Update-1 Podcast
Past Episodes
Media Watchdog: COVID-19 Is Worsening Threat To Global Press Freedom
May 26, 2020
The COVID-19 pandemic is causing healthcare and economic woes around the world, and some governments are using the global crisis as an opportunity to seize control of information flowing from and within their borders. With press freedom increasingly under attack, many journalists find it difficult…
Read MoreNewsGuild President Discusses Unusual Bid to Aid Reporters
May 10, 2020
Founded in 1933 during the Great Depression, the NewsGuild has represented reporters and other employees at news operations through good and bad times, bargaining for improved wages and working conditions and promoting honesty in journalism. Now, amid a pandemic and another extraordinary economic…
Read MoreCoronavirus Poses New Challenges for Reporters, News Organizations
April 10, 2020
Timely and reliable news reporting is more important than ever now as the coronavirus pandemic spreads rapidly across the world. The challenge is a daunting one for journalists faced not only with the task of sorting through complicated and often contradictory information but also the risk of…
Read MoreLearning and doing PR via PRSSA
March 24, 2020
Many professional communicators, including National Press Club members, learned their craft in schools of communication here in Washington and beyond. In this edition of Update-1, NPC Broadcast/Podcast Committee co-vice chair Adam Konowe speaks with fellow committee member and American University…
Read MoreA Former National Security Council Director Discusses The Current Strategic Environment
March 16, 2020
National Security is the focus of this edition of Update-1. Broadcast Podcast Committee member Lincoln Smith speaks with Dr. John Lenczowski, founder and president of the Institute of World Politics, which is dedicated to teaching the art of statecraft. They discuss some books and lectures relating…
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