NPC Communicators Lunch and Learn: Meet the Business Media
Nov 17 2021
WHEN:
Nov 17, 2021 at 12:00pm
WHERE:
Online
CONTACT INFO:
Tom McMahon
MORE INFO:
Professional Development
Registration/tickets required
Americans turn to news organizations to learn the latest information about issues that affect their wallet, whether it is advancing their careers, running their households, or planning investments for their retirement.
On Wednesday, Nov. 17, from noon to 1 p.m., the National Press Club’s Communicators Team will host a Lunch & Learn program featuring three business reporters and editors for a conversation about the issues and topics that drive their daily coverage of the companies, people and policy that shape the world’s economy. They will also discuss how professional communicators can serve as critical sources for the media about the businesses and organizations they represent.
The event will be moderated by NPC Board of Governors member Debra Silimeo, who is the president of The Silimeo Group and has worked closely with business reporters as a professional communicator at public relations firms and the U.S. government. She was formerly a broadcast journalist.
Registration
NPC Members: Admission is free for all National Press Club members. NPC members must be logged into their member account on press.org to see the free registration option.
Non-members: Non-member guests may attend for a $15 registration fee. Proceeds from the event will support the NPC Staff Holiday Fund, which the recognizes the service and dedication of the Club’s employees, especially during another challenging year caused by the continuing impact on the Club and its members by COVID-19.
About the Panelists
Vandana Sinha
Vandana Sinha is editor-in-chief for the Washington Business Journal. Previously, she was a managing editor and reporter covering biotech, health, and energy. Prior to joining WBJ in 2006, she was an associate editor at the Donald W. Reynolds National Center for Business Journalism at the American Press Institute. She also was a reporter for The Virginian-Pilot in Hampton Roads, Techway, and Government Computer News. She received a bachelor’s degree in journalism from the University of Maryland.
Chris Rugaber
Chris Rugaber covers employment and the economy for the Associated Press. He previously was an international trade reporter for the Bureau of National Affairs (BNA) and a writer/editor for the Motley Fool, the personal finance website. He graduated from Dickinson College and received a master's degree in political science from American University.
Pallavi Gogoi
Pallavi Gogoi is head of NPR's business desk and leads the network's coverage of the most essential financial, economic, technology and media stories of the day. She previously was senior editor at CNN Money and a national business correspondent at the Associated Press. She was also a business reporter at USA Today, BusinessWeek and Dow Jones. She graduated from Delhi University with a master's degree in English literature from Hindu College and a bachelor's degree from SGTB Khalsa College.
Joel Weber
Joel Weber was named editor of Bloomberg Businessweek in January 2018. Weber joined Bloomberg in 2012 as a senior editor at Markets, where he covered banking, finance, economics, and technology, and also helped develop Bloomberg Pursuits, the company's lifestyle publication. Before Bloomberg, Weber worked at ESPN The Magazine, Men's Health, Best Life, and Men's Journal. He has helped win two National Magazine Awards, has been a finalist for another, and co-authored The Men's Health Big Book of Food & Nutrition. Weber has a Bachelor's degree in journalism from the University of Oregon.