2009 Schedule
Below is the schedule for the 2009 program. Though the schedule varies from year to year, this will give prospective students a sense of what the program is like.
Friday, July 31
Students arrive throughout the day
4:30 - 5:30PM [ Rockefeller Classroom (RC)]: Introduction and orientation with University Vice President Robert Durkee
7:00 - 8:00PM: Campus tour
8:00 - 10:00PM [Friend 112]: A full-group discussion on why this program exists
10:00 - 11:00PM [Friend 112]: Discussion of the rest of the week's activities
10:00 - 11:00PM [Friend 112]: Discussion of the rest of the week's activities
11:10 - 11:20PM [Scully]: Fire drill
11:30PM: Lights out
Saturday, August 1
7:00AM: Wake-up
7:45AM [Scully]: Meet to walk to breakfast
8:00 - 9:00AM [PDR]: Breakfast
9:00 - 10:30AM [RC]: Workshop: What is Journalism? (Richard Just of The New Republic)
10:30-12:00PM [RC]: Workshop: Basics of Newspaper Writing (Amanda Cormier of The Middlebury Campus and Natalie Shields of The Queens Courier)
12:00 - 1:30PM [PDR]: Lunch (Guest Speaker: Sociology Professor Angel Harris)
1:30 - 4:00PM: Cover concert in Palmer Square
4:00 - 5:30PM [Friend 009]: Begin writing concert stories
5:30 - 7:00PM [PDR]: Dinner (Guest Speaker: Theola-Labbe of The Washington Post)
7:00 - 8:00PM: Newspaper team meetings (students divide into small groups to discuss articles from the reading packet)
8:00 - 10:00PM [Friend 101]: Watch The Insider
10:00 - 11:30PM [Friend 101]: Group discussion about journalistic questions raised by The Insider
11:40PM: Lights out
Sunday, August 2
7:00AM: Wake-up
7:45AM [Scully]: Meet to walk to breakfast
8:00 - 9:00AM [PDR]: Breakfast (Journalism and the Law: Rich Tucker)
9:00 - 10:30AM [RC]: Workshop: Feature Writing (Gloria Medina and Leslie Primack)
10:30 - 12:00PM [RC] Workshop: New Media (Ben Crair of The Daily Beast, Tasnim Shamma of The Daily Princetonian and Eileen Shim of The Yale Daily News)
12:00 - 1:30PM [PDR]: Lunch (College Admissions Discussion: How to Choose the Right School: Mike Koike and Greg Mancini)
1:30 - 4:00PM [Friend 112]: Workshop: Broadcast Journalism (Melvin McCray of ABC News)
4:00 - 5:30PM [Friend 009]: Finish writing concert stories
5:30 - 7:00PM [PDR]: Dinner (Guest Speaker: Alex Ross of The New Yorker)
7:00 - 8:00PM: Newspaper team meetings
8:00 - 10:00PM [Friend 112]: Workshop: Covering Breaking News (Brian Rokus of CNN)
10:00 - 11:30PM [Friend 112]: Ethical dilemmas: Discussion of a series of dilemmas that journalists have faced
11:40PM: Lights out
Monday, August 3
7:00AM: Wake-up
7:45AM [Scully]: Meet to walk to breakfast
8:00 - 9:00AM [PDR]: Breakfast (Guest speaker: Princeton Director of Admissions Logan Powell)
9:00 - 10:30AM [Friend 112]: Workshop: Opinion Writing (Keith Griffin of The Daily Princetonian)
10:30 - 12:00PM [Friend 009]: Begin writing op-ed pieces
12:00 - 1:30PM [PDR]: Lunch (Guest Speaker: Woodrow Wilson School Professor Stanley Katz)
1:30 - 4:30PM: Students go out in small groups to cover feature stories around Princeton
4:30 - 5:30PM [Friend 112]: Meeting with University President Shirley Tilghman
5:30 -7:00PM [PDR]: Dinner (Guest Speaker: University Vice President Janet Dickerson)
7:00 - 8:00PM: Newspaper team meetings
8:00 - 9:00PM [Friend 112] Workshop: Reporting and Press Freedom (Brian Rokus)
9:00 - 11:30PM [Friend 009]: Begin writing feature stories
11:40PM: Lights out
Tuesday, August 4
7:00AM: Wake-up
7:45AM [Scully]: Meet to walk to breakfast
8:00 - 9:00AM [PDR]: Breakfast (Guest Speaker: Religion Professor Eddie Glaude)
9:15 - 1:15PM [Friend 112]: Practice SAT exam with Princeton Review
1:15-2:15PM [Friend 112]: Lunch (Guest Speaker: English Professor John Fleming)
2:30 - 5:30PM: Report investigative story on low-income workers in Princeton and health care
5:30 - 7:00PM [PDR]: Dinner (Guest Speaker: Mike Abrams, assistant sports editor at The New York Times)
7:00 - 8:00PM: Newspaper team meetings
8:00 - 10:30PM [Friend 009]: Finish writing op-ed pieces and feature stories
10:40PM: Lights out
Wednesday, August 5
5:45AM: Wake-up
6:30AM: Bus departs for New York
8:30 - 10:00AM: Tour of The New York Times
10:30 - 12:00PM: Tour of The Daily Beast
12:30 - 2:00PM: Tour of CNN
2:30 - 4:30PM: Panel discussion at Time magazine
7:00PM: Cover minor league baseball game: Newark Bears vs. Long Island Ducks
11:00PM: Lights out
Thursday, August 6
7:00AM: Wake-up
7:45AM [Scully]: Meet to walk to breakfast
8:00 - 9:00AM [PDR]: Breakfast (College Admissions Discussion: How to Put Together a Strong Application: Mike Koike and Greg Mancini)
9:00 - 12:00PM: Write Newark Bears game stories or continue reporting for investigative story
12:00 - 1:30PM [PDR]: Lunch (Guest Speaker: Landon Jones, former managing editor of People magazine)
1:30 - 4:00PM: Continue reporting investigative story
3:30 - 5:00PM [Friend 112]: Workshop: Writing Movie Reviews (Noy Thrupkaew of The American Prospect)
5:00 - 6:30PM [Friend 112]: Dinner (Guest Speaker: Athelia Knight, visiting professor at Princeton and former reporter for The Washington Post)
7:00 - 9:00PM: Movie at Garden Theatre
9:00 - 11:30PM [Friend 009]: Write movie reviews
11:40PM: Lights out
Friday, August 7
7:00AM: Wake-up
7:45AM [Scully]: Meet to walk to breakfast
8:00 - 9:00AM [PDR]: Breakfast
9:00 - 10:30AM [Friend 112]: Review of SAT scores with Princeton Review
10:30 - 12:00PM [Friend 112]: Workshop: How to Find a Journalism Internship (Mike Koike, Marion Smallwood and Krystal Valentin)
12:00 - 1:30PM [PDR]: Lunch (Guest Speaker: Sociology Professor Miguel Centeno)
1:30 - 4:00PM [Friend 009]: Write investigative story
4:00 - 5:30PM [Friend 112]: Workshop: Foreign Correspondence (Griff Witte, deputy foreign editor of The Washington Post)
5:30 - 7:00PM [PDR]: Dinner (College Admissions Discussion: How to Apply for Financial Aid: Mike Koike and Greg Mancini)
7:30 - 9:00PM [Friend 112]: Workshop: Personal Narratives (Ruben Gaytan and Angela Fabunan)
9:00 – 1:00AM [Friend 009]: Writing time
1:10AM: Lights out
Saturday, August 8
8:00AM: Wake-up
8:45AM [Scully]: Meet to walk to Friend
9:00 - 10:30AM [Friend 112]: Workshop: Magazine Writing (Emily Bliss, assistant professor, George Washington University) [breakfast provided during workshop]
10:30 - 12:00PM [Friend 009]: Writing time
12:00 - 1:30PM [PDR]: Lunch (Guest Speaker: Rick Klein of ABC News)
1:30 - 3:00PM [Friend 112]: Panel Discussion: Alumni of Summer Journalism Program on How to Navigate College and the Application Process
Andrew Boryga, SJP Class of 2008, Cornell Class of 2013
Sabienne Brutus, SJP Class of 2008, Tufts Class of 2013
Ariel Estevez, SJP Class of 2004, Cornell Class of 2009
Amanda Cormier, SJP Class of 2007, Columbia Class of 2012
Angela Fabunan, SJP Class of 2006, Bowdoin Class of 2011
Xiu Zhen Fang, SJP Class of 2008, Georgetown Class of 2013
Ruben Gaytan, SJP Class of 2007, Yale Class of 2012
Keith Griffin, SJP Class of 2005, Princeton Class of 2010
Gloria Medina, SJP Class of 2006, Wellesley Class of 2011
Sam Pilku, SJP Class of 2006, Yale Class of 2011
Leslie Primack, SJP Class of 2006, Brown Class of 2011
Tasnim Shamma, SJP Class of 2006, Princeton Class of 2011
Natalie Shields, SJP Class of 2006, Queens College Class of 2011
Eileen Shim, SJP Class of 2007, Yale Class of 2012
Marion Smallwood, SJP Class of 2007, University of Pennsylvania Class of 2012
Krystal Valentin, SJP Class of 2007, Princeton Class of 2012
Katie Zavadski, SJP Class of 2008, Harvard Class of 2013
3:00 - 5:30PM [Friend 112]: Budget: Decide which stories will go in the paper and discuss staff editorial
5:30 - 7:00PM [PDR]: Dinner (Dealing with Spokespeople: Julie Wood)
7:00 - 1:00AM [Friend 009]: Production: Begin editing articles and laying out paper
1:10AM: Lights out
Sunday, August 9
8:00AM: Wake-up
8:45AM [Scully]: Meet to walk to Friend
9:00 - 12:00PM [Friend 009]: Production: Write headlines and captions, continue laying out paper [breakfast provided]
12:00 - 1:30PM [Friend 112]: Lunch (Guest Speaker: English Professor Daphne Brooks)
1:30 - 5:30PM [Friend 009]: Production: Finish laying out paper
5:30 - 7:00PM: BBQ on Friend lawn
7:00 - 12:00AM [Friend 009]: Production: Copy edit pages
12:00 - 2:00AM [Friend 112]: Journalism Games
2:10AM: Lights out
Monday, August 10
9:00AM: Wake-up
10:00 - 12:00PM [Scully]: Exit interviews and evaluations [breakfast provided]
12:00 - 1:30PM [Prospect]: Closing Banquet
2:00PM: Depart on train
