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Update-1 Podcast
June 26, 2025
Aerospace Media Awards Recognize Journalistic Excellence In 22 Categories
This year's Aerospace Media Awards highlighted excellence in journalism across the industry. Event organizer Peter Bradfield joins Update-1 from the sidelines of the biennial Paris Air Show at Le Bourget Airport to talk about honored journalists, corporate sponsors and the Defense Media Awards this fall in Washington, D.C.
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Freedom of the Press
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The 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.
How Free Are Reporters in Russia?
Russian independent journalists have faced increased government pressure ahead of the country's parliamentary election this Sunday. In some cases that has meant Russian police raiding their homes and seizing cellphones, laptops and tablets. This is widely seen as an attempt by President Vladimir Putin to cement his rule before the 2024 presidential election.
What's The Future Of Afghanistan?
How reliable was the intelligence the U.S. received as it planned its withdrawal from Afghanistan? And what is the future of Afghanistan after the U.S. and its allies pull out? Those are some of the issues covered in this edition of Update-1.
Pew's 2021 State of the News Media
Increasing audiences for network news, cable television news, online radio and podcasts, a revenue decline for all-news radio stations and a circulation decline for newspapers. Those are just a few of the findings in this year's State of the Media report by the Pew Research Center.