June 27-July 4, 2010
Journalists in Washington have the power to spotlight the needs of the poor and oppressed, to hold government officials accountable, or to bring down a presidency. Georgetown University has a rich tradition of educating journalists to follow a well-grounded ethical compass in the drive to bring truth to the surface.
This eight-day workshop will show you what it takes to be a successful journalist in the nation's capital. You will read articles by top political journalists and meet them in person to quiz them about their craft. They will tell you what it’s like to interview the President, and they will discuss the special challenges they face when reporting from the corridors of Congress. In this hands-on workshop, you will learn how to cover presidential news conferences and speeches and how to turn a White House press release into a reported news story. You will debate ethical issues like whether journalists should report on the private lives of public figures.
In breakout sessions, you will develop your interviewing, researching and writing skills and learn how to file a Freedom of Information Act request – an essential tool for reporters covering government. A special session will train you to use the online resources available at Georgetown’s Lauinger Library. A field trip to the Newseum, the nation’s foremost museum of journalism, will engage you in interactive exhibits exploring the earliest days of newspapers to the latest multimedia reporting. The workshop Capstone experience will allow you to tape stories using a teleprompter in the state-of-the-art broadcast booth at the National Press Club.
Pre-departure readings will include writings by White House veterans like Helen Thomas, top national political journalists like Matt Bai of
The New York Times Magazine and media critics like Howard Kurtz.
2010 Tuition:
$1,900 includes tuition, room, and board.
Program Application.pdf
Applications are accepted on a rolling basis.
For more information, please contact highschool@georgetown.edu
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Sample Day
| Thursday, July 1* |
| 7:00-8:30 am |
Breakfast in the Dining Hall
|
| 8:45-9:45 am |
Today’s News: Students read and discuss articles from the Washington Post
focusing on breaking news
|
| 10:00-12:00 pm |
Training a lens on Washington: A look at how photojournalists get the story with
a camera. Paul Morse, former White House and LA Times photographer
|
| 12:00-1:00 pm |
Lunch
|
| 1:15-4:00 pm |
Fieldtrip to National Public Radio headquarters
|
| 4:30-6:30pm |
How to research a news story: Students will break into groups to explore online
resources and utilize Lauinger Library to gather background for their news
projects
|
| 6:30-7:30 pm |
Dinner in Dining Hall
|
| 8:00-9:30 pm |
Reporting on international humanitarian crises
Pamela Fierst, U.S. Department of State
Emily Holland, International Red Cross
|
| 9:30-10:30 pm |
Ice Cream Social |
*Program Sample Days are tentative
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