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Caring for photojournalists: Preventing burnout, treating trauma and ensuring equity
Visual journalists have been on the front lines of the pandemic, injured at protests and attacked at the Capitol insurrection. Holding a camera makes those who are reporting on events a visible target for law enforcement or people angry at the media. And working remotely is not an option when you’re the community’s eyes and ears at the scene. So how do we care for photojournalists facing more pressure than ever under exhausting and dangerous circumstances? Join the National Press Club Journalism Institute and the National Press Photographers Association for honest answers to this question…
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Getting it right: Breaking news, the Inauguration, and the Capitol insurrection
Newsrooms mobilize on instinct when news breaks. Those split-second decisions — how we describe an individual or a group and their actions — can define reality for millions of people. The Capitol insurrection provides lessons for the upcoming Inauguration in what loaded language to avoid, questions to ask in real time, and how your values influence the way audiences understand and remember world events. Join the National Press Club Journalism Institute and Resolve Philly for a practical program that will leave you with tips you can use to ask the right questions in real time and prepare to…
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COVID vaccine: How to communicate reliably and combat disinformation
We start 2021 with a COVID vaccine, but the rollout has been slower than planned and a coordinated public health communication effort is needed to convince people to get vaccinated. Public opinion research shows a number of challenges: some people are justifiably skeptical of “big Pharma” and government; others are actively working to spread disinformation about the vaccine; and many remain unconvinced of the vaccine’s safety. What is being done to overcome these challenges, how can communicators be most effective, and how can reporters best cover the vaccination story and combat the…
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What’s next for White House coverage? Trump, Biden, and the future of US political reporting
As president-elect Joe Biden prepares to lead a deeply divided country, what’s next for White House coverage? What can past coverage and recent experiences teach us about envisioning a better future for how journalists cover the president, and how Americans understand the United States? Register now for this program, a partnership between the National Press Club Journalism Institute and the Markkula Center for Applied Ethics at Santa Clara University, which will address these topics. Date: Friday, December 18, 2020 Time: 1:00 p.m. – 2:00 p.m. EST / 10:00 a.m. – 11:00 a.m. PST Joining us with…
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The Travel Recovery from Leading Industry Experts
Who: The American Society of Travel Advisors (ASTA) is the world’s leading association of travel agents (also referred to as advisors), representing 160,000 travel advisors across the country, 98 percent of which are small businesses. What: The Society will kick-off their lobbying day with a press conference at the National Press Club where a powerhouse panel of travel CEOs will discuss the travel industry recovery, the challenges we face and the opportunity on the horizon. Zane Kerby, President & CEO of the American Society of Travel Advisors Jackie Friedman, President of Nexion…
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Violence- Public Health Crisis
CITIZENS OF ILLINOIS TRAVEL TO THE NATIONS CAPITAL TO URGE PRESIDENT JOE BIDEN TO SIGN AN EXECUTIVE ORDER DECLARING VIOLENCE A PUBLIC HEALTH CRISIS. LETS MAKE AMERICA HEALTHY. Major Press Conference: Monday April 26TH, 2021| 12 NOON, National Press Club 529 14th St NW, Washington DC Tickler CHICAGO, IL – The state of Illinois house and Senate has passed HB158 declaring violence as a public health crisis. The citizens of Illinois now call upon President Joe Biden to sign an executive order declaring violence as a public health crisis across the nation. Major press conference Monday Apr 26th…
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Pro Tips: Writing refresh
Find motivation and some new tools for energizing your writing in this afternoon workshop. After a year of working from home, journalists and communicators around the country are hitting reset on their routines as they consider life after vaccination. Add “Pro Tips: Writing refresh” to your toolkit as you reset. In this 3-hour workshop, we’ll get you motivated with: Tips on energizing tired writing Structuring stories with inclusivity at their core Writing killer headlines that attract, rather than distract While the formal program begins at 1 p.m. ET, participants are invited to join at…
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Career Connection: Defining your digital footprint
Making an impression on a potential employer starts long before an email or phone call. By then, your digital footprint has done the talking … don’t let it send someone walking. “Career Connection: Defining your digital footprint” is a weeklong series of hands-on workshops to help you create and maintain the journalism/writing identity you want to showcase to sources, employers, and publishers. The class will meet from noon to 1 p.m. ET daily, from Monday, May 10 to Friday, May 14. Designed to focus on accomplishing practical tasks in short bursts, each daily program will highlight parts of…
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Design Hacks: How to create attention-grabbing visuals
Get a head start on designing graphics and other visuals on deadline — even when you aren’t a graphic designer. In our scroll and skim culture, dynamic visuals can make the difference in whether a reader engages with a story. But not every story can attract a graphic design professional’s time in the newsroom, especially in the continuing pandemic news cycle. If you’re a reporter, editor, social media manager now handling (or who wants to handle) quick-turn graphics, get a head start with our hacks for designing visuals when it’s not usually part of your job. Beth Francesco, National Press…
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7th Annual State of Black Tourism
The National Coalition of Black Meeting Professionals will host its 7th Annual State of Black Tourism on Thursday, September 17, 2020, bringing together industry leaders from associations, DMO’s, corporations and elected officials to share their thoughts regarding the impact of current practices that affect Black hospitality professionals. The program will outline course correction strategies via data driven presentations and thoughtful discussions. This year’s program will also discuss the future of the industry post COVID-19 and George Floyd. To register for this online program, visit …
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