The Committee of Concerned Journalists is a consortium of reporters, editors, producers, publishers, owners, and academics concerned about the direction of and pressures facing American journalism. Created in June 1997, the group aims to clarify standards and principles in journalism by bringing journalists together to discuss their craft, its purpose and what sets it apart from other forms of communication.

To accomplish this goal, CCJ developed a Traveling Curriculum newsroom training program that visits interested newspapers, broadcast stations, radio stations, and online news organizations around the country to help journalists think more critically about their purposes and the principles that govern how they do their jobs.

Meet our staff:

Washington, DC Office:

Wally Dean
Broadcast/Online Director

Deborah Gump
Print/Online Director

Brett Mueller
Website Manager

Maureen Athens
Assistant to the Executive Director

Executive Board:

Bill Kovach
Chairman and Acting Director

Tom Rosenstiel
Vice-Chairman

Dean Mills
University of Missouri

Geneva Overholser
University of Missouri

Hedrick Smith
Documentary Producer/Correspondent

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