News
Dana Priest
6:30 p.m. Tues., February 28, 2012
Fluno Center, Howard Auditorium
601 University Avenue
University of Wisconsin-Madison
Dana Priest is an American author and Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist whose work focuses on intelligence and counterterrorism. As one of The Washington Post’s specialists on National Security she has written many articles on the United States’ “War on terror.” In 2006 she won the Pulitzer Prize for Beat Reporting for her reporting on black site prisons and in 2008 The Washington Post was awarded the Pulitzer Prize for Public Service for the reporting of Priest and Anne Hull and photographer Michel du Cille at Walter Reed Army Medical Center.
Priest’s most recent book, “Top Secret America: The Rise of the New American Security State” was published in September, 2011. Co-authored with William Arkin, it uncovers and explores the top-secret world the U.S. government created in response to the 9/11 terrorist attacks. Her previous book, “The Mission: Waging War and Keeping Peace with America’s Military” was published in March, 2003.
The Nafziger Lecture is made possible through generous donations from alumni, friends and the family of Ralph O. and Monona H. Nafziger.
The Fall 2012 Application for Undergraduate Admission to the School of Journalism & Mass Communication is now available. Please see the links below for information regarding admission to the J-School.
Professor Young Mie Kim’s community service learning course, Technology for Social Change (J676, Fall 2011), launched Savor South Madison, a social media integrated campaign platform that seeks to correct misperception about South Madison and facilitate community engagement. The goal of Savor South Madison is to promote bonding within South Madison and to bridge the UW campus with the South Madison community through promotion of local food establishments and food-related events. Visit Savor South Madison at http://savorsouthmadison.com/
Students in the SJMC magazine class have launched an iPad app version of their publication, Curb.
Available for free in the App Store, Curb features content from the print version of the magazine plus video and multimedia pieces from the website the students produced.
The app development began with last year's Curb class, which produced a women's magazine that also debuted as an app. This year's Curb is a Wisconsin lifestyle magazine that is "anything but expected."
The School of Journalism and Mass Communications is pleased to announce our 2011-2012 undergraduate scholarships!
The J-school has one of the most generous scholarship programs on campus, making your application very worthwhile. Last year we gave out more than 60 scholarships, ranging from $500 to full out-of-state tuition. All J-school students are eligible - including Seniors.
Students may apply from Thursday, December 1 - Friday, December 9th. Recipients will be announced by the end of February.
To make the online application process easier, we encourage students to follow these tips:
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Once you begin the online application process, you can't save your work. Also, no changes can be made to your application once you are finished. Therefore, when you start the application, you need to complete it in its entirety. Set aside the time to complete the online process from start to finish.
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Have your resume on hand, including any volunteer or paid experience, student organization involvement, and awards or honors.
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Write a personal statement ahead of time, which summarizes your career goals and reasons for choosing those goals.
