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Founded by [[conservative ]] journalist [[M. Stanton Evans]] in 1977, the '''National Journalism Center''' (NJC) is, in the words now a program of current director Ken Grubbs[[Young America's Foundation]], Jrand has successfully trained more than 1700 journalists since its conception.NJC places interns primarily in Washington, "a juggernaut for creating journalists." The NJC provides training DC in both mainstream media outlets and assistance in finding jobs to conservative journalists. It also has longsmaller niche-standing ties to the tobacco industryoriented publications. NJC offers ==History== NJC offers scholarships to budding young journalist-wannabes journalists so that they can attend its six-to-12-week training sessions, where they receive training in the technical skills of journalism, combined with "economic fellowships" that tell them what to think about current event discussions, which help their understanding of such topics such as Social Security, federal land policieseducation, environmental regulation , taxes, and taxationmedia law. Interns participate in full-time internships and attend training seminars one day per week. Interns at the NJC also receive career advice at seminars featuring speakers from the world of conservative politics public policy and journalism , such as columnist [[Robert Novak]], [[Washington Times ]] political correspondent [[Donald Lambro]], or [[Wall Street Journal ]] editorialist [[John Fund ]] (himself an NJC alumnus). The NJC also arranges internship opportunities at conservative "Among the media such as Human Eventsoutlets where NJCers have worked are the [[New York Times]], Fox News or Policy Review[[Washington Post]], as well as similar internship opportunities with traditional media including such as ABC[[USA Today]], CNN and Newsweek. FinallyWall Street Journal; ABC, it operates a job bank to help place graduates of its programs in permanent media positions. "Over 1[[CBS]],400 students have now graduated from the NJC's 12-week training sessions[[NBC]], held three times a yearFox, and we estimate some 900 of these have gone on to media and media-related positions[[PBS]], [[NPR]], CNN," declares the NJC web site. "Among the media outlets where NJCers have worked are the New York Times, Washington Post, USA Today[[MSNBC]], [[CNBC]] and Wall Street Journal; ABC, CBS, NBC, Fox, PBS, NPR, CNN, MSNBC, CNBC and C[[C-SPAN]]; [[Time]], Newsweek, [[New Yorker]], [[Harper's]], Esquire, National Geographic, [[Readers' Digest]], [[Wired]], George, Details, Stuff and [[Forbes]]; [[AP]], [[UPI]], [[Dow Jones ]] Newswire, [[Bloomberg ]] News Service, [[Copley ]] News Service, [[Knight Ridder ]] News Service, and hundreds more," the website web site states. The NJC also linked in with iother conservative industry funded groups. In Cotober 1995, M. Stanton Evans was slated According to give the keynote address ast a seminar guide to right- titled 'Consumer health and safety: Does wing groups on universities, the NJC is accused of being "is a product of the Nanny State help or harm consumers - during National Consumers Week organised by [[Consumer AlertAmerican Conservative Union]]. " [http://legacywww.libraryqrd.ucsf.eduorg/qrd/religion/anti/tidUCP/fyi35c00POLITICS.TXT] According to a guide to right wing groups on universities Currently, there are no ties between the NJC "is a product of American Conservative Union and The National Journalism Center, and the American Conservative Union"National Journalism Center works with all media outlets to train journalists in responsible, accurate reporting. [http://www ==Funding== *[[Lynde and Harry Bradley Foundation]]*[[John M.qrd.org/qrd/religion/anti/UCP/POLITICS.TXT]The NJC operated as a project of Olin Foundation]] In the Educational Research Institute, headed by Evansfour financial years from 1998 to 2001, which received funds for the NJC. '''The National Journalism Center Lynde and Philip Morris''' An internal Philip Morris (PM) memo explained the role and benefits to the company Harry Bradley Foundation contributed a total of $160,000 - $40,000 each year - to the general operations of working with the NJCcenter. &#8220;The group was developed to train budding journalists in free market political and economic principles(They also contributed a further $105,000 over the 1986-1988 period).[http://www. As a direct result of our support we have been able to work with alumni of this program &#8230; about 15 years worth of journalists at print mediatransparency.org/allinonesearchresults.php?searchString=National+Journalism+Center] In 2001, the Education and visual media throughout Research Institute, the country &#8230; to get across our side of the story &#8230; which has resulted in numerous pieces consistent with our point of viewformer parent organization for NJC, received $40,&#8221; 000 from the strategy paper statedJohn M. (Note: Olin Foundation for the "NJC.[http://www.jmof." breaks are in the original and the above citation is unedited)org/grants/2001e. htm] In a 1993 memoAccording to the conservative [[Capital Research Center]], Philip Morris discussed a NJC symposium on Clinton's health care plan. While the symposium was Education &#8220;going to highlight Research Institute 1999 return - the numerous problems of the administration&#8217;s plan including funding (FET)&#8221;last it accessed - revealed that ERI ran at a $97, Philip Morris canvassed the possibility 000 loss that year with revenue of additional spin-off from the event$403,058 and expenditure $500,031. (FET is the acronym for the Federal Excise Tax on tobacco). &It also revealed that in 1994, 1997 and 1998, [[Exxon Mobil]] contributed $6,000 each year with a further $6,000 from Exxon Educational Foundation in 1998. In 1994 and 1995 Philip&#82208217;Generate additional publicity on the symposia by issuing a special edition of Consumers&#8217; Research magazine on health care. The magazine could serve as a credible lobbying material s Petroleum contributed $5,000 and be distributed to grassroots organizations opposed to the administration&#8217;s plan. The magazine would be a means to document the highlights of the conference for those who were unable to attend the forum&#8221;, the PM memo stated$1,000 respectively. PM were willing to help with [http://www.capitalresearch.org/search/orgdisplay.asp?Org=ERI100#quotes] Currently, the National Journalism Center receives no federal funding too, though not overtly and receives grants from the tobacco industryprivate foundations and individual supporters. &#8220;Consumers&#8217; Research could be supported from food and beer product advertising in  ==Personnel== The National Journalism Center was under the magazine or by purchase direction of copies of the magazineM. Stanton Evans from 1977 until it became a project of Young America's Foundation in 2001/2002. After Stan Evans retired from the program,&#8221; the memo stated. [http://legacy.library[Kenneth E.ucsfGrubbs, Jr.edu/tid/blz55e00] [[Consumers' Research]] certainly took an interest led the program, but was released in PM's pet issues2004, following a freelance piece criticizing the media. A PM memo reported that "with respect to ETS, two feature articles in Conumers" Research magazine were published that challenged the lung cancer and heart diseas health claims[http://www.washingtonpost. Consumers' Research also publiched a story that was critical com/ac2/wp-dyn/A60670-2004Jul18]. The National Journalism Center is currently under the guidance of the regulatory decisions made by the EPAAlex X. Mooney," who has led the report statedprogram since 2005.[http://legacyNJC also employs a full-time academic director to oversee the training seminars and overall academic component of the internship program.library/ucsf.edu/tid/jgj46e00] Another memo the following year reported on its unfolding work with the ==NJC. &#8220;We also co-sponsored alumni== Since its formation in December a policy mini-briefing on healthcare for a broad cross section 1977, the NJC estimate that of the Center&#8217;s Alumni Council, and are now working with the Journalism Center 1700 people who have attended their 12-week long training sessions, about two-thirds have gone on to media and media-related positions. The length of time in the development of a major health care policy conference (tentatively scheduled for late April/early May) that will debunk journalism industry varies among the myths of the Clinton planalumni, explain the ill-advised proposals to fund any such plan with excise taxesbut a number have carved our careers as media commentators, and promote alternativein conservative [[think tanks]], market-driven plans[[trade association]]s,&#8221; an internal PM strategy statedor [[Public relations firms|PR companies]]. &#8220;The forum will be chaired by Sen[http://thereporter. Gramm (R-TX), and will have considerable participation from legislators, media and friendly policy group personell,&#8221; it notedus/alumni. html] Another internal PM memo, explained the &#8220;formula for proactive media relations within the conservative community&#8221; developed by one A selection of its executive, Dr Tom Borelli. &#8220;Dr Borelli has developed his network through persistenceNJC alumni, with the use date of mutual friends/acquaintances to make appropriate introductions and, when necessary, by cold-calling. The process takes a long time to reach fruitiontheir course in brackets, who have worked and succeeded in the benefits sometimes come journalism industry. Many have become published authors in the unseen form of a negative story that isn&#8217;t printed or advance notice of a difficult reporter,&#8221; the 1997 memo notedaddition to their roles as journalists. Identifying &#8220;third-party spokespeople&#8221; as one of the groups of the contacts that could be cultivated, the memo cited Borelli&#8217;s work with the National Journalism Centre as an example. &#8220;The key is to commit to the background research which will link individuals with relevant causes, and then cultivate the relationships of those individuals. An example here is Dr Borelli&#8217;s relationship with the National Journalism Center,&#8221; the memo explained*[[John Barnes]] (summer '81)*[[Joel Bucher]] (fall '92) *[[Mike Caputo]] (summer '85) *[[Timothy P. Carney]] (summer '99) &#8220;A small organization devoted to cultivating conservative, professional journalists from students and young writers, the NJC publishes &#8220;Consumers Research Magazine,&#8221; a conservative publication with limited circulation. The relationship with this organization has given Dr Borelli entrée to a number of the NJC&#8217;s graduates, many of whom have become part of his network of conservative media contacts,&#8221; it explained. *[[Michael Catanzaro]] (summer '96) *[[Eileen Ciesla]] (fall '00)*[[Ann Coulter]] (spring '85) While time spent cultivating writers at small publications could easily be dismissed as less than cost-effective, Borelli thought otherwise. &#8220;Publications like &#8220;Consumer Research&#8221;, &#8220;Reason&#8221; and &#8220;Science&#8221; serve as resources for story ideas for the mainstream media; therefore, the ability to influence journalists at these more targeted outlets is often as important as contact with more prominent publications,&#8221; the memo explained.*[[Brett Decker]] (spring '96)*[[Michael Fumento]] (fall '85) *[[John Fund]] (summer '81) *[[Maggie Gallagher]] (summer '80) *[[http://legacy.library.ucsf.edu/tid/neu27d00] ==Funding== Barbara Gracey]] (spring '83) *[[Lynde and Harry Bradley FoundationTim Graham]] *(fall '87) *[[John M. Olin FoundationSteven Hayward]] (spring '81) *[[Matt Hisrich]] (summer '99) In the four financial years from 1998 to 2001 the contributed a total of $160,000 - $40,000 each year - to the general operations of the centre. *[[Tom Holt]] (summer '84) *[[John Hood]] (They also contributed a further $105,000 over the 1986-1988 periodsummer '87). *[[http://www.mediatransparency.org/search_results/info_on_any_recipient.php?254Mark Huber]] (summer '79) In 2002, NJC's grant was cut to $25,000. *[[Michael Johns]] (summer '83) *[[Cliff Kincaid]] (summer '78) In 2001 the NJC's parent organisation, the Education and Research Institute received $40,000 from the John M. Olin Foundation for the NJC. *[[http://wwwR.jmof.org/grants/2001e.htmCort Kirkwood]] (fall '83) *[[Mark LaRochelle]] (summer '90) According to the conservative Capital Research Center, the Education & Research Institute 1999 return - the last it accessed - revealed that ERI ran at a $97,000 loss that year with revenue of $403,058 and expenditure $500,031. It also revealed that in 1994, 1997 and 1998 the *[[Elizabeth Larson]] (summer '90) *[[Karen Lotter/ Hickey]] (spring '96) *[[Rachel Marsden]] (fall '02)*[[Exxon MobilWilliam McGurn]] contributed $6,000 each year with a further $6,000 from Exxon Educational Foundation in 1998. In 1994 and 1995 Philip&#8217;s Petroleum contributed $5,000 and $1,000 respectively. (summer '80) *[[John Merline]] (fall '84) *[[http://www.capitalresearch.org/search/orgdisplay.asp?Org=ERI100#quotesJohn Meroney]] (summer '94) *[[Richard Miniter]] (summer '88) === Personnel === Until recently, the NJC was directed by *[[M. Stanton EvansSean Paige]], who also edited (spring '88) *[[Consumers' ResearchRichard Vigilante]] (NJCfall '79). Major changes followed Evans departure with the organisation being "taken over" as a project of the *[[Young America FoundationChristopher Westley]] with (fall '84)*[[Tom PhillipsMartin Morse Wooster]] the chairman of (spring '81) According to [[Human EventsAnn Coulter]] parent company chairing the new board of governors. [http://www.humaneventsonline.com/article.php?id=2028] In September 2002"NJC teaches writers to locate primary sources, run down facts, Evans retired and was replaced by [[Kenneth Eget quotes. Grubbs, JrPartisan bile you have to develop on your own." ­[[Michael Fumento]][httpalso comments on the work of the NJC://nationaljournalismcenter.org/] The NJC now has only two staff - Grubbs and [[Mark LaRochelle]]. Kelly Harris,who has carriage for fundraising from foundations for "No institution has worked harder or been more effective than the Young AmericaNational Journalism Center in preventing 'responsible journalism's Foundation is also listed as Associate Director of the NJCfrom becoming a true oxymoron. ==NJC alumni " [http://thereporter.us/whattheysay.html] ==Case studies== ===Philip Morris associations===Since its formation in 1977 the NJC claim that *<B>[[The National Journalism Center and Philip Morris]]</b>In the early 1990s, Philip Morris worked with a number of the 1400 people who have attended their 12-week long training sessionsNJC alumni to "accurately report" about the tobacco industry, 900 have gone on to media and media-related positionsproposed health care reforms. While [[Michael Fumento]] in particular, made a high percentage lot of those who were trained by the NJC appear money from these services (linked to have had relatively short media life spans[[Steven J Milloy]] and [[TASSC]]). The National Journalism Center, a minority have carved our careers as media commentatorsunder the direction of M. Stanton Evans, in conservative think-tanks, trade associations, lobbying or PR companies''hosted forums on public policy issues to raise awareness and promote education of the issues''.  [[http://thereporter.us/alumni.htmlRichard T Hines]] A selection of NJC &#8220;alumni&#8221; an infamous neo- with Confederate corporate lobbyist was active in promoting the date use of their course in brackets - who have enduredthe NJC and extending it influence outside the USA, and into Europe. He worked extensively for many years as well as some who appear to be rising stars, area lobbyist for the tobacco industry. <ref>https: *[[John Barnes]] (summer &#8217;81) *[//www.industrydocuments.ucsf.edu/docs/kqkm0128</ref>. Hines worked closely with the US and UK Libertarian think-tanks in blocking smoking bans and other regulatory measures, mainly in linking their propaganda to various friendly journalists. He acted as a conduit between the tobacco companies and many of the NJC alumnii. <ref>https://www.industrydocuments.ucsf.edu/docs/zpkm0128</ref>  The [Joel Bucher[Krieble Institute]] (fall &#8217;92) *was an off-shoot of [[Mike CaputoPaul Weyrich]] (summer &#8217;85) *'s [[Timothy P. CarneyFree Congress Foundation]] (summer &#8217;99) *which ran the [[Michael CatanzaroNational Empowerment Television]] (summer &#8217;96NET) *system. Television personality [[Eileen CieslaJoelle Ziemian]] (fall &#8217;00later Fox News) *[[Ann Coulter]] (spring &#8217;85worked for Richard Hines in 1994 and acted as Philip Morris's liason to the Krieble Institute and NET. <ref>https://www.industrydocuments.ucsf.edu/docs/fppk0101</ref> In another project, Richard Hines also used Krieble (which had set up an office and training facility in Moscow) *[[Brett Decker]] (spring &#8217;96) *[[Michael Fumento]] (fall &#8217;85) to link Philip Morris into a group of the new journalists they were training in Russia, and also to many of the libertarian think-tanks who would employ them.<ref>https://www.industrydocuments.ucsf.edu/docs/jqkm0128</ref> <ref>https://www.industrydocuments.ucsf.edu/docs/xqkm0128</ref>*[[John Fund]] (summer &#8217;81) *[[Maggie Gallagher]] (summer &#8217;80) == Contact information ==*[[Barbara Gracey]] (spring &#8217;83) National Journalism Center <br>*[[Tim Graham]] (fall &#8217;87) 529 14th Street NW, Suite 937<br>*[[Steven Hayward]] (spring &#8217;81) Washington, DC 20045<br>*[[Matt Hisrich]] (summer &#8217;99) Phone: 202-628-1490<br>*[[Tom Holt]] (summer &#8217;84) Fax: 202-628-1490<br>*Web: http://njc.yaf.org ==Articles and resources=====Other SourceWatch resources===*[[John HoodYoung America's Foundation]] (summer &#8217;87) *[[Mark Huber]] (summer &#8217;79) ===External articles===*[[Michael Johns]http://legacy.library.ucsf.edu/tid/blz55e00 New project] , Bates No 2046662829, April 1993 (summer &#8217;83estimated) *[[Cliff Kincaid]] (summer &#8217;78) , page 2.*[[Rhttp://legacy.library/ucsf. Cort Kirkwood]] edu/tid/jgj46e00 Unitled], Bates No 2021170039,August 13, 1993 (fall estimated), page 6.* Philip Morris, &#82178220;83) *[[Mark LaRochellehttp://legacy.library.ucsf.edu/tid/dtv34e00 Tobacco strategy]] (summer &#82178221;90) , Bates No 2022887066, March 1994.*Dalya Massachi and Rich Rowan, "[[Elizabeth Larson]] (summer &#8217;90) *[[Karen Lotterhttp:// Hickey]] (spring &#8217;96) *[[William McGurn]] (summer &#8217;80) www.qrd.org/qrd/religion/anti/UCP/POLITICS.TXT Excerpt from Guide to Uncovering the Right on Campus]," October 1994.*Consumer Alert,"[[John Merline]] (fall &#8217;84) http://legacy.library.ucsf.edu/tid/fyi35c00 National Consumers Week seminar]", Bates No 2046968854, October 1995, page 1.*[[John Meroneyhttp://legacy.library.ucsf.edu/tid/neu27d00 "Proactive media relations: the Borelli formula"]] (summer &#8217;94, Bates No 2072927845/7848, August 1997 (estimated date) , page 2.*[[Richard Miniter]] (summer Joseph A. D'Agostino, &#82178220;88) *[[Sean Paige][http://www.humaneventsonline.com/article.php?id=2028 Conservative Spotlight: National Journalism Center] (spring &#82178221;88, Oct 9, 2003 (D'Agostino is the Associate Editor of Human Events, a long-standing conservative newspaper which has hosted NJC interns) .*Howard Kurtz, "[[Richard Vigilantehttp://www.washingtonpost.com/ac2/wp-dyn/A60670-2004Jul18 The Ordinary American, Under Stress and Oversimplified]] (fall &#8217;79) ," ''Washington Post'', July 19, 2004, describes the release of NJC director Ken Grubbs, Jr. ===References===<references/> *[[Christopher Westleycategory:Journalism]][[Category:United States]] (fall &#8217;84) *[[Martin Morse Woostercategory:Media]] (spring &#8217;8 Some of the alumni wax lyrical about the role of the NJC in getting them started as conservative commentators. According to Ann Coulter, "NJC teaches writers to locate primary sources, run down facts, and get quotes. Partisan bile you have to develop on your own." ­Michael Fumento too endorses the NJC: "No institution has worked harder or been more effective than the National Journalism Center in preventing 'responsible journalism' from becoming a true oxymoron." [http://thereporter.us/whattheysay.html] == Contact information == http://nationaljournalismcenter.org === Other Resources === *Consumer Alert,"[http://legacy.library.ucsf.edu/tid/fyi35c00 National Consumers Week seminar]", Bates No 2046968854, October 1995, page 1. *Dalya Massachi and Rich Cowan, "[http://www.qrd.org/qrd/religion/anti/UCP/POLITICS.TXT Excerpt from Guide to Uncovering the Right on Campus]", *[http://legacy.library.ucsf.edu/tid/blz55e00 New project], Bates No 2046662829, April 1993 (estimated), page 2. *[http://legacy.library/ucsf.edu/tid/jgj46e00 Unitled], Bates No 2021170039,August 13, 1993 (estimated), page 6. *Philip Morris, &#8220;[http://legacy.library.ucsf.edu/tid/dtv34e00 Tobacco strategy]&#8221;, Bates No 2022887066, March 1994. *&#8220;[http://legacy.library.ucsf.edu/tid/neu27d00 Proactive media relations: the Borelli formula]&#8221;, Bates No 2072927845/7848, August 1997 (estimated date), page 2. *Media Transparency, &#8220;[http://www.mediatransparency.org/search_results/info_on_any_recipient.php?254 The National Journalism Center], accessed November 29, 2003. *Joseph A. D'Agostino, &#8220;[http[[category://www.humaneventsonline.com/article.php?id=2028 Conservative Spotlight: National Journalism CenterInternship]]&#8221;, Oct 9, 2003(D'Agostino is the Associate Editor of Human Events, a conservative online journal with close ties to the NJC).