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The Journalists-in-Residence Program
The Journalists-in-Residence Program
Conduct on the ground reporting from the United States and gain a perspective on American politics, business, culture and media that cannot be fully examined or understood from abroad. CCJ’s new Journalists-in-Residence program is for mid-career or senior print, broadcast, or online journalists and provides:
A temporary base in Washington, DC, from which to conduct reporting,
Assistance finding research, sources, and contacting experts and newsmakers,
A program of journalism seminars based on The Elements of Journalism,
Visits to major newspaper, TV, and online newsrooms,
One-on-one meetings with important American journalists.
Anthony Akaeze, a Principal Staff Writer for Newswatch in Lagos, Nigeria, used his four-week visit to explore issues including U.S. foreign policy toward Africa, the relationship between government and the news media, and issues of race in America.
The journalist in residence is provided an office at CCJ’s headquarters at the University of Missouri’s Reynolds Center in the National Press Building, centrally located in the heart of the city only two blocks from the White House. Visitors can walk or ride the underground Metro to the U.S. Capitol, major government agencies, universities or think tanks, or to visit the city’s historic neighborhoods.
The CCJ staff has an extensive network of media professionals, academics, and government officials and can assist with arranging appointments and interviews and scheduling visits to newsrooms and academic institutions.
The Journalists-in-Residence Program offers the opportunity:
To improve skills, from investigative reporting to new media story telling,
To observe first hand the “best practices” in American journalism,
To combine work and study and return home with good stories and new methods,
To meet and gain insight from some of the best journalists in the U-S,
To experience life and culture in one of the world’s most interesting cities.
For more information about journalism training at the Committee of Concerned Journalists contact Wally Dean at wdean@concernedjournalists.org or call us at 202.662.7155
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