Since the CN was founded in 1979, a number of its alumni have become successful journalists. They have worked for the  New York Times, Wall Street Journal,USA Today, and more. 

Jonathan Karl (Vassar), national security correspondent for ABC News (former CN fellow at the New Republic) 

Naomi Schafer Riley (Harvard), deputy taste editor at the Wall Street Journal (former CN fellow at the Wall Street Journal) 

John Miller (Michigan), national political reporter for National Review (former CN fellow at the New Republic) 

Ross Douthat (Harvard), senior editor, The Atlantic and author of Grand New Party 

Stephen F. Hayes (Depauw), senior writer, the Weekly Standard 

Tony Mecia (Duke), Charlotte Observer 

 

Michael George (Northwestern), founder of Northwestern Review, current CEO of QVC

 

Aaron Barnhart (Northwestern), author of "Start the Presses", Television-media critic at Kansas City Star

Fareed Zakaria (Yale), CNN and Newsweek 

Dinesh D’Souza (Dartmouth), author and public speaker 

Rich Lowry (Virginia), editor, National Review 

Matthew Continetti (Columbia), associate editor, Weekly Standard (former CN fellow at the same) 

Laura Vanderkam (Princeton), contributor, USA Today 

Joe Rago (Cornell), editorial writer, Wall Street Journal 

JP Freire (Cornell), managing editor, The American Spectator (former CN fellow at the same) 

John Podhoretz (Chicago), editorial director, Commentary 

Duncan Currie (Harvard), managing editor, The American (former CN fellow at the Weekly Standard) 

Brian Carney (Yale), editorial board member, Wall Street Journal  

Debra McCown (UNC-Chapel Hill), reporter, Bristol (Tenn.) Herald-Courier (former CN fellow at USA Today) 

Katherine Mangu-Ward (Yale), associate editor, Reason (former CN fellow at the Weekly Standard) 

Sonny Bunch (Virginia), reporter, Washington Times (former CN fellow, Roll Call) 

Tod Lindberg (Chicago), editor, Policy Review 

James Panero (Dartmouth), editor, New Criterion 

Mark Hemingway (Oregon), reporter, National Review Online 

Whitney Blake (Virginia), reporter, Washington Examiner 

The CN is working to reconnect with all of its alumni. If you ever worked for a CN member paper or received a CN internship or fellowship, please email the CN at  This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it . Any of the following information would be greatly appreciated: