The course description for Introduction to Journalism gives fair warning: \u201cConsider this class your gateway drug to becoming a news junkie.\u201d Students in CC Visiting Lecturer Corey Hutchins\u2019 class, offered during Colorado College\u2019s Summer Session, spent three days at the end of the course in Washington, D.C., where they visited The New York Times<\/i> bureau, NPR\u2019s headquarters, and the Newseum; received a training session from the Society of Professional Journalists and Google News Initiative;\u00a0and met with a variety of CC alumni working in journalism.<\/p>\n
Jim Burke, director of CC\u2019s Summer Session, says he wanted to capitalize on CC alumni living in the area in order to make the students\u2019 experience more than just a tour. Among the alumni CC students met were Roger Friskey \u201972<\/b>, founder of Friskey Associates Communications, LLC; Thom Shanker \u201978<\/b>, assistant Washington D.C, editor for\u00a0The New York Times<\/i>; PBS NewsHour correspondent William Brangham \u201990<\/b>; Jennifer Jose \u201992<\/b>, vice president of messaging and interactive marketing for the National Association of Broadcasters; Bloomberg journalist Heather Perlberg \u201905<\/b>; Michael Beckel \u201905<\/b>, manager of research, investigations, and policy analysis for Issue One; freelance writer Michael Meyer \u201907<\/b>; Nick Wing \u201909,<\/b> former Huffington Post<\/i> senior reporter; Josh Raab \u201911<\/b>, director of Instagram for National Geographic<\/i>; and Dana Cronin \u201917<\/b> at NPR.<\/p>\n
Julia Fennell \u201923,<\/b> who blogged about the experience, says Shanker \u201canswered our questions, described the inner workings in his department and advised us on potential internships with The New York Times<\/i>. He was generous with his time, and made sure that we had answers to every question we asked.\u201d <\/b><\/p>\n
Another highlight for Fennell was \u201cvisiting the NPR headquarters.\u201d \u201cMy parents and I love NPR, and I grew up listening to it almost every day. The NPR building was incredible! \u2026 Everyone was super friendly, and gave us great advice, both for journalism and for life. Dana talked to us about how to pitch ideas, and how it\u2019s not as scary as we might think.\u201d<\/p>\n
Robert Schilling \u201922<\/b>, who also blogged about the course, says, \u201cI talked most of dinner with Nick Wing, who gave us advice on getting into the industry. Due to the engaging conversation, dinner lasted well
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