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Understanding The Political News Cycle
May 5, 2016
Former Clinton White House director of production for presidential events, Josh King, takes us behind the scenes of the daily events for those who are president -- and those who wish to become president -- in his new book "Off Script." The host is SiriusXM White House correspondent Jared Rizzi, a…
Read MoreSurviving Fiji's Cyclone Winston
April 25, 2016
Cyclone Winston is the worst storm ever recorded in the southern hemisphere. It had sustained winds of 185 miles an hour and killed 42 people. It also destroyed thousands of homes in Fiji, left many people without water and electricity and forced tens of thousands of Fijians to live in evacuation…
Read MoreWhat's Next For The Space Industry?
March 31, 2016
Update-1 revisits space industry news in light of recent developments at NASA, within the burgeoning private sector and among international competitors. How will the 2016 election impact NASA funding and priorities? Will entrepreneurs like Richard Branson, Elon Musk and Jeff Bezos continue to…
Read MoreThe Utah Primary And Its Impact On The 2016 Election
March 28, 2016
Ted Cruz triumphed in the Utah Republican presidential primary. Is it possible that aversion to Donald Trump could cause Utah to vote Democratic in the general election? What impact will Trump's behavior have on the Intermountain West this fall? Art Swift, the managing editor at Gallup, explores…
Read MoreMultimedia Press Releases And Other Visual News Trends
March 14, 2016
The growth of online news, especially with multimedia content, has breathed new life into the venerable press release. Photos, infographics and videos are increasingly key to audience engagement and retention in an era of information overload and constrained journalistic resources. Broadcast…
Read MoreAnalyzing The 2016 Presidential Race
March 12, 2016
Update-1 One jumps into the 2016 presidential race with a roundtable discussion hosted by Sirius White House correspondent Jared Rizzi. The guests are Todd Gillman, Washington bureau chief for the Dallas Morning News, and Francesca Chambers, White House correspondent for the Daily Mail. They…
Read MoreNew NPC President Thomas Burr Discusses His Goals For The Club And The Journalism Industry
February 17, 2016
Newly inaugurated NPC President Tommy Burr talks to Broadcast Committee member Shannon Fisher about the most important issues facing journalists today and his plan to keep the National Press Club in the forefront of those issues. President Burr recounts tales of the club having shaped the careers…
Read MoreSocial Media Series Part 5 -- Why Some Companies Have Failed
February 3, 2016
In the fifth and final Update-1 podcast on social media, we examine why some companies haven't been as successful as they had hoped. Broadcast Committee member Jennifer Strong interviews former New York Times reporter and Columbia University social media professor Sree Sreenivasan about…
Read MoreSocial Media Series Part 4 -- The Role Of Social Media In Journalism
January 27, 2016
The Associate Director of Research at the Pew Research Center, Jesse Holcomb, returns to Update-1 to speak with Broadcast Committee member Shannon Fisher in part 4 of the National Press Club’s series on Social Media. The two discuss the role of social media in journalism, exploring the findings of…
Read MoreSocial Media Series Part 3 -- The Use Of Images
January 20, 2016
In part 3 of the National Press Club’s series on social media, NPC member Shannon Fisher leads us through a roundtable discussion of the use of images in social media. Her guests are Director of Media Entrepreneurship at American University Amy Eisman, Managing Editor of American University’s…
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