National Journalism Institute schedules how-to session on using library's Bloomberg terminal, March 3

Holly Butcher Grant

February 08, 2023

Whatever subject they're covering, National Press Club members have access to real-time breaking news and in-depth research from the Bloomberg Terminal in the Eric Friedheim National Journalism Library inside the Club.

John Hughes, deputy team lead at Bloomberg Industry Group and a past Club president, plans to share how to use the Bloomberg Terminal at 11:30 a.m. on Friday, March 3. The news and information resource is available at no cost to Club members and is among the various tools available to help journalists in their research and reporting.

The training is free for NPC members and $10 for non-members. Registration is open.

Hughes has been a deputy team lead for Bloomberg Industry Group's law publication since November 2021. He has been an editor or reporter for Bloomberg since December 2000, including nearly 11 years as an aviation/transportation reporter and eight years as an editor on the breaking news desk. From 1996 to 2000, Hughes worked for the Associated Press, and before that he worked for a chain of small newspapers based in the Midwest. He holds a bachelor's degree in political science from the University of Minnesota and a master's degree from the Medill School of Journalism at Northwestern University.

Hughes served for 10 years on the Club Board of Governors, filling the role of president in 2015. In 2011, he co-founded Friends of the Soldiers Home, a nonprofit organization that serves residents of the Armed Forces Retirement Home in Washington. He serves as chairman.

This session is part of a series of workshops intended to introduce journalists and communicators to databases and resources available in the library. Other sessions include how to use the Leadership Connect database on Feb. 28.

For more information about this training or to pose a question in advance, please email Holly Butcher Grant at [email protected].

As a reminder to Club members: The Reliable Source is open for lunch. Reservations are encouraged.