Former NPC President says in podcast journalists can’t be deterred

Former National Press Club President Myron Belkind believes the attack on the office of the Paris satirical newspaper Charlie Hebdo is another example of the increasing dangers to journalists. Belkind discusses press freedom in latest edition of Update-1, which is hosted by 50-year Press Club member Irv Chapman.

Belkind, the Club’s 2014 president, spent four decades as a foreign correspondent for the Associated Press, heading bureaus in Kuala Lumpur, New Delhi, London and Tokyo. He says journalists must maintain high professional standards even if there is increasing global intolerance for a free press.

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Update-1 is a production of the NPC's Broadcast Committee. It provides a forum for listeners to learn about newsworthy stories, many originating from the Club or involving Club members.