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Mara Brock Akil (BSJ92)
Writer, producer and creator of
TV shows such as “Being Mary Jane,” “Girlfriends” and “The Game”
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Mara Brock Akil (BSJ92)
Writer, producer and creator of
TV shows such as “Being Mary Jane,” “Girlfriends” and “The Game”
Peter Alexander (BSJ98)
White House correspondent and co-anchor of "Weekend Today" at NBC News
Melissa Bell (MSJ06)
Publisher of Vox Media and co-founder of Vox.com
Kai Bird (BSJ75)
Pulitzer Prize-winning author
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Sydney Boles (MSJ18)
Reporter and Producer at WMMT/The Ohio Valley ReSource
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Christine Brennan (BSJ80, MSJ81)
Sports columnist at USA Today
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Jasmine Cannon (MSJ16)
Assistant Editor at PBS/American Masters
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Derrick Clifton (Comm12, MSJ16)
Writer, Communicator and Freelance Journalist
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Carten Cordell (MSJ11)
Senior Technology Reporter, FedScoop
Bruce Dold (BSJ77, MSJ78)
Pulitzer Prize winner and former publisher and editor-in-chief of the Chicago Tribune
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Erica Duecy (MSJ03)
Chief content officer at Emetry
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Jeremy Gilbert (BSJ00, MSJ00)
Former Director of Strategic Initiatives at The Washington Post; Knight Chair in Digital Media Strategy for Northwestern University Medill School
Mitch Goldich (MSJ14)
NFL and Olympics producer at Sports Illustrated
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Mike Greenberg (BSJ89)
Former co-host of ESPN's "Mike and Mike", current co-host of ESPN's "Get Up" and host of ESPN's "Greeny"
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Daniel Grimes (MSJ19)
Reporter at NBC29 (Charlottesville, Virgina)
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Drake Hills (MSJ19)
Sports Reporter at The Tennessean
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Jingnan Huo (MSJ17)
Assistant Producer of Investigations at NPR
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Clara Jeffery (MSJ93)
Editor-in-Chief of Mother Jones Magazine
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Katanga Johnson (MSJ17)
Financial Regulation Correspondent at Reuters
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Todd Johnson (BSJ08, MSJ09)
Chief Content Officer, theGrio
Sheinelle Jones (BSJ00)
News anchor and correspondent for NBC News and co-host of the third hour of "Today"
Pradnya Joshi (BSJ93, MSJ94)
Editor of Trade and Agriculture Teams at Politico
Guy King (MSJ17)
Communications Director and Spokesperson for Jamie Harrison for U.S. Senate
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Katherine LaGrave (MSJ11)
Digital Features Editor at Afar Media
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Rosie Langello (MSJ17)
Sports Reporter, WPRI-TV
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Hannah Levitt (MSJ17)
Finance Reporter at Bloomberg
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Nora Mabie (MSJ19)
Indigenous Communities Reporter at the Great Falls Tribune
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Reedhima Mandlik (BSJ16, MSJ17)
Product Management Consultant at Slalom Consulting
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George R.R. Martin (BSJ70, MSJ71)
Author of “A Song of Ice and Fire” novels, adapted by HBO as “Game of Thrones”
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Kelly McEvers (MSJ97)
Current host of NPR's "Embedded" and former host of "All Things Considered"
Meghan Morris (BSJ15, MSJ15)
Senior Reporter of Tech Features at Business Insider
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Matt Murray (BSJ87, MSJ88)
Editor in chief of The Wall Street Journal and Dow Jones Newswires New YorkLearn more about Murray
Joe Musso (MSJ15)
Anchor at CBS Sports HQ
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Catherine Ngai (MSJ11)
China Markets Reporter and Editor at Bloomberg News Learn more about Ngai
Mauricio Pena (MSJ14)
News Reporter at Block Club Chicago
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James Risen (MSJ78)
Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist, formerly of The New York Times
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Tina Rosenberg (MSJ82)
Pulitzer Prize-winning author of “The Haunted Land: Facing Europe's Ghosts After Communism," “Fixes” columnist for The New York Times and co-founder of Solutions Journalism Network
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Roxana Saberi (MSJ99)
CBS News Correspondent and author of “Between Two Worlds: My Life and Captivity in Iran"
Kevin Schmidt (MSJ18)
Associate Producer at CBS Newspath
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Laura Schocker (BSJ08, MSJ09)
Editor in Chief at Apartment Therapy
Kevin Stark (MSJ16)
Science Reporter at KQED
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Tolly Taylor (MSJ16)
Investigative Reporter for WSBT22 CBS News
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Meena Thiruvengadam (MSJ12)
Writer, Editor, andA Digital Strategy Consultant at Meena Media, formerly with Bloomberg and Business Insider
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Tiffany Walden (BSJ11, MSJ12)
Co-Founder of The TRiiBE
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Harriet White (MSJ18)
Product Manager at Newsy
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Michael Wilbon (BSJ80)
Co-host of ESPN’s “Pardon the Interruption”
Astasia Williams (MSJ17)
Senior Social Media Manager at Washington Football Team
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Lauren Young (MSJ93)
Finance and Digital Expert at Reuters
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Matt Yurus (MSJ15)
Anchor and Reporter at TEGNA