A group of 15 international journalists visit USC Annenberg from Oct. 9-14 as part of the Edward R. Murrow Journalism Program.
The week-long curriculum helps students examine the rights and responsibilities of a free press in a democracy; observe operational practices, standards and institutions of the media; gain insight into the social, economic and political structures of the U.S. and the upcoming presidential elections; and participate in professional development seminars. Journalists are from Austria, Belarus, Bulgaria, Croatia, Denmark, Germany, Hungary, Iceland, Latvia, Lithuania, Macedonia, Montenegro, Serbia, Slovenia, Spain and Turkey.
USC international students from the journalists’ home countries were invited to meet the visitors at the welcome reception on Oct. 9.
The Murrow Program is a public-private partnership between the Aspen Institute, the U.S. State Department and several leading U.S. schools of journalism. It is designed to allow visiting international journalists an opportunity to engage with their U.S. counterparts and explore the practice of journalism in the United States.
It is bringing approximately 200 foreign journalists to the United States in autumn 2008 for a three-week distinguished visitors' tour. The program includes attendance in seminars at the participating journalism schools throughout the United States, meetings with federal, state and local officials and visits to U.S. newsrooms and communities. This year’s program is timed to coincide with the 2008 political campaigns and elections.
