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Washington Journalism Center Alumni

The Washington Journalism Program gives participants an edge over other student journalists by providing a real world reporting experience. Even while following professional guidelines, the program manages to maintain a learning atmosphere under the tutelage of professional editors and journalists.

Check out the program's alumni, many of whom now work career jobs in the world of media and newspapers.

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Fall 2008

Denise Wong

Reporter/Producer

WCTV

Tallahassee, Fla.

Spring 2008

Kenna Caprio

Intern

Men's Health Magazine

Emmaus, Penn.

Victoria Ekstrom

Press Secretary

Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship

U.S. Senate

Washington, D.C.

Matthew Huisman

Reporter

The Observer

Humble, Texas

Jason Millman

Reporter

Hartford Business Journal

Hartford, Conn.

Fall 2007

Dan Ankeles Producer The Exchange New Hampshire Public Radio WEVO 89.1 FM Concord, N.H.
Darlene Darcy Staff Reporter, technology and government contracting Washington Business Journal Washington, D.C.
Elizabeth Farrell Paid Internship Washingtonian Magazine Washington, D.C.

Audrey Marks News Editor/Senior Political Reporter Houston Community Newspapers Sugar Land, Texas

Phil Mattingly Reporter Congressional Quarterly Washington, D.C.

Jordy Yager Staff Writer The Hill Washington, D.C.
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Spring 2007

Priyanka Dayal
Reporter
Worcester Telegram & Gazette
Worcester, Mass.

Renee Dudley
Reporter
The Island Packet
Hilton Head, S.C.

Greg Hellman

Reporter

Inside Health

Washington, D.C.

Brittany Oat
Reporter
News 12 Brooklyn
Brooklyn, N.Y.

Emily Reddy

Associate Producer

Penn State Public Broadcasting

WPSU 91.5 FM

State College, Penn.

Emily Reynolds

Chief Photographer/Photo Editor

The Courier-Times

New Castle, Ind.

Mariella Vaudo
Producer
WMUR
Manchester, New Hampshire

Carlene Olsen

Reporter

FDC Reports "The Pink Sheet"

Rockville, Md.

Tony Rotunno

Editorial Assistant

Vanity Fair

New York, N.Y.

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Fall 2006

Julie Adler Digital Media Specialist AmeriCorps*VISTA at CCTV Cambridge, Mass.

Tia Albright Editorial Assistant The Knot New York, N.Y.

Anika Clark Reporter Keene Sentinel Keene, NH

Jill Connor Photographer The Citizen Auburn, N.Y.

Paul Crocetti Report Milford Daily News Milford, Mass.

Katherine Geyer Associate Blog Editor Huffington Post Los Angeles, Calif.

Kendra Gilbert Sales Associate, CBS Freelance Reporter, Malibu Times Malibu, California

Jamie Hammon Biotechnology & Pharmaceuticals Reporter FDC Reports Rockville, Maryland

Megan Hawkins Segment Producer Fox Business Network New York, N.Y.

Eric Johnson News Writer Fellow Nightline Washington, DC

Lauren Katims Editorial Assistant/Writer Tufts University Medford, Mass.

Samara Mackereth Associate Producer and Editor NBC/Universal's Education Initiative Washington, DC

Bryan McGonigle Reporter The Eagle-Tribune North Andover, Mass.

Lauren Smith FDC Reports Washington, DC
Katie Stevenson Nonprescription Pharmaceuticals & Nutritionals Reporter FDC Reports The Tan Sheet Rockville, Md
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Spring 2006


James Downing Reporter The Fitchburg Sentinel Fitchburg, Mass.

T.J. Kirkpatrick Staff Photographer, The Republican-American Waterbury, Conn.

Matthew O'Rourke Reporter The Republican-American Waterbury, Conn.

Jacqueline Policastro Anchor/Reporter WSEE-TV Erie, Penn.
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Fall 2005


Anthony Bertuca, Staff Writer Pioneer Press Chicago, Ill.

Joanna Broder Business and Feature Reporter Pioneer Press Chicago, Ill.

Julie Carmichael Owner / Co-Founder Method Inc. Organization + Design Toronto, Ontario, CANADA

Jean Chemnick Interior Department Reporter Inside Energy Washington, D.C.

Sarah Crosland Assistant Editor The Atlantan Atlanta, Georgia

Tara Fehr Reporter Star Ledger Newark, New Jersey

Rushmie Kalke, Senior Writer, Solomon McCown Boston, Mass.

Nami Kodaka NHK Washington, D.C.

Kathleen Peck Marketing/Public Relations Turner Construction Arlington, Va.

Sarah Mirza Producer CBS Mobile News New York, N.Y.

Ryan Murphy WNBC.com New York, N.Y.

Sarah Shemkus Business Reporter Cape Cod Times Hyannis, Mass.

Kathleen Tobin Amacio Scheduler Sen. Mike Johanns, R-Neb. Washington, D.C.

Temis Tormo Reuters Washington, D.C.

Emily Zeugner Associated Press New York, NY
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Spring 2005


Emily Beaver Reporter Republican-American Waterbury, Conn.

Elise Castelli, Reporter Federal Times Washington, D.C.

Karen Cheung News Editor DigitalCameraInfo.com

Christine English Middle School Teacher Teach for America Los Angles, California

Christine Long Reporter WTVG-TV Toledo, Ohio

Ashlee Picard, Reporter, Spencer New Leader, Spencer, Mass.

Josalee Thrift Photographer Republican-American, Waterbury, Conn.
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Fall 2004


Dori Berman, Staff Writer, The Daily Record Baltimore, Maryland

Donna Borak, Business Reporter, Associated Press Washington, D.C.

Mairin E. Brzica Director, Campus Sales Ruckus Network, Inc. Virginia

Christine (Kelly) Harris Reporter & fill-in Anchor WBBJ-TV Jackson, TN
Jennifer Mann Reporter The Patriot Ledger Quincy, Mass.

Dennis Mayer, Asst. Editor, MPG Newspapers, (a division of the South of Boston media group) Norwood, Mass.

Lee McLaughlin General Assignment Reporter, WPDE News Channel 15, Myrtle Beach, South Carolina

Todd Morrison, Managing Editor HCPro, Inc. Marblehead, Mass.

Courtney Paquette, Staff Writer, The Eagle-Tribune Derry, N.H.

Richard Rainey, Government & Local Politics reporter, The Times-Picayune New Orleans, LA

Thomas Rains, Reporter Power Finance and Risk New York, N.Y.

David Schoetz, Producer ABCNews.com New York, NY

Kenneth St. Onge, Associate Editor Insurance Journal magazine Columnist

Denise Jia Dow Jones Corporate Filings Alerts Washington, D.C.

Paola Singer, Freelance Writer for Wall Street Journal and travel magazines

Nitya Venkataraman, Digital Media Producer ABC News, Washington, D.C.
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Spring 2004


Brian Dolan, Editor, Fierce Markets Washington DC

Melina Vissat Technical Writer & Training Specialist SRA International Fairfax, Va.

Danielle Dombkowski, Student University of Florida College of Law Gainesville, Fla.

Zachary Miller Pappas Metcalf Jacksonville, Florida
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Fall 2003


Jordan Carleo-Evangelist Reporter, The Times-Union, Albany, NY

Rebecca Evans, Reporter, the Standard-Times, New Bedford, Mass.

Jessica Hoffman The NewsHour with Jim Lehrer Washington, DC

Dan Hunt Freelance Photographer Doctoral Student in Communications, University of Connecticut

Kevin Joy Reporter - Features Desk Columbus Dispatch Columbus, Ohio

Mary Joseph, Reporter, KWTV - News 9 , Oklahoma City, Oklahoma

Christine Moyer, Reporter The Beacon News Aurora, Ill.

Shannon Mullen , Producer, WBUR, Boston, Mass.

Nicolas Parasie, Financial Correspondent, Dow Jones Newswires, Paris, France

Bethany Stone, Daybreak Producer, WMUR-TV Manchester, N.H.

David Tamasi, Senior Vice President Rasky Baerlein Washington, DC

Erica Taylor Mizelle Reporter WFMY News 2 Greensboro, North Carolina
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Spring 2003


Chad Berndtson, Managing Editor, CMP Technology New York, N.Y.

Scott Brooks Reporter Manchester Union Leader Manchester, New Hampshire

Kate Davidson Committee Reporter Congressional Quarterly Washington, D.C.

Kim Forrest, Assistant Editor Washingtonian Magazine, Washington, D.C.

Allison (Frank) Mitkowski Case Writer Yale School of Management New Haven, Conn.

Deirdre Fulton Staff Writer Portland Phoenix Portland, Maine

Nealeigh Mitchell News Producer/Editor Current TV San Francisco, Calif

Daniel Remin Reporter New Britain Herald New Britain, Conn.

Bill Yelenak Communication & Devel. Manager Providers Council Boston, Massachusetts

Paul Ziobro Reporter Dow Jones Restaurant/Food Retailer beat
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Fall 2002


Emily Aronson Reporter Portsmouth Herald Portsmouth, N.H.

Crystal Bozek Reporter The Eagle-Tribune Lawrence, Mass.



Andrew Kosow Reporter The Eagle Tribune Lawrence, Mass.

Jennifer Blaise Kramer Freelance Writer Boston, Mass.

Jennifer Lawinski News Editor FoxNews.com New York, N.Y.

Stefany (Moore) Spruance Reporter Off the Record Research, LLC Chicago, IL

Steve Peoples Reporter Providence Journal Providence, R.I.

Marty Toohey Reporter The Austin American-Statesman Austin, Texas

Randy Trick Crime & Courts Reporter Peninsula Daily News Port Angeles, Washington

Riley Yates Reporter Manchester Union Leader Manchester, N.H.

Marni Zelnick Student NYU Film School
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Spring 2002


Avishay Artsy Producer New Hampshire Public Radio Concord, N.H.

Rebecca Baer Reporter WTXL Tallahasse, Florida

Andrea Conklin Assignment Reporter , KTRK Houston, Texas

Brian Eckhouse Reporter The Las Vegas Sun Las Vegas, Calif.

Kelly Field Staff Reporter, Chronicle of Higher Education, Washington, D.C.

Julia Gauvin Assistant Editor Salem Monthly Salem, Oregon

Ben Gilbert Correspondent / Producer based in Beruit, Lebanon

Justin Hill Reporter The Daily Herald Provo, Utah

Melanie Nayer US Senior Site Editor Cheapflights.com

Jason Pallante Writer/Producer, CBS 11 Dallas, Texas

Oliver Read Web Editor Pew Forum on Religion & Public Life Washington, DC

Emelie Rutherford Reporter Defense Daily Washington, DC.

Marissa Yaremich Investigative Story Coordinator Inside Edition/NY New York, N.Y.
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Fall 2001


Sorboni Banerjee Reporter WHDH-7 Boston, Massachusetts

Amrita Dhindsa Reporter The Norwalk Hour Norwalk, Conn.

Cathleen Genova Reporter The Patriot Ledger Quincy, Mass.

Sarah Sparks Reporter LRP Publications Washington, D.C.
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Spring 2001


Danielle Bellini Reporter WESH NewsChannel 2 Orlando, Florida

Elizabeth Brown Senate Daily Digest Washington, D.C.

LeAnne Gendreau Web site editor NBC 30 Hartford, Conn.

Dan Lavoie Associate Director for Communications PolicyLink New York, N.Y.

Russell Newell Media Advisor Multi-National Force – Iraq Baghdad, Iraq

Jessica Schneider Reporter WFSB Hartford, Conn.

Anna K. Stechert Communication Officer UNICEF Banda Aceh Zone Office Banda Aceh, Indonesia

Meredith Warren Co-Founder Lyric Consulting Brookline, Mass.

Jeff White Correspondent Christian Science Monitor Berlin, Germany
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Fall 2000


Cara Baruzzi Business Editor New Haven Register Connecticut

Kate Bonamici Flaim Freelance Writer

Heidi Masek Reporter HippoPress Manchester, New Hampshire

Felicia Morton Editorial and Design Liaison September's Mission Foundation New York

Ron Orol Reporter Dow Jones Market Watch Washington, DC

Mary Beth Polley Foreign Service Officer U.S. Dept. of State Indonesia

Sarah Unis Special Project Producer Fox 25 Boston, Mass.
Jaspreet Dhaliwal Medical resident, Mayo Clinic Rochester, Minn. Co-host, "Healthline" radio program

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