Update-1 Podcast
Past Episodes
Veteran Correspondent Discusses Afghanistan, Poland and The VOA
November 18, 2021
David Ensor spent three decades as a news correspondent for NPR, ABC, and CNN then turned to public service with a year at the U.S. Embassy in Afghanistan and then four years as director of the Voice of America. Among his overseas posts was that of ABC News Bureau Chief in Warsaw, when a Polish…
Read MoreNational Capital Radio & TV Museum Curator Discusses Collection Highlights And Lessons
November 5, 2021
The National Capital Radio and Television Museum (https://ncrtv.org/), located just east of the Capital Beltway in Bowie, Maryland, opened its doors in 1999 and contains an impressive collection of radio and television equipment, some roughly a century old. In this edition of Update-1, NPC…
Read MoreTwo Recent NPC Honorees Remain Imprisoned
October 6, 2021
American journalist Danny Fenster has been imprisoned in Myanmar since May, while Chinese journalist Haze Fan has been detained in China since December. Fenster and Fan are the NPC’s most recent John Aubuchon Press Freedom Award winners. In this edition of Update-1, Broadcast Podcast team member…
Read MoreUpdate-1 Highlights NPC Annual Photo Exhibit On Display Through September 30
September 23, 2021
The National Press Club’s 22nd annual photo exhibit is on display in the Club’s lobby and virtually at https://technewslit.com/npc/photoex2021/index.html. In this edition of Update-1, broadcast/podcast co-vice chair Adam Konowe spoke with photo team co-chair Alan Kotok about the exhibit in a time…
Read MoreHow Free Are Reporters in Russia?
September 14, 2021
Russian independent journalists have faced increased government pressure ahead of the country's parliamentary election this Sunday. In some cases that has meant Russian police raiding their homes and seizing cellphones, laptops and tablets. This is widely seen as an attempt by President Vladimir…
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