Scenes from the 2026 Acel Moore High School Journalism Workshop
In the 42nd year of the workshop, high school students from across the Philadelphia region learned the ins and outs of journalism in the newsroom of The Philadelphia Inquirer.
Step inside the workshop through these photos by Frank Wiese, The Inquirer’s deputy director of video and photography and director of this year’s photojournalism track of the program.
Gabriel Escobar, The Philadelphia Inquirer’s editor and senior vice president, speaks with students during the first week of the workshop on Saturday, Feb. 7.Inquirer reporters Elizabeth Wellington, Kristen Graham, and Kayla Yup talk to students about what it means to be a journalist during the first week of the workshop.Danese Kenon, The Inquirer’s managing editor of visuals, teaches students about the importance of ethics in photojournalism during the first week of the workshop.Students act as photo editors as they evaluate an image during the first week of the workshop.Richard Jones, managing editor of The Inquirer’s opinion desk, talks to students during the second week of the workshop on Saturday, Feb.14.Luis Carrasco, deputy editor of the editorial page for The Inquirer, speaks with students during the second week of the workshop.John Duchneskie, The Inquirer’s deputy creative director, talks to students about how graphics and interactives help tell stories.Inquirer photographer Tyger Williams shares his expertise with photojournalism students during the second week of the workshop.Nkwa Asonye, president of the Philadelphia chapter of the National Association of Black Journalists, helps students walk through basic questions that news stories must answer during the third week of the workshop on Saturday, Feb. 21.Molly Eichel, deputy managing editor of breaking news and live coverage at The Inquirer, talked to students about how her team operates.Inquirer reporter Rosa Cartagena coaches her mentee during the last session of the workshop on Saturday, Feb. 28.Inquirer reporter Kayla Yup, left, works with her mentee during the last session of the workshop.Sharyn Flanagan, news editor at The Philadelphia Tribune, works with her mentee during the last week of the workshop.Student Tamara Furman photographs a session of the workshop.
