Program Schedule 2021
The schedule for 2021's virtual program is detailed on this page.

The Princeton Summer Journalism Program will run virtually during the summer of 2021. All of the sessions described below will take place over Zoom. For a sample of the PSJP Program Schedule on-campus, please review the 2019 Program Schedule.
MONDAY, JUNE 21
6:00 PM: PSJP Virtual Orientation
TUESDAY, JUNE 29
6:00 - 7:00 PM: Lecture: Ed Yong of The Atlantic
THURSDAY, JULY 1
Praxis: "Person on the Street"
5:30 - 7:30 PM:
- Workshop: What is Journalism? (Speaker: Richard Just of The Washington Post Magazine)
- Worksop: Reporting 101 (Speaker: Rebecca Nelson of Elle Magazine)
SATURDAY, JULY 3
1:00 PM: Discussion Group
TUESDAY, JULY 6
5:00 - 6:00 PM: Lecture: Adam Sewer of The Atlantic
THURSDAY, JULY 8
Praxis: Investigative Reporting
6:00 - 8:00 PM:
- Workshop: Investigative Reporting
- Workshop: Environmental Journalism (Speaker: Rosanna Xia of The Los Angeles Times)
SUNDAY, JULY 10
1:00 PM: Discussion Group
MONDAY, JULY 12
Praxis: Reporting on Politics
5:30 - 7:30 PM:
- Workshop: Covering Politics (Speaker: Mike Mishak of ProPublica)
- Workshop: Conspiracy Theories (Speaker: Eric Garcia of The Washington Post)
WEDNESDAY, JULY 14
6:00 PM: Lecture: Tim Alberta of POLITICO
THURSDAY, JULY 15
4:45 PM: Workshop: Press Conference Prep (Speaker: Eliza Gray, Freelance Journalist)
5:15 PM - 6:30 PM: Press Conferences
- Stami Williams, Director of Communications for Gubernatorial Candidate, Jack Ciattarelli (R- New Jersey)
- Greg Betts (D, OH-15), Congressional Candidate
- Caroline Simmons (D), Mayoral Candidate, Stamford, CT
SATURDAY, JULY 17
1:00 PM: Discussion Groups
TUESDAY, JULY 20
Praxis: Feature Writing
5:00 - 7:00 PM:
- Workshop: Feature Writing (Speaker: Ashley Powers, Freelance Journalist & Suzy Khimm of NBC News)
- Workshop: Writing About Food (Speaker: Lesley Tellez, Journalist and Author of Eat Mexico)
WEDNESDAY, JULY 21
4:00 - 8:00 PM: Features Reporting
- COVID, Drag Queens, and Bar Owners
- NCAA Athletes
- The rise of Tiktok
- COVID Genre Music
- COVID Pets
- Police Abolition
- Immigrant Student Narratives
THURSDAY, JULY 22
5:00 PM: Lecture: Mina Kimes of ESPN
MONDAY, JULY 26
Praxis: College and Cultural Criticism
12:30: Applying for Selective Colleges (Speaker: Kevin Hudson Assistant Director for College Opportunity at Princeton University)
5:00 PM: Workshop: Reporting on Crime (Speaker: Cheryl Thompson of NPR)
6:00 PM: Workshop: Writing About Culture (Speaker: E. Alex Jung of Vulture and New York Magazine)
TUESDAY, JULY 27
5:00 PM: Lecture: Jeff Nunokawa, Associate Professor of English, Princeton University
6:30 PM: Lecture: Brian Rokus of CNN
WEDNESDAY, JULY 28
12:30 PM: College Case Studies
5:30 PM: Workshop: Ethical Dilemmas
6:30 PM: Workshop: Journalism and the Law (Speakers: Chanakya Sethi Associate at Wilkinson Stekloff & Adrian Alvarez of American University)
THURSDAY, JULY 29
12:00 PM: Lecture: Dan-El Padilla Peralta (Associate Professor of Classics at Princeton University)
6:00 PM: College Fair
FRIDAY, JULY 30
6:00 PM: PSJP Alumni Panel
7:15 PM: Closing Ceremony