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Election Boot Camp: Understanding Convention Rules
The Democrats may be facing a fight with the Sanders campaign’s manager saying they're not going away, that the superdelegates don't get counted until Philadelphia, so they are going to hold out hope they can flip some. In the Republican camp, while Trump won't have opposition, he still has to win the delegates he needs to get to 1,237. Can something happen to prevent that? What happens to the delegates already pledged to people who aren't running? Can conservative groups that do not want to go along with the party’s “let’s unite” message do anything to challenge things? They might not have…
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FOIA at 50
On March 16, 2016, the National Press Club Journalism Institute hosted a panel of experts for a discussion on how the U.S. Freedom of Information Act is being applied and how it can be improved. FOIA is one of the most important tools at journalists’ disposal for uncovering government information. However, nearly 50 years since its inception, many observers say the FOIA process is hamstrung by delays and overly broad redactions. Panelists included: Jason Leopold, senior investigative reporter at Vice News; David Sobel, counsel at Electronic Frontier Foundation and head of its FOIA litigation…
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Political TV Ad Archive Launch Event
The Internet Archive launches the Political TV Ad Archive, an online, free digital library resource where reporters can find federal level political TV ads in key primary states in the 2016 elections, married with fact checking and information on the organizations funding the ads, along with downloadable metadata.
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Learn How to Cover Sexual Assault
Perhaps no task is as daunting for reporters than interviewing a survivor of a sexual assault. A panel of experts addressed how best to avoid pitfalls that could compromise a good story or unnecessarily harm a survivor at a National Press Club Journalism Institute event on Jan. 8, 2016. Panelists included journalist Kristen Lombardi of the Center for Public Integrity, author of an award-winning investigation of sexual assaults on campus; Bruce Shapiro, executive director of the Dart Center at Columbia Journalism School, which offers guidance and training to journalists covering trauma;…
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Freelancers at Risk: Photojournalism and the Call for Global Safety Standards, Pt. 2
Part 2: Implementing the Guidelines In light of the increasing brutality against journalists overseas, the Investigative Reporting Workshop, the National Press Club Journalism Institute and the Committee to Protect Journalists presented a frank conversation titled “Freelancers at Risk: Photojournalism and the Call for Global Safety Standards.” Panelists from journalism organizations in London, New York, Boston and Washington discussed baseline standards for hiring and protecting freelance journalists working in war zones. Moderator: Charles Sennott, The GroundTruth Project Panelists: Elisabet…
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Freelancers at Risk: Photojournalism and the Call for Global Safety Standards, Pt. 1
Part 1: Freelance Photography In light of the increasing brutality against journalists overseas, the Investigative Reporting Workshop, the National Press Club Journalism Institute and the Committee to Protect Journalists presented a frank conversation titled “Freelancers at Risk: Photojournalism and the Call for Global Safety Standards.” Panelists from journalism organizations in London, New York, Boston and Washington discussed baseline standards for hiring and protecting freelance journalists working in war zones. Moderator: David Rohde, Reuters Panelists: Lindy Hill, Reporters Instructed…
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Closing Journalism’s Gender Gap: A Forum on Women and Leadership
The National Press Club Journalism Institute partnered with The Poynter Institute on a forum focused on newsroom culture as it pertains to women, a subject invigorated by the firing of New York Times executive editor Jill Abramson. Panelists included Carolyn Ryan, Washington bureau chief for The New York Times; Susan Goldberg, editor in chief of National Geographic and former president of the American Society of News Editors; Madhulika Sikka, executive editor for NPR News; Rachel Smolkin, managing editor of Politico; Anders Gyllenhaal, vice president of news for McClatchy Newspapers; and…
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NPC Professional Development Event - Seth Goldman, "Mission In a Bottle"
Seth Goldman, TeaEO of Honest Tea, discusses his book, "Mission in a Bottle: The Honest Guide to Doing Business Differently – and Succeeding." Gary Hirshberg, co-founder and chairman of the board of Stonyfield Farm, Inc., joined Goldman for an engaging discussion examining the challenges faced by mission-driven enterprises in a profit-driven world.
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NPC Professional Development: How to Get on TV
"How to Get on TV" - A lively discussion explaining how to get the attention of bookers as an expert, and stay on their list. Panelists include: Jonathan Capehart, Washington Post opinion writer and member of the editorial board and an MSNBC contributor; Lucy Spiegel, Executive Director, Contributors and Audience at CNN; Alla Lora, producer of Washington Week with Gwen Ifill; and Amy Shuster, producer of MSNBC’s Rachel Maddow Show. Moderated by Barbara Cochran, journalism professor at the University of Missouri, and former Washington bureau chief of CBS News. This program was made…
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Following the Money: A Post-Mortem on 2012 and a Look to What's Next
The National Press Club Journalism Institute and the club's Professional Development Committee look at campaign fundraising in the 2012 election and offer advice on covering the avalanche of money in the future. The session originally took place Tuesday, Dec. 4, 2012. Panelists include: Trevor Potter, former Federal Election Commission chairman, president of the Campaign Legal Center and counsel for Stephen Colbert's Americans for a Better Tomorrow, Tomorrow super-PAC Fred Wertheimer, president of Democracy 21 and a long-time advocate of overhauling campaign finance laws Sheila Krumholz,…
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