Meet the Players

One of the greatest advantages of coming to Washington, DC is that you are able to meet and hear from many of the most influential people in journalism today and visit those places that appear in the news on an almost daily basis. During the course of your Semester In Washington, you will hear from around 40 of the most influential players in the field of journalism, politics and public relations. Among those from whom might hear are:

• Tony Snow – White House Press Secretary
• Wolf Blitzer – Anchor, CNN
• Larry King – Host, CNN
• Tony Kornheiser – Sport Columnist, Washington Post/Host, ESPN’s Pardon the Interruption
• Steve Inskeep – Host, Morning Edition, National Public Radio
• Bob Edwards – Host, XM Radio
• Bob Schieffer – CBS Face the Nation
• Shepherd Smith – FOX News
• US Congressman Mike Pence
• Christiane Amanpour – Chief International Correspondent, CNN
• Jackie Spinner – Former Baghdad Bureau Chief, Washington Post
• Karen Tumulty – Time Magazine
• Bill Smee – Senior Vice President, Discovery Communications
• Anne Marie Cox – Wonkette and Time Magazine Columnist

Among the sites where news is made that you will likely visit are:

• The White House
• Congressional Offices
• the Supreme Court
• Discovery Communications
• National Geographic
• CNN
• ABC
• NBC
• MSNBC
• FOX

You will get to watch news and talk shows as they are made and learn directly from those producing them.