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Update-1 Podcast
April 30, 2025
Navy Veteran Discusses Effort To Get More Vets Into America's Newsrooms
Lincoln Smith talks with Navy veteran and journalist Zach Baddorf about his career and Military Veterans in Journalism - a group he co-founded in 2019 with a goal to place more veterans in America's newsrooms by focusing on building community, supporting career growth and advocacy.
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Freedom of the Press
View MoreThe Press Freedom Center at the National Press Club defends press freedom by assisting detained, threatened or exiled journalists through advocacy, direct support and community.
The National Press Club Journalism Institute powers journalism in the public interest through training and support for journalists across the country. The Institute, a nonprofit affiliate of the National Press Club, provides online educational programs, a daily industry newsletter, a weekly writing community, and more.
NPC Member Uses Photos To Illustrate Life in North Carolina
More than 200 photos were on display at the National Press Club as part of this year's members photo exhibit. Four of them belonged to Susan Dickenson, who lives in North Carolina. In this edition of Update-1, Dickenson talks to Broadcast Podcast team co-chair Mike Hempen about the ways in which her photos depict life in Jamestown, where she lives.
NPC Author Discusses Biography Based on WWII Family Diaries and Letters
NPC member Jody Beck has always had a strong interest in her family history, but it was the discovery of World War II-era diary entries and family letters about Madsen Cobb Kokjer, nicknamed Ty, that led her to write “Your Loving Son, Ty: A World War II Story of Hope and Horror in the Pacific.” In this episode of Update-1, Beck speaks with Broadcast/Podcast Team co-chair Adam Konowe about the plethora of documents made available to her, as well as what she pieced together about Ty's life before and during the war.
Helping Homeless Veterans in the Nation's Capital
The focus is on veterans in the latest episode of the Update-1 podcast. Gemma Puglisi talks with Veterans on the Rise Executive Director, David Kurtz, who shares the work the 30-year-old nonprofit has done to help homeless veterans in our nation's capital.