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TODAY'S SCHEDULE


SATURDAY, AUG. 23

Breakfast
9:30AM-10:45AM

Breakout Sessions
9:30AM-10:45AM

Breakout Sessions
11:00AM-12:15AM

Lunch Plenary
12:30PM-2:00PM

Breakout Sessions
2:15PM-3:30PM

Closing Session
3:45PM-5:15PM

Authors' Café
3:45PM-5:45PM

Not-So-Silent Auction
6:45PM-8:45PM

View the full schedule here



TODAY'S WEATHER





WHAT IS NLGJA?




Find out more about NLGJA at the official website.



SPONSORS

Thanks to the sponsors of this year's student projects:













MENTORS

A big thanks to our mentors:

Brett Zongker
The Associated Press

Caroline K. Hauser
The Washington Post

Mark S. Luckie
Entertainment Weekly

Larry M. Shaw
ABC

Dennis M. Powell
ABC

Doug Mitchell
NPR

LATEST NEWS


SNEAK PEEK: Will gay couples be counted?
Will gay marriages be counted in the upcoming census? Alex Miranda gives us the answer later this week.


Day at the Newseum (Part 1)

   





One of Washington D.C.'s newest – and newsiest – museums opened its doors for the first time this year: the Newseum. Colin Dugdale reports.

Day at the Newseum (Part 2)

   




In Washington D.C. the Newseum is a 250,000 square foot museum of news. It offers visitors an experience that blends five centuries of news history and hands-on exhibits. NLGJA's Jacqueline Payton reports on her trip to the museum.

Day at the Newseum (Part 3)

   






When Michael Phelps won his record 8th gold medal, the iconic image was on the front page of hundreds of newspapers. And if you went to Washington D.C.'s Newseum you could see almost all of those newspapers in one of their exhibits, which displays front pages from newspapers around the world. It's just one of the many exhibits that impressed reporter David Chong, on his trip to the museum that celebrates news.

SNEAK PEEK: Putting the 'T' back in LGBT
Kaitlin Kolarik explores the relationship between a transgender man and his family later this week.


SNEAK PEEK: Transgender discrimination
Jean/Gene Beebe will discuss how transgender people face discrimination later this week.


SLIDESHOW: The Newseum experience
Photos by Jared Grigsby