Letter From a Parent

Dear Professor Amos,

I wanted to take a moment to thank you for the tremendous impact your journalism internship program at George Washington University has had on my daughter Nina.  This time a year ago, Nina was a rising junior in a field that she was concerned had no future with the precipitous demise of many newspapers.  Her talents of creative writing and networking were strong, but she had no clear picture of how these gifts would turn into a viable career.  Enter your Semester in Washington Journalism internship program. 

In the 4 months that she was under your watchful care in DC, she got exposed to the emerging world of online media and social networking.  It has transformed her image of a professional career and created a value in her mind that time will turn into value in the marketplace.  She is absolutely on fire for her emerging profession which appears to be public relations through online social media efforts.  The internship experience with the company New Media Strategies was challenging and fulfilling and the classwork stimulated her to the possibilities of the new world on the internet.

She has shared so many stories about your interaction, how you debated political differences, and how you have personally molded this program with care.  Although I may never meet you face to face, I will always be in your debt.


Dr. H. Lee Martin