Institute hosts half-day press freedom symposium , April 19

The challenges to journalists are coming fast and furious: Access denied, outright falsehoods, alternative facts and sources afraid to talk.

The National Press Club Journalism Institute, the club’s professional training affiliate, will join forces with another non-profit dedicated to journalism education, the National Press Foundation, to host a half-day symposium on Wednesday, April 19, from 9 a.m. to noon in the Club’s Murrow Room. Panelists will include beat reporters and industry leaders. The goal is to help the working press learn to navigate the treacherous landscape facing us today.

The symposium, “When Journalism Becomes the Story: How Does the Press Respond?”, is open to the public and requires registration. Tickets are $5 for Club members and the general public. Please click here to register.

For more information, please email Kathy Kiely at [email protected]

Check out the line up:

9am - 10:15am

Introduction: Kathy Kiely, Press Freedom Fellow, National Press Club Journalism Institute

Panel I: When journalism becomes politicized: How is access being denied? Are reporters being threatened? What are beat reporters seeing-- or not seeing? What differs from past practice?

Panelists:

Moderator: Barbara Cochran, president, NPC Journalism Institute board of directors
Margaret Talev: Bloomberg, White House Correspondents Association incoming president
Coral Davenport, The New York Times
Kevin Johnson, USA TODAY
10:30am - 11:45am

PANEL II: What journalists can do: How should we react when colleagues are excluded, sources refuse to identify themselves? Do boycotts or group actions make sense? How do we counter accusations and false charges against us, or fake news? We will share workarounds.

Panelists:

Moderator: Sandy Johnson, president, National Press Foundation
Carrie Budoff Brown, Politico
Terry Murphy, C-SPAN
Chris Isham, CBS bureau chief
David Lauter, The Los Angeles Times bureau chief
Additional speakers TBD