 
Gen. Colin Powell, former Secretary of State, discussed "The Press and Foreign Policy" for our Fall 2008 Class (with Kelly Petty, Georgia State Univ., listening.) Fred Love, Iowa State Univ., in our Winter/Spring 2007 Class, was honored with the Hugh Sidey Scholarship at The White House Jan. 26, 2007, with the Bush family and widow of the Time correspondent.
Our annual Board meeting, held February 14, 2008, in Washington, DC.
Seated: Tony Blankley, Ladonna Lee, Joe Foote. Juan Williams. Standing: Mike McCurry, Robert Pierre, Judy Woodruff, Terry Michael. Inset: Eleanor Clift (unable to attend.)
The Politics & Journalism Semester is a non-partisan, non-ideological
program to teach the next generation of political reporters about politics.
From students nominated by over 50 participating universities and direct
applicants from other schools, we select 12 or 13 talented college journalists
for Winter/Spring (February to May) and Fall (September to December)
classes each year. We have no summer program.
During 16 weeks in Washington, students work full-time in major
news bureaus. Twice a week, they gather for the major purpose of
the program: 90-minute seminars on campaign, governance and interest
group politics. $3,000 stipends, no tuition
Students pay no tuition or fees. Each receives a $3,000 stipend to
help with Washington living expenses. The program is operated by
a non-profit educational foundation, the Washington Center for
Politics & Journalism, founded in 1988 to improve political
and public affairs journalism. The Center operates from one of
America’s best known political addresses, The Watergate,
in offices generously provided by Atlantic Media, publishers of
Atlantic Monthly and publications of the National Journal Co.
Some of our speakers,
from top to bottom....
Judy Woodruff of PBS; former Sen. Bob Dole;
former Clinton
press secretary Mike McCurry,
hosting one of our classes
at The White House; columnist and author Pat Buchanan;
"dean" of White House correspondents Helen Thomas;
ABC "This Week" anchor George Stephanopoulos;
and syndicated columnist George Will.
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