Dear Delegates,
Welcome to Press Corps! It is my privilege to welcome you to NAIMUN XLIX. More importantly, welcome to Press Corps!! I am excited to serve as the Editor-in-Chief of Press Corps and am expecting us not only to have fun, but also accomplish a great deal.
My name is Erin Kay Cawley and I am a junior in the McDonough School of Business double majoring in Marketing and Management, Leadership, and Innovation, with a certificate in Entrepreneurship. I became involved with Model UN at Georgetown my freshman year and have since taken part in every NCSC and NAIMUN. Last year, I experienced both sides of Press Corps by reporting the news for a collegiate conference and staffing it at last year’s NAIMUN. I am originally from Las Vegas, Nevada and enjoy hiking in Red Rock Canyon located in the beautiful Mojave Desert. I spent last summer interning for Preferred Public Relations in Las Vegas and helped write a variety of materials for major casinos and businesses. This internship provided me with the experience of writing for the public under time pressures, which is similar to the environment you will be working in for Press Corps.
Press Corps is unique in that you will not be debating topics or be assigned to a country to represent. Instead, you will be playing the role of international reporters and journalists. Press Corps requires you to quickly write articles about current events happening in the various committees. You will be talking to delegates from all of the committees, interviewing them for their opinions on issues and crises. Camcorders and cameras will be used to capture the day’s events on film. When the next big story is discovered, you will be breaking the news on the NAIMUN social media pages, NAIMUN XLIX blog, or NAIMUN Daily. Press Corps is a critical part of the conference. It is Press Corps’ responsibility to report and record the events and excitement of NAIMUN XLIX to thousands of people over the course of three-day conference.
Get excited because being on Press Corps means that you are bound to have an incredible experience witnessing the impact of media and news. I look forward to working with all of you and am sure that you will be up to the challenge of producing attention-grabbing news. Please contact me with any questions or concerns you may have about the committee. I cannot wait to welcome you to D.C. in February!
Best,
Erin Kay Cawley
Editor-in-Chief, Press Corps
NAIMUN XLIX
