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The Jim Welch Internship Program For nearly half a century, Jim Welch distinguished himself as a reporter, editor and newsroom leader in Vermont and Washington, D.C. He served as executive editor of the Burlington Free Press, deputy managing editor of USA Today and, for the final chapter of his career, as a senior editor  and interim executive director at VTDigger.  Throughout his years in journalism, Welch always focused on developing the next generation of journalists. He worked closely with college journalism students in Vermont, D.C., and elsewhere, taking time to teach, mentor and inspire. When he came to VTDigger