The Professional Reporting Course is an all-expenses paid conference for student journalists. The focus is on acquiring journalism skills and techniques that can be applied to CN newspapers as well as toward jump-starting a career in journalism. Sessions are led by reporters, writers, and editors from a variety of prominent news outlets, such as The Atlantic Monthly, Wall Street Journal and Conde Nast Publications.

The Collegiate Network held a Professional Reporting Course in Washington, D.C., from Feb. 18-20.

Speakers at the 2011 course:

• David Mastio, deputy editorial page editor, The Washington Times
  
• Naomi Schaefer Riley, former deputy taste editor, The Wall Street Journal
• Michael O'Brien, staff writer, The Hill
• John McCormack, staff writer, The Weekly Standard