McCarren, Rezaian discuss Club's new Press Freedom Center

The NPC's new Press Freedom Center officially launched in late November, with the first event involving 17 members of the family of Austin Tice, the American journalist kidnapped while reporting in Syria on Aug. 13, 2012. In the latest edition of Update-1, Broadcast/Podcast Team co-chair Mike Hempen talks with Bill McCarren, the center's director, and Jason Rezaian, the director of press freedom issues for The Washington Post and a consultant to the center, about how the center will be used in the Club's press freedom initiatives. They also discuss why there's a need for the center, how it will be funded, and the ongoing challenges to press freedom.

Update-1 is produced by Hempen. Besides the Club website, Update-1 can be found on Spotify, Apple Podcast, YouTube Music, Audacity and TuneIn by searching for “NPC Update-1.”