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Ukrainian, American correspondents see Russia’s bombardment close up
Barren village foxholes under fire and Elon Musk’s Starlink internet system at work in the field gave two frontline journalists some of their many close-up views of Ukraine’s struggle to repel Russia’s full-scale assault that began on Feb. 24. Ukrainian journalist Tanya Kozyreva and Politico correspondent Christopher Miller described those experiences and more to illustrate the impact of the war and how news media there and abroad are covering it. In a June 21 online discussion for the National Press Club moderated by NPC President Jen Judson, land warfare reporter for Defense News, Kozyreva…
Type: News
National Press Club co-ed softball team hopes to clinch playoff berth on Saturday
The National Press Club coed softball team is looking to continue its run of playoff appearances in the Metropolitan Media Softball League, with the outcome of two games Saturday likely determining if it advances to the championship series in two weeks. Currently holding a 5-5 record on the 2022 season, the Press Club Big Blue team plays WTOP at 10:15 a.m. Saturday at the Capitol View/Homewood fields (best parking at 2929 Edgewood Rd., Kensington, MD 20895), followed by CBS at 11:15 a.m. For spectators, these fields have some of the better shade! Bring a camp chair and come on down! According…
Type: News
Help judge the nation’s best journalism
Please let us know if you’re interested in helping judge the nation’s best work in the National Press Club journalism contest. We are confirming the panels for each category now and will need to fill any vacancies quickly. If you are interested in being in the group of possible judges, send an email to Will Lester at [email protected], including your phone number and the email address for the account where you want to get the entries for online judging. We have a new category – the Nell Minow Award for Cultural Criticism - so let us know if you’re interested in judging that competition. We…
Type: News
National Press Club Names Indian Journalist Rana Ayyub 2022 Aubuchon International Honoree
WASHINGTON, June 28 – Following is a statement from National Press Club President Jen Judson and National Press Club Journalism Institute President Gil Klein announcing that Indian journalist Rana Ayyub is the 2022 International John Aubuchon Award Honoree. The Aubuchon is the Club’s highest honor for press freedom. “We are pleased to name Rana Ayyub the 2022 John Aubuchon Award International Honoree. Ms. Ayyub’s courage and skill in investigative work has been evident throughout her distinguished career and her criticism of the government has been met with an unwelcome assault on her rights…
Type: News
Protest Protocol: How journalists can stay safe in times of unrest
Political protests and civil unrest are expected across America this summer and fall. The combination of the Supreme Court’s decision to overturn Roe vs. Wade, ongoing right-wing conspiracies about the validity of U.S. elections, and the prospect of domestic terrorist attacks have produced a climate that forebodes tense confrontations between protesters, counter-protesters, and the police. Journalists are already in the mix covering these clashes, sometimes being mistreated, physically harmed, or even targeted in the process. In the days following the Roe v. Wade ruling, journalists already…
Type: Event
Trust Us?
News sources proliferate just as trust thins out for traditional media. What we are doing about it. Join us on June 30 for this town hall.
We’re told that lies travel faster than the truth. If that is so, what are journalists doing to prove to audiences that what they read, see and hear is based on verifiable facts? In a world of conflicting media standards, practices and ethics, news organizations must cope with more challenges to more facts by more people than ever. Journalists Sam Fulwood (Dean, School of Communication, American University) Elahe Izadi (media reporter, The Washington Post) and Terence Samuel (VP News, NPR) join PBS Public Editor Ricardo Sandoval-Palos in exploring, before a live audience, how politics and mis…
Type: Event
Top journalists to address impact of misinformation on media trust at town hall Thursday
Journalists from PBS, NPR and The Washington Post and the dean of the American University School of Communications will address the persistent problem of misinformation and the erosion of public trust in the media at "Trust Us," an in-person panel discussion on Thursday, June 30, at 6:30 p.m. Moderator Ricardo Sandoval-Palos, public editor at PBS, will lead the discussion with NPR executive editor and vice president of news Terence Samuel, AU Dean Sam Fulwood III, and Washington Post media reporter Elahe Izadi. The panelists will first seek to define the problem and then propose solutions and…
Type: News