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Update-1 Podcast
April 14, 2025
Space Industry Content Editor Talks Event Coverage, Journalism and PR Trends
Mike Gruss, chief content and strategy officer for Space News, on the sidelines of the 40th Space Symposium, shares his perspective on the news value of events, developments at this year's show, plus trends in journalism and media relations more broadly.
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Senior Journalist Discusses His New Book About Covering the President
You hear and see them all the time -- White House correspondents covering the president of the United States. But what is it really like to report on the president on a daily basis? On this edition of Update-1, senior journalist Steve Herman talks with Broadcast Podcast team co-chair Mike Hempen about his new book, "Behind the White House Curtain," which explains the inner workings of the White House press corps.
NGPA Executive Director Advocates for Equality on the Flight Deck
Aviation has struggled for years to recruit and retain pilots, mechanics and others, despite the allure of participating in a vital industry moving millions of passengers and tons of cargo safely every day. In this edition of Update-1, NPC Broadcast/Podcast co-chair Adam Konowe speaks with Justin Ellixson-Andrews, executive director of the National Gay Pilots Association, which represents aviators and other like-minded professionals and enthusiasts from the LGBTQ+ community.
Exiled Foreign Journalist Tells Story and Hopes To Return Home
Juan Lorenzo Holmann lives in suburban Washington, D.C., but hopes to one day return to his native Nicaragua. He's the general manager of La Prensa, a newspaper started by his grandfather and the oldest in Nicaragua. On this edition of Update-1, Holmann talks to Broadcast Podcast co-chair Mike Hempen about being charged with money laundering and spending nearly two years in prison before being forced into exile and stripped of his citizenship.