Campus Progress and The Nation magazine
2006 Student Journalism ConferenceOn June 2, 2006 at the Center for American Progress in Washington, DC, Campus Progress and The Nation magazine held a join conference and series of workshops for students from across the country.
The students had the opportunity to come together for one day full of journalism workshops, panel discussions, training sessions and informal conversations with top professional editors, reporters, and cultural critics. Participants included Helen Thomas, E.J. Dionne, William Greider, Victor Navasky, Katrina vanden Heuvel, David Corn, Juliet Eilperin, Salim Muwakkil, Laura Flanders, and Eric Alterman. The day’s events were also broadcast live on C-SPAN2.
Campus Progress is happy to provide streaming video of the day’s events. All videos are in Windows Media Format.
Opening Address
Katrina vanden Heuvel, introduction from David Halperin
On Politics: Political Writing and Reporting
David Corn, Ari Berman, Juliet Eilperin, Salim Muwakkil, and moderated by Jen Palmieri
Understanding the Media Landscape
John Nichols
Lunch Plenary: The Importance of Opinion Journalism
Victor Navasky
Finding your own Deep Throat: The art of investigative Reporting
John Nichols
Covering Corporate America
William Greider, Liza Featherstone, Annys Shin, and moderated by Laura Flanders
Why Journalism Matters
Helen Thomas, Katrina vanden Heuvel, Eric Alterman, and moderated by EJ Dionne
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