Update-1 podcast to air five-part series on social media starting Wednesday

Update-1, a podcast produced by the National Press Club's Broadcast Committee, will publish a five-part series on social media beginning this Wednesday, Jan. 6. The series will publish every Wednesday, concluding on Feb. 3.

NPC members Molly McCluskey, Shannon Fisher and Jennifer Strong will serve as host throughout the series,the first series in Update-1’s history. Topics to be covered include social media’s growing role in journalism, its ability to amplify visual storytelling, and its varying success as individual profit-driven companies.

Update-1 is produced by Mike Hempen with assistance from Adam Konowe. There have been 46 episodes of Update-1 since it was first published in October, 2013. The podcast can be heard via the NPC website (click on “multimedia,” then “podcast) or by searching for "NPC Update 1" on iTunes, Sticher and TuneIn.