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As newsrooms diversify, what’s changing & what’s challenging?
Newsrooms have looked hard at the diversity of their teams, leadership, and coverage in the last year, and many say they’re now devoting consistent attention to hiring more journalists of color, investing in them, and supporting them in helping shift the stories that are told. What has really changed in newsrooms and what challenges remain? Register now to join the National Press Club Journalism Institute for an hour-long program at 2 p.m. ET on Friday, Feb. 25, to learn what progress has brought and what it has cost. We’ll hear from newsroom leaders whose roles are at the center of this work…
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Opening access: How to push back on restrictive communication policies in education (and beyond)
America’s public schools are coming under unusually strong attention from the general public — scrutiny communities typically rely on journalists to provide. The issues are as disparate as masking mandates and COVID-19 testing; decisions around the spending of federal pandemic relief funds; the pros and cons of virtual vs in-person learning; gun threats; and a rising trend of lawmakers and parents’ demanding that schoolchildren not be taught certain subjects such as human sexuality and the history of racism. Journalists face multiple barriers, many government- or district-imposed, to covering…
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The Story’s Core: Using ledes and nut grafs to attract and keep readers
Learn to captivate readers from the first sentence in this hands-on writing workshop
**This workshop has been rescheduled to Friday, April 29 at 11:30 a.m. ET** Every story competes for attention and must earn its readers by making a clear promise to deliver relevant information. Headlines may hook us, but ledes draw us in, and nut grafs keep us. As journalism changes, this is constant: Readers must know what’s at stake in a story and why it matters to them (or should). This hour-long, hands-on workshop for reporters and editors will demonstrate how to make those stakes clear by: Deconstructing the difference between ledes and nut grafs Identifying common mistakes in…
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My First FOIA: Open records are for everyone
Public records belong to the public. So where do we get started tracking them down? Join the National Press Club Journalism Institute for “My First FOIA: Open records are for everyone” to learn what government records you have a right to and how to request them. Whether you’re a journalist, student, parent, community activist, teacher, business owner, or taxpayer, you will learn how to request public records that can help you in your personal and professional life. Registration is open for this program, which will take place on Friday, May 20 from 11:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. ET. This virtual…
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Facts in a Time of Fiction: Reporting the truth amid lies and disinformation
Journalists have long been charged with sorting fact from fiction through their reporting. But what happens when readers redefine what they see as truth and what they’ll accept as fact? New York Times writer and author Elizabeth Williamson is among journalists confronting the rampant rise and spread of conspiracy theories through her reporting and research. Her current work has focused around unraveling the targeted misinformation and lies spread after the 2012 Sandy Hook school shooting in Newtown, Conn., the surviving families’ lawsuits against Infowars conspiracy theorist Alex Jones, and…
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Faith in Journalism: How news organizations can build trust with religious Americans
More than 75 percent of Americans say religion is an important part of their lives. How do these Americans see themselves and their faith reflected in news coverage? What does reporting on faith get right and wrong? How do editors and reporters think about who they’re reaching with these stories and who they’ve lost? And how might this coverage build trust in journalism among communities who have been historically misrepresented? Registration is open for this program, which will take place on Friday, June 24 from 11:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. ET. Participants will learn: How journalists of faith…
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Protest Protocol: How journalists can stay safe in times of unrest
Political protests and civil unrest are expected across America this summer and fall. The combination of the Supreme Court’s decision to overturn Roe vs. Wade, ongoing right-wing conspiracies about the validity of U.S. elections, and the prospect of domestic terrorist attacks have produced a climate that forebodes tense confrontations between protesters, counter-protesters, and the police. Journalists are already in the mix covering these clashes, sometimes being mistreated, physically harmed, or even targeted in the process. In the days following the Roe v. Wade ruling, journalists already…
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‘Listen, World!’: Women’s voices in the news, then and now
Elsie Robinson was America’s most-read woman for decades, reaching 20 million people with her weekly “Listen, World!” newspaper column. And yet most of us have never heard of her. A new book about her work and impact inspired this program on women’s voices, lost and found, then and now. Register today to join the National Press Club Journalism Institute on Tuesday, September 13 at 11:30 a.m. ET for a wide-ranging conversation about how women’s voices have been silenced and spotlighted in newsrooms and in the public square, and how we can ensure that journalism raises up a diversity of women…
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How to land a journalism internship in Washington, D.C.
Journalism internships in Washington, D.C., are a chance to expand your skills and to experience life in a professional newsroom. But not all internship experiences are the same. Considering a D.C.-based internship means thinking about relocating, whether the internship is paid, and other things that can feel like barriers to applying — and even make a talented student feel like they don’t belong in D.C. You do belong here. We’re inviting student journalists of all experience levels to join us for a question-and-answer session featuring a panel of internship coordinators based in Washington.…
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Covering Food Insecurity: Access, hunger, and empathetic reporting about a basic need
Most people know what it is to get hungry. But persistent hunger and a lack of access to convenient and affordable healthy foods is something much more, disproportionately affecting communities already underrepresented in news coverage. Food insecurity can be difficult for journalists to cover consistently because of its seeming invisibility. Food deserts and insecurity throughout the U.S. are growing and have gained attention as cities have experienced higher rates of food insecurity during the coronavirus pandemic. As school-age students return to classrooms this fall, they’ll do so…
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