D.C. Report is the journal of Michael Collins, a Junior Marketing Management major at Bob Jones University in Greenville, South Carolina.
Michael is spending the months of June and July in Washington DC. He is studying at the Institute on Political Journalism at Georgetown University and interning as a photographer with Knight-Ridder Tribune news service.
About Knight-Ridder Tribune Direct (KRT)
KRT Direct is a joint venture between Knight-Ridder news organization and the Tribune company. Both companies have large holdings in the newspaper industry. KRT Direct pools the resources of the two newspaper conglomerates to provide extensive news wire coverage.
The Washington office of KRT Direct collects news and photos from member papers, then edits and redistributes them on the news wire. Approximately 500 newspapers subscribe to the KRT news service. The DC bureau also covers news in the Washington area for the wire.
KRT has a different niche than the Associated Press. Rather than trying to cover every news story that is happening around the world, KRT provides in depth coverage on stories that happen in regions where KRT has affiliate papers. KRT also has a strong presence in the supplemental news market (food, travel, etc.). Flipping through an average newspaper, one will often find several KRT articles.
About the The Fund for American Studies (TFAS)
In 1967 Charles Edison, the son of Thomas Edison, founded the Fund for American Studies as a way of “teaching freedom’s first principles.” The fund hosts eight institutes around the globe to study politics, ethics, and free-market economics. The Institute on Political Journalism is one of four programs at Georgetown University this summer. There are approximately 70 students in the Institute on Political Journalism.
About Georgetown University
Founded in 1789, Georgetown University is Washington, D.C’s oldest university. Georgetown’s main campus sits on the west side of D.C. overlooking the Potomac River and the C&O Canal. In addition to the main campus in the Georgetown neighborhood, Georgetown Law School has an annex downtown near Union Station.
Thanks to its age and prominent location, Georgetown has a rich history. The school was founded in the year that the United States adopted the Constitution. During the Civil War, the majority of Georgetown’s students returned home to fight. University buildings were conscripted to serve as war hospitals. From Abraham Lincoln to Ronald Reagan, Georgetown has often been host to Presidents and other major figures.
The sports teams at Georgetown are referred to as the Hoyas. According to school legend the name is derived from the rallying cry, “hoya saxa.” The cheer combines the Greek word for “what” and the Latin word for “rocks,” for a rather modern sounding cheer. At the time the cheer originated every Georgetown student was required to take both Latin and Greek; evidently the students wanted an outlet for their erudition.
GU is known for high academic standards, particularly in its graduate programs. Georgetown is probably best known for its top-ranked law school .
Recognizable Georgetown grads:
– Gloria Macapagal Arroyo, president of the Philippines;
– Alfonso López Michelsen, president of Colombia;
– Pat Buchanan, advisor to Nixon, Ford, and Reagan, nationally syndicated political pundit, a regular on The – McLaughlin Group;
– William Jefferson Clinton, former President of the United States;
– Antonin Scalia, Supreme Court justice;
– George Tenet, former director of Central Intelligence;
– Linda Gradstein, correspondent, National Public Radio;
– Greta Van Susteren, anchorwoman, Fox News Network;
– Maria Shriver, first lady of California and best selling author;
– Patrick Ewing, assistant basketball coach, Houston Rockets;
– Dikembe Mutombo, professional basketball player, New York Knicks;
– Alonzo Mourning, professional basketball player, Miami Heat;