Logo of the National Journalism Center.

The National Journalism Center (NJC) is an American conservative political organization established in 1977 by conservative journalist M. Stanton Evans. Its president is Scott Walker, former Republican governor of Wisconsin, who is also president of Young America's Foundation. The current program director is Becket Adams, who has written for conservative publications including the Washington Examiner and the National Review.[1] The NJC runs programs and internships for journalism students to educate them on professional journalism and conservative political issues and values.

Internships

The 12-week Washington, D.C. based program places interns at news outlets where they work four days a week. Placements have included Newsmax, The Daily Caller, The Washington Free Beacon, Catholic News Service, RealClearReligion, and Red Alert Politics. Participants also attend a weekly seminar at Young America's Foundation headquarters in Reston, Virginia. Additional reported program activities have included a six-week course on investigative reporting from a Free Beacon journalist and visits to National Rifle Association headquarters where interns shot AR-15 rifles and AK-47s.[2] Though the program does not accept or deny placement in regard to political preference, intern placements are often in well-known conservative publications. Internships draw from the United States and Canada. Each intern is given a monthly stipend ($1,000 a month as of 2015).[2]

Weekly discussion groups on issues are held at the National Press Club, where the NJC offices are located. Guest speakers include journalists, alumni, and lobbyists that share the NJC's political stance. Academic directors moderate discussion groups following breakfast.

Controversies

In the 1990s a number of NJC alumni worked with tobacco company Philip Morris USA as part of a campaign to generate public distrust of the United States Environmental Protection Agency risk assessment report on Environmental Tobacco Smoke. Philip Morris financially supported the NJC in order to gain access to alumni journalists.[3]

Some participants have stated that NJC's internship programs encourage conservative students to enter and ideologically diversify media organizations accused of showing a liberal bias.[2]

Notable alumni

Alumni of journalism include:[4]

Several NJC alumni have gone on to author books and become leading personalities on cable news shows.[4]

References

  1. ↑ "Becket Adams". National Review. Retrieved 2023-11-18.
  2. 1 2 3 Barr, Jeremy (2015-08-26). "Media's young conservatives in training". POLITICO Media. Retrieved 2023-11-18.
  3. ↑ Muggli, Monique E.; Hurt, Richard D.; Becker, Lee B. (September 2004). "Turning free speech into corporate speech: Philip Morris' efforts to influence U.S. and European journalists regarding the U.S. EPA report on secondhand smoke". Preventive Medicine. 39 (3): 568–580. doi:10.1016/j.ypmed.2004.02.014. ISSN 0091-7435. PMID 15313097.
  4. 1 2 "Young America's Foundation | National Journalism Center". Young America's Foundation. Retrieved 2023-11-06.
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