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Afghan Refugees Resettle in the U.S.
January 16, 2022
Tens of thousands of Afghans have been flown to the United States since the U.S. pulled its last troops out of Afghanistan at the end of August. The co-founder and chair of the Peace Corps Alliance for Cultural Understanding thinks the use of Afghan advisory groups is essential for the well-being…
Read More"House of Gucci" Author Discusses Her Book And Gucci Movie
December 8, 2021
The movie House of Gucci is off to an impressive start at the box office, taking in more than $33 million in North America in the two weeks since its release. It's based on a book written by Sara Gay Forden, the guest on the latest Update-1 podcast. Forden talks with Broadcast Podcast team member…
Read MoreVeteran Correspondent Discusses Afghanistan, Poland and The VOA
November 18, 2021
David Ensor spent three decades as a news correspondent for NPR, ABC, and CNN then turned to public service with a year at the U.S. Embassy in Afghanistan and then four years as director of the Voice of America. Among his overseas posts was that of ABC News Bureau Chief in Warsaw, when a Polish…
Read MoreNational Capital Radio & TV Museum Curator Discusses Collection Highlights And Lessons
November 5, 2021
The National Capital Radio and Television Museum (https://ncrtv.org/), located just east of the Capital Beltway in Bowie, Maryland, opened its doors in 1999 and contains an impressive collection of radio and television equipment, some roughly a century old. In this edition of Update-1, NPC…
Read MoreTwo Recent NPC Honorees Remain Imprisoned
October 6, 2021
American journalist Danny Fenster has been imprisoned in Myanmar since May, while Chinese journalist Haze Fan has been detained in China since December. Fenster and Fan are the NPC’s most recent John Aubuchon Press Freedom Award winners. In this edition of Update-1, Broadcast Podcast team member…
Read MoreUpdate-1 Highlights NPC Annual Photo Exhibit On Display Through September 30
September 23, 2021
The National Press Club’s 22nd annual photo exhibit is on display in the Club’s lobby and virtually at https://technewslit.com/npc/photoex2021/index.html. In this edition of Update-1, broadcast/podcast co-vice chair Adam Konowe spoke with photo team co-chair Alan Kotok about the exhibit in a time…
Read MoreHow Free Are Reporters in Russia?
September 14, 2021
Russian independent journalists have faced increased government pressure ahead of the country's parliamentary election this Sunday. In some cases that has meant Russian police raiding their homes and seizing cellphones, laptops and tablets. This is widely seen as an attempt by President Vladimir…
Read MoreWhat's The Future Of Afghanistan?
August 28, 2021
How reliable was the intelligence the U.S. received as it planned its withdrawal from Afghanistan? And what is the future of Afghanistan after the U.S. and its allies pull out? Those are some of the issues covered in this edition of Update-1. Broadcast Podcast Committee member Irv Chapman talks…
Read MorePew's 2021 State Of The News Media
August 3, 2021
Increasing audiences for network news, cable television news, online radio and podcasts, a revenue decline for all-news radio stations and a circulation decline for newspapers. Those are just a few of the findings in this year's State of the Media report by the Pew Research Center. In this edition…
Read MoreThe Future Of Newspapers In The Digital Age
June 27, 2021
"People want and need our journalism more than ever." That's how the President and CEO of News Media Alliance, David Chavern, describes the current state of the newspaper industry. The NMA previously was the Newspaper Association of America. It's the news industry's largest trade organization,…
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