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Media watchdog: COVID-19 is worsening threat to global press freedom
Media watchdog Reporters Without Borders is warning the coronavirus pandemic poses a threat to press freedom around the world. In its annual evaluation of global media freedoms, Reporters Without Borders said the health crisis could serve as an excuse for governments “to take advantage of the fact that politics are on hold, the public is stunned and protests are out of the question, in order to impose measures that would be impossible in normal times.” The report said COVID-19 "has amplified the spread of rumors and fake news as quickly as the virus itself.” In the latest edition of Update-1…
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Couldn't listen live? Journalism Institute has archives of series of community conversations
The National Press Club Journalism Institute has been putting on a once-a-week series of free community conversations offered online. The series spotlights journalism best practices and allows for questions, timed to fit into journalists’ busy schedules. Most are scheduled for mid-day on a day Monday through Friday. In case you haven't been able to listen in, the Journalism Institute has them in archives: Writing through: Grieving together, alone with Tom Huang and Keith Woods Leading through: Resilient newsrooms with Robyn Tomlin, Mike Wilson and Jill Geisler Writing through:…
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Subscribe to Covering Coronavirus newsletter, and never be in the dark
The logo for the NPCJI 'Covering Coronavirus' weekday newsletter. The National Press Club Journalism Institute’s weekday Covering Coronavirus newsletter offers journalists, communicators and the public an in-depth look at how journalists are working to serve their communities during the COVID-19 pandemic. Did you know? The pandemic, according to The New York Times, has been responsible for furloughs, pay cuts or layoffs affecting more than 36,000 media workers. That is an example of the news tidbits found in the newsletter. And this: 5 platforms to help you find your next journalism job…
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On deadline? Learn tips for writing in short bursts during Wednesday program
Focusing in short bursts, May 27, 11:30 a.m. to noon, NPCJI program. Many writers find themselves on deadline with limited time, space and attention during the unprecedented COVID-19 pandemic and resulting crises. Join the National Press Club Journalism Institute and the National Association of Science Writers for a webinar that will offer tips for creating a writer-friendly physical space, finding your focus, and developing new tools to write in short bursts. Our speakers include Lane DeGregory, a Pulitzer Prize-winning enterprise writer at the Tampa Bay Times; Deborah Netburn, a science…
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Club’s Board votes to extend temporary suspension of in-person services through June 8
The National Press Club Board of Governors voted Monday evening, May 18, to extend the temporary suspension of in-person Club services through at least June 8. The Board’s initial March 16 decision to suspend operations was a first in the Club’s 113-year history and came after the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) issued new guidelines concerning in-person social gatherings. Since then, D.C. Mayor Muriel E. Bowser (D) has ordered the suspension of all in-person dining services in the District, and more recently, extended an order requiring the closure of all non-…
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Today at 3 p.m., NYT reporter discusses her year with Scout troop for homeless girls
New York Times reporter Nikita Stewart will discuss her year with Troop 6000, the first Girl Scout troop founded by and for girls living in the shelter system in Queens, N.Y., at a Headliners book event on Thursday, May 21, at 3 p.m. Stewart is the author of “TROOP 6000: The Girl Scout Troop That Began in a Shelter and Inspired the World,” which became available for sale on Tuesday, May 19. She will be interviewed by National Press Club President Michael Freedman in an online event open to the public. To join the livestream or download a calendar invitation, click here. Freedman will also…
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Update-1: NewsGuild president discusses bid to aid reporters
Founded in 1933 during the Great Depression, the NewsGuild has represented reporters and other employees at news operations through good and bad times, bargaining for improved wages and working conditions and promoting honesty in journalism. Jon Schleuss, the president of the NewsGuild. Now, amid a pandemic and another extraordinary economic downturn, the NewsGuild is pushing hard for measures to aid its members as newspapers and other news media in the U.S. and Canada lay off and furlough reporters and cut their salaries to compensate for lost advertising revenue. Among the steps sought…
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Daily dose of learning: Journalism Institute’s Covering Coronavirus newsletter
The daily newsletter comes under this header. The National Press Club Journalism Institute’s weekday Covering Coronavirus newsletter offers journalists, communicators and the public an in-depth look at how journalists are working to serve their communities during the COVID-19 pandemic. In two months of publishing, Institute staff have reported more than 65 stories to help journalists with their craft while creating a sense of community for those in the field. The newsletter contains: original reporting on best practices, how-tos and and spotlights on how newsrooms are working through…
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COVID-19 discussion May 19: How details tell story of this pandemic
Join Washington Post reporter Jessica Contrera and Indiana University professor of practice in journalism Kelley Benham French for a discussion of how details tell the story of the COVID-19 pandemic. Registration is open for this National Press Club Journalism Institute webinar, which will take place from 11:30 a.m. to noon, Tuesday, May 19. Registration required to access discussion. Contrera is a reporter for The Washington Post's local enterprise team. She reports on people whose lives are being transformed by major events and issues in the news. Benham French teaches reporting and…
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