May 13-17, 2019 UNC School of Media and Journalism in Chapel Hill, North Carolina, and Bloomberg News in New York City	or	June 3-7, 2019 UC Berkeley Graduate School of Journalism in Berkeley, California, and Bloomberg News in San Francisco

Through the Bloomberg-UNC-Berkeley Business Journalism Diversity Program, students will have the opportunity to join one of two week-long programs that will show how business journalists report on what's most at stake in the economy, global stock and bond markets, government regulations and the job market. One program will be at the UNC Hussman School of Journalism and Media and one at the Graduate School of Journalism at UC Berkeley.

All costs to participants in the program, including lodging and transportation, will be covered.

Program instruction will be provided by a number of senior Bloomberg journalists and executives including Matt Winkler, Editor-in-Chief Emeritus of Bloomberg News, who wrote the book on how Bloomberg reporters should cover business news. The program will lead the participants through The Bloomberg Way, the principles of reporting, editing and applied business and economic knowledge that helped transform Bloomberg News into the world's most successful business reporting operation. Participants will learn to demonstrate that the story of the economy, business and markets is best recorded when the focus is on the greatest diversity of participants.

• University students who have a strong interest in pursuing a career in journalism and want to be exposed to the world of business journalism. A background in business or business journalism is not required.
• Rising juniors and above (graduating seniors and graduate students are eligible to apply).
• Underrepresented minority students are strongly encouraged to apply but all are welcome.

DEADLINE: Tuesday, Jan. 29, 2019

Students interested in the program should complete an online application. Applicants will be asked to state their program location (Chapel Hill and New York City or Berkeley and San Francisco) preference based on geographic location and availability.

The following materials must be uploaded as part of the application:

• A resume
• An unofficial transcript
• One writing sample (500 words): Identify your professional role model in journalism.  What attributes do you admire most about this person and why?
• Contact information for one faculty reference

Applications for the 2019 program are due by 11:59 p.m. (ET) on Tuesday, Jan. 29, 2019.

Finalists will be contacted for an online interview after the application closing date.

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The Bloomberg-UNC Business Journalism Diversity Programs have two aims: to introduce journalism students to the dynamic field of business journalism and to increase diversity among journalists reporting on business. It will provide participants unparalleled access to a leading financial news organization, as well as to some of the most influential people in the industry.

UNC-Chapel Hill has partnered with Bloomberg News since 2017 to provide the Bloomberg-UNC-Berkeley Business Journalism Diversity Program at UNC-Chapel Hill and the University of California, Berkeley. The program has given more than 30 students from diverse backgrounds the opportunity to learn the fundamentals of business journalism.

Bloomberg News was founded in 1990 and is the world's leader in financial news with more than 2,600 journalists and analysts in bureaus throughout the world. Participants in this all-expenses paid workshop will have the opportunity to visit the Bloomberg offices in New York City or San Francisco, meet with business reporters and editors and learn about the craft of business journalism.

For more information, please contact Director of Global, Immersive and Professional Programs Liana Pinner.