of covering White House
New York Times White House correspondent Elisabeth Bumiller will visit the campus on Wednesday, Dec. 3, as the next Poynter Fellow in Journalism.
During her stay on campus, Bumiller will be the guest at a master's tea at 2:30 p.m. in the Morse College master's house, 99 Tower Pkwy. Later that day, at 4 p.m., she will present a lecture titled "Shock, Awe and Battle Fatigue: Covering the Bush White House" in Rm. 101 of Rosenfeld Hall, 111 Grove St. (enter on Temple Street). Both events are free and open to the public.
Bumiller has been with The New York Times since 1995, first as a feature writer on the metro staff and later as a correspondent at the Times' Washington bureau. Most recently, she has reported on the Bush administration's policies and plans regarding the war in Iraq.
Previously, she was with the Washington Post for 13 years. Her assignments there included Tokyo correspondent (1989-1991), New Dehli correspondent (1985-1987) and Washington social and political writer for the Style section (1979-1984). She began her career as a staff writer in the Gulf Coast bureau of The Miami Herald in 1977.
She is the author of the books "May You Be the Mother of a Hundred Sons: A Journey Among the Women of India" and "The Secrets of Mariko: A Year in the Life of a Japanese Woman and Her Family." Her work also appeared in the book "The Best American Political Writing 2003."
The Poynter Fellowship in Journalism at Yale brings to campus journalists who have made significant contributions to the field. It was established by Nelson Poynter '27 M.A.
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