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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 and assistance DC in finding jobs to conservative journalists both mainstream media outlets and has longsmaller niche-standing ties to the tobacco industryoriented publications. While the Center maintains a relatively low-profile in a high-profile city, it has given birth to a number of alumni who, through their engagement in public policy journalism and activism, have proven extremely effective in shaking the very foundation of establishment thinking. ==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]], Fox, held three times a year[[PBS]], [[NPR]], CNN, [[MSNBC]], [[CNBC]] and we estimate some 900 of these have gone on to media and media[[C-related positionsSPAN]]; [[Time]]," declares the NJC web site. "Among the media outlets where NJCers have worked are the Newsweek, [[New York TimesYorker]], Washington Post, USA Today[[Harper's]], and Wall Street Journal; ABCEsquire, CBSNational Geographic, NBC[[Readers' Digest]], Fox[[Wired]], PBSGeorge, NPRDetails, CNN, MSNBC, CNBC Stuff and C-SPAN[[Forbes]]; Time[[AP]], Newsweek[[UPI]], New Yorker, Harper's, Esquire, National Geographic, Readers' Digest, Wired, George, Details, Stuff and Forbes; AP, UPI, Dow Jones [[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 American Conservative Union and The National Journalism Center, and the NJC "is a product of the American Conservative Union"National Journalism Center works with all media outlets to train journalists in responsible, accurate reporting.  ==Funding== *[[Lynde and Harry Bradley Foundation]]*[http://www[John M.qrd.org/qrd/religion/anti/UCP/POLITICS.TXTOlin Foundation]]The NJC operated as a project of  In the Educational Research Institutefour financial years from 1998 to 2001, headed by Evansthe Lynde and Harry Bradley Foundation contributed a total of $160,000 - $40, which received funds for 000 each year - to the general operations of the NJCcenter. '''The National Journalism Center and Philip Morris''' An internal Philip Morris (PM) memo explained (They also contributed a further $105,000 over the role and benefits to the company of working with the NJC1986-1988 period).[http://www.mediatransparency. &#8220;The group was developed to train budding journalists in free market political and economic principlesorg/allinonesearchresults. 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 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;$1, the PM memo stated000 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 magazine,&#8221; M. Stanton Evans from 1977 until it became a project of Young America's Foundation in 2001/2002. After Stan Evans retired from the memo stated. program, [[http://legacy.libraryKenneth 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.com/ac2/wp-dyn/A60670-2004Jul18]. Consumers' Research also publiched a story that was critical 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 ==NJC alumni== Since its unfolding work with the formation in 1977, the NJC. &#8220;We also coestimate that of the 1700 people who have attended their 12-sponsored in December a policy miniweek long training sessions, about two-briefing thirds have gone on healthcare for a broad cross section to media and media-related positions. The length of time in the journalism industry varies among the Center&#8217;s Alumni Councilalumni, and are now working with the Journalism Center in the development of but a major health care policy conference (tentatively scheduled for late April/early May) that will debunk the myths of the Clinton plannumber have carved our careers as media commentators, explain the ill-advised proposals to fund any such plan with excise taxesin conservative [[think tanks]], and promote alternative[[trade association]]s, market-driven plans,&#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 memoA selection of NJC alumni, explained with the &#8220;formula for proactive media relations within the conservative community&#8221; developed by one date of its executivetheir course in brackets, Dr Tom Borelliwho have worked and succeeded in the journalism industry. &#8220;Dr Borelli has developed his network through persistence, the use of mutual friends/acquaintances Many have become published authors in addition to make appropriate introductions and, when necessary, by cold-calling. The process takes a long time to reach fruition, and the benefits sometimes come in the unseen form of a negative story that isn&#8217;t printed or advance notice of a difficult reporter,&#8221; the 1997 memo notedtheir 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) *[[Michael Catanzaro]] (summer '96) &#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. *[[Eileen Ciesla]] (fall '00)*[[Ann Coulter]] (spring '85) *[[Brett Decker]] (spring '96)*[[Michael Fumento]] (fall '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.*[[John Fund]] (summer '81) *[[Maggie Gallagher]] (summer '80) *[[Barbara Gracey]] (spring '83) *[[Tim Graham]] (fall '87) *[[Steven Hayward]] (spring '81)*[[http://legacy.library.ucsf.edu/tid/neu27d00Matt Hisrich]] ==Funding== (summer '99) *[[Lynde and Harry Bradley FoundationTom Holt]] (summer '84) *[[John M. Olin FoundationHood]] (summer '87) *[[Mark Huber]] (summer '79) 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. *[[Michael Johns]] (They also contributed a further $105,000 over the 1986-1988 periodsummer '83). *[[http://www.mediatransparencyCliff Kincaid]] (summer '78) *[[R.org/search_results/info_on_any_recipient.php?254Cort Kirkwood]] In 2002, NJC(fall 's grant was cut to $25,000. 83) *[[Mark LaRochelle]] (summer '90) In 2001 the NJC*[[Elizabeth Larson]] (summer 's parent organisation, the Education and Research Institute received $40,000 from the John M. Olin Foundation for the NJC. 90) *[[http:Karen Lotter//www.jmof.org/grants/2001e.htmHickey]] (spring '96) *[[Rachel Marsden]] (fall '02) *[[William McGurn]] (summer '80) 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 *[[John Merline]] (fall '84) *[[John Meroney]] (summer '94) *[[Richard Miniter]] (summer '88) *[[Exxon MobilSean Paige]] 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. (spring '88) *[[Richard Vigilante]] (fall '79) *[[http://www.capitalresearch.org/search/orgdisplay.asp?Org=ERI100#quotesChristopher Westley]] (fall '84) === Personnel === *[[Martin Morse Wooster]] (spring '81) Until recently, the NJC was directed by According to [[M. Stanton EvansAnn Coulter]]: "NJC teaches writers to locate primary sources, who also edited run down facts, and get quotes. Partisan bile you have to develop on your own." ­[[Consumers' ResearchMichael Fumento]] (also comments on the work of the NJC). Major changes followed Evans departure with the organisation being : "taken over" as a project of No institution has worked harder or been more effective than the [[Young America Foundation]] with [[Tom Phillips]] the chairman of [[Human Events]] parent company chairing the new board of governorsNational Journalism Center in preventing 'responsible journalism' from becoming a true oxymoron. " [http://wwwthereporter.humaneventsonlineus/whattheysay.com/article.php?idhtml] ==Case studies==2028] ===Philip Morris associations===In September 2002, Evans retired and was replaced by *<B>[[Kenneth E. Grubbs, Jr.The National Journalism Center and Philip Morris]][http:/</nationaljournalismcenter.org/] b> The NJC now has only two staff - Grubbs In the early 1990s, Philip Morris worked with a number of the NJC alumni to "accurately report" about the tobacco industry, and proposed health care reforms. [[Mark LaRochelleMichael Fumento]]. Kelly Harrisin particular,who has carriage for fundraising made a lot of money from foundations for these services (linked to [[Steven J Milloy]] and [[TASSC]]). The National Journalism Center, under the Young Americadirection of M. Stanton Evans, 's Foundation is also listed as Associate Director 'hosted forums on public policy issues to raise awareness and promote education of the NJCissues''. ==[[Richard T Hines]] an infamous neo-Confederate corporate lobbyist was active in promoting the use of the NJC alumni == Since its formation in 1977 and extending it influence outside the NJC claim that of the 1400 people who have attended their 12-week long training sessionsUSA, 900 have gone on to media and media-related positionsinto Europe. While He worked extensively for many years as a high percentage of those who were trained by lobbyist for the NJC appear to have had relatively short media life spans, a minority have carved our careers as media commentators, in conservative tobacco industry. <ref>https://www.industrydocuments.ucsf.edu/docs/kqkm0128</ref>. Hines worked closely with the US and UK Libertarian think-tanksin blocking smoking bans and other regulatory measures, trade associations, lobbying or PR companiesmainly in linking their propaganda to various friendly journalists. [httpHe acted as a conduit between the tobacco companies and many of the NJC alumnii. <ref>https://thereporterwww.industrydocuments.ucsf.usedu/docs/zpkm0128</alumni.html] ref> A selection The [[Krieble Institute]] was an off-shoot of NJC &#8220;alumni&#8221; - with [[Paul Weyrich]]'s [[Free Congress Foundation]] which ran the date of their course in brackets - who have endured, as well as some who appear to be rising stars, are: *[[John Barnes][[National Empowerment Television]] (summer &#8217;81NET) *system. Television personality [[Joel BucherJoelle Ziemian]] (fall &#8217;92) *[[Mike Caputo]] (summer &#8217;85) *[[Timothy Plater Fox News) worked for Richard Hines in 1994 and acted as Philip Morris's liason to the Krieble Institute and NET. <ref>https://www.industrydocuments.ucsf. Carney]] edu/docs/fppk0101</ref> In another project, Richard Hines also used Krieble (summer &#8217;99which had set up an office and training facility in Moscow) 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>*[[Michael Catanzaro]] (summer &#8217;96) *[[Eileen Ciesla]] (fall &#8217;00) *[[Ann Coulter]] (spring &#8217;85) == Contact information ==National Journalism Center <br>*[[Brett Decker]] (spring &#8217;96) 529 14th Street NW, Suite 937<br>*[[Michael Fumento]] (fall &#8217;85) Washington, DC 20045<br>*[[John Fund]] (summer &#8217;81) Phone: 202-628-1490<br>*Fax: 202-628-1490<br>Web: http://njc.yaf.org ==Articles and resources=====Other SourceWatch resources===*[[Maggie GallagherYoung America's Foundation]] (summer &#8217;80) *[[Barbara Gracey]] (spring &#8217;83) ===External articles===*[[Tim Graham]http://legacy.library.ucsf.edu/tid/blz55e00 New project] , Bates No 2046662829, April 1993 (fall &#8217;87) estimated), page 2.*[[Steven Haywardhttp://legacy.library/ucsf.edu/tid/jgj46e00 Unitled]] (spring &#8217;81, Bates No 2021170039,August 13, 1993 (estimated) , page 6.*[[Matt Hisrich]] (summer Philip Morris, &#82178220;99) *[[Tom Holthttp://legacy.library.ucsf.edu/tid/dtv34e00 Tobacco strategy]] (summer &#82178221;84) , Bates No 2022887066, March 1994.*Dalya Massachi and Rich Rowan, "[[John Hood]] (summer &#8217;87) *[[Mark Huberhttp://www.qrd.org/qrd/religion/anti/UCP/POLITICS.TXT Excerpt from Guide to Uncovering the Right on Campus]] (summer &#8217;79) ," October 1994.*Consumer Alert,"[[Michael Johnshttp://legacy.library.ucsf.edu/tid/fyi35c00 National Consumers Week seminar]] (summer &#8217;83) ", Bates No 2046968854, October 1995, page 1.*[[Cliff Kincaid]] (summer &#8217;78http://legacy.library.ucsf.edu/tid/neu27d00 "Proactive media relations: the Borelli formula"], Bates No 2072927845/7848, August 1997 (estimated date) , page 2.*[[RJoseph A. Cort Kirkwood]] (fall D'Agostino, &#82178220;83) *[[Mark LaRochelle]] (summer &#8217;90) *[[Elizabeth Larson]http://www.humaneventsonline.com/article.php?id=2028 Conservative Spotlight: National Journalism Center] (summer &#82178221;90, Oct 9, 2003 (D'Agostino is the Associate Editor of Human Events, a long-standing conservative newspaper which has hosted NJC interns) .*Howard Kurtz, "[[Karen Lotterhttp:// Hickeywww.washingtonpost.com/ac2/wp-dyn/A60670-2004Jul18 The Ordinary American, Under Stress and Oversimplified]] (spring &#8217;96) *," ''Washington Post'', July 19, 2004, describes the release of NJC director Ken Grubbs, Jr. ===References===<references/> [[William McGurncategory:Journalism]][[Category:United States]] (summer &#8217;80) *[[John Merlinecategory:Media]] (fall &#8217;84) *[[John Meroney]category:Internship] (summer &#8217;94) *[[Richard Miniter]] (summer &#8217;88) *[[Sean Paige]] (spring &#8217;88) *[[Richard Vigilante]] (fall &#8217;79) *[[Christopher Westley]] (fall &#8217;84) *[[Martin Morse Wooster]] (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://www.humaneventsonline.com/article.php?id=2028 Conservative Spotlight: National Journalism Center]&#8221;, Oct 9, 2003(D'Agostino is the Associate Editor of Human Events, a conservative online journal with close ties to the NJC).