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Award-winning authors to discuss writing, resiliency and community Wednesday, April 29
Explore how truth-telling in tough times creates community with syndicated columnist and author Connie Schultz, and journalist and author Jon Mooallem. They will discuss their experiences in “Resilience and Community,” from 11:30 a.m. to noon Wednesday, April 29, on Zoom. Registration is open. Schultz is a nationally syndicated columnist for Creators Syndicate and a Pulitzer Prize-winning writer. She's authored two memoirs, and her novel, "The Daughters of Eerietown," is scheduled to come out later this year. Mooallem is writer at large for The New York Times Magazine and the author of "This…
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You'll love this cornbread with a bit of fire
Cornbread with jalapenos About 100 years ago in another lifetime, I ran a take-out business with regular weekly features. There were taco salads on Tuesdays, garlic chicken pasta on Fridays and scrumptious smoked barbecue chicken and cornbread on Thursdays. People loved this cornbread. What no one knew is we used a mix, a shortcut I inherited when I took over management. One Thursday, we ran out of the cornbread mix, but we did have corn meal. With an hour until a clamoring herd of hungry people on our doorstep, we tried the recipe on the bag. It was awful. The next day, after some…
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Virtual book event, May 12: James Queally's 'Line of Sight'
National Press Club member Del Wilber will host a virtual book event with James Queally, an author and Los Angeles Times reporter, to explore his first novel, Line of Sight. at 8 p.m. Tuesday, May 12. The only requirement for participation is to read the book before joining the discussion. Email Del at [email protected] if interested in joining, and he will provide Zoom details. “Line of Sight signals the start of a great career," said Michael Connelly, an author of detective novels set in Los Angeles. "Veteran journalist James Queally brings all his insider knowledge of the…
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Drawing inspiration from the heroism of an earlier era
What does the struggle against the Coronavirus and the men who went down with the Titanic have in common? About midnight on April 14, everything. For more than 40 years, the Men’s Titanic Society – originally made up mostly of television producers and directors -- has met on the evening of April 14, the night the great ship sank after hitting an iceberg. It was founded because the memorial to the men who gave up seats on lifeboats so that women and children was moved to an obscure place on the waterfront. The monument had been paid for by the “women of America” to honor those men, and the…
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Join veteran editors Friday for conversation on leading resilient newsrooms through pandemic, uncertainty
The National Press Club Journalism Institute is hosting a conversation Friday with two veteran editors who will share their perspectives on leading newsrooms through unprecedented challenges amid the COVID-19 pandemic. Robyn Tomlin, southeast regional editor for McClatchy and president and editor of The (Raleigh) News & Observer and The (Durham) Herald-Sun, and Mike Wilson, editor of The Dallas Morning News, will discuss how to manage the uncertainties journalists face and the ambitions that inspire us. The conversation will be moderated by Jill Geisler, Bill Plante Chair in Leadership…
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Institute launches 'Class of 2020' to spotlight the next generation of journalists
The National Press Club Journalism Institute begins spotlighting the next generation of journalists this week in its Covering Coronavirus newsletter and on its website. These journalism students are graduating from college or Master’s programs this spring into an extremely challenging job market, complicated by widespread work-from-home newsrooms that are shrinking faster than ever. The goal of the new program is to help these students meet future bosses and colleagues, who will reach out and support them in building journalism’s future together. Inspired by Jill Geisler’s column advising…
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Grieving together alone: NPR, Dallas Morning News journalists to discuss writing and grief tomorrow
Join the National Press Club Journalism Institute on Friday, April 17, from 11:30 a.m.-12 p.m. for a community conversation to explore personal loss in a time of collective grief. Keith Woods, NPR’s chief diversity officer, and Tom Huang, The Dallas Morning News assistant managing editor for journalism initiatives, will discuss their experiences in the half-hour program, "Grieving together, alone." Woods and Huang have both written about the loss of a parent at a time of collective mourning; both are longtime journalists, editors and writing teachers. The first 15 minutes will be a…
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Deadline in journalism contest extended to June 30
The deadline for the National Press Club journalism contest has been extended from April 15 to June 30 because of the coronavirus pandemic. Thanks to those who have sent in entries, but the virus outbreak has had the dual effect of holding down entries and interfering with the Club's abilities to help promote it enough. While there have certainly been some strong entries, there are not enough to properly judge the contest in these unusual times. Remember that the contest is looking for the best journalism from 2019 in areas like politics, breaking news, broadcast news, consumer news, foreign…
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Update-1: Coronavirus poses new challenges for reporters, news organizations
Timely and reliable news reporting is more important than ever now as the coronavirus pandemic spreads rapidly across the world. The challenge is a daunting one for journalists faced not only with the task of sorting through complicated and often contradictory information but also with the risk of contracting COVID-19, the infectious disease caused by the new virus. And even as people turn to the news media for information on the crisis, many U.S. newspapers are letting go of reporters and editors as advertising all but disappears. Jon Alsop In an Update-1 podcast, National Press Club…
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Journalism Institute opens new reporting, writing, leadership programs
Starting this week, The National Press Club Journalism Institute will host weekly programs to help journalists and communicators focus on craft development and community during these challenging times. On Friday, April 17, join us to explore writing about personal loss in a time of collective grief. Keith Woods, NPR’s chief diversity officer, and Tom Huang, The Dallas Morning News assistant managing editor for journalism initiatives, will discuss their experiences with “Grieving together, alone” and take questions from 11:30 a.m. to noon in a Zoom webinar. It’s one of five free community…
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