Midterms Briefing: Covering impactful elections stories in 2026
Apr 23 2026
WHEN:
Apr 23, 2026 at 12:00pm
CONTACT INFO:
Elliot C. Williams
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Journalism Institute
As journalists cover the high-stakes 2026 midterm elections, the National Press Club Journalism Institute is partnering with the Bipartisan Policy Center for a midterm coverage briefing.
Join the Institute at noon ET on Thursday, April 23 for a free webinar on what journalists and their audiences need to know, including:
- Changes in voter list maintenance and what they mean for election coverage
- Trends among the elections workforce
- How reporters can understand and analyze the data that comes in rapidly on Election Day
- Questions reporters can ask before election results come in
- How to cover major policy proposals in a way that cuts through the noise
The Bipartisan Policy Center’s Elections Project Director Wren Orey will lead the briefing and answer questions on everything you need to know about telling impactful stories during the midterms.
Registration is free and open here.
About the speaker
Wren Orey (they/them) is director of the Bipartisan Policy Center’s Elections Project where they are responsible for the organization’s election administration policy and professionalization efforts. Their research focuses on evidence-based and data-driven reforms that create secure, accessible, and trustworthy elections. Orey currently serves as an adjunct professor of computer programming at Georgetown Law and obtained their Master of Public Policy and Certificate of Data Science from George Washington University.
Orey has served as an expert source for the New York Times, Wall Street Journal, Politico, Votebeat, and more. They regularly publish op-eds on state elections issues and have represented BPC in speaking engagements at dozens of state and national conferences.
Prior to joining the BPC, they supported research efforts at the Brookings Institution’s Governance Studies program on the topics of congressional oversight, election administration, and the Federal Reserve. They also served as a legislative intern for former U.S. Senator Kamala Harris.
Read: The 2026 Midterms: Key Dates and Events (Bipartisan Policy Center)