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Free NPCJI training: Reframing firearm violence news coverage on Friday at 11:30 a.m.
Firearm violence is largely covered in the media as a crime issue focused on individual shooting events. But experts assert that reframing firearm violence as a broader public-health issue is crucial to finding policy and community solutions aimed at preventing deaths and injury from guns. Join the National Press Club Journalism Institute at 11:30 a.m. on Friday, Feb. 9, for a conversation among experts and journalists on where to find the best data and research on firearms and gun deaths for your reporting. Registration is open and free. In this 75-minute webinar, the panel expects to…
Type: News
International Correspondents Happy Hour
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Join your fellow foreign correspondents for cocktails and conversation at the International Correspondents Team's monthly happy hour. The happy hour is open to all National Press Club members who would like to get involved with the ICC’s programs, including the press attaché mixer and monthly embassy nights.
Type: Event
Becerra will also highlight the need to shift from an illness-care system to a wellness-care system that focuses on preventing disease and injury. The agency is also actively engaged in issues surrounding Medicaid renewals, smoking cessation, reproductive health and rights, LGBTQI+ protections, and marijuana scheduling. The Headliners event begins with lunch in the Holeman Lounge at 12:30 p.m. Remarks begin at 1 p.m., followed by a question-and-answer session ending at 2 p.m. National Press Club members may purchase tickets for $20. Non-member tickets cost $30. Click here to purchase tickets…
HHS Secretary Xavier Becerra plans to address Headliners Luncheon, Feb. 8
Health and Human Services Secretary Xavier Becerra plans to address a National Press Club Headliners Luncheon on Thursday, Feb. 8. Becerra, the first Latino to serve as HHS secretary, has set a broad agenda that includes reducing health care costs, expanding access to care, tackling health disparities and strengthening behavioral health. HHS is also tasked with implementation of the health care provisions in the Inflation Reduction Act, including the Medicare drug price negotiations.
Type: News
Journalists & Work: Separating your career from your identity
For many of us, journalism is not just a job; it is a calling. And the high intensity nature of the work of a journalist often means that our job becomes a central part of our identity. That might be fine when we are loving what we do, but what happens if you don’t anymore? What if you were laid off, or your news organization downsizes and you have to watch colleagues leave while you take on more work? What then? Do you stay in journalism, or pivot to something else? What if these questions and challenges feel like you don’t know who you are anymore? Many journalists may be asking themselves…
Type: Event
Moving Meditation: Exercises for journalists to reduce stress and boost wellness
Surveys show up to 70% of journalists have experienced unaddressed work-related burnout and stress, leading to the inability to focus, to sleep, or even to find satisfaction in their vital work. Among the ways to cope with chronic stress and prevent burnout is moving the body, focusing on breathwork, and connecting with others, according to the National Institutes of Health. Join the National Press Club Journalism Institute’s Bara Vaida for a gentle movement and breathing class aimed at reducing tension in the body, relaxing the mind, and encouraging connection with fellow hard-working…
Type: Event
New paper from member asks whether media training benefits the press
Many news sources take part in media training programs to help sharpen their interview skills. Is that a good thing for reporters? A newly published position paper by long-time former National Press Club Governor Ed Barks argues that media training works to the benefit of both journalists and the spokespeople they cover. Barks writes that the aim of the paper, “Common Ground: How Media Training Benefits the Press," is to “facilitate better understanding among newspeople and their sources.” Barks does this by posing 10 questions along with responses designed to foster “a healthier atmosphere…
Type: News
Israel Hamas War Beyond Compare For Media Deaths
Dozens of journalists have been killed covering the Israel Hamas war, resulting in what the International Federation of Journalists says is the deadliest conflict ever for media deaths. The Committee to Protect Journalists says so far 85 journalists and media workers have died while covering the war. Why has this war been so deadly for members of the media, and which group has had the most deaths? In this edition of Update-1, Jessica Jerreat, the press freedom editor at Voice of America, talks to Broadcast Podcast Committee co-chair Mike Hempen about why journalists in Gaza face high risks…
Type: Media
The Headliners event begins with a light lunch in the Holeman Lounge at 12:30 p.m. Remarks begin at 1 p.m., followed by a question-and-answer session ending at 2 p.m. National Press Club members may purchase tickets here for $20. Non-member tickets cost $30. To submit a question in advance for the speaker, put FDA in the subject line and email it to [email protected]. The deadline for submitting questions in advance is 10 a.m. on the day of the address. Califf, who assumed office on Feb. 17, 2022, is serving for the second time as FDA commissioner. He served previously from February 2016…
FDA Commissioner Califf plans to address healthcare communications at Headliners lunch, Feb. 14
FDA Commissioner Robert M. Califf plans to speak about the communications link to health outcomes at a Headliners lunch on Wednesday, Feb. 14. The Food and Drug Administration oversees the safety of more than $2.1 trillion worth of food, tobacco, and medical products produced in the U.S. and abroad, and regulates about 75% of the U.S. food supply. Califf recently wrote in the Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA) that the healthcare community needs to "redouble its efforts to provide plain-language information" on the benefits of vaccines as a growing number of Americans decline…
Type: News