Update-1 Podcast
Past Episodes
A Military Newspaper Under Editorial Control of the Pentagon
March 5, 2026
The Pentagon recently announced it would take over editorial content of Stars and Stripes, a newspaper for the U.S. military community. That's despite a congressional mandate that requires the paper to remain independent of the military chain of command. In this edition of Update-1, Broadcast…
Read MoreNorwegian Startup Helps Media Outlets Identify Disinformation
February 20, 2026
At a time of record-low trust in the media and government, paired with seemingly unmanageable amounts of text-based and multimedia content, new tools are emerging to help identify and counter disinformation in real time. In this edition of Update-1, NPC Broadcast/Podcast co-chair Adam Konowe speaks…
Read MoreAward-Winning Reporter Who Became A Diplomat Chronicles Life In New Memoir
February 4, 2026
National Press Club member Mahtab Farid was born in Tehran and moved to the United States as a teenager, settling in California. After learning a new language and culture and graduating from college, she became an international journalist and diplomat. In this episode of Update-1, Farid talks with…
Read MoreProactivity And Outreach Key To Museum PR Success, Says New Book Author
January 17, 2026
Museums have become lightning rods in an increasingly polarized society, exposing often underdeveloped relationships with key stakeholders, from the media to community members. On this edition of Update-1, NPC Broadcast/Podcast Team Co-chair Adam Konowe speaks with Steve Lott, a former journalist…
Read MoreCrowd-Checking Online Misinformation Might Actually Work, Research Shows
January 4, 2026
The decision by X, formerly known as Twitter, to implement Community Notes, a peer-based system for flagging misinformation, met with initial skepticism and even suspicion. On this edition of Update-1, NPC Broadcast Podcast Team Co-Chair Adam Konowe speaks with Huaxia Rui, the Xerox professor of…
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