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War correspondent talks craft and challenges in new book
Sean Carberry has covered conflicts in more than 20 countries, including Syria, Yemen, Sudan, Pakistan and Colombia. But it’s his time in NPR’s Kabul's bureau that takes center stage in the new book, "Passport Stamps: Searching the World for a War to Call Home." In the latest episode of Update-1, NPC Broadcast/Podcast Team Co-Chair Adam Konowe asks Carberry what drew him from the comfort of WBUR’s studios in Boston to many of the world’s hottest war zones. Related topics include journalistic competition and camaraderie, working with local fixers, the shock of returning home, mainstream versus…
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Recruiting down because fewer parents served in the military, Marine Corps communications director says
Fewer parents have served in the U.S. Armed Services, meaning their children are less likely to enlist and thus recruitment is below recruitment goals, according to the first civilian charged with promoting the Marine Corps' message to the public. April Langwell, addressing National Press Club American Legion Post 20 on Wednesday, said that only one in 10 families with children eligible to enlist have parents who are veterans themselves. That's far less than in prevoius generations, and helps explain why the Navy is 6,000 people short and the Army and Air Force are 10,000 under their…
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Health and policy journalist joins National Press Club Journalism Institute as new training director
Bara Vaida, an experienced health and science journalist who reports on business, consumer, wellness, and policy issues, has joined the National Press Club Journalism Institute as its director of training. Vaida began last month. In her new role, Vaida will develop and expand the Institute’s professional development portfolio and training strategy; create unique learning opportunities for journalists; and produce timely resources for journalists, including the Institute’s afternoon newsletter, The Latest. “The Institute’s work is vital to ensuring an independent and free press, and I’m…
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Pakistani ambassador says he wants new chapter in relations with U.S.
Pakistan is writing a new chapter in its relations with the U.S., Ambassador Masood Khan told National Press Club members at a meeting at his residence on Tuesday. Although it was an Embassy Night sponsored by the Club's International Correspondents Committee, Khan said he didn't want to meet at the embassy because the purpose of the gathering was “to get to know each other away from the workplace." Pakistan was "working hard to resolve the problems of the past. Our objective, clear in mind, is to emerge as one of the great countries,” he said. Pakistan currently has an interim government…
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Learn to leverage library resources for your research and reporting at Sept. 8 NPCJI webinar
Learn how journalists can tap public and academic libraries to find and use government documents, academic research, archives and other resources that may not easily be accessible on the internet. Join the National Press Club Journalism Institute to learn from April Hines, journalism and mass communications librarian for the George A. Smathers Libraries at the University of Florida. Her research areas include information literacy instruction for journalists, library marketing and outreach, and social media engagement. Registration is open for this program, which will take place over Zoom at…
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Washington Post's Laura Meckler to discuss myths, realities of Shaker Heights at 'Dream Town' Book Rap, Sept. 13
Award-winning Washington Post reporter Laura Meckler plans to discuss her new book, Dream Town: Shaker Heights and the Quest for Racial Equity, at a National Press Club Headliners Book Rap on Wednesday, Sept. 13, at 6:30 p.m.
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Discover public records you quickly can find online at Sept. 15 NPCJI webinar
Wondering about access to New York criminal records? Need to verify the rank of a deceased veteran? Trying to find the maiden name of a twice-married woman? For journalists, knowing where to look – without waiting on a public information request response – is key. Join the National Press Club Journalism Institute to hear from award-winning investigator Caryn Baird, who will present a practical working model of public records research based on her years of experience at the Tampa Bay Times. Baird is a researcher for Politifact and the Poynter Institute for Media Studies. For more than 24…
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Oct. 11 program focuses on how groundbreaking women correspondents beat the odds to cover the Vietnam War
Two authors will talk about the breath-taking challenges endured on the battlefield by female war correspondents during the Vietnam War at 2 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 11. Elizabeth Becker Elizabeth Becker, award-winning author of “You Don’t Belong Here: How Three Women Rewrote the Story of War,” shines a light on the truth of war through the eyes of three women correspondents in Vietnam. Becker herself was a war correspondent for The Washington Post and one of the only reporters to interview Pol Pot, the genocidal leader of Cambodia. She has won numerous awards, including an Overseas Press…
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Authors to reveal the daring lives of female journalists covering the Vietnam War, Oct. 11
Dickey Chapelle, 1964. Photo credit: Wisconsin Historical Society Two celebrated women authors will share the harrowing stories of the challenges endured by “fearless” female war correspondents and their experiences in the field and on the home front during the Vietnam War in a program sponsored by the Club’s History and Heritage team on Oct. 11 at 2 p.m. Lorissa Rinehart, author of “First to the Front, The Untold Story of Dickey Chapelle, Trailblazing Female War Correspondent,” uncovers the incredible story of Dickey Chappelle, who endured harrowing challenges on and off the fields of…
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Tonight: Press vs. Politicians Spelling Bee
2022 Spelling Bee contestants line up. Photo by Alan Kotok Tickets are on sale for the 2023 National Press Club Press vs. Politicians Spelling Bee, which will be held at 7 p.m. Wednesday, Sept. 20, in the ballroom. Doors (and the bar!) open at 6 p.m. The event, which supports the National Press Club Journalism Institute, pits members of Congress against Beltway journalists in an evening of camaraderie and entertainment. 2022 champion Amy Wang of the Washington Post will return to defend her title. Tickets are $15 for members, $30 for non-members and can be purchased online.
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