The details on the Washington, D.C. fellowship offered by the National Press Foundation arrived today. The four days are packed with speakers, discussions and tours of important sites across the city. Here are some highlights:
An Introduction to Washington
for College Journalists
Underwritten by the Ethics & Excellence in Journalism Foundation and presented in cooperation with College Media Advisors
Thursday, January 25
4:00 - 5:00 p.m.
Washington Journalism
Gerald Seib, Washington Bureau Chief, The Wall Street Journal (Brief biography)
7:30 - 8:30 p.m.
Reporting from Washington
James R. Carroll, Washington Bureau Chief, The Louisville Courier-Journal (Brief biography)
Friday, January 26
9:00 - 10:15 a.m.
Visit House and Senate Press Galleries
Jerry Gallegos, Superintendent, House Press Gallery, and Joe Keenan, Superintendent, Senate Press Gallery
10:30 - Noon
Visit Supreme Court
Kathy Arberg, Public Information Officer, U. S. Supreme Court
12:30 - 1:30 p.m.
Lunch at Cox News Bureau
Larry Lipman, Reporter, Cox News, Catherine Reynolds, Internship Coordinator, Cox TV, Christy Kopman, Human Resources Corrdinator, CNN
2:00 - 3:00 p.m.
Visit Government Accountability Office
Paul Anderson, Managing Director, Public Affairs, GAO
3:30 - 5:00 p.m.
Tour and Discussions at the Pentagon
Commander Greg Hicks, Office of the Secretary of Defense, and John Hendren, ABC News
6:00 - 7:00 p.m.
Dinner at National Press Club
Saturday, January 27
9:00 - 10:00 a.m.
Tour of White House
11:00 a.m. - Noon
Discussion of Ethics and Washington Journalism
Bob Meyers, President, National Press Foundation
Noon - 1:00 p.m.
Lunch with Young Washington Journalists
Coral Davenport, Congressional Quarterly; Sudeep Reddy, The Dallas Morning News, and Kirit Radia, ABC News
1:00 - 2:15 p.m.
Washington Think Tanks
Michael Dannenberg, The New America Foundation; Lawrence Mishel, Economic Policy Institute; Ron Nessen, The Brookings Institution; Jim Weidman, The Heritage Foundation
2:30 - 3:45 p.m.
Washington Lobbying and Public Relations
Jeff Brooks, Adams and Reese LLP, and Rich Masters, Qorvis Communications
4:00 - 5:15 p.m.
Opening Washington’s File Cabinet
Nolan Walters, Program Director, National Press Foundation
Sunday, January 28
10:30 - 11:00 a.m.
Watch Broadcast of “Face the Nation”
(5 college journalists will watch from control room)
11:00 - 11:30 a.m.
Tour of CBS Studios
Carin Pratt, Executive Producer of “Face the Nation”