Update-1 Podcast
Past Episodes
Two 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…
Read MoreWhat's The Future Of Afghanistan?
August 28, 2021
How reliable was the intelligence the U.S. received as it planned its withdrawal from Afghanistan? And what is the future of Afghanistan after the U.S. and its allies pull out? Those are some of the issues covered in this edition of Update-1. Broadcast Podcast Committee member Irv Chapman talks…
Read MorePew's 2021 State Of The News Media
August 3, 2021
Increasing audiences for network news, cable television news, online radio and podcasts, a revenue decline for all-news radio stations and a circulation decline for newspapers. Those are just a few of the findings in this year's State of the Media report by the Pew Research Center. In this edition…
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