Update-1 Podcast
Past Episodes
New NPC Press Freedom Chair Highlights Threats Globally
March 30, 2022
Syria, Mexico, China and Russia are just a few of the countries where press freedom is already severely curtailed or under increasing threat, according to new National Press Club press freedom chair Rachel Oswald, who is also a reporter at CQ Roll Call in Washington, D.C. In this edition of Update-…
Read MorePutin's Control Of Russia's News Media
March 16, 2022
Lucian Kim has covered Russia and Eastern Europe since 1996 for the Christian Science Monitor and other publications. He recently moved to Washington after five years as Moscow correspondent for National Public Radio, receiving a fellowship at the Woodrow Wilson Center. Interviewed by longtime…
Read MoreJournalism Institute President Gil Klein Discusses Press Freedom And Goals For This Year
March 3, 2022
The National Press Club Journalism Institute benefits not only club members but journalists and non-journalists throughout the country. The institute offers a variety of programs that enhance journalists' ability to inform the public and the public's ability to better understand what constitutes…
Read More115th NPC President Reports On Club Operations And Priorities
February 16, 2022
Highlighting press freedom, increasing media literacy and countering anti-democratic propaganda top the priorities list for Jen Judson, the 115th president of the National Press Club. In this edition of Update-1, Judson, a reporter for Defense News, spoke with Broadcast/Podcast Co-vice Chair Adam…
Read MoreAfghan Refugees Resettle in the U.S.
January 16, 2022
Tens of thousands of Afghans have been flown to the United States since the U.S. pulled its last troops out of Afghanistan at the end of August. The co-founder and chair of the Peace Corps Alliance for Cultural Understanding thinks the use of Afghan advisory groups is essential for the well-being…
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