MPJI is based at The King’s College in New York City. MPJI provides education, training and professional development projects for journalists at the high school, undergraduate and professional levels. It is named after the late John McCandlish Phillips, a legendary reporter at The New York Times.
If you're a former student of any of our programs, including the Summer Institute of Journalism, the Washington Journalism Center or any of our programs at The King's College, we'd love to reconnect with you.
It may be the one issue in America capable of uniting Mormons, Native Americans, Roman Catholics and Evangelical Christians. The issue of religious liberty has, in recent years, increasingly galvanized people of many faith traditions in the United States to unite against secular forces. One of its most-vocal backers and eloquent advocates is opinion journalist David French.
William Buckley’s ability to articulate a strong national defense, need for small government and a devotion to God and traditional values became the bedrock of the modern American conservative movement.
The King’s College congratulates the Empire State Tribune, the independent student-run news publication at King’s, for winning several Pinnacle Awards from the College Media Association.
Join The Media Project and the McCandlish Phillips Journalism Institute at Central Presbyterian Church to hear Roberta Ahmanson speak about her experiences as a religion reporter and give her thoughts about why journalism matters for Christianity, and how it can give a voice to people around the world.
Newspaper design legend Dr. Mario Garcia will be teaching a one-credit module on news design this coming fall
“The Poynter Institute is a gold standard for journalistic ethics and leadership,” said Media Project Executive Director Paul D. Glader. “These hard-working journalists from the far corners of the world will pick up insights they can take back to the newsrooms in their home countries."
New York – The McCandlish Phillips Journalism Institute is training Dow Jones News Fund business reporting interns this Spring, preparing 28 young business journalists in two sessions before their summer internships begin.
The fourth class of the NYC Semester in Journalism (NYCJ) arrived in January from all over the United States, as well as one student all the way from Kampala, Uganda. The class of 12 students represent eight different universities.
It may be the one issue in America capable of uniting Mormons, Native Americans, Roman Catholics and Evangelical Christians. The issue of religious liberty has, in recent years, increasingly galvanized people of many faith traditions in the United States to unite against secular forces. One of its most-vocal backers and eloquent advocates is opinion journalist David French.
On Monday, November 26, The King’s College and the National Review Institute held a reception and panel discussion to celebrate the life and legacy of William F. Buckley, Jr.
On November 15, the McCandlish Phillips Journalism Institute at The King’s College hosted art connoisseur and philanthropist Roberta Ahmanson for a lunchtime lecture on art and beauty.
William Buckley’s ability to articulate a strong national defense, need for small government and a devotion to God and traditional values became the bedrock of the modern American conservative movement.
The King’s College congratulates the Empire State Tribune, the independent student-run news publication at King’s, for winning several Pinnacle Awards from the College Media Association.
Join The Media Project and the McCandlish Phillips Journalism Institute at Central Presbyterian Church to hear Roberta Ahmanson speak about her experiences as a religion reporter and give her thoughts about why journalism matters for Christianity, and how it can give a voice to people around the world.
At a conference in Utah, rivals in the culture war call a truce and find common ground.
Newspaper design legend Dr. Mario Garcia will be teaching a one-credit module on news design this coming fall
Study journalism this coming June 1-29 under a group of diverse, award-winning media producers, including Clemente Lisi of The King's College.
“The Poynter Institute is a gold standard for journalistic ethics and leadership,” said Media Project Executive Director Paul D. Glader. “These hard-working journalists from the far corners of the world will pick up insights they can take back to the newsrooms in their home countries."
The fifth class of the NYC Semester in Journalism (NYCJ) arrived in August from all over the United States. The class of 15 students represent 11 different universities.
The King’s College in New York City has been selected by Google News Lab to join a group of 150 college and university journalism programs internationally that receive training and support that Google has developed for professional newsrooms.
In The King’s College’s first International Venture to Indonesia, Professor Robert Carle and the team of four students found themselves spending much of their first week in tense discussions about the role of blasphemy laws in Indonesia society since the Christian governor of Jakarta was recently found guilty of blasphemy against the Qur’an.
As a student at The King’s College, Madison Iszler was the editor-in-chief of the student newspaper, The Empire State Tribune, and interned at the New York Post. This August, Iszler will begin the two-year newspaper fellowship for early-career journalists.
New York – The McCandlish Phillips Journalism Institute is training Dow Jones News Fund business reporting interns this Spring, preparing 28 young business journalists in two sessions before their summer internships begin.
Paul Glader, associate professor of journalism, media and entrepreneurship and director of the McCandlish Phillips Journalism Institute at The King’s College, has been named as the Laventhol/Newsday Visiting Professor at the Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism for the Spring 2018 semester.
Journalism faculty of The King’s College recently sat down with a Pulitzer-Prize winning journalist to discuss his book on the resurgence of religion in China after the Mao administration.
Communications and journalism students show off their work, then listen to a former Wall Street Journal reporter talk about how we parse news and truth as journalists and Christians.
In an era when immediate social media banter surrounds every political speech or hasty tweet, what is the role of the press? How can journalists—especially those who profess to follow Christ—pursue truth, act ethically, and help equip an informed electorate?
The 2017 Summer Academy runs July 23-28 and is now accepting applications on a rolling basis, with deposits due by May 15, 2017.
This new interdisciplinary major, incorporating the College’s robust Politics, Philosophy and Economics core, will prepare intellectually well-rounded graduates for careers in journalism.
Where do we most often find real truth, real facts in a new era of Internet hoaxes, fake news stories and new political administrations that tout their own "alternative facts"? (Originally appeared on Forbes.com)
The fourth class of the NYC Semester in Journalism (NYCJ) arrived in January from all over the United States, as well as one student all the way from Kampala, Uganda. The class of 12 students represent eight different universities.
“A lie can travel around the world and back again while the truth is lacing up its boots.” That's a quote many people attribute to
The King’s College became the first U.S. secondary educational institution to partner with German business news giant Handelsblatt...
"There are so many different avenues to study journalism in this day in age, and all of them have something to offer.
"If I went back in time and told myself what this semester had in store for me, I would have called myself crazy."
"This program has helped me develop not only as a journalist, but also as a woman working and living in the world capital for journalism.
"This program does wonders for those in smaller universities who want to break out of their campus bubble."
"NYCJ helped me realize that it was possible for me to be a reporter in New York City."
"Even though it has been less than a year since I moved here, I cannot deny the impact my semester at WJC had/continues to have on my day to day life"
"King's taught me to understand and communicate ideas. New York City gave me the opportunity to do both those things at one of the largest television networks in the world. I'm very grateful."
"Living in New York City has brought me into contact with influential, ambitious and inspiring people and taught me to have some grit."
"I was able to intern at a different network every year that I was at King’s in addition to my time with the EST."