The Washington Post becomes first news organization to provide scholarships to computer programmers studying journalism at Northwestern

EVANSTON, Ill. -- The Washington Post will be the first news industry partner in a scholarship program enabling computer programmers to earn a master’s degree in journalism at the Medill School at Northwestern University, followed by a paid internship at The Post. The Post joins the John S. and James L. Knight Foundation in supporting the scholarship program, which has allowed nine people with computer programming backgrounds to earn a master of science in journalism degree since 2008. All nine are now working in jobs that allow them to apply their understanding of both journalism and