Education

Testimonials

“Transitions each year crafts an incredible course that: brings in guests on foreign correspondence and other news gathering, shares ideas on basic skills for better news storytelling, and visits important locations for the latest in news technique. ”
~ Mark D. Harmon, professor of journalism and media, University of Tennessee, Knoxville.

“Definitely will come back for another course, had such a great time and learned so much. The course was amazing! I did benefit a great deal and also learned a lot about foreign journalism. In addition, I really liked the combination of a course in the morning and working on the field in the afternoon. Definitely would recommend this course to everybody who is interested in journalism or who is already working as a journalist. Thank you for this experience!”
~ Claire Micallef, Radio X.

“This course allowed me to step out of my comfort zone and really use my communication skills to try and get an interview. For some, this is a simple task. But, when you're in a country where English is harder to come by, it really makes for a hardworking attitude. This course really helped me possess new reporting skills.”
~ Jake Albright, School of Journalism and Electronic Media, The University of Tennessee

“It was great that Michael Kahn, the lead trainer of this course, helped to find stories before the course started. If you already find an angle before going on assignment you can finish your story during your stay in Prague - I thought that was really cool.”
~ Noëlle Karpf

“I loved the program so much! I really enjoyed hearing from people in the field and had a lot of fun in Prague while doing what I want to do for my career. I also appreciated all of the opportunities this course provided me.”

“Transitions has helped me understand myself better as a journalist...Before I started this program I thought I wanted to work just in the US and now... I realized there is so much more out there, so many different kinds of people and cultures and mannerisms.”
~ Jordan Kurdisch

“I thought the course was great, as I thoroughly enjoyed getting to explore a new environment, while writing a feature that I could target to my specific interests. It was also good in terms of having an article to take back with me that I can add to my portfolio, which I have since used feedback from your experts to improve, for when I go job hunting in the future.”
~ Charlie Mitchell