Events & Programs

Journalism Program Open House

Come to the Journalism Program Open House on Tuesday, Sept. 22, from 4 to 6:30 p.m. in the Arrupe Multipurpose Room. Attendees will have the chance to hear about upcoming courses and internships, as well as get career advice from Interim Program Director Ann Oldenburg, adjunct professor Paul Albergo and student advisor Ryan Teague Beckwith. No RSVP necessary.

25 Years After 9/11: Lessons from America’s War on Terror

In honor of the 25th anniversary of 9/11, the Georgetown University Library will host a showing of the award-winning documentary Rebirth, which tracks the physical transformation of Ground Zero and the healing journey of five people directly impacted by the attacks. The screening, which is slated for Sept 17. at 3:00 p.m. will be followed by a panel discussion with journalist Peter Bergen.

A Few of Our Recent Events

Yamiche Alcindor (C’09) moderated the first event, “The State of White House Journalism,” held in Lohrfink Auditorium. (Rafael Suanes)

Press Freedom Week at Georgetown

Georgetown’s Journalism Program in the College of Arts & Sciences marked Press Freedom Week with a pair of events in April 2026  that brought together journalists, advocates and media experts to Georgetown’s Hilltop campus for conversations on covering the White House and the state of press freedom around the world.

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Pulitzer Prize-winning reporters Carol Leonnig and GU alum Aaron C. Davis

Investigating the Department of Justice

Pulitzer Prize-winning reporters Carol Leonnig and GU alum Aaron C. Davis spoke to a packed crowd on Nov. 17, 2025,  in Riggs Library about their new book Injustice: How Politics and Fear Vanquished America’s Justice Department. Their book exposes not only the Trump administration’s efforts to undermine the department at every turn but also how delays in investigating Trump’s effort to overturn the will of voters under Attorney General Merrick Garland helped prevent the country from holding Trump accountable and enabled his return to power. 

Jacob Livesay, reporter at Inside Washington Publishers; Catherine Moran, editor at Informa Tech Target; and Cady Stanton, Capitol Hill reporter at Tax Notes, shared their journalism job experiences on March 11, 2024

Small Outlets, Big Impact

Jacob Livesay, reporter at Inside Washington Publishers; Catherine Moran, editor at Informa Tech Target; and Cady Stanton, Capitol Hill reporter at Tax Notes, shared their journalism job experiences on March 11, 2024 at the Journalism Program’s Small Outlets, Big Impact career discussion. Paul Albergo, alum and adjunct professor, moderated the program. 

Paul Elie chatted with James Parker, Atlantic magazine writer

An ode to writing

Paul Elie, who teaches the Journalism Program’s spring Literary Nonfiction course, chatted with James Parker, Atlantic magazine writer, on Jan. 19, 2023, about the beauty of writing “odes” to things, including crying babies, baguettes, giving money away and pull-ups.

exclusive screening of “She Said”

An exclusive screening of “She Said”

The Georgetown Journalism Program co-hosted an exclusive screening of “She Said” on Nov. 9, 2022. The film highlighted the influential and impactful work of New York Times journalists.