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The podcast, in some ways, followed in the Haitian radio journalists’ footsteps, Pierre-Pierre said. “If we use the act of journalism well, to me, that’s activism. We can use that to bring it in front of the authorities.” Oz Woloshyn, founder of the Kaleidoscope, said he began work on the podcast after wrapping up a two-year reporting project on the disappearance of hundreds of women in the Mexican border city of Ciudad Juárez. When he heard about the Little
Haiti murders, he was struck by the idea that, even in the U.S., journalists don’t feel free to speak their minds. One clip played during the panel quotes a man saying, “when you speak your mind, you’re never safe.” The true crime genre has gained popularity in recent years, and Woloshyn said he hopes the series will inspire listeners to think more about the purpose of journalism. Montas, whose husband was murdered in 2000 by killers who were never caught, said she decided to keep fighting for justice for Haiti. “I didn’t feel alone anymore when I heard a 30-year-old case was being revived…
True crime podcast on murders of journalists in Miami 30 years ago was cathartic for creators
The unsolved murders of three Haitian radio journalists in Miami three decades ago resonate today in how the mainstream media fails to adequately cover ethnic communities in U.S. cities, according to a journalist who first covered the murders and dove back into the story in a recent podcast. The cultural and political dynamics that seeded the murders in Little Haiti, a Miami neighborhood that is home to many Haitian exiles, raises bigger questions about how new arrivals to this country are treated, said Ana Arana, a Club member who discussed the podcast, "Silenced: The Radio Murders," at…
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Las Vegas Journalist Jeff German, Lizzie Johnson of The Washington Post Honored With President’s Award from National Press Club
WASHINGTON, July 31 – Following is a statement by National Press Club President Eileen O’Reilly on the 2023 recipients of the President’s Award to be presented at the National Press Club Awards Dinner Aug. 30. “This year the President’s Award at the National Press Club will help call attention to the outstanding career of Las Vegas journalist Jeff German who was murdered outside his home in 2022. A local official, who was the subject of one of German’s investigations for the Las Vegas Review-Journal, is charged in the crime and the trial is scheduled for November. “German’s career covering…
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National Press Club Honors Iranian Journalists Hamedi and Mohammadi With International Aubuchon Award
WASHINGTON, July 28 – Following is a statement from National Press Club President Eileen O’Reilly and National Press Club Journalism Institute President Gil Klein naming Iranian women journalists Niloofar Hamedi and Elaheh Mohammadi as the 2023 International honorees for the John Aubuchon Award, the Club’s highest honor for press freedom. “This has been a year of momentous struggle for press freedom in Iran. According to studies, as many as 90 journalists were arrested during the protests that followed the murder of Mahsa Amini by the Iranian morality police. Our honorees: Niloofar and Elaheh…
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Frank Albert, retired foreign affairs consultant, dies at age 82
The family of Frank Albert wanted to share the news of his passing on June 15, 2023, in Washington, D.C., with National Press Club members. Albert was a Communicator member of the Club for 22 years, joining in July 2001. At the time of his death, he was a retired foreign affairs consultant who had worked at the U.S. Information Agency and the State Department. Services were held June 26. More information about his life and career are in his obituary.
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