Sophia Cai is a congressional reporter at Axios and a member of the National Press Club. She contributes to the Axios Sneak Peek newsletter, covering Capitol Hill, the White House, and elections.
How to Cover a Presidential Debate
Aug 16 2023
WHEN:
Aug 16, 2023 at 5:30pm
WHERE:
Conference Rooms
CONTACT INFO:
Cecily Scott Martin
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Professional Development
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With the first 2023 Republican primary debate a week away, get ready to cover debates and more as campaigns shift into high gear. Join a panel of experienced campaign reporters to discuss how to prepare to cover debates and provide valuable journalism to voters. This session will help set reporters up for success in their coverage of debates and the campaigning that follows.
Jonathan D. Salant, a former National Press Club president, has been a political reporter in Washington for more than three decades. He currently is Assistant Managing Editor, Politics, for the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, though still based in D.C. He has covered every presidential election since 1984 and has attended 18 national political conventions. Winner of numerous local, state, and national journalism awards, he recently was inducted into the Society of Professional Journalists D.C. pro chapter's journalism hall of fame.
Robert Yoon is an Elections and Democracy reporter at the Associated Press now covering his seventh presidential campaign cycle. As Director of Political Research at CNN, he received two Emmy Awards and a Peabody Award for his contributions to the network’s election coverage. He has prepared a dozen moderators for more than 30 presidential debates, most recently for CBS News in 2020. He recently served as a visiting professor of journalism and public policy at the University of Michigan.