Jtm-dc-directions
Contents
- 1 WHO'S ATTENDING / READ THE INVITATION / DOWNLOAD PROGRAM/AGENDA (PDF) LOCATION / DIRECTIONS / LODGING / OVERVIEW / " JTM2007 BLOG / LEARNING LINKS / READING LINKS / BLOGGING THE EVENT / ESSENTIAL QUESTIONS / PRE-CONVENING INTERVIEWS
- 2 Journalism That Matters -- the DC Sessions: What will happen when only the journalism is left?
- 3 LOCATION / DIRECTIONS / LODGING
WHO'S ATTENDING /
READ THE INVITATION /
DOWNLOAD PROGRAM/AGENDA (PDF)
LOCATION / DIRECTIONS / LODGING / OVERVIEW / " JTM2007 BLOG / LEARNING LINKS / READING LINKS / BLOGGING THE EVENT / ESSENTIAL QUESTIONS /
PRE-CONVENING INTERVIEWS
Journalism That Matters -- the DC Sessions: What will happen when only the journalism is left?
LOCATION / DIRECTIONS / LODGING
Meeting location (view GOOGLE MAP)
The George Washington University School of Media & Public Affairs is hosting "Journalism That Matters: The DC Sessions," in the new Media & Public Affairs Building at 805 21st Street NW in downtown Washington, D.C. (DIRECTIONS)The main phone number is (202) 994-6227 and contact email is smpa@gwu.edu. We will be using a complex of open-space classrooms, as well as the common areas around and above the 258-seat Jack Morton Auditorium, which has been the home of several television programs including CNN's Crossfire and The CW Network's The Inner Loop public-affairs program.
Public Transit/Metro VIEW METRO SYSTEM MAP
The Foggy Bottom-GWU stop on the Washington Metro system is a two-block walk from the MPA Building. View Metro station info Take either the blue or orange line to the Foggy Bottom-GWU metro stop.
Exit the metro station onto 23rd Street, turn right and walk to the intersection of 23rd and H Streets. At the intersection, turn left and walk east on H Street until you reach the MPA Building, at the corner of 21st and H Streets. Enter the buildling on either 21st or H Streets.
DOWNLOAD METRO MAP (PDF) /
DOWNLOAD GWU CAMPUS MPA (PDF)
Walking from Washington Metro to meeting venue
To walk from the Foggy Bottom-GWU Metro stop to the MPA Building, exit the metro and walk south on 23rd Street NW (away from Washington Circle) one block to a LEFT turn onto "H" Street NW. Walk two blocks EAST on "H" Street (toward downtown). The MPA Building is at the intersection of 21st and H. Enter and follow signs. VIEW GOOGLE MAP
Hotel location (view GOOGLE MAP) (special rate ends Tues., July 17)
Our official conference hotel is the George Washington University Inn at 824 New Hampshire Ave., N.W., Washington, D.C. 20037, 1-202-337-6620. To make reservations, telephone the hotel directly (ask for "inside reservations") and request the Journalism That Matters-JTM-DC rate, which is $119/night plus local taxes. The hotel is in the Foggy Bottom neighborhood, three blocks from the MPA Building where we are meeting, two bocks from The Kennedy Center and a short walk from Georgetown. It provides free wireless Internet. VIEW GOOGLE MAP
Walking from hotel to meeting venue
To walk from the hotel to GWU's MPA Building, walk southwest on New Hampshire Avenue one-half block to "H" Street. Turn left on "H" Street and walk three blocks east (toward downtown), crossing the intersections with 24th, 23rd and 22nd streets. The MPA Building is at the intersection of 21st and H. Enter and follow signs. VIEW GOOGLE MAP