Learn how to cover a presidential debate tonight

With the first 2023 Republican primary debate a week away, the National Press Club’s Professional Development Team is offering members an opportunity to prepare to cover political debates and more as campaigns shift into high gear. On Wednesday, Aug. 16 at 5: 30 p.m. in the Club’s Conference Rooms, a panel of experienced campaign reporters will discuss how to do your homework before covering debates so you can provide valuable journalism to voters.

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Panelists include:

• Sophia Cai is a Club member and a congressional reporter at Axios. She contributes to the Axios Sneak Peek newsletter, covering Capitol Hill, the White House, and elections.
• Jonathan D. Salant, a former Club president, has been a political reporter in Washington for more than three decades. He is currently assistant managing editor of politics for the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. He has covered every presidential election since 1984 and has attended 18 national political conventions. Winner of numerous local, state, and national journalism awards, he recently was inducted into the Society of Professional Journalists D.C. chapter's journalism hall of fame.
• Robert Yoon is an elections and democracy reporter at the Associated Press now covering his seventh presidential campaign cycle. As CNN director of political research, he received two Emmy Awards and a Peabody Award for his contributions to the network’s election coverage. He has prepared a dozen moderators for more than 30 presidential debates, most recently for CBS News in 2020. He recently served as a visiting professor of journalism and public policy at the University of Michigan.