National Journalism Center

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The National Journalism Center, U.S.A, established in 1977 by M. Stanton Evans, strives to create conservative journalists and help them establish careers in the fields of print and broadcasting.

1 Internships
2 Discussion Groups
3 Alumnus
4 References

[edit] Internships

In dozens of 12-week sessions, the program stresses rigorous training combined with on-the-job experience in the city of Washington, D.C., USA. There, interns are faced with the challenge of unbiased reporting on various topics, focusing mainly on politics and policy. In a city of politicos, they wade through the vast ocean of ideas presented, emerging with clean, concise copy reflective of the NJC. The NJC has placed interns at more than 50 outside outlets, including ABC, Newsweek, CNN, New Republic, C-, National Journal, BBC, Nation's Business, Roll Call, Black Entertainment Television, The Hill, UPI, The City Paper, Larry King Live, Where Magazine, and Washingtonian.

Numerous speakers, including noted NJC alumnus, caucus with eager interns as they learn the ropes of political reporting in the capital of the free world every summer, fall and spring. Intern groups are small and intimate, stressing the importance of networking and socialization. The 12-week sessions include tours of the White House, Libraries of Congress and panel discussions based on objective, Conservative views. Though the program does not accept or deny placement in regard to political preference, intern placements are often in well-known Conservative publications.

Internships are fairly selective and draw from across the United States and Canada. Each intern is given a stipend of $1,000 to cover living and transportation costs in the District. Clothing allowances and food stamps are not provided.

[edit] Discussion Groups

Placements are punctuated with weekly discussion groups held at the National Press Club, where the NJC offices are located. Guest speakers include noted journalists, alumnus, and lobbyists that share the NJC's political stance. Question and answer allotments allow the interns to gain insight to the workings of practicing journalists.

Discussion groups are moderated by an academic director after breakfast, where topics such as education reform, euthanasia, the American prison system, abortion, and election policy are discussed with fevered debates in a classic round table discussion leaving interns chipper, elated, and roused enough to continue discussion long after the sessions end.