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What's Next for Regional Reporting?
The regional reporters who cover the nation’s capital for audiences outside the Beltway today face a host of challenges: Shrinking newsroom budgets have closed or decimated many D.C. bureaus, leaving those reporters who remain under major pressure to fill the gaps. The nation’s federal offices are more opaque than ever, making it difficult for journalists to hold them accountable on behalf of the public. And the public itself has become increasingly skeptical of--and sometimes hostile toward--the news media. How can regional reporting adapt to, and once again thrive in, this environment? Join…
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Building Beneficial Relationships Between Journalists & U.S. Latino Thought Leaders
Panelists offer insights into the US Latino market providing a larger vision to spark greater understanding of the extraordinary socio-demographic and economic diversity of US Latinos. The goal is to open an ongoing communications flow that builds with journalists and public relations executives that is based on cultural appropriateness and inclusion. Included are tool kits of data, publications and practical tips for working more closely with the expansive US Latino community, rich in its history and diversity.
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Finding Your Voice: 50 Essential Strategies for Great Writing
Roy Peter Clark, one of journalism's most influential writing coaches, makes his happy return to the National Press Club to conduct one of his popular and informative writing workshops. Clark taught writing at the Poynter Institute for 40 years. He is the author of 18 books on writing, reading, language and journalism, including "Writing Tools," "The Glamour of Grammar," "Help! for Writers," "How to Write Short," and "The Art of X-ray Reading." He promises to add music to the learning.
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Trolling the News: Protecting Journalists From Online Harassment
The National Press Club Journalism Institute and PEN America teamed up to present an important discussion to help and empower writers, journalists and all those active online with practical tools and tactics to defend against hateful speech and trolling. Participants included: Soraya Chemaly, Women’s Media Center Wesley Lowery, The Washington Post Julia Ioffe, The Atlantic Jonathan Weisman, The New York Times Michelle Ferrier, founder Troll-Busters.com, associate professor, E.W. Scripps School of Journalism, Ohio University Suzanne Nossel, chief executive officer of PEN America - moderator…
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Sunshine Week 2018: How Public Information Officers Limit Media Access
In honor of Sunshine Week, the National Press Club's Press Freedom Committee hosted an evening panel discussion on March 14, 2018 to examine how the Trump administration uses public information officers to limit and shape reporters' access to government information. More than a year into the Donald Trump administration, PIOs are still heavily relied on to act as buffers between reporters and the career officials and political appointees they cover. But some things have changed. At key agencies like the State and Defense departments, the number of press conferences has sharply declined as…
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Sunshine Week 2018: Dispelling the gathering clouds
Sunshine Week celebrates the public’s right to know, but this year it is being marked as forces of darkness continue to gather across the globe. From Latin America to Russia, from the Middle East to the Midwest of the United States, government officials are actively challenging the rights of the media to cover what they do. Why is this disturbing trend emerging in so many places simultaneously? What can we do to combat it? The National Press Club’s nonprofit Journalism Institute presented an evening discussion to examine this important topic. Panelists: Nazanin Ashkan, senior program officer…
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Can We Talk? Public Access, Security And Civility In A Hyper-Partisan Age
In hopes of de-escalating the increasingly fraught relations between the press and the people they cover, the National Press Club’s nonprofit Journalism Institute on Aug. 4 convened Can We Talk?, an open meeting for newsmakers, the people who protect them and the people who cover them. After a year of violent words and sometimes violent acts, we believe the time has come to talk with each other —instead of at each other — about how we can all do a better job for the democracy we serve. We hope this will mark the beginning of a continuing conversation. We are starting with a focus on Capitol…
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When Journalism Becomes the Story: How Does the Press Respond?
Introduction: Kathy Kiely, Press Freedom Fellow, National Press Club Journalism Institute Panel I: When journalism becomes politicized: How is access being denied? Are reporters being threatened? What are beat reporters seeing-- or not seeing? What differs from past practice? · Moderator: Barbara Cochran, president, NPC Journalism Institute board of directors · Margaret Talev: Bloomberg and White House Correspondents Association incoming president · Coral Davenport, New York Times · George Condon, National Journal · Caitlin Emma, POLITICO · Travis Tritten, Washington Examiner and Military…
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NPCJI Election Bootcamp: Covering Conventions
With the Republicans meeting in Cleveland and the Democrats in Philadelphia, the National Press Club’s Journalism Institute focused on covering national party conventions as part of its series of Campaign Boot Camp programs. Get tips from veteran journalists about how to find stories inside and outside the convention hall, and find out from the House Press Gallery staff about logistics surrounding credentials. The panel is: Justin Supon, deputy director of the House Press Gallery David Lightman, national political correspondent for McClatchy Newspapers essica Wehrman, Washington…
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NPCJI Panel Discussion: The Panama Papers
Journalists involved in the reporting of the Panama Papers data breach took part in a panel discussion sponsored by the National Press Club Journalism Institute. Speakers included reporters from the International Consortium of Investigative Journalists (ICIJ) and McClatchy Newspapers. The Panama Papers is a leak of 11.5 million financial documents from the database of the offshore law firm Mossack Fonseca located in Panama.
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