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The National Press Club

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00:20:48

Defense Editor Explains Opposition to Controversial...

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2025/10/22

October 14 marked a deadline set by the Pentagon for accredited members of the media to sign a controversial pledge to retain access rights to the building. Dozens of outlets, including right-leaning Fox News and the Washington Times, refused with only a couple agreeing to unprecedented and arguably unconstitutional restrictions. In this edition of Update-1, NPC Broadcast/Podcast co-chair Adam Konowe speaks with Aaron Mehta, editor-in-chief of Breaking Defense and a Pentagon Press Association board

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00:21:44

Former Post Reporter Talks About Impact of January 6...

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2025/10/08

Former Washington Post reporter Kate Woodsome was at the U.S. Capitol on January 6, 2021, and saw firsthand the riots that occurred that day. Her life was forever changed, and now she helps others deal with stress and trauma. In this edition of Update-1, Woodsome talks with NPC Board of Governors member Debra Silimeo about the stress of newsroom life even before January 6, what happened to her in the Capitol when she was confronted by insurrectionists, and how that experience led her to re-evaluate

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00:20:05

California Wildfire Photos Featured in NPC Annual...

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2025/09/03

Documentary photographer Ben Sarao is no stranger to drought, having experienced the weather condition up and down the western United States. That drove him to self-publish a book titled "Drought" and then to photograph the devastation caused by California's Palisades Fire in January 2025. In this edition of Update-1, Sarao speaks with Broadcast/Podcast Team Co-Chair Adam Konowe about what drew him to photography, the impact of AI and other technology, sensitivities associated with covering the loss

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00:16:08

Mideast Observer Doesn't See Israel-Hamas Conflict...

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2025/08/08

Israel says it plans to take over Gaza City, escalating its 22-month war with Hamas and drawing a dismissal from the militant group. Israel's intentions have renewed international calls to end the conflict and have stirred fears for the hostages still in Gaza. Karim Elsammak has been involved in Mideast affairs, working for the Trump campaign in the Arab American community in New York and Michigan. In this episode of Update-1, he talks with Broadcast Podcast team co-chair Mike Hempen about the

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00:19:43

Press Club Member Tom Young Discusses New Novel in...

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2025/07/20

National Press Club member Tom Young has made a successful transition from journalism to fictionwriting, leveraging his journalistic skills to craft compellingnarratives. In the latest Update-1 episode, Young talks with Broadcast Podcast co-chair Adam Konowe about a new book he has coming out, "The Mapmaker," a World War II novel set within the French Resistance. Resistance fighters Charlotte and Phillippe, an American woman and a Frenchman, brave death or worse to evade the Gestapo and get critical

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00:19:42

Aviation Reporter Discusses the Human Toll of Midair...

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2025/07/11

It will still be several months before theNational Transportation Safety Board issues its final report as to the cause of January’s deadly midair collisionbetween a passenger jet and a Black Hawk helicopter at Reagan National Airport. Sixty-seven people died in what was the deadliest U.S. plane crash in more than two decades. In this episode of Update-1, CNN aviation and transportation correspondent Pete Muntean, who reports from Reagan National on a regular basis, talks about what it was like

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00:19:22

Fighting Back Against Government Secrecy

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2025/05/30

Independent journalist and National Press Club member Miranda Spivack details the underreported rise in secret dealmaking between local governments and corporations and how these agreements are a threat to our health, safety and democracy in her new book that was just released. Spivack discusses "Backroom Deals in Our Backyards: How Government Secrecy Harms Our Communities and the Local Heroes Fighting Back" with Broadcast Podcast member Bill Loveless in the latest Update-1 podcast. They talk about

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00:14:47

Searching for Accountability in Lebanon Attack That...

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2025/03/21

Gaza could soon reopen to international news organizations, but what is the policy of the Israel Defense Forces toward working journalists? That's one of the questions surrounding the investigation into the tank shelling in October, 2023 that killed one journalist and wounded six others. This edition of Update-1 highlights the March 12 Press Freedom Center panel discussion on why no one has been held accountable for the deadly attack. Multiple investigations indicate an Israeli tank crew almost

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00:24:56

McCarren, Rezaian Discuss Club's New Press Freedom...

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2025/01/08

The National Press Club's new Press Freedom Center officially launched in late November, with the first event involving 17 members of the family of Austin Tice, the American journalist who was kidnapped while reporting in Syria on August 13, 2012. In this edition of Update-1, NPC Broadcast Podcast Team co-chair Mike Hempen talks with Bill McCarren, the center's director, and Jason Rezaian, the director of press freedom issues for The Washington Post and a consultant for the center, about how it will

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00:20:04

NPC Member's Book Provides Insider’s Look At Coverage...

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2024/12/24

The journalists who were in the courtroom covering the Nuremberg Trials, sharing details about Nazi war crimes, are the focus of a new book by NPC member Noel Marie Fletcher. In this edition of Update-1, Fletcher discusses "Reporting the Nuremberg Trials: How Journalists Covered Live Nazi Trials and Executions," with Broadcast Podcast team member Tom Young. Among the topics they talk about are how the news was gathered and reported, how reporting such as event today would compare, and the well-known

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00:18:10

Coalition Leader Envisions Museum of The American People

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2024/12/11

One day as he walked on the National Mall in Washington, D.C., Sam Eskenazi had a flash of inspiration, one that motivated his journey to create a new museum in the capital dedicated to the people who have made America over thousands of years.In this episode of Update-1, Sam, the director of the Coalition for the National Museum of the American People, describes this vision to Bill Loveless, a member of the Broadcast Podcast Team at the National Press Club. They talk about ways in which this

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00:18:50

Conflict Journalist Discusses the Impact of the...

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2024/11/27

As the war between Russia and Ukraine escalates in hostilities, with the U.S. granting Kyiv permission to deploy American longer-range missiles and Moscow striking Ukraine with a new experimental ballistic weapon, often overlooked is the impact the conflict has had on Ukraine's Orthodox Church. In this edition of Update-1, Broadcast Podcast co-chair Mike Hempen talks with conflict journalist and NPC member Flavius Mihaies, who visited the country and talked to Ukrainians to find out how the war has

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00:13:37

NPC Author Applies Japanese Journalism Experience To...

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2024/11/09

Natalie Jacobsen's journalism career began at age 13 writing Harry Potter book reviews for local newspapers. A fascination with Japan in college led to an opportunity to work in the country as a photographer and then journalist. In this edition of Update-1, Jacobsen speaks with NPC Broadcast/Podcast Co-chair Adam Konowe about her career path in journalism, including how the profession in Japan differs compared to here in the U.S. The interview covers how Jacobsen's experiences there as a westerner

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00:19:07

Staying Cyber Safe in 2024

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2024/08/21

How secure is your data? In this episode of Update-1, Press Club member and cybersecurity industry analyst Richard Stiennon speaks with NPC Broadcast Podcast team member Shannon Fisher about the dynamic nature of the IT industry and his annual security yearbook. Stiennon's book, "Security Yearbook 2024: A History and Directory of the IT Security Industry," is an in-depth look at the ever-shifting world of cyberthreats and the industry experts trying to stop them. Stiennon offers practical

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00:22:13

Meteorologist Talks About Being Harassed for His Work...

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2024/08/08

Weather forecasters and climatologists have received pushback for their work on climate change. But for meteorologist Chris Gloninger, the harassment became extreme. He discusses his experience with NPC Broadcast Podcast Committee member Tom Young in the latest edition of Update-1. Gloninger says newsrooms fail to do their jobs if they let extremists dictate what they will and will not cover.

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00:24:27

NPR Producer Discusses His Career, Offers Advice To...

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2024/07/26

How do reporters remain professionally composed while covering stories of great emotion? That's one of the topics Broadcast Podcast Committee member Lincoln Smith discusses with NPR's Casey Morell on this edition of Update-1. Morell, a producer of NPR's Politics Podcast, highlights his career, including his previous work for Nevada Public Radio, and talks about how Peter Jennings was a key influencer in his career. He also offers advice to aspiring journalists.

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00:22:23

Senior Journalist Discusses His New Book About...

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2024/07/09

You hear and see them all the time -- White House correspondents covering the president of the United States. But what is it really like to report on the president on a daily basis? On this edition of Update-1, senior journalist Steve Herman talks with Broadcast Podcast team co-chair Mike Hempen about his new book, "Behind the White House Curtain," which explains the inner workings of the White House press corps. Herman, the chief national correspondent for Voice of America, was VOA's White House

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00:19:48

NGPA Executive Director Advocates for Equality on the...

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2024/06/21

Aviation has struggled for years to recruit and retain pilots, mechanics and others, despite the allure of participating in a vital industry moving millions of passengers and tons of cargo safely every day. In this edition of Update-1, NPC Broadcast/Podcast co-chair Adam Konowe speaks with Justin Ellixson-Andrews, executive director of the National Gay Pilots Association, which represents aviators and other like-minded professionals and enthusiasts from the LGBTQ+ community. Topics covered include

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00:15:55

NPC Member Discusses His Experience with Clogged...

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2024/05/27

National Press Club member Will Driscoll discusses the risks of clogged arteries and the medical procedures that are available to check your arteries in his newly released book, "Your Arteries: An Owners Manual." In this edition of Update-1, Driscoll talks with NPC Broadcast Podcast member Bill Loveless about his own experience with clogged arteries, why he decided to write the book and the list of medical journals he reviewed in the process.

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00:20:28

Defending Press Freedom in South Asia

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2024/05/09

Reporters Without Borders (RSF) is an international non-profit and non-governmental organization focused on safeguarding the right to freedom of information. Headquartered in Paris France, RSF "defends the right of every human being to have access to free and reliable information," As of April 2024, RSF reports 503 journalists and media workers around the world have been unjustly detained. In this edition of Update-1, Broadcast Podcast Committee member Lincoln Smith talks with Celia Mercier, the

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