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Offices ABOUT THE ABOUT THIS ANNUAL REPORT FREEDOM FORUM 2009-10 ANNUAL REPORT FREEDOM FORUM HEADQUARTERS • • DIVERSITY INSTITUTE 555 Pennsylvania Ave., N.W. The Freedom Forum, based in This report focuses on the Washington, DC 20001 Washington, D.C., is a nonpartisan Freedom Forum and the entities Tel: 202/292-6100 foundation that champions the it helps support: the First Fax: 202/292-6245 First Amendment as a corner- Amendment Center, the Diversity E-mail: [email protected] stone of democracy. Institute and the Newseum. Freedom Forum Experts...... 2 NEWSEUM The Newseum is publishing a 555 Pennsylvania Ave., N.W. The Freedom Forum is the main separate annual report with Letter from the Chairman and CEO...... 3 Washington, DC 20001 funder of the operations of the detailed information about its Tel: 202/292-6100 Newseum, an interactive galleries, operations and finances. Fax: 202/292-6245 of news in Washington, Newseum ...... 4 D.C.; the First Amendment For more Newseum information, Toll-free: 888/NEWSEUM see the Newseum’s 2009-10 E-mail: [email protected] Center; and the Diversity Insti- First Amendment Center ...... 10 tute. The First Amendment annual report, available online at FIRST AMENDMENT CENTER Center and the Diversity Institute http://www.freedomforum.org/ at are housed in the John templates/document.asp?docu- Diversity Institute...... 20 mentID=13087 and on new- Center Seigenthaler Center at Vanderbilt seum.org. 1207 18th Ave. S. University in Nashville, Tenn. Free Spirit Scholarship & Journalism Conference...... 30 Nashville, TN 37212 The First Amendment Center Tel: 615/727-1600 also has offices in Washington Fax: 615/727-1319 and the Diversity Institute has Financial Highlights ...... 32 E-mail: [email protected] offices and programs at the University of in Board of Trustees...... 34 DIVERSITY INSTITUTE Vermillion. at Vanderbilt University John Seigenthaler Center The Freedom Forum was Freedom Forum Senior Management ...... 35 1207 18th Ave. S. established in 1991 under the Nashville, TN 37212 direction of Founder Appendix ...... 36 Tel: 615/727-1600 as successor to a foundation Fax: 615/727-1429 started in 1935 by newspaper E-mail: [email protected] publisher Frank E. . The Credits...... 43 Freedom Forum is not affiliated AL NEUHARTH MEDIA CENTER with Gannett Co. Its work is at University of South Dakota supported by income from an Cover photos: 555 Dakota St. endowment of diversified assets. Vermillion, SD 57069 Newseum visitors experience the excitement of the Bloomberg Tel: 605/677-6315 Internet, TV and Radio Gallery. Displays including two 25-foot- Fax: 605/677-6388 high media walls trace the evolution of electronic news from E-mail: [email protected] radio through TV and into the digital age.

FLORIDA OFFICE Former U.S. Supreme Court Justice Sandra Day O’Connor 333 S. Atlantic Ave. speaks at the Newseum at a panel program, “Women Cocoa Beach, FL 32931 Advocates of the Supreme Court Bar: Their Day in Court,” Tel: 321/783-3335 exploring obstacles women face in the legal profession. Fax: 321/783-9041 ON THE WEB Singer-songwriter Mary Chapin Carpenter performs at a The Freedom Forum and Newseum special “Freedom Sings” event at the Newseum, where she offer a wealth of information online: received the “Spirit of Americana” Award from the First NEWSEUM Amendment Center and the Americana Music Association. newseum.org

FIRST AMENDMENT CENTER First Amendment Center Founder John Seigenthaler talks with firstamendmentcenter.org trainees learning digital journalism technologies during the DIVERSITY INSTITUTE American Indian Journalism Institute at the Neuharth Media freedomforumdiversity.org Center, University of South Dakota.

FREEDOM FORUM freedomforum.org CONTENTS • FREEDOM FORUM 2009-10 ANNUAL REPORT 1 Freedom Forum experts Letter from the Chairman and CEO Freedom Forum staff offers expertise in many areas of the First Amendment and newsroom diversity.

First Amendment “Journalism is changing, Ken Paulson not dying.” President/chief executive officer, First Amendment Center [email protected] That’s the overall outlook of the Freedom Forum and its affiliate “The First Amendment is truly the cornerstone of democracy and makes programs, the Newseum, the America the special nation it is. It’s not a coincidence that the strongest, First Amendment Center and the most dynamic, most creative and most ambitious nation in the history of Diversity Institute. the planet is also the most free.” The quote comes from Val Gene Policinski Hoeppner, director of education Senior vice president/executive director, First Amendment Center for the Diversity Institute, who [email protected] helps students understand “Perhaps the greatest First Amendment lesson for all to keep in mind is changing technology and that many voices, not fewer, in the marketplace of ideas — despite what constant standards of journalism may initially appear to be disorder — ultimately will provide the greatest excellence and ethics. stability.” The pages of this annual report Charles L. Overby reflect an optimism that runs Charles C. Haynes through all the programs of the designed the Newseum to be a That’s where the work of the Senior scholar/director, Religious Freedom Education Project Freedom Forum. The future is highly interactive museum, and First Amendment Center comes [email protected] too important to dismiss the feedback from visitors in. A small group of highly “We have learned the hard way that constitutional guarantees of religious journalism as no longer relevant. confirms this is one of the most talented experts deals with First freedom mean little when the majority succeeds in demonizing a minority The way news is delivered is satisfying tourist destinations in Amendment issues daily. and public officials are either complicit or turn a blind eye.” changing, but the instant Washington. Creative programs reach accessibility of news is making thousands of people annually journalism more relevant than The Freedom Forum built the to help them understand the Newseum and has been its David L. Hudson Jr. ever before. importance of the First biggest funder. The operations First Amendment scholar Amendment. Three programs advance our [email protected] of the Newseum are supported priorities – the Newseum, the by generous donations from All five freedoms are embraced “Let’s hope students can learn about the First Amendment in an Diversity Institute and the First private individuals, businesses by the First Amendment Center: environment that fosters respect for their First Amendment freedoms. Amendment Center. and foundations. freedom of religion, freedom of Too often, the First Amendment ideal does not match the real, meaning speech, , Most of our programs focus that students learn about free speech in theory but face censorship when You might say that the Newseum the right to assemble peaceably they try to exercise it.” extensively — but not exclusively does our retail work, reaching and the right to petition the — on young people. Because out to hundreds of thousands of government. news is so accessible to every- Tiffany Villager people, and the Diversity Director/First Amendment research one today, there has never been Institute does our wholesale The most comprehensive — [email protected] more to teach, both to the work, directed at far fewer and authoritative — daily report providers of news and to the people, mainly journalists and about news involving First “The ‘right of the people … to petition the Government for a redress of consumers of news. students who want to be Amendment issues can be found grievances,’ the last freedom of the First Amendment, is the most journalists. at firstamendmentcenter.org. forgotten freedom. … But petition is not dead. The right is the genesis The Newseum was created by This includes analysis and of much of the legislation that moved this country forward through the Freedom Forum to help The Diversity Institute was reporting that puts contemporary, turbulent times.” people better understand the created by the Freedom Forum often controversial events in media and the First Amendment to provide a school to teach the perspective. Diversity and their importance to our importance of enduring everyday lives. After opening journalism principles and to We hope this annual report Jack Marsh three years ago on Pennsylvania provide newspapers and other helps you better understand the President/chief operating officer, Diversity Institute Avenue, the Newseum has [email protected] media outlets with qualified programs of the Freedom Forum attracted more than 2 million people to ensure a diversified and inspires you to become “(Diversity Institute programs are) changing the face of American visitors, including many thousands workforce. That priority continues, more committed to the future of journalism. … There’s only one standard we live by, and that’s a standard of young people. with a special emphasis on First Amendment freedoms. of excellence.” teaching students how to tell The Newseum seeks to inform their stories in a multimedia way, and entertain visitors through its in print and broadcasting and exhibits, photos, films and Val Hoeppner especially on the Web. programs. At its core, the Director/education Charles L. Overby [email protected] Newseum is an interesting None of this work will mean Chairman and chief executive officer museum of history — much anything in the future if our First “We seek to prepare the whole individual looking for a job. The purpose is to more than words on a wall. We Amendment freedoms dissipate. give students an opportunity and advantage as they launch their careers.”

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Covering Katrina

This special exhibit chronicles the dramatic tale of the news media’s reporting of the killer storm that shredded Mississippi’s coast, left 80% of New Orleans under water and resulted in the deaths of 1,800 people. “Covering Katrina” examines the national media's role in shining a spotlight on the horrific conditions and tells the story of how two local newspapers overcame daunting and dangerous challenges to provide crucial information to their isolated communities.

The Newseum, a 250,000-square-foot museum of news, offers visitors an experience that blends five centuries of news history with up-to-the-second technology and hands-on exhibits.

Located in Washington, D.C., at the intersection of Pennsylvania Elvis! His Ground- Avenue and Sixth Street, N.W., the Newseum sits on America’s Main breaking, Hip-Shaking, Street between the and the U.S. Capitol, and adjacent to Newsmaking Story the Smithsonian on the . Its mission: providing The Newseum’s year-long tribute to Elvis revealed the tale of a a forum where the news media and the public can gain a better small-town boy who became the biggest headliner in the history of understanding of each other, and educating the public about the rock ’n’ roll. The exhibit traced value of a free press. Presley’s extraordinary career from bandstand to newsstand through rare artifacts from the Following are highlights of Newseum exhibits in 2009-2010. Graceland collection. Athlete: The Sports Illustrated Photography of Walter Iooss

From classic images of super- stars such as Muhammad Ali, Tiger Woods, Michael Jordan, Serena Williams and Michael Phelps, to photos of children playing soccer and stickball, Walter Iooss’s work reflects a life- time of documenting the impulse that connects all athletes: a pure love of the sport.

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Inside ’s Office: If It’s Sunday, It’s ‘’

This exhibit recreates Russert’s NBC Washington office much as it looked when he died of a heart attack in June 2008 while preparing for his next broadcast of “Meet the Press,” the most- watched Sunday morning public- affairs program. The office, filled with research material, books, handwritten notes, personal mementos and other unique artifacts, offers a unique window into the world of a newsman at the top of his game.

FBI Exhibit

This visitor favorite cracks open the FBI files on some of the agency’s biggest cases — from Public Enemy No. 1 John Dillinger and the Lindbergh baby kidnapping in the 1930s to Soviet spy Robert Hanssen and the Unabomber — and explores the sometimes cooperative, sometimes combative relationship between the FBI Manhunt: Chasing and the press. Lincoln’s Killer First Dogs: This limited-engagement exhibit American Presidents took visitors back to experience the dramatic news of Lincoln’s and Their Pets assassination in the same way The Newseum’s popular exhibit Americans in 1865 learned “First Dogs: American Presidents about it: through the press. and Their Pets” showcases some “Manhunt” featured striking of the top dogs who have resided historic photographs and at the nation’s most prestigious newspaper extra editions with address. On display are images breaking news of the crime that of dogs belonging to 23 rocked the nation on April 14, presidents, from George 1865. Also on display were rare Washington’s foxhounds to the artifacts from the chase for most recent addition: Bo, a gift assassin John Wilkes Booth and to the Obamas from the late the funeral of our 16th president. Sen. Edward M. Kennedy. Our World at War: FOTOBAMA: Photojournalism Picturing the President Beyond the Front Lines

“FOTOBAMA” featured images The International Committee of from the historic campaign, the Red Cross sent five award- election and inauguration of winning photojournalists to eight . With a wide war-torn and ravaged countries array of perspectives, the exhibit to document how war and armed chronicled the campaign that violence have affected people’s captivated Americans and led lives. “Our World at War,” a them to embrace the country’s special photography exhibit, was first black president. the dramatic result of their work.

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Woodstock at 40: The Rise of Music Journalism

In August 1969, the Woodstock Art and Music Fair started as a festival of music, peace and love. In the end, it marked a moment when the news media first recognized music and entertainment as a cultural and commercial force. “Woodstock at 40” chronicled the rock ’n’ roll event of the century through hot headlines and rarely seen photographs and artifacts.

VISITOR TESTIMONIALS One of the world’s “12 Coolest Museums” —The Sunday Times of London “The best museum I have ever visited.” —Susan Fornoff, San Francisco Chronicle “Dazzling, innovative and absorbing.” — Nickelodeon Parents’ Pick – Best Museum in Washington, D.C., 2009 “Is there a cooler place on earth than the Newseum?” —@marknewt “My favorite museum ever” —@michaelefahey “Sorry Disney World, if I ever win the Super Bowl, I'm going to the Newseum” —@AdrienneLaF “If I could give the Newseum 100 stars, I would.” —Lydia H. via Yelp “If you love news and history, you must go!” —Terri V. via Yelp “One word: Amazing.” —David R. via Yelp “The nicest and most interesting museum in all of Washington.” —Jazz77 via TripAdvisor

Below, visitors in the Pulitzer Prize Photographs Gallery take in some of the pictures that have captivated the world. Facing page, top: The Bloomberg Internet, TV and Radio Gallery. Center left: Visitor learns where the press is and isn’t free around the globe in the Time Warner World News Gallery. Center right: Tourists view panels of D.C. sights visible from the Newseum. Bottom: Live program featuring former House Speaker Newt Gingrich.

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‘Freedom Sings’ The unique, 90-minute multime- dia musical program expanded – free speech in song in 2009 and 2010 into a variety of programs, now including The music and career of Mary “Fight the Power: The Music Chapin Carpenter continue to That Changed America.” inspire, as evidenced in a celebration of her work in April 2010 in a special program at the Newseum.

Carpenter received the “Spirit of Americana” Free Speech in First Amendment Center Music award from the First Amendment Center and the 1 for All, a new national Americana Music Association. campaign designed to build The award honors artists who understanding and support for First Amendment freedoms, was “In an era of rapidly evolving news and social media, the First Amendment Center adapted, building have used their work to raise Judy Collins with launched on July 1, 2010, and understanding of the First Amendment through innovative outreach on multiple platforms. awareness and promote free Mary Chapin Carpenter. speech. Past honorees include has seen extraordinary progress “The center’s 2009-2010 initiatives — including a timely and comprehensive website, campus seminars, Johnny Cash, Joan Baez, Kris work that engages heart, head since then, building reach and and soul, and which will resonate visibility with each passing month. Freedom Sings concerts, the Moot Court Competition and updates via Facebook and Twitter — reflected Kristofferson, Judy Collins, Charlie Daniels, Mavis Staples for a very long time to come.” This unprecedented campaign a multi-tiered approach to educating and informing multiple audiences about the First Amendment.” and Steve Earle. Americana Music Association taps more than 1,100 media, Ken Paulson, president and chief executive officer/First Amendment Center The salute to Carpenter, part of Executive Director Jed Hilly cited education, religious, arts and li- the First Amendment Center’s the integrity of Carpenter’s music. brary organizations to spread the ongoing “Freedom Sings” series, word about the importance of Retired U.S. Supreme Court Justice Sandra Day O’Connor, left, with Elena Kagan, Maureen Mahoney and Wendy Webster Williams. “Ms. Carpenter is an artist in the was both concert and conversa- these five freedoms to our truest sense of the word,” Hilly tion. Carpenter, Collins and democracy. said. “With her live performance General Elena Kagan, now a described what she called a singer-songwriter Rodney Crowell Exploring women’s and studio albums, her music 1 for All founders include First Supreme Court justice; Wendy “breadwinner mentality,” where performed thought-provoking has touched and inspired so Amendment Center President contributions in law Webster Williams, a professor of “men think they have to support songs. Carpenter was also many.” Ken Paulson and Executive law at Georgetown University; their families financially, and interviewed by First Amendment More than 130 years after Belva women are much more likely to Director Gene Policinski, who and Maureen Mahoney, a Center President Ken Paulson. Carpenter’s work has ranged Lockwood became the first think, ‘One of my key jobs in life now oversee the campaign. partner at Latham & Watkins in from “She Thinks He’ll Keep female Supreme Court advocate is to nurture my children.’” In presenting the award Paulson Washington, D.C. Her,” a song about a woman “In the marketplace of ideas, in 1879, women still face subtle said Carpenter was being recog- asserting her independence, to sometimes you have to market,” barriers in practicing law. An At one point in the discussion of “The best thing that could happen,” nized for “a remarkable body of exploration of the voices and role barriers to women, O’Connor she added, is that men develop the Katrina-inspired “Houston.” Paulson said. “We’re building of women in the federal judiciary their “nurturing instinct, which awareness through the news asked bluntly, “What are we “Freedom Sings” involves a made for a captivating program leads to a discussion on paternity media, social media, celebrities doing about it?” touring company that performs led by retired U.S. Supreme leave” and how that has been and schools.” once-controversial or challenging Court Justice Sandra Day “We’re doing better, but it’s still a helpful. songs on college campuses and Media partners have carried O’Connor at the Newseum in rocky road,” said Williams. “I’m at First Amendment-related thousands of ads free of charge January 2010. impressed with how much hasn’t The panel said women were more changed.” likely than men to represent public- conferences. The show, now in and celebrities, including Ellen The dearth of female jurists in interest groups and government its 11th year, showcases songs many law firms and government Kagan, who argued her first case law offices at the Supreme Court. from the past two centuries, agencies, balancing work and at the Supreme Court in 2009, They agreed that an increase in reflecting the work of composers home, and even what women said women “always have to be female judges had changed the as varied as Francis Scott Key should wear in the courtroom, aware of the way people are culture in the courtroom. and Eminem. were among issues discussed by perceiving you.” But “in the end, These shows, along with an a panel of female lawyers. The you have to be yourself and have O’Connor said she didn’t think annual fund-raising concert at program, “Women Advocates of people accept you on your own the opinions of female judges at the Bluebird Cafe in Nashville, the Supreme Court Bar: Their terms.” the appellate level carried more Tenn., remain a vibrant part of Day in Court,” was sponsored by or less weight than those of men. Mahoney, who has argued the First Amendment Center’s the First Amendment Center and before the Supreme Court 21 “There are only so many work and allow it to reach the Supreme Court Fellows times, suggested women “show members on an appellate court,” younger audiences with a Program Alumni Association. up as the best prepared and O’Connor said. “You’re going to message about the value of Ken Paulson discussing First Amendment Panelists were then-U.S. Solicitor wow them with your talent.” She take every vote you can get.” Rodney Crowell at the Newseum. free speech in America. freedoms at Winthrop University.

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opportunity for students to learn correspondent Tony Mauro and providing much First Amendment were named by 1% of those about the importance of the First First Amendment Scholar David protection for speech that responding. Similarly, for 48% Amendment in their everyday L. Hudson Jr. handle the bulk of challenges government and law. of Americans TV is the primary lives … . As a teacher, I thought the Supreme Court analysis and source for followup reports on it was a great way to celebrate commentary. A sampling from Hudson also wrote extensively those stories, followed by the Constitution Day and kick off the 2009 and 2010: in 2009 and 2010 on the legal Internet at 29% and newspapers school year learning about our effects of a controversial at 9%. rights.” • United States v. Stevens, in Supreme Court ruling about which the Court rejected a public-employee speech, “While new forms of obtaining Information about the 1 for All federal law barring depictions Garcetti v. Ceballos. The information, including Twitter campaign can be found at of animal cruelty, a law that, if collection of Hudson’s articles, and social media, are much 1forall.us. Visitors to the site are upheld, would have carved out “Garcetti & its aftermath,” tracks discussed and growing in use, urged to show their a new exception to free speech how lower courts have applied most Americans continue to rely Eastern Kentucky University festivities. personal support for these core — the first in 25 years. The the Court’s ruling in numerous on the same news organizations freedoms by “signing” their website provided Mauro’s case cases, generally to the detriment — including the news reports DeGeneres, Brad Paisley, Ke$ha, names to the First Amendment. analysis and other writers’ of public employees’ ability to picked up by online news John Mellencamp and David examinations of whether the speak freely about important providers — on which they have Gregory, have helped promote First Amendment ban actually aids cruelty public concerns. relied for decades,” said Gene the collective efforts. Center Online prosecutions and whether the Policinski, First Amendment law was unconstitutional on State of the First Center senior vice president These ads, along with outreach The center’s website, its face. Amendment surveys and executive director. on Google’s homepage and a firstamendmentcenter.org, is one • Citizens United v. Federal YouTube video contest, have of the most authoritative sources The center’s surveys of public Election Commission, in which Supreme Court Justice John Paul encouraged teachers, parents of news, information and com- attitudes toward First Amendment the Court threw out restrictions Stevens led a discussion in 2009 at the and the public to take a closer mentary in the nation on First freedoms have been conducted on spending (but not a ban on Newseum of the continuing importance look at the First Amendment. Amendment issues. since 1997. In 2009 and 2010, the direct contributions) to support of the 1803 Supreme Court case center commissioned a general, Surveys have shown that very or oppose federal candidates. Marbury v. Madison, which established The site features daily updates nationwide poll supplemented few students are able to identify Through analysis of Court the Court’s power of judicial review. on news about First Amend- by several smaller national polls the five freedoms of the First briefs, a poll conducted Photo by Lauren Morrell, Collection of ment-related developments, by Gallup on specific issues. Amendment and it’s clear that information and detailed reports for the First Amendment the Supreme Court of the United States. teachers need all the tools they about U.S. Supreme Court cases Center on public attitudes In 2009, the survey explored the can get. 1 for All has provided and other judicial developments toward corporate spending, concern can’t justify short- extent to which Americans still lesson plans for grades K-12 and involving the First Amendment; and commentary and analysis circuiting the core First turn to traditional news media in sponsored First Amendment and commentary, analysis and after the decision, the center Amendment right to speak an increasingly online world. The festivals on America’s campuses. special reports concerning free framed the result as positive out on elections and issues.” results: Americans still seek out for free-speech rights. As The college events have ranged expression, press freedom and Changes on the Court itself were traditional news sources on Ken Paulson wrote, “You from a Yale University law school religious-liberty issues. examined in a variety of posts. major stories, despite skepticism certainly can make the case examination of online First In 2009, Justice David Souter about news-. And A hallmark of the site is the that the dramatic escalation Amendment rights to the University announced his retirement and they support the idea of a free In 2010, the general survey comprehensive examination of in spending on attack ads has of North Carolina-Chapel Hill’s was replaced by Sonia Sotomayor; press as a watchdog on found that a clear majority of First Amendment issues raised been a negative for America’s celebration of literary freedom in 2010, Justice John Paul Stevens government. Americans — even those who in the Supreme Court. Legal electoral process, but that don’t practice a particular faith and California State University- retired and was replaced by U.S. Though innovations such as Fullerton’s exploration of censor- Solicitor General Elena Kagan. The — say public school students Twitter have attracted users should have more latitude to ship and copyright issues. site offered online symposiums and headlines, TV and other exploring Souter’s First express their religious faith in Each school applies the First traditional news outlets remain school. Amendment legacy, Sotomayor’s the dominant source when big Amendment theme in its own First Amendment opinions from way, leading to a wide range of news breaks, the survey found. Polling by Gallup in 2010 for the her lower court career, Stevens’ TV was the first source for major First Amendment Center found: programming on controversial record in First Amendment cases, content, intellectual property, news stories for about half of and Kagan’s relatively sparse respondents, followed by • Parents should be the ones religion, banned books and free-speech and religious-liberty most responsible for deciding the arts. Internet at 15%, radio at 13% record. and newspapers at 10% — whether minors can buy or Amy Trenkle, who teaches 8th which places traditional news rent violent video games. For the 40th anniversary of Results were released just grade U.S. history at Stuart- Brandenburg v. Ohio, in 2009, media (TV, radio and newspapers) Hobson Middle School in as the first source for 72% of before U.S. Supreme Court Hudson took an analytical look arguments on a California law Washington, D.C., says “the at the landmark case that set Americans. Twitter, e-mails and 1 for All grant was a wonderful social-networking sites each that bans sale or rental of such precedent on advocating force, games to those 17 or younger.

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• On the one-year anniversary of President Obama’s inaugu- ration, the poll found that 40% wanted better news coverage of the administration’s policies and practices on the economy, with 30% saying health-care coverage should be the first priority. The wars in Iraq and Afghanistan and the “war on terror” were distant selections, at 12% and 11% respectively. Religious Freedom Education Project at the Newseum

In January 2010, the First Amendment Center launched a new approach in its long-time work in the area of religious liberty.

The Religious Freedom Education Project at the Newseum is the Charles C. Haynes welcomes the audience at a program on “God in America” only nonpartisan initiative in in September 2010. Washington, D.C., focused on Left to right: Film editor Andrea Hull, Chaplain Ben Sandford, filmmaker Lee Lawrence and filmmaker Terry Nickelson discuss “Chaplains Under Fire.” educating the American public • Assist local communities and schools. More than 100 students about the religious-liberty public schools in addressing from Belarus discovered how initiative called Face to Faith in emphasis on linking young principles of the First Amend- controversies and divisions religious freedom works in the ‘Chaplains Under Fire’ American public schools. Active people in this country with their ment. In a highly successful first involving religious and U.S. – and should work In April, the project held the in more than 250 schools in 15 peers in Muslim-majority year, the project sponsored ideological differences, with throughout the world. Washington, D.C., premiere of countries, Face to Faith provides countries, including Jordan, public programs at the Newseum, the aim of developing a shared the independent documentary students of different faiths and Pakistan, Lebanon, the Palestinian developed partnerships with understanding of the role of In 2010, the project sponsored film “Chaplains Under Fire.” beliefs across the world opportu- Territories and Indonesia. national and international religion in public life. five public programs at the Newseum, developed partnerships Some 500 people filled the nities to learn directly with, from organizations, and convened “Face to Faith is not only In 2009, Haynes led First with national and international Annenberg Theater at the and about each other. By means religious and civil liberties groups consistent with the First Amendment seminars on religion organizations, and convened Newseum to view the film and of video-conferencing and an to address religious-liberty issues Amendment,” Haynes said, in public schools for more than religious and civil liberties groups hear a panel discussion featuring online community, students of shared concern. “but it’s also an extraordinary 1,000 teachers and administrators on religious-liberty issues. filmmakers Lee Lawrence and investigate global issues of opportunity to advance First The project, directed by Charles in Florida, Oklahoma, Texas, Terry Nickelson. common concern and explore Amendment principles by Haynes, senior scholar at the Utah and Illinois. Closer to ‘Making of a Catholic how their beliefs and values According to Charles Haynes, encouraging student voices, First Amendment Center, sets home, the center offered shape their understanding of President’ who moderated the panel, “The modeling religious liberty, and out with several goals: religious-freedom seminars at those issues. role that chaplains play in the the Newseum to a variety of On March 8, the Religious Freedom educating for understanding military — and the church-state • Convene and work with religious, groups. The Coro Institute sent Education Project sponsored In April, the project held a across faiths, beliefs, cultures tensions they face — is not well political and academic leaders 30 young leaders-in-training to “Making of a Catholic President” meeting of religious, civil liberties and nationalities.” understood. ‘Chaplains Under to educate the public on the the Newseum for a workshop on to mark the 50th anniversary year and education groups at the Fire’ is a compelling look at ‘God in America’ meaning and significance of civic engagement and religious- of the 1960 election. A large Newseum to introduce Face to religious liberty in the United chaplains in action — and a Faith in the United States — and liberty principles. The State audience at the Knight Confer- In September, the Religious States and throughout the world. provocative examination of the to form a diverse advisory group Department sent Russian ence Center and via C-SPAN Freedom Education Project First Amendment debate to guide the program in the years Muslim leaders to learn about heard firsthand accounts from partnered with WGBH Boston • Develop consensus guidelines surrounding their work.” ahead. Then in July at the how religion is addressed in First Amendment Center Founder and the Pew Forum on Religion on religious-liberty issues to Newseum, the project sponsored American public schools. Special John Seigenthaler and former and Public Life to sponsor the help Americans and people Face to Faith the first teacher-training Olympics Washington interns, a NBC News correspondent Sander God in America National of other nations address conference for Face to Faith in group of college students learning Vanocur about the “religion In 2010, the Religious Freedom Symposium on Religious Literacy. differences and avoid conflict the U.S. The goal is to expand how to advocate for people with issue” in presidential politics Education Project began a long- The conversation anticipated by working toward a common the program to at least 120 special needs, discussed how to then and now. term collaboration with the Tony the broadcast in October of the vision of the common good. American schools over the use First Amendment freedoms Blair Faith Foundation to groundbreaking PBS series next two years, placing special to expand their mission to the implement a new education “God in America.”

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Looking ahead 2010

In 2011, the Religious Freedom “What Has Become of Freedom Education Project at the Newseum of Information?” That was the will advance its educational central question at the 12th mission in significant new ways annual National Freedom of through partnerships with the Information Day Conference Tony Blair Faith Foundation, March 15 at the Newseum. Wesley Theological Seminary, Some noteworthy moments: the Holocaust Museum, and the Faith and Politics Institute on • Norman Eisen, special counsel Capitol Hill. to President Obama for Ethics and Government Reform, National FOI Day detailed administration efforts Conferences to make federal agencies and departments more “trans- 2009 parent.” But he said, “It takes time to get an entire government Less than two months after to decide how we are going to President Barack Obama was change the culture” toward sworn into office and promised more openness. In response greater transparency in the to evaluations of Obama federal government, open- administration policy that say government advocates convened information-disclosure practice Ray Suarez, senior correspondent, “PBS NewsHour,” at “God in America” program. March 13 to examine his Rep. John Conyers Jr., D-Mich., delivers keynote speech at 2009 National FOI Day. is lagging behind policy, predecessor’s record at the 11th particularly in some large The symposium, held in the Covering religion in annual National Freedom of going to be examined for quite warned against being too optimistic agencies such as the Treasury Knight Conference Center, the post-9/11 world Information Day Conference at a while.” about the Obama administration. Department, Eisen said the featured two panels — one on the Newseum. focus should “not be on failing religion coverage by the news On a panel after Vladeck’s Thomas M. Susman, director of to make the grade,” but rather Recent events in the United “(President George W.) Bush will media and another on religion remarks, Rena Steinzor, the American Bar Association’s on agencies that — while States – from anti-mosque go down as a secrecy president,” in public schools — both professor of law at the University Government Affairs Office, facing some difficulties — are protests to threats of Quran said Georgetown Law Professor moderated by Ray Suarez of of Maryland, discussed the Bush received the annual James “rising to the challenge.” burning – are stark reminders David Vladeck during his opening “PBS NewsHour.” On the first that in the post-9/11 world, administration’s handling of Madison Award for his work in remarks on “The Last Eight • Miriam Nisbet, director of panel, Ken Paulson was part of religion matters. For journalists, critical infrastructure information. championing the public’s right Years: Freedom of Information OGIS — Office of Government a lively discussion about the covering domestic and world She offered an example in which to know. The American Library in the Bush Era.” Information Services, created current state of the religion beat events requires taking religion a map of environmental cleanup Association presented the award, in 2009 — said she could see and the impact of new media on seriously. But how well do After the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist areas was unavailable because given annually to mark the definite signs that federal religion coverage. On the second, journalists report the religious attacks, Vladeck said, the Bush the location was also an anniversary of Madison’s birth. Charles Haynes joined Dan Mach dimension of the news? Do the administration seemed to feel Army post. of the ACLU and two educators news media help or hurt as more justified in withholding Quoting Judge Damon Keith of the to consider the constitutional Americans struggle to understand information. “The message to 6th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals, and educational challenges the often-complex and contentious agencies seemed to be, ‘Don’t Steinzor said, “Democracy dies involved in taking religion issues surrounding the role of worry about the legal basis for behind closed doors.” seriously in public schools. religion in politics and society? withholding information — at this point the ends justify Mark Tapscott, editorial page Religious tests for office? In October, the project brought the means,’” he said. editor for The Washington together leading experts in Although Article VI of the Examiner, countered some of journalism, religion and public In his keynote address to the the criticism of the Bush Constitution prohibits any affairs for a timely discussion of conference, House Judiciary religious test for office, the administration and noted that religion coverage in our perilous Committee Chairman John Bush signed the Federal religious affiliation of candidates times. Panel members included Conyers Jr., D-Mich., said he often plays a major role in Accountability and Transparency Phil Bennett, professor of was not ready to “move on” Act during his time in office. American political campaigns. journalism and public policy, by shrugging off alleged In October, the project convened Duke University, and former constitutional violations of “I don’t think that things were as a diverse panel of experts to managing editor of The the Bush administration. bad as we in the transparency consider the importance of Washington Post, and Stephen community, based on history, religious affiliation in contem- Burgard, director of Northeastern “We’ve come out of a horrible seem to think given the context Gene Policinski, left, First Amendment Center senior vice president/executive director, moderates audience porary American elections. University’s School of Journalism. period,” Conyers said. “This is of a war,” he said. Tapscott also questions for Rep. William Lacy Clay, D-Mo., during National FOI Day 2010.

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agencies were becoming more Library Association, The program was presented by School, brings together law open. But she noted that OpenTheGovernment.org and the law firms Arnold & Porter students from more than 30 training, staff size and policy the Sunshine in Government and McDermott Will & Emery in schools nationwide and legal issues remained as hurdles to Initiative. partnership with the First professionals to tackle real- meeting a 2009 Obama Amendment Center. Among the world issues. open-government directive. The conference included panelists in three sessions were: announcement by the American John Nassikas, Abbe Lowell, and In 2009, the 19th annual • Rep. William Lacy Clay, D-Mo., Library Association of the winners Baruch Weiss, lead defense competition’s problem, inspired the conference keynote of its annual James Madison lawyers in the AIPAC case; as always by current First speaker, drew applause when Award. Receiving the 2010 Gen. Michael Hayden, former Amendment litigation, involved he slammed what he termed award were the watchdog group director of both the Central the limits of free speech for a “swinging pendulum” of Citizens for Responsibility and Intelligence Agency and the Na- public employees. administration policy over Ethics in Washington and tional Security Agency; Jeffrey H. several presidencies regarding Meredith Fuchs, general counsel The team from J. Reuben Clark Smith, former CIA general Law School, Brigham Young disclosure of information. Clay for the nonprofit group National counsel; Lucy Dalglish, Reporters said that under various Security Archive. University, won the competition Committee for Freedom of the Feb. 20. Winning team members presidents agencies were told Press; Mark Mazzetti, The New they would receive White Criminal law, national were Benjamin Smith and York Times; author Gabe Kirstin Norman. House support for strategies security and the First Schoenfeld; Michael Isikoff, to deny disclosure, while other NBC News; William Leonard of “The issue is very volatile right First Amendment Center Founder John Seigenthaler, right, congratulates law administrations championed Amendment the National Endowment for now, it’s very timely and it’s student Spencer Ritchie of the runner-up University of Mississippi team in the 2009 greater public access Democracy; Eric Lieberman, something that everybody seems National Moot Court Competition. to records. Journalists, lawyers and members of the military grappled with general counsel for The to have different opinions on,” In 2010, the team from the religion. The weekly column, For the conference, the First thorny issues involving national Washington Post; and Kenneth Norman said. University of San Diego written alternately by Senior Vice Amendment Center brought security and the First Amendment L. Wainstein, former assistant School of Law won the President/Executive Director together access advocates, at an October 2010 conference. U.S. attorney general. government officials, judges, 20th Annual National Gene Policinski and Senior lawyers, librarians, journalists, Under discussion at the Newseum First Amendment Moot First Amendment Moot Scholar Charles C. Haynes, also educators and others to discuss were the free-press implications Court Competition Court Competition. director of the Religious Liberty timely issues related to and national-security concerns Winning team members Education Project at the Newseum, transparency in government. in controversial cases ranging The two-day competition, were Courtney Randall reminds readers of the importance The program was co-sponsored from the Pentagon Papers to the co-sponsored by the First and Derek Hecht. of protecting First Amendment by Sunshine Week and held in AIPAC Espionage Act case to Amendment Center and Runner-up was the freedoms. “Inside the First cooperation with the American WikiLeaks disclosures. Vanderbilt University Law team from Brooklyn Law Amendment” appears regularly School. Team members in more than 250 newspapers were Sarah Young and and online news sites nationwide. John Mulvaney. Ken Paulson, president of the The competition problem First Amendment Center, was a involved “free-speech contributing writer to USA Today zones” imposed on in 2009 and 2010, and in 2010 political protest, pitting wrote several columns for the the First Amendment Yahoo.com news site. freedom to assemble against public-safety On Yahoo.com: “Dr. Laura, concerns. Teams of Sarah Palin and the fight over student advocates from free speech,” “Why we shouldn’t 36 law schools argued ban bulls-eyes,” and “Church, State and the First Amendment: 2009 competition winners Benjamin both sides of the case. What O’Donnell and Coons need Smith, Kirstin Norman from Brigham to know.” For USA Today: “Lying Young University. ‘Inside the First may be distasteful, but it’s also Amendment’ columns, free speech”; “How obscene is Runner-up in the two-day other commentary video-game violence?” and competition was the team from “Sophomoric speech is free University of Mississippi School “Inside the First Amendment” speech too.” of Law. Team members were provides expert perspective on Julianne Lofton and Spencer cutting-edge issues involving Ritchie. freedom of speech, press and Final-round arguments in 2009, with University of Mississippi School of Law team member Julianne Lofton facing the judges.

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“It is one of the Freedom Forum’s core beliefs that fair, Since 1991, nearly 3,000 men Those who take part in Diversity Crucial to success is another and women of diverse back- Institute programs are “changing goal: meeting a standard. accurate and compelling storytelling is accomplished grounds have graduated from the face of American journalism,” “There’s only one standard we best when a newsroom’s workforce reflects the diversity the diversity programs you’ll see said Jack Marsh, Diversity live by and that’s a standard of on these pages. That number Institute president and chief excellence,” he said. of its community. continues to grow. operating officer — a 27-year veteran editor and reporter for That won’t change and the goals “The Freedom Forum established the Diversity Reflecting the needs of the Gannett Co. newspapers. won’t change, Marsh adds, but journalism profession and its he is the first to acknowledge Institute as a nonprofit school dedicated to aspiring storytellers, the programs Marsh attributes much of the that the methods might change the recruiting, training, mentoring and offer varied emphases and levels success of the institute to the as the news industry confronts of training, from multimedia boot “passion, principles and good new technology and a changing retaining of a diverse workforce in the camps in Nashville, Tenn., work” of the students, marketplace. Several programs newsrooms of the United States.” to full-immersion journalism professionals and educators — such as the American Indian instruction for Chips Quinn who take what they learn in the Journalism Institute — already Jack Marsh, president and chief operating officer/Diversity Institute Scholars, also in Nashville, to programs back to newsrooms have changed to position workshops in South Dakota and universities across the students better for the future. The Freedom Forum Diversity aimed at increasing Native country. He credits just as fully Institute is a school. Each of its American representation in the “our supporters in the business “We’re not tied to the past,” many programs is a classroom nation’s news media. and the dedicated staff of the he said. “We’re still trying to for the present and future of Freedom Forum and Diversity accomplish the same things, journalism — a journalism that Institute.” but how we accomplish those embraces the latest technology things can change.” to tell important stories that As Marsh often tells learners affect people, and that in the programs, includes and reflects “We’re all about The John Seigenthaler Center the diversity of success.” at Vanderbilt University in America’s Nashville, Tenn., is home to people. many Diversity Institute training programs, as well as to the First Amendment Center.

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Multimedia training The program is not about multi- media alone, Hoeppner said, but For journalism students: also focuses on converging other “When I first got there, media platforms with traditional I thought it (multimedia) print news. Therefore, writing, was a little over my head.” reporting, using AP style, job- search strategies and professional The drill begins on a Sunday newsroom skills are also evening in June when the 12 emphasized, she said. Multimedia Scholars meet for “We seek to prepare the whole dinner at the Diversity Institute in individual looking for a job. The Nashville to start pre-internship purpose is to give students an training. opportunity and advantage as “I am not going to lie,” Geoffrey they launch their careers.” Cooper said. “When I first got That’s why the program brings in there, I thought it (multimedia) news professionals. A retired was a little over my head.” 2010 Chips Quinn Scholar Kristy Chu works on her videotaping skills. Reginald Owens, journalism head at Louisiana Tech University, instructs Amaris Washington Post editor teaches newswriting and helps students But when the North Carolina Bailey, a 2010 Multimedia Scholar. and getting internships. They get back empty-handed. It doesn’t fine-tune their resumés. A veteran Central University senior left two life skills. matter if the event didn’t happen weeks later for his eight-week students of color who since 2007 It’s the students who keep her journalist and college professor have completed training for the inspired about the program, she or the subjects were unwilling. Find summer internship at the South coaches on basic journalism “The Multimedia Scholars program something else to photograph.” Bend (Ind.) Tribune, he was Diversity Institute Multimedia said. Many students, especially skills and diversity issues. Other altered the way I see the world confident about multimedia. Scholars program sponsored in at historically black colleges and media professionals, including around me, both from a news Networking with other interns conjunction with Schurz universities, she added, are freelance journalists and standpoint and in everyday life,” and Diversity Institute faculty “In two weeks, it (doing Communications. Successful passionate about journalism but academics, teach multimedia, said Amaris Bailey, copy editor at and staff was an important as- multimedia) was like clockwork,” students receive a college don’t have the facilities, exposure photography and reporting. First The News-Star in Monroe, La., pect of this program for Imani said Cooper, who now works at scholarship, three hours of to news professionals or often Amendment Center staff teaches and 2010 graduate of Louisiana Jackson, a 2009 scholar and ed- his hometown newspaper, The course credit in multimedia at the training in some media areas ethics and media law. Hoeppner Tech University in Ruston. She itor of The Gramblinite. She in- Rocky Mount Telegram in North Belmont University in Nashville to compete. herself is a prize-winning was an intern at the South Bend terned at the Somerset Daily Carolina. and a paid eight-week summer “The Diversity Institute gave me photojournalist and a pioneer Tribune. American in Pennsylvania. multimedia internship at a the first opportunity to gain in multimedia journalism. As a government and political Schurz newsroom. “The most important thing I “We really did become like a reporter, he uses multimedia and professional experience,” The program is intensive, starting learned, both during the multi- family,” she said. “It is a huge other journalism skills learned at “I see the Multimedia Scholars Jerome Hubbard said. “Before at 8:30 a.m. every day and media training and my internship, thing to be a part of a network, to the Diversity Institute’s Multimedia program as an entry point for going to the Diversity Institute, depending on student assign- is that you can only fail if you keep in touch and to see what Scholars program. students who may not otherwise I didn’t have any professional ments, lasting late into the give up,” Bailey said. “Circum- other people are doing.” have an opportunity to learn experience — only experience at evening. It includes hands-on stances do not matter. When you “I have incorporated video and This report was written by Reginald multimedia journalism in their The Gramblinite,” the student training and lectures. are assigned to produce a slide audio into my reporting,” Cooper Owens, journalism head and associate college curriculum,” said Val newspaper at Grambling State show … the only way you fail said. At the end of two weeks, the professor at Louisiana Tech University. Hoeppner, Diversity Institute University in Louisiana. that assignment is if you come students have completed two Cooper is one of more than 40 director/education. Hubbard is now a graduate Soundslide presentations, student at the University of two videos and two stories; California-Berkeley, where he is responded to at least five blog studying multimedia. questions online; and completed “The experience of working in numerous classroom assignments. the newsroom was priceless,” As tough as it appears, the said Samantha Norman, a senior program creates an atmosphere at Benedict College in Columbia, of learning and caring. “They S.C. “No matter how many develop a sense of community,” people who could teach me what Hoeppner said. “They develop a it was like, it meant nothing until support system. I also think that I experienced it myself.” as a faculty, we set an example Norman, a senior, is editor of Tiger for them in terms of how they News, the student newspaper. should behave in the newsroom.” She was an intern in 2010 at the The benefits to students go Winchester Sun in Kentucky. beyond learning journalism skills From left, Colleen Olson, freelance producer, works with reporter Stan Donaldson, Marie De Jesus, left, doing a practice interview with Lizbeth Gonzalez. Both are 2010 Cleveland Plain Dealer, and Pinky Kansupada, , Louisville, in a Chips Quinn Scholars. multimedia boot camp. 22 FREEDOM FORUM 2009-10 ANNUAL REPORT • DIVERSITY INSTITUTE DIVERSITY INSTITUTE • FREEDOM FORUM 2009-10 ANNUAL REPORT 23 Diversity Institute Diversity Institute

For journalism professionals: Chips Quinn If there is a secret to the success, “It’s a game-changer going to scholars old and new will say it’s the multimedia boot camp.” Scholars: 1,200-plus the network of mentors, coaches, alums and growing Chips alums and fellow scholars, Diversity Institute multimedia a web of support that starts with training expanded to professionals In 1991, six young aspiring their pre-internship training and and educators in 2010 with a journalists of color gathered at goes on throughout their careers. series of game-changing boot the Freedom Forum offices in camps. Arlington, Va., to prepare for “Without a doubt, something their newspaper internships in magical happens at each and The six boot camps held in 2009 the newly christened Chips every orientation program,” said and 2010 reached 66 educators, Quinn Scholars program. That program director Karen Catone. 26 professionals and two students. year, the fax machine was still “The alumni have taken a great Forty-four, or 47%, of attendees high-tech. The Internet was in its deal of responsibility in shaping were people of color. infancy. Smartphones were half this program. They assist in Val Hoeppner: ‘Journalism assessing candidate applications, The initiative has changed not a generation away. Now, with lead most orientation sessions is changing, not dying’ just individuals, but whole more than 1,200 alumni and and mentor the new scholars departments. growing, the Chips Quinn In journalism, there are those who are reluctant Scholars program for diversity in who show up in their newsrooms to face the digital revolution — and there are Mauro Diaz had hoped multi- journalism is the nation’s leading — either as interns or new Chips program co-founder John C. Quinn prepares to honor alumna Dawn Majors with those who lead it. Val Hoeppner, Diversity media training would boost him newsroom-training and internship employees.” a Loie Legacy award for coming back to teach at orientation. from the Spanish-language Al Institute director/education, known to many program for young journalists of It’s about relationships. “The Dia to the parent Dallas Morning as the “Multimedia Guru,” is one of the latter. color working to diversify program may last for a few team. “That’s just awesome to The depth and breadth of the News. His Diversity Institute American newsrooms. months, but the relationships, me,” she said. “And being in- Chips network is a dream come While some professional journalists homed in training soon jumped him all vited to come back and speak to true for program co-founder These days, new scholars — from mentors to new friends, are on the uncertainties, Hoeppner got excited by the way to ESPN. the new students might be John C. Quinn, who along with “Chipsters” — gather at the everlasting,” says Martha the possibilities. intended to motivate them, his late wife, Loie, created the Mark Dolan, an associate Freedom Forum Diversity Ramirez, a 2008 scholar, now a but I think I am the one who program as a living legacy for professor of journalism at the Institute facility in Nashville for reporter for Excélsior Newspaper/ “I tried to be optimistic,” Hoeppner said. leaves more motivated.” their son, John C. “Chips” Quinn University of Mississippi, said, boot-camp training, but with a Orange County Register “I looked at the situation and said, Jr., who was killed in a car crash “Boot camp completely altered 21st century twist. Under the Communications. “It’s a forever Martin Reynolds, a 1995 alumnus ‘Journalism is changing, not dying.’” in 1990. Then editor of the my professional life as a leadership of Jack Marsh, support system.” and the first Chipster editor of a Poughkeepsie (N.Y.) Journal, journalism educator.” president and chief operating major daily newspaper — the Hoeppner oversees instruction for all Freedom One of those mentors is Chips Quinn was a dogged officer of the Diversity Institute, Oakland (Calif.) Tribune — loves Forum new-media training programs, which Dolan went from feeling he was Jamesetta Walker, a 1993 champion of newsroom diversity. Chips training has grown from watching new generations of serve journalism professionals, educators and behind his students to being scholar, now an assistant city The morning after his death, the three days to nine. It now Chips interns enter his newsroom. students. The Missouri native is also an ahead. Multimedia is now part editor and style columnist for Chips Quinn Scholars program includes a rigorous hands-on Associated Press Photo Managers board of every class he teaches. It just The Virginian-Pilot in Norfolk, was born. week of high-tech multimedia “I feel like an old man compared member, a 2011 Pulitzer Prize juror, a member comes naturally, he said, and Va. She, along with other “old” to them, but it’s refreshing to skill-building, equipping scholars “To listen to those once-timid students look to him for alums, comes to the Diversity experience the fire and excitement of the Native American Journalists Association for anything that digital-age newcomers return to the scene guidance on creating stories Institute to lead workshops for in their eyes when they arrive,” and most recently a Best of News Design journalism might throw at them: of their beginnings to pass on and editing audio and video. new generations of journalists- Reynolds said. “Even more judge for the Society for News Design. video shooting and editing; audio the lessons of their careers is, in-the-making. inspiring is that they keep coming “It’s a game-changer going to recording and Sound Slide indeed, a glowing satisfaction But most of all, Hoeppner loves teaching. — that these bright, young the multimedia boot camp,” production; photography, with “Because I’m a 1993 alum, to this old editor,” said Quinn, And students recognize her passion. students of color continue to be Dolan said. “I found myself both cameras and smartphones; some of the younger Chipsters at a founding editor of USA Today. intent on becoming journalists. ahead of my students ... it digital map-making; using my media organization make it “And it’s certainly a living “She was the first person to teach me multi- I love telling them I, too, am a catches you up and puts you cutting-edge iPod/iPhone sound as if I’m one of the last tribute to Chips and his late media,” said Tiffany Williams, a Chips Quinn Chipster. I then go through my forward very quickly.” applications to record and original Temptations,” Walker mother, Loie.” Scholar and graduate student at Michigan send on-the-spot news. said. Digital journalism didn’t spiel, putting a little of the fear State University. “She provided me with the This report was written by Joe exist back when Walker went of God in them: Don’t screw up, “I had no multimedia skills what- opportunity to realize my own talent.” Grimm, visiting editor in residence at The numbers show the program’s through the program. But now, you have a legacy to live up to, soever before Chips Quinn. Now, Michigan State University's School of impact: As of December 2010, she works hand-in-hand with a a history to look to and respect. I’m addicted to it,” said Ilissa Journalism. After his multimedia Charles Pulliam, also a Chips Quinn Scholar 42% of employed Chips Quinn recent Chips graduate, a Web But the thing is, they already Gilmore, a summer 2010 scholar. training, he reorganized the school’s and a graduate of the American Indian graduates were still working in producer assigned to her news get it.” Gilmore returned to finish her Journalism Institute, agrees: “I know I’m second-tier reporting course. The newspapers, and 60% were in studies at Wayne State University students now run nine hyper-local media-related jobs — impressive a valuable asset to any newsroom just news sites and he has been named numbers considering recent because of the tools the Freedom Forum course coordinator. has given me.” seismic shifts in the newspaper ‘Chips Quinn emphasized the importance of helping others learn industry, with layoffs, furloughs and pay cuts. the profession. And it gave me the opportunity to give back.’ – Sue Stock, 2000 Scholar

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‘It’s simple – I Register in Santa Ana, Calif., She was painfully shy. Maybe too to The Washington Post. shy, too quiet for a career in the wouldn’t be where news media. She expressed “One of the joys of summer is to concern about going too far from I am today without have the talent, enthusiasm and her hometown of Crownpoint, dedication of the Chips Quinn N.M. the Chips Quinn interns in our local information center,” said John Bodette, But she wanted a chance. program.’ executive editor at the St. Cloud So that first summer she was – Manny Lopez, (Minn.) Times. “These Chipsters hired for an internship at the 1994 Scholar are an important part of our Farmington, N.M., Daily Times. future.” Another trip to AIJI and another in Detroit, but in her free time Native American internship — this time at the she produces multimedia stories Great Falls (Mont.) Tribune. for Patch.com, AOL’s network of initiatives Then in summer 2010 a final hyper-local news sites. stint at AIJI and an internship The reason for the Diversity at The Forum of Fargo, N.D. The digital-age training gives Institute’s Native American scholars a leg up in a difficult programs is clear: Native Murphy will graduate from New newsroom environment. “The Americans are the most under- Mexico State University In 2011. Diversity Institute’s multimedia represented minority in She’s already working as a free- boot camp is indirectly responsible journalism. The American lance reporter. And she admits for why I survived a recent round Society of News Editors annual she’s still shy — unless she’s of layoffs at my newspaper,” said census of minorities shows the working on a story. Aaron Morrison, a 2008 alumnus number of Native American Devin Wagner, right, a Native American multimedia journalist with the Sioux Falls, S.D., Argus Leader, mentors Dylan Tymes from and a reporter for the Daily journalists in newsrooms has “I love to talk to people,” she Pine Ridge (S.D.) High School at the Journalism Workshop in 2010. Record/New Jersey Press Media. dropped – only 197 last year, said. “The boot camp helped me stay 0.48% of all newsroom personnel. It was the internships that really Native American college students. “The experience I had at the Native American high school employed.” It’s thanks to these programs that helped — both with her shyness Editors praise the program and American Indian Journalism students to the career of the number is as high as it is. their interns. Institute was one that not only journalism. The workshop is the The Chips Quinn Scholars and her willingness to get out of made me a better journalist but successor to the Native American program would not be where it her comfort zone. American Indian “Each year the experience is a better person,” said Sherri Journalism Career Conference, is without the firm belief and Journalism Institute “I traveled out of my little more positive than the last,” said Keaton, a student at Central which attracted 1,169 high support of a network of “host” reservation hometown on the Mary Jo Hotzler, deputy editor of Michigan University who also school students between 2000 news organizations, from the As Andi Murphy completed her Navajo Nation and I wrote about The Forum and one of Murphy’s was an intern at The Forum last and 2009. News-Star in Monroe, La., to the first American Indian Journalism the glaciers up north, grieving editors in 2010. “These students summer. “I was given Arkansas Democrat-Gazette in Institute class in June 2007, mothers down south and video come to our newsroom hungry experiences that changed my In 2010, 33 students — selected Little Rock to the Orange County faculty members were concerned. gamers in the Midwest,” Murphy for work and willing to learn … . professional and personal life. I through an application process said of her internships. “I was a We wish we could bottle some of connected with people I consider — and 45 volunteers made the photographer, I wrote Web shorts their enthusiasm and sprinkle it family now. And I grew into a program work, along with staff about the weather and car in our newsroom year-round.” proud professional woman.” members and the family of Ruth crashes and put together a Ziolkowski, CEO of the Crazy “These students also bring a Horse Memorial Foundation short audio piece.” new and much-needed Crazy Horse Journalism Workshop and widow of mountain carver AIJI, founded in 2001, is a perspective to our newsroom, . which like many newsrooms, summer-long academic and Mentor Princella Parker lacks the diversity it needs to For several days, students internship program mostly for understands. Native American college be a true reflection of our work under the mentorship of students. The training includes community,” Hotzler said. In “There’s just something about professional journalists and an intense college-level summer 2010, for example, this place that just gets me journalism educators, reporting, journalism course taught at the Murphy wrote a story about re-energized,” Parker said in writing and taking photos to Freedom Forum’s Al Neuharth problems in the Native American the 2010 Native Journal. produce the Native Journal — Media Center on the University foster-care system. “It’s a story I a print newspaper — as well as “This place” is the Crazy Horse of South Dakota campus. Select don’t know that we would have working in multimedia for a Memorial in South Dakota’s Black graduates are then placed in had otherwise, and we were website. Hills, site of the annual Crazy six-week internships at daily thankful for it.” Horse Journalism Workshop. In April 2010, for the first time, newspapers. It’s not just the journalism skills successful graduates were The memorial seems the AIJI is recognized as the premier that students praise. awarded one college credit. appropriate place to expose journalism-training program for Jack Marsh, Diversity Institute president, teaches Chips Quinn Scholars on journalism ethics and proper conduct in newsrooms.

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Frank Vega and Cathie Black with their 2010 Neuharth awards.

In 2009, CBS News Anchor staff of The Volante, one of the Institute, South Dakota Public became the 20th best student newspapers in the Broadcasting and the USD recipient of the award, and in country, and are expected to take Department of Contemporary 2010 Cathie Black and Frank on leadership roles at the paper. Media and Journalism, Willow Pingree of Fort Washakie (Wyo.) Charter High School performs a prayer song honoring Oglala Sioux Chief Crazy Horse atop Vega started the third decade. They do. Scholars in 2010: as well as all the university’s the during the 2009 workshop. student media — The Volante, Couric’s speech and presentation • Seniors Josie Kerk (former radio station KAOR, TV station drew about 4,000 people to the editor in chief) and Jessica The program is specifically Ruth Ziolkowski reminds KYOT and U.Envision, the Couric, Black, Vega DakotaDome on the University of Kokesh (former managing designed for Native high school students that the Crazy Horse student advertising/public South Dakota campus. Answering editor). students planning to attend Memorial is where dreams win Neuharth awards relations agency. a question from a campus TV college and curious about media are made. Since 1989, the Al Neuharth reporter about breaking into the • Sophomores Chris Jessen careers. The mostly one-on-one Journalist in residence Award for Excellence in the news media, Couric said, (editor in chief) and Josie mentorship allows bonds to “Never forget your dreams,” Media has recognized the best “People really respect young Clarey (news editor). Chuck Baldwin is finishing develop that continue long after she tells them each year. and most innovative journalists people … who are self-starters, his fourth year as journalist in the program ends. • Freshmen Kayla Prasek and media figures this nation who are willing to work weekends, (assistant sports editor), residence at the Al Neuharth has to offer. who are always there offering to Payton Randle (assistant Media Center. Baldwin’s primary work hard. I think that’s really duties include advising the The award was established by online editor) and Emma noticed.” Murray (assistant news editor). student newspaper, The Volante, the Freedom Forum and the advising and supervising the University of South Dakota to Vega, chairman and publisher of Former Neuharth scholars can Al Neuharth journalism scholars, recognize lifetime achievement the San Francisco Chronicle, be found in roles across the and teaching in the Department and extraordinary leadership in and Black, chairman of Hearst nation, including at the Argus of Contemporary Media and the news media. Magazines, reviewed their efforts Leader (Sioux Falls, S.D.), The Journalism. to make USA Today a success The list is a journalism who’s Forum of Fargo, N.D., the Des and helped the audience Moines Register, the Norfolk But over the years, those duties who — , Carl T. understand the future of the have grown. Baldwin has Rowan, , Tom Virginian-Pilot and The Wall news media. Street Journal. become heavily involved in both Brokaw, , Charles the College Media Advisers and Kuralt, Albert R. Hunt, Judy C. Neuharth scholarships Media Center the Associated Collegiate Press, Woodruff, Robert MacNeil, Cokie regularly presenting workshop Roberts, Louis D. Boccardi, The Al Neuharth Scholarship for The Al Neuharth Media Center, sessions at conventions on open Timothy J. Russert, John Excellence in Journalism is one on the University of South government, diversity, editorial Seigenthaler, , Tom of the premier journalism Dakota campus, serves as a writing and ethics. He also helps Curley, , Garrison scholarships in the nation, regional center for journalism organize and teach the Diversity Keillor, , Ken providing full in-state tuition and and the First Amendment. Institute’s Native American Paulson, John C. Quinn. fees at the University of South journalism programs. Freedom Forum Founder Al Neuharth presents the 2009 Al Neuharth Award for Dakota, plus a book allowance. Day-to-day, the center is home Excellence in the Media to Katie Couric, CBS News anchor. Neuharth Scholars form the core to the Freedom Forum Diversity

28 FREEDOM FORUM 2009-10 ANNUAL REPORT • DIVERSITY INSTITUTE DIVERSITY INSTITUTE • FREEDOM FORUM 2009-10 ANNUAL REPORT 29 Al Neuharth Free Spirit Scholarship Al Neuharth Free Spirit Scholarship and Journalism Conference and Journalism Conference

2009 A Free Spirit Honoree Award was the U.S., it was a given that NBC News Special Correspondent also presented at the conference, winning would be pretty tough,” talks with Free Spirit Scholars at NBC studios in Washington, D.C., in 2010 after they had One hundred and two high recognizing a free-spirited said Emma Murray, the Free watched a broadcast of “Meet the Press.” school seniors — a boy and a individual whose professional Spirit Scholar chosen from Iowa. girl from every state and the accomplishments as a journalist “It just goes to show that those District of Columbia — came to are noteworthy. The 2009 award who dare to dream go on to do Washington, D.C., in March was given posthumously to Tim things with limitless possibilities.” 2009 for the Al Neuharth Free Russert, veteran NBC News The whirlwind week of conference Spirit Scholarship and Journal- correspondent and longtime activities culminated in an award ism Conference, a program host of “Meet the Press,” who ceremony where the top high created for talented, free-spirited died in 2008. Russert’s widow, school journalist was awarded a journalism students who want to Maureen Orth, accepted the $10,000 college scholarship (see pursue careers in the media. award on his behalf. photo on page 43). Dana Sand More than 800 students The scholarship and conference from West Chester, Ohio, won competed for the winning slots program, funded by the Freedom the highest prize. Each of the through essays, recommendations Forum, was established to honor other 50 students received and journalism activities. Each Al Neuharth, the founder of the $1,000 scholarships. winner was given an all-expense- Freedom Forum, USA Today and “I went into this week an aspiring paid trip to the nation’s capital the Newseum. The motto of the journalist. I came home a Free and a $1,000 college scholarship. program is “Dream. Dare. Do.” Spirit journalist, believing in The conference provided 2010 myself and my new identity as opportunities to meet professional a writer,” said Julie Conlon of journalists, visit major news Another group of Al Neuharth Vermont. organizations and explore the Free Spirit journalism-student “The Free Spirit conference Newseum to learn about news- scholars came to Washington in changed my life and gave me media history and free-press 2010, through an even more a newfound optimism for the issues. challenging competition in which future of journalism,” commented only one high school senior Adam Offitzer, after he returned At the conference, two top journalist was chosen from home to New Jersey. students were honored with each state and the District of additional scholarships: Columbia. Olivia Najor, of Royal Oak, Mich., Stephen Nichols from Leawood, said: “We now know we will Kan., and Maggie Cannon from “With hundreds of journalism change the world with our words.” Edmond, Okla. students applying from all over

The 2009 Free Spirit Scholars on the rooftop of the Newseum, overlooking Washington, D.C.

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The Freedom Forum’s net assets totaled $531 million in 2010. The endowment returned 11.26% in 2010. The endowment investments are fully diversified into the following asset classes: Domestic equity...... 38% International equity...... 21% Hedge funds ...... 23% Fixed income...... 11% Private equity ...... 7%

Freedom Forum Balance Sheet (in $ millions)

Freedom Forum Newseum Total

For the Year Ended December 31, 2008

Investments 331.2 51.2 382.4 Land & Buildings 475.4 59.4 534.8 Gifts Receivable 0.0 63.1 63.1 Other 14.0 2.4 16.4 Total Assets 820.6 176.1 996.7 Accounts/Grants Payable 71.1 2.4 73.5 Notes Payable 364.2 34.9 399.1 Total Liabilities 435.3 37.3 472.6 Net Assets for 2008 385.3 138.8 524.1

For the Year Ended December 31, 2009

Investments 385.2 28.2 413.4 Land & Buildings 460.2 58.5 518.7 Gifts Receivable 0.0 53.4 53.4 Other 3.8 10.8 14.6 Total Assets 849.2 150.9 1,000.1 Accounts/Grants Payable 43.1 1.7 44.8 Notes Payable 364.7 34.4 399.1 Total Liabilities 407.8 36.1 443.9 Net Assets for 2009 441.4 114.8 556.2

For the Year Ended December 31, 2010

Investments 409.4 5.4 414.8 Land & Buildings 444.9 57.7 502.6 Gifts Receivable 0.0 46.1 46.1 Other 12.8 2.6 15.4 Total Assets 867.1 111.8 978.9 Accounts/Grants Payable 55.0 1.8 56.8 Notes Payable 357.2 33.9 391.1 Total Liabilities 412.2 35.7 447.9 Net Assets for 2010 454.9 76.1 531.0

32 FREEDOM FORUM 2009-10 ANNUAL REPORT • FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS FREEDOM FORUM 2009-10 ANNUAL REPORT 33 Founder & Trustees Trustees & Senior Management

Founder Emeritus trustees Michael Coleman William H. Strong James W. Abbott Freedom Forum Cocoa Beach, Fla. Chicago Vermillion, S.D. Howard Baker Senior Management Allen H. Neuharth Newspaper management Managing director and vice President, University of Huntsville, Tenn. South Dakota Cocoa Beach, Fla. consultant; chairman, Cool chairman, Investment Bank, Susan Bennett Lawyer; former U.S. Senate Founder/Freedom Media Consultants; former Morgan Stanley majority leader, White House Michael Coleman Senior vice president/exhibits, Forum and Newseum chairman, Cape Publications chief of staff and U.S. David Westin Cocoa Beach, Fla. programs and media relations Founder of USA Today and ambassador to Japan Michael G. Gartner Newspaper management former chairman and chief Mary Kay Blake Des Moines, Iowa Former president, ABC News consultant; chairman, executive officer, Gannett Co. Bernard B. Brody, M.D. Cool Media Consultants; Senior vice president/ Principal owner, Iowa Cubs development Rochester, N.Y. baseball team; former Anthony A. Williams former chairman, Freedom Forum Cape Publications Former senior vice president president, NBC News Washington, D.C. Pamela Galloway-Tabb for medical affairs, Board of Trustees Executive director, Corporate Michael G. Gartner Genesee Hospital Gary L. Ginsberg Senior vice president/ Executive Board; former Des Moines, Iowa conferences and special Charles L. Overby New York City Gen. Harry W. Brooks Jr. mayor, Washington, D.C. Principal owner, Iowa Cubs services Brentwood, Tenn. Executive vice president, baseball team; former Las Vegas Judy C. Woodruff Chairman and chief Time Warner president, NBC News Nicole F. Mandeville executive officer Chairman, Brooks International Washington, D.C. Senior vice president/finance Leslie Hill Félix F. Gutiérrez and human resources and Former newspaper editor and Madelyn Jennings Journalist, MacNeil/Lehrer former vice president/news, Chevy Chase, Md. Productions Los Angeles treasurer Falls Church, Va. Gannett Co. Former director, Dow Jones Professor of journalism, Former senior vice president/ and Co.; former American Emeritus trustees University of Southern Jack Marsh Michael Coleman personnel, Gannett Co. Airlines captain California’s Annenberg School President and chief operating Cocoa Beach, Fla. Alberto Ibargüen for Communication officer/Diversity Institute Newseum Board George Irish Miami Newspaper management Charlene Drew Jarvis Ken Paulson consultant; chairman, Cool New York City President and chief of Trustees Washington, D.C. Media Consultants; former Vice president and eastern executive officer, John S. and President and chief executive officer/First chairman, Cape Publications Charles L. Overby director, Hearst Foundations James L. Knight Foundation Former president, Southeastern University Amendment Center Brentwood, Tenn. Malcolm R. Kirschenbaum Malcolm R. Kirschenbaum Madelyn Jennings Robert C. Khayat Gene Policinski Cocoa Beach, Fla. Chairman and chief Cocoa Beach, Fla. Falls Church, Va. executive officer Oxford, Miss. Senior vice president and Former senior vice Lawyer and civic leader Lawyer and civic leader executive director/First Former newspaper editor and president/personnel, Chancellor emeritus, Amendment Center Bette Bao Lord former vice president/news, Bette Bao Lord Gannett Co. University of Mississippi Gannett Co. New York City New York City Malcolm R. Kirschenbaum Paul Sparrow Robert MacNeil Author Louis D. Boccardi Author Cocoa Beach, Fla. Senior vice president/ New York City New Rochelle, N.Y. Lawyer and civic leader broadcasting Jan Neuharth Michael Maness MacNeil/Lehrer Productions Former president and chief Middleburg, Va. Miami and author Bette Bao Lord James Thompson executive officer, The New York City Senior vice president/ President, Paper Chase Farms Associated Press Vice president/Journalism & Michael Sovern New Media, John S. and Author operations New York City H. Wilbert Norton Jr. Kathy Calvin James L. Knight Foundation President emeritus, H. Wilbert Norton Jr. Jim Updike Oxford, Miss. Ellicott City, Md. H. Wilbert Norton Jr. Oxford, Miss. Dean, Meek School of Senior vice president/ Executive vice president Dean, Meek School of Journalism and New Media, Oxford, Miss. technology and chief operating officer, Ronald Townsend Journalism and New Media, University of Mississippi Dean, Meek School of UN Foundation University of Mississippi Joe Urschel Journalism and New Media, Jacksonville, Fla. Newseum executive Peter S. Prichard Steve Capus University of Mississippi Former broadcast executive, Orage Quarles III Gannett Co. director emeritus Essex, Conn. New York City Peter S. Prichard Raleigh, N.C. Former president, Newseum; President, NBC News President and publisher, Essex, Conn. Diversity Institute former editor, USA Today The News & Observer John Seigenthaler Margaret Carlson Former president, Newseum; Board of Trustees Orage Quarles III former editor, USA Today Gary Sisco Founder, Washington, D.C. First Amendment Raleigh, N.C. Charles L. Overby Franklin, Tenn. Chief political columnist, Myrta Pulliam Center President and publisher, Bloomberg News Brentwood, Tenn. President, Sisco Group The News & Observer Indianapolis John C. Quinn Chairman and chief Mark Trahant Shelby Coffey III Journalist and philanthropist executive officer Judy C. Woodruff Pocatello, Idaho Founder, McLean, Va. Former newspaper editor and Chips Quinn Scholars Washington, D.C. Michael Regan Former editor, Los Angeles former vice president/news, Nicholas Zeppos Program Washington, D.C. Journalist, MacNeil/ Times; former president, CNN Gannett Co. Nashville, Tenn. Lehrer Productions Executive vice president, Business News; former execu- Chancellor, Vanderbilt News Corp. tive vice president, ABC News University

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FIRST AMENDMENT 2009 Chips Quinn Scholars Summer Andres Navarro Luis Lopez Marie De Jesus (and internship host newsrooms) CENTER Everton Bailey Jr. University of Arizona Arizona State University Universidad del Sagrado Corazon Spring St. John’s University The Orange County Register, Hispanic Link News Service, Rochester (N.Y.) Democrat and National First Amendment Santa Ana, Calif. Washington, D.C. Chronicle Lanz Bañes Moot Court Competition The Associated Press, Christopher Ramirez Elvia Malagon Shannon Epps Winners Webster University-St. Louis Hartford, Conn. Arizona State University Indiana University-Bloomington Hampton University 2009 Times-Herald, Vallejo, Calif. Emma Carew University of Minnesota Rochester (N.Y.) Democrat The Courier-Journal, Louisville, Ky. The Washington Post J. Reuben Clark Law School, Javier Barrera and Chronicle Brigham Young University The Washington Post Ashley Marchand Eboni Farmer City University of New York-Hunter Derek Sijder College 2010 Carolyn Chin Houston Baptist University Howard University San Jose State University America Abroad Media, University of San Diego Wayne State University The Chronicle of Higher The Roanoke (Va.) Times School of Law Washington, D.C. Silicon Valley Community Education, Washington, D.C. The Denver Post Newspapers, San Jose, Calif. Ilissa Gilmore Dalina Castellanos Alexandra Matos Thaisi Da Silva Ryan Strong Wayne State University DIVERSITY INSTITUTE University of Arizona University of Texas-El Paso Hampton University Northern Illinois University Green Bay (Wis.) Press-Gazette Tri-City Herald, Kennewick, Wash. Hispanic Link News Service, Multimedia scholars TimesDaily, Florence, Ala. St. Petersburg (Fla.) Times Washington, D.C. Lizbeth Gonzalez Jacqueline Coe Charles Davis Juana Summers Nicole Norfleet California State University- Arizona State University Los Angeles 2009 graduates Western Illinois University University of Missouri University of North Carolina , Phoenix The Oakland (Calif.) Tribune JJ Alcantara Green Bay (Wis.) Press-Gazette Austin (Texas) American- The Washington Post Karen Francis Statesman Trevor Hunnicutt Danielle Cintron Adolfo Flores Tasnim Shamma University of New Mexico-Gallup Andrea Vasquez Pomona College Stephanye Gilyard California State University- Princeton University Gallup (N.M.) Independent Northridge University of Nebraska The Associated Press, Imani Jackson Newsweek San Francisco Bettina Hansen The Dispatch, Lexington, N.C. The Vicksburg (Miss.) Post Madoree Pipkins Lisa Song Sophia Li Arizona State University Jasmine Gray Christina Wright Ashley Reid Massachusetts Institute Brown University The Advocate, Baton Rouge, La. Middle Tennessee State University Howard University of Technology Brieun Scott The Chronicle of Higher Jakob Rodgers The Courier-Journal, Louisville, Ky. The Associated Press, Chicago High Country News, Paonia, Colo. Education, Washington, D.C. Carmen Smith University of Northern Colorado April Gregory Richard White Phillip Lucas Janelle Stokes Greeley (Colo.) Daily Tribune University of Montana Prairie View A&M University Howard University Tiffany Williams 2010 Chips Quinn Scholars Marjon Rostami (and internship host newsrooms) St. Cloud (Minn.) Times The Chronicle of Philanthropy, The Washington Post Vickey Williams Washington, D.C. University of Texas Jamie Hughes Spring Taryn Luna The Arizona Republic, Phoenix Summer 2010 graduates University of Oklahoma Kristy Chu Oregon State University Lindsey Bomnin Nicole Santa Cruz University of North Texas Amaris Bailey St. Cloud (Minn.) Times University of Arizona Emory University Linsen Li The Orange County Register, Mark Mock Ashley Benson Santa Ana, Calif. The Bulletin, Bend, Ore. Austin (Texas) American- University of Kentucky Wayne State University Ben Corda Veronica Cruz Statesman Marco Santana Rochester (N.Y.) Democrat Eboni Jaggers The Courier-Journal, Louisville, Ky. Kimberly Chua University of Arizona and Chronicle Eastern Illinois University Kris Jennings Aaron Montoya San Francisco State University The Santa Fe New Mexican Bethany Mollenkof The Associated Press, LaTasha Miles Colorado State University Contra Costa Times, Des Moines, Iowa Kiah Haslett Western Kentucky University Walnut Creek, Calif. Brooke Mosely The Denver Post Anthony Williams University of Nebraska St. Louis Post-Dispatch Danielle Cintron Samantha Norman Andrea Morales University of Texas-Arlington Ileana Morales Louisiana Tech University Justin Philips Ohio University The Observer, La Grande, Ore. Diane Lee St. Cloud (Minn.) Times Renoil Simpkins Rochester (N.Y.) Bradley University The Associated Press, Washington, D.C. Lucia Tayo The Bulletin, Bend, Ore. Bianca Warren

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Madoree Pipkins American Indian Al Neuharth Media Center Al Neuharth Scholarship for ARKANSAS IDAHO Benedict College Journalism Institute Advisory Board Excellence in Journalism Joseph Person Tyson White Southside High School, Borah High School, Boise The Daily News James W. Abbott Fort Smith 2009 graduates University of South Dakota Fall 2009 Ciyi Yao Amanda Portillo Courtney Taylor Century High School, Pocatello Randell Beck Bryant High School University of Arizona Charliss Edsitty Argus Leader, Sioux Falls, S.D. Elizabeth Clarey ILLINOIS CALIFORNIA The Orange County Register, Melanie Gilkerson Mary Kay Blake Christopher Jessen Gabriel Bump Santa Ana, Calif. Freedom Forum Gemma Givens Deanna Johnson Zachary Garcia University of Chicago San Dieguito Academy, Encinitas Laboratory Schools Wesley Robinson Bill Donaldson Meredith Moriak Josephine Kerk Omaha World-Herald Co., retired Maanvi Singh Jamie Hausman University of Kentucky Benny Polacca Jessica Kokesh Las Lomas High School, Adlai E. Stevenson High School, Arnold Garson The Courier-Journal, Louisville, Ky. Walnut Creek Lincolnshire Jacelle Ramon-Sauberan The Courier-Journal, Louisville, Ky. Patrick Morrison Virginia Singarayar COLORADO INDIANA Danielle Swanson Tena Haraldson Sarah Reinecke The Associated Press Colorado State University Lindsay Hiatt Jordan Denari Ann-Marie Taylor Elizabeth High School Brebeuf Jesuit College Preparatory Jim Kuehn The Denver Post School, Indianapolis Molly Young Rapid City (S.D.) Journal, retired Fall 2010 Joshua Masin Kelly Troung Roosevelt High School, Matthew Spears Jack Marsh Josie Clarey Johnstown Warren Central High School, Wellesley College Freedom Forum Indianapolis 2010 graduates Chris Jessen The Chronicle of Higher Denny McAuliffe IOWA Andrea Cornelius Josie Kerk Education, Washington, D.C. The Washington Post Joseph Dillard Jr. Taft School, Watertown Honor Heindl Sherri Keaton Jessica Kokesh Roxana Vasquez Matt Moen Cedar Falls High School University of South Dakota Tebben Lopez Nancy Kelsey Emma Murray University of Arizona Shelton High School Christopher Jessen H. Wilbert Norton Jr. Josephine Kerk Kayla Prasek Southeast Polk High School, St. Cloud (Minn.) Times University of Mississippi DELAWARE Pleasant Hill Ramona Marozas Payton Randle Jamila Williams Jerry Sass Victoria Chang KANSAS Andi Murphy Freedom Forum Charter School of Wilmington Ohio State University Paige Cornwell Jacob Muselmann Gary Wood FREE SPIRIT AWARD Greg Fleming Shawnee Mission East High The Morning Journal, Lorain, Ohio Yankton (S.D.) Daily Press Salesianum School, Wilmington School, Prairie Village Vanessa Parker & Dakotan & CONFERENCE Tiffany Williams DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA Stephen Nichols Shondiin Silversmith Tennessee State University 2009 Free Spirit Scholars Shawnee Mission East High Sarah Cox School, Prairie Village Jomay Steen Woodrow Wilson High School The Press of Atlantic City, N.J. Al Neuharth Award for ALABAMA KENTUCKY Jessica Tso Excellence in the Mohammad Diallo June Wu Charles Bice Media Recipients Mountain Brook High School Friendship Collegiate Academy Brandon Goodwin Elyse Watkins Henry County High School, 2009 Georgia Schrubbe FLORIDA New Castle Alabama School of Math Robert G. McGruder Katie Couric, and Science, Mobile Kathryn Schofield Emily Miles Molly Young CBS News anchor Lincoln High School, Tallahassee DuPont Manual High School, Awards for Diversity ALASKA Louisville University of Nebraska Leadership Recipients 2010 Christopher Thomas Macrina Dunaway West Shore Junior/Senior High LOUISIANA Cathie Black, Star Tribune, Minneapolis 2009 Frontier Charter School, School, Melbourne chairman, Hearst Magazines Anchorage Holly Carter Troy Turner, GEORGIA Alfred M. Barbe High School, Frank Vega, editor, The Daily Times, Kyle Seibel Lake Charles chairman and publisher, Adam Carlson Farmington, N.M. Ketchikan High School San Francisco Chronicle East Paulding High School, Dallas Cole Gulino ARIZONA Karen Magnuson, Ishani Mitra Catholic High School, editor, The Rochester (N.Y.) Westminster Schools, Atlanta Baton Rouge Democrat and Chronicle Katelyn Bolnick Al Neuharth Free Spirit Sunrise Mountain High School, HAWAII MAINE 2010 Award Recipient Peoria Melinda Charest Steven Torres Reece Farinas Randy Lovely, 2009 Moanalua High School, Honolulu Biddeford High School editor and vice president, Bourgade Catholic High School, The Arizona Republic, Phoenix Tim Russert, Phoenix Ariale Montgomery Taylor Gould NBC News Radford High School, Honolulu Nokomis Regional High School, Bill Church, Newport executive editor, Statesman Journal, Salem, Ore.

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MARYLAND NEVADA OKLAHOMA VERMONT CALIFORNIA KENTUCKY

Jared Adkins Breanna Lebsack Maggie Cannon Carter Peterson Andrew David King Samuel Osborne Paint Branch High School, Canyon Springs High School, Edmond North High School Bellows Free Academy, Fairfax Moreau Catholic High School, Bowling Green High School Burtonsville North Las Vegas Hayward Cale Woodward Samantha VanSchoick LOUISIANA Mary Ryu Chase Sutton Bartlesville High School Arlington Memorial High School COLORADO Century High School, Sykesville Palo Verde High School, Las Vegas Kimberly Alfred OREGON VIRGINIA Michael Auslen Pope John Paul II Catholic High MASSACHUSETTS NEW HAMPSHIRE Ralston Valley High School, School, Slidell Alexandra Lim Matthew Johnson Arvada David Robinson Eoghan Kelly Lake Oswego High School Oakton High School, Vienna MAINE Leicester High School Londonderry High School CONNECTICUT Bradley Mills Grace Powell Ryan Fecteau Marina Villeneuve Mayesha Quasem Oregon City High School West Potomac High School, Kristin Stoller Biddeford High School Tewksbury Memorial High School Nashua High School South Alexandria Newtown High School, PENNSYLVANIA Sandy Hook MARYLAND MICHIGAN NEW JERSEY WASHINGTON Aleah Goldin DELAWARE Hojung Lee Cassandra Balfour John Connelly Moravian Academy, Bethlehem Travis King Mount Hebron High School, Forest Hills Central High School, Clayton High School Peninsula High School, Gig Harbor Elizabeth Lee Ellicott City Grand Rapids Christopher Yakubisin Charter School of Wilmington Marisa Stotter Hempfield Area High School, Kristen Steenbeeke MASSACHUSETTS Matthew Buck Westfield High School Greensburg Emerald Ridge High School, DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA Plainwell High School Puyallup Rebecca Quigley NEW MEXICO RHODE ISLAND Asha Johnson Tewksbury Memorial High School MINNESOTA WEST VIRGINIA Emerson College Preparatory Adrianna Gray Kassondra Cloos School MICHIGAN Benjamin Cramer Highland High School, La Salle Academy, Providence Robert Netz Robbinsdale Cooper High School, Albuquerque East Fairmont High School FLORIDA Olivia Najor New Hope David Groccia II Royal Oak High School Cody Johnson North Providence High School Casey Shreve Noah Gray Leah Shepard Eldorado High School, Wayne High School Miami Palmetto Senior High MINNESOTA New Century Charter School, Albuquerque SOUTH CAROLINA School, Pinecrest Hutchinson WISCONSIN Hyun-ji Lee NEW YORK Ashley Brown GEORGIA Edina High School MISSISSIPPI J.L. Mann Academy, Greenville Bethany Reynolds Jonathan Alvarez Shorewood High School Warner Wood MISSISSIPPI Kyle Sherman New Rochelle High School Dylan Knight Fannin County High School, Lafayette High School, Oxford Andrew Jackson High School, Daniel Tracy Blue Ridge Lauren Sensing Paulina Karpis Kershaw Superior High School Madison Central High School Catherine Threlkeld Stuyvesant High School, New York HAWAII Oxford High School SOUTH DAKOTA WYOMING MISSOURI NORTH CAROLINA Samantha Neudorf MISSOURI John Lind Erin Jarnagin Moanalua High School, Honolulu Matthew Bettonville Ryan Lee Stevens High School, Rapid City Green River High School St. Louis University High School Nathan Bryant West Forsyth High School, IDAHO Francis Howell North High School, Clemmons Ashley Palmer James Meyer MONTANA St. Charles Lincoln High School, Sioux Falls Cody High School Alysa Hoskin Molly McGee Mountain View High School, Mary Koppy Brittany Ruess Central Davidson Senior High TENNESSEE Meridian Mehlville High School, St. Louis School, Lexington William Housley 2010 Free Spirit Scholars ILLINOIS NEBRASKA Clinton High School MONTANA NORTH DAKOTA Mary Hepburn ALABAMA Pamela Selman Jeffrey Broere Samuel Forsey Courtney Loose Adlai E. Stevenson High School, Westside High School, Omaha Ravenwood High School, Alexander Isper Charles M. Russell High School, West Fargo High School Lincolnshire NEVADA Great Falls Brentwood Bob Jones High School, Madison Meagan McDougall INDIANA Emma Makoba TEXAS ALASKA Megan Gretch West Fargo High School Robert McQueen High School, Great Falls High School Nathaniel Tinner OHIO Megan Goodson Kris Adam Santos Francis Joseph Reitz High School, Reno NEBRASKA Crandall High School Ketchikan High School Evansville Mario Harris-Rosser NEW HAMPSHIRE Christopher Dorwart St. John’s Jesuit High School, Michael Morton ARIZONA IOWA Georgetown High School Jennifer DePiero Daniel J. Gross Catholic High Toledo Londonderry High School School, Omaha Eliza Collins Emma Murray UTAH Arcadia High School, Phoenix Trisha Patel Abraham Lincoln High School, NEW JERSEY Samantha Taylor Lakota East High School, Council Bluffs Samantha Hager ARKANSAS Westside High School, Omaha Liberty Township Adam Offitzer Weber High School, KANSAS Pleasant View Gareth Patterson Scotch Plains-Fanwood High Bryant High School Nathaniel Zoschke School, Scotch Plains Joshua Harms Shawnee Mission North High Viewmont High School, Bountiful School, Overland Park

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NEW MEXICO VERMONT

Rebecca Gonzales Julianne Conlon Capital High School, Santa Fe Essex High School, Essex Junction NEW YORK VIRGINIA Nicholas Fedyk McQuaid Jesuit, Rochester Alexandria Hiponia Robinson Secondary School, NORTH CAROLINA Fairfax

Katia Martinez WASHINGTON Athens Drive High School, Raleigh Devon Geary Shorewood High School, NORTH DAKOTA Shoreline

Macy Egeland WEST VIRGINIA Century High School, Bismarck Maryl Lambros OHIO Wayne High School

Dana Sand WISCONSIN Lakota East High School, Liberty Township Olivia Jeske Shawano Community OKLAHOMA High School

Emily Hopkins WYOMING Edmond North High School Colter Bostick Freedom Forum Founder Al Neuharth presents the 2010 Al Neuharth Free Spirit Journalism Top Scholar Award to Dana Sand of Ohio OREGON Powell High School at the Newseum. Sand received a $10,000 scholarship “In recognition of your commitment to journalism and your free spirit that Anna Borges inspires you to dream, dare, do.” Westview High School, Portland

PENNSYLVANIA

William Feldman Central High School, Philadelphia

RHODE ISLAND Lily O’Gara Credits North Providence High School

SOUTH CAROLINA

Emily Padget Editorial Design Richland Northeast High School, Columbia Editor: Brian J. Buchanan Wesley Ligon, Mad Dog Designs SOUTH DAKOTA

Eran Rea Writers, editors: Lincoln High School, Sioux Falls Photography/Art Chuck Baldwin TENNESSEE Brian J. Buchanan Maria Bryk Thaisi Da Silva Susannah Griffee Anya Chamberlin St. Mary’s Episcopal School, Joe Grimm Memphis Dave Eggen Eugenia Harris Val Hoeppner TEXAS Mary Ann Hogan Danese Kenon Chase Wade Jack Marsh Crandall High School Sam Kittner Reginald Owens Diane Lee UTAH Ken Paulson Michael Lovett, Phat Magnet Media Gene Policinski Aaron Dayley Anne Medley Weber High School, Ogden Sharon Shahid Lauren Morrell Andrea Silen Mike Olliver Nikki Troia Ken Paulson Chris Wells

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