kelly: \u201cYour strong application, stories and recommendations make it clear you are ready to be a reporter in Washington.\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cI was happy to recommend Brooke for the Chips Quinn Program,\u201d said Sylvia Watley, JSU Student Publications director and newspaper adviser. \u201cI encouraged her to take advantage of this wonderful opportunity and to learn as much and write as much as possible. The great thing about being a Chips Quinn scholar is the fact that the program offers students hands-on training and mentoring by news veterans from around the country and opens doors to newsrooms throughout the nation.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/a>