The Illinois Press Foundation helped sponsor the Eastern Illinois University High School Journalism Workshop from June 21-27, 2026 this year.  The camp is a 7-day residential program that provides students an intimate look at journalism as a career. Students interviewed the EIU president about recovery efforts after a tornado that struck the city a few days before the camp.  Students also visited with the publisher of the Toledo (Illinois) Democrat.    

The goal is to educate students about the journalism profession, including approaches by modern, digital newsrooms. The workshop introduces students to the complete process of publishing news: gathering and validating information, substantiating and using multiple sources, writing news, editing, designing, and production. In addition, students are exposed to the concepts of news literacy and how to differentiate and establish fact from fiction in today’s sometimes frenetic, rush-to-report news environment.

Picture above is EIU Prsident Shoot

Picture above is Toledo Democrat Shoot

Picture above is Farm Bureau Shooting