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How to handle and prevent online threats is subject of Friday's webinar
Journalists today are increasingly facing digital threats. An October 2024 survey by the International Women’s Media Foundation reported that 33% of journalists it surveyed had faced a threat of digital violence — and a 2020 UNESCO-commissioned study found that nearly three-quarters of the journalists it surveyed who identified as women had experienced online violence. But when — and how — should journalists react when they experience digital harassment? What legal tools are available to newsrooms and independent journalists when dealing with online threats? And what are the tangible ways to…
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Hear Pulitzer Prize-winning reporter Rick Jervis on Thursday discuss new book
Pulitzer Prize-winning USA Today reporter Rick Jervis will discuss his new book, "The Devil Behind The Badge," at a National Press Club Headliners book event beginning at 6 p.m. Thursday, Dec. 12. The event will include a discussion with the author and a book signing. Ticket prices are $5 for Club members and $10 for general admission. Registration is essential.
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Coalition leader envisions Museum of the American People
One day as he walked on the National Mall in Washington, Sam Eskenazi had a flash of inspiration, one that motivated his journey to create a new museum in the capital dedicated to the people who have made America over thousands of years. Sam Eskenazi In the latest episode of Update-1, Eskenazi, the director of the Coalition for the National Museum of the American People, describes this vision to Bill Loveless, a member of the Club's Broadcast/Podcast Team. They talk about ways in which this museum would tell the story of the American people, how it would differ from other museums in the…
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Press Club begins accepting applications for scholarships
The National Press Club and the NPC Journalism Institute are now accepting applications for all 2025 scholarships. The deadline for all 2025 applications is Sunday, March 16, at 11:59 pm ET. Click here to apply. Opportunities are available for high school, college, and graduate student journalists: The Scholarship for Journalism Diversity Honoring Julie Schoo is a $5,000 scholarship awarded to a high school senior. The award can be renewed for up to three years at $5,000 per year. The Richard G. Zimmerman Scholarship is a one-time scholarship of $5,000 to support a high school senior who…
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Journalism Institute and Common Health Coalition announce new public health reporting fellowship
The National Press Club Journalism Institute and the Common Health Coalition have launched a new fellowship opportunity for mid-career journalists. The Public Health Reporting Fellowship will award up to $7,500 to each of five individuals to support reporting projects focused on the intersection of public health policy and health care delivery. Projects in any format will be accepted, including print, digital, audio, visual, and broadcast. The deadline to apply for the six-month program is Jan. 6. The Common Health Coalition, which brings together health care organizations in pursuit of a…
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Marvin Kalb to discuss new memoir at virtual Headliners Book Event Jan. 24
Former CBS News correspondent Marvin Kalb plans to discuss his new book, A Different Russia: Khrushchev and Kennedy on a Collision Course, at a virtual Headliners Book Event on Friday, Jan. 24, at 2:30 p.m. The event will be broadcast via livestream on the National Press Club's website.
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Member reminder: Update your mailing address
National Press Club members need to check their account to ensure that their mailing address is correct. Addresses need to be updated by the end of the year to guarantee members receive a NEW membership card. To enhance the security of the Club and streamline membership processes, the Club is implementing a new check-in and arrival procedure effective March 3. “Given the rising threats against journalists, this is part of our commitment to ensuring the safety of all members and employees—similar to security measures in many buildings across Washington, D.C.,” wrote NPC President Emily Wilkins…
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Funding opportunity: The Public Health Reporting Fellowship deadline extended to Jan. 13
The deadline for the newly launched Public Health Reporting Fellowship has been extended until Monday, Jan. 13, at 5 pm ET. This opportunity from the Common Health Coalition and the National Press Club Journalism Institute will award up to $7,500 each to five mid-career journalists to support reporting projects focused on the intersection of public health policy and health care delivery. Applicants must propose a significant reporting project covering a critical community, regional, state, or national public health issue, to be published or distributed by July 2025. The awards will fund the…
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Tomorrow: Next webinar in NPCJI series of public health training sessions for journalists
The next session in a National Press Club Journalism Institute series of six virtual programs, aimed at training journalists who cover public health, is coming up Tuesday, April 29, at noon. Sign up for How community health workers can be the key to your reporting. Launched in February, the sessions — which generally fall on the last Tuesday of the month — are scheduled for the noon hour. Here's the rest of the schedule for May through July: Covering rural & urban health disparities (May 27, noon EDT) Finding focus and shaping your narrative (June 24, noon EDT) Lessons from our inaugural…
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Tomorrow: Learn how to strengthen stories with better ledes, nut grafs
Facing a blank screen with a full notebook and the clock ticking toward deadline can be, well, daunting. No matter your story topic or how much reporting material you have to work with, finding the hook to engage your reader within the first few lines or paragraphs is essential. Ledes and nut grafs that get to the core of your story take energy and focus — often lacking when time is short. Join the National Press Club Journalism Institute at noon on Friday, May 2, for a writing-focused workshop that will help you craft ledes that grab the reader’s attention and identify your nut graf before…
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