Update-1 Podcast
Past Episodes
A Military Veteran Who's Also an Author Talks About His Time in Ukraine
December 13, 2023
Iraq war veteran and author Matt Gallagher has traveled to Ukraine as both a military trainer and as a journalist. That background provides a unique perspective to his reporting. In this edition of Update-1, Gallagher talks with Tom Young of the NPC's Broadcast Podcast Committee about the war in…
Read MoreAre Some Journalists the Targets of Raids Because They're Doing Their Jobs Too Well?
November 10, 2023
Is it possible that journalists can be the targets of police raids because they do their jobs too well? That's one of the questions some freedom of the press advocates are asking after an FBI raid in May on the newsroom home of journalist Tim Burke. The FBI raided Burke’s home after he obtained…
Read MoreA Presidential Candidate Talks About the Media's Coverage of the 2024 Race
October 5, 2023
The paramount role of the press in presidential elections is to inform the public about the issues and their voting options, and to act as a watchdog over government officials and candidates for public office. When one candidate for a major political party’s nomination is an incumbent president, do…
Read MoreWar Correspondent Talks Craft and Challenges in New Book
September 3, 2023
Sean Carberry has covered conflict in more than 20 countries, including Syria, Yemen, Sudan, Pakistan, the DRC and Colombia. But it’s his time in NPR’s Kabul, Afghanistan bureau that takes center stage in the new book, Passport Stamps: Searching the World for a War to Call Home. In this episode of…
Read MoreRemembering James Foley Nine Years After His Death
August 25, 2023
In August of 2014, James Foley, a young videographer and journalist with GlobalPost, was killed by ISIS. Foley was covering the conflict in Syria and held hostage for two years before he was beheaded by the terrorist group who brutally showed his murder on video. Shortly after their son’s death, as…
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