
Books & Alumni
Since 1977, the National Journalism Center has trained aspiring journalists in the values of responsible, balanced, and accurate reporting.
More than 2,250 alumni have participated in the National Journalism Center’s internship program, and many have gone on to become best-selling authors and journalists. They have been hired by hundreds of media outlets, including: ABC, CBS, NBC, Fox News, PBS, CNN, CNBC, MSNBC, C-SPAN, BBC, The Hill, Newsweek, New Yorker, National Geographic, Politico, TV Guide, Forbes, USA Today, Wall Street Journal, Washington Times, Associated Press, Reuters, Washington Examiner, the Federalist, and more.
Malcolm Gladwell (Summer ’82)
- The Tipping Point: How Little Things Can Make a Big Difference
- Blink: The Power of Thinking Without Thinking
- What the Dog Saw
- Outliers: The Story of Success
- David and Goliath: The Triumph of the Underdog
Steve F. Hayward (Spring ’81)
- Churchill on Leadership: Executive Success in the Face of Adversity
- The Age of Reagan: The Fall of the Old Liberal Order, 1964-1980
- The Age of Reagan: The Conservative Counterrevolution, 1980-1989
- The Real Jimmy Carter
- Greatness: Reagan, Churchill, and the Making of Extraordinary Leaders
- Mere Environmentalism
- The Politically Incorrect Guide to the Presidents: From Wilson to Obama
Tim Carney (Summer ’99)
- The Big Ripoff: How Big Business and Big Government Steal Your Money
- Obamanomics
- Alienated America: Why Some Places Thrive While Others Collapse
John Fund (Summer ’81)
- Who’s Counting? How Fraudsters and Bureaucrats Put Your Vote at Risk
- Stealing Elections: How Voter Fraud Threatens Our Democracy
- How the Obama Administration Threatens to Undermine Our Elections
- Cleaning House: America’s Campaign for Term Limits (co-author)
Greg Gutfeld (Fall ’87)
- The Joy of Hate: How to Triumph Over Whiners in the Age of Phony Outrage
- The Bible of Unspeakable Truths
- The Scorecard: The Official Point System for Keeping Score in the Relationship Game
- The Scorecard at Work: The Official Point System for Keeping Score on the Job
Jason Mattera (Summer ’03)
Dan Joseph (Summer ’07)
Nathaniel Ryun and Andrew Ryun (Summer ’97)
Surekha Vijh (Spring ’97)
Michael Kahn (Spring ’96)
- Technical Analysis Plain and Simple: Charting Markets in Your Language
- Real World Technical Analysis: A guide to technical indicators and chart analysis
Christy (Faris) Shipe (Summer ’95)
Eric Peters (Spring ’92)
Sebastian Smith (Spring ’91)
- Allah’s Mountains: The Battle for Chechnya
- Channel Crossing
- Southern Winds: Escaping to the Heart of the Mediterranean
Mark LaRochelle (Summer ’90)
- Animalscam: The Beastly Abuse of Human Rights (co-author)
Michael W. Perry (Summer ’90)
- Untangling Tolkien: A Chronology and Commentary for The Lord of the Rings
- Theism and Humanism (editor)
- Dachau Liberated (editor)
- The Pivot of Civilization in Historical Perspective: The Birth Control Classic (editor)
- Hospital Gowns and Other Embarrassments
- Stories for Girls: Lovingly Adapted for Twenty-First Century Children (editor)
- The Manhood of the Master: The Character of Jesus (editor)
- Encyclopedia of Politics and Religion (contributor)
Sean Naylor (Summer ’89)
- Not a Good Day to Die: The Untold Story of Operation Anaconda
- Clash of Chariots: Great Tank Battles (co-author)
Richard Himelfarb (Fall ’89)
Lynne Munson (Spring ’88)
Richard Miniter (Summer ’88)
- Mastermind: The Many Faces of the 9/11 Architect, Khalid Shaikh Mohammed
- Disinformation: 22 Media Myths that Undermine the War on Terror
- Shadow War: The Untold Story of How America is Winning the War on Terror
- Losing Bin Ladin: How Bill Clinton’s Failures Unleashed Global Terror
- The Myth of Market Share
Greg Kaza (Spring ’87)
- Michigan: An Agenda for the 90’s (co-author)
John M. Hood (Summer ’87)
- The Heroic Enterprise: Business and the Common Good
- Investor Politics
- Selling the Dream: Why Advertising is Good Business
- The Mainspring of Human Progress (contributor)
Rochelle (Rueb) Schweitzer (Summer ’87)
- She’s the Boss: The Disturbing Truth About Nancy Pelosi
- Riding With Reagan (co-author)
- Disney: The Mouse Betrayed (co-author)
Tim Graham (Fall ’87)
- Pattern of Deception: The Media’s Role in the Clinton Presidency
- Diana, Princess of Wales: A Tribute
- Dressing Diana
- Charles and Diana: A Royal Family Album
- Jubilee: A Celebration of 50 Years of the Reign of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II
- William: HRH Prince William of Wales
Brian Mitchell (Fall ’87)
Douglas W. Phillips (Fall ’87)
- Robert Louis Dabney: The Prophet Speaks (editor)
- The New England Primer (editor)
Brian C. Robertson (Fall ’87)
- There’s No Place Like Work
- Day Care Deception: What the Child Care Establishment Isn’t Telling Us
- Forced Labor
John Gillis (Spring ’86)
- Nonprofit Personnel Policies (editor)
Michael Fumento (Fall ’85)
- Bioevolution: How Biotechnology Is Changing Our World
- The Fat of the Land
- Polluted Science: The EPA’s Campaign to Expand Clean Air Regulations
- Science Under Siege: How the Environmental Misinformation Campaign is Affecting Our Lives
- The Myth of Heterosexual AIDS: How a Tragedy Has Been Distorted by the Media and Partisan Politics
Thomas Holt (Summer ’84)
Karen Lehrman (Summer ’84)
Butch Oxendine (Summer ’84)
- So You Want to Be President (editor)
Christopher Westley (Fall ’84)
- Human Nature and the Discipline of Economics (co-author)
Brian Harris (Summer ’83)
- Lay Low and Don’t Make the Big Mistake (co-author)
Michael Johns (Summer ’83)
- U.S. and Africa Statistical Handbook
- Finding Our Roots, Facing Our Future: America’s 21st Century (contributor)
- Freedom in the World: The Annual Guide of Political Rights and Civil Liberties (contributor)
Robert W. Kamphuis, Jr. (Summer ’83)
- Margins and Market Integrity (contributor)
- Modernizing U.S. Securities Regulation: Economic and Legal Perspectives (editor)
- Lord George Bentwick (editor)
Bill Kapner (Summer ’83)
Harry W. Crocker III (Fall ’83)
- The Politically Incorrect Guide to the British Empire
- The Politically Incorrect Guide to the Civil War
- Don’t Tread On Me: A 400-Year History of America at War
- Triumph: The Power and Glory of the Catholic Church
- The Old Limey
- Robert E. Lee on Leadership: Executive Lessons on Character, Courage, and Vision
Cort Kirkwood (Fall ’83)
- Real Men: Ten Courageous Americans to Know and Admire
- Soldiers of Misfortune: Washington’s Secret Betrayal of American POWs in the Soviet Union (co-author)
Steve Lipman (Fall ’83)
- Laughter in Hell: The Use of Humor in the Holocaust
- Common Ground: The Weekly Torah Portion through the Eyes of a Conservative, Orthodox, and Reform Rabbi (editor)
Laurel (Suomisto) Kenner (Fall ’83)
- Practical Speculation (co-author)
Becky (Borders) Rupp (Summer ’82)
Joel Himelfarb (Summer ’82)
Tom Kertscher (Summer ’82)
- Cracked Sidewalks and French Pastry: The Wit and Wisdom of Al McGuire
- Brett Favre: A Packer Fan’s Tribute
- Walk-ons: Life Lessons from Athletes Who Beat the Odds
- The Last Words of Ordinary People
Ron Brackin (Spring ’81)
- Son of Hamas: A Gripping Account of Terror, Betrayal, Political Intrigue, and Unthinkable Choices (co-author)
- Iraq, My Handiwork
- Between Two Fires: The Untold Story of Palestinian Christians (co-author)
- Sweet Persecution
- The Writing Christian
Martin Morse Wooster (Spring ’81)
- Great Philanthropic Mistakes
- The Great Philanthropists and the Problem of Donor Intent
- By Their Bootstraps: The Lives of Twelve Gilded Age Social Entrepreneurs
- Angry Classrooms, Vacant Minds: What’s Happened to Our High Schools?
John A. Barnes (Summer ’81)
- John F. Kennedy on Leadership
- Ulysses S. Grant on Leadership
- Irish-American Landmarks: A Traveler’s Guide
Jonathan W. Emord (Summer ’81)
- Global Censorship of Health Information
- The Rise of Tyranny
- The Ultimate Price
- Freedom, Technology, and the First Amendment
S. Steven Powell (Summer ’81)
Maggie Gallagher (Summer ’80)
- The Case for Marriage (co-author)
- The Abolition of Marriage: How We Destroy Lasting Love
- Enemies of Eros
William McGurn (Summer ’80)
- Is the Market Moral?: A Dialogue on Religion, Economics, and Justice (co-author)
- Perfidious Albion: The Abandonment of Hong Kong
- Basic Law, Basic Questions: The Debate Continues (editor)
Veronica (Obermayer) Attnip (Summer ’80)
- Stop and Smell the Rosemary (contributor)
Cheryl J. Fish (Summer ’79)
- Black and White Women’s Travel Narratives: Antebellum Explorations
- A Stranger in the Village: Two Centuries of African-American Travel Writing (editor)
Daniel T. Griswold (Summer ’79)
- Mad About Trade: Why Main Street America Should Embrace Globalization
- Economic Casualties: How U.S. Foreign Policy Undermines Trade, Growth, and Liberty (editor)
Cliff Kincaid (Summer ’79)
- The Death of Talk Radio?
- Global Taxes for World Government
- Global Bondage: The U.N. Plan to Rule the World
- Michael New: Mercenary or American Soldier? (co-author)
- The News Manipulators (co-author)
- The Playboy Foundation: A Mirror of Culture?
Larry Orr (Summer ’79)
- Profiles in World History (contributor)
Don Caldwell (Fall ’79)
Richard Vigilante (Fall ’79)