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NATIONAL PRESS CLUB UPDATE-1 AUDIO PODCAST Interviews

Navy Veteran Discusses Effort To Get More Vets Into America's Newsrooms

Lincoln Smith talks with Navy veteran and journalist Zach Baddorf about his career and Military Veterans in Journalism - a group he co-founded in 2019 with a goal to place more veterans in America's newsrooms by focusing on building community, supporting career growth and advocacy.


Besides playing on Press.org, Update-1 can be found on Spotify, Apple Podcast, YouTube Music, Audacity and TuneIn by searching for "NPC Update-1.


View the Military Veterans In Journalism Website here: https://www.mvj.network/

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A National Press Club Member's Book Details Virginia's Cold War History

What were the origins of the Cold War? What was the Cold War? 


In this edition of Update-1, Broadcast Podcast Team member Lincoln Smith talks with Cold War historians Gary Powers Jr. and Christopher Sturdevant about the recently released book,"Cold War Virginia," which outlines the storied history of the Cold War decades in Virginia. They discuss in detail how the Commonwealth of Virginia was geographically and situationally central to the Cold War. 


Besides playing on Press.org, Update-1 can be found on Spotify, Apple Podcast, YouTube Music, Audacity and TuneIn by searching for "NPC Update-1.

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National Public Radio Producer Discusses His Career, Offers Advice To Aspiring Journalists

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,  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.  


Besides listening on Press.org, Update-1 can be found on Apple Podcast, Google Podcast, TuneIn and Spotify by searching for “NPC Update-1."

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Defending Press Freedom In South Asia

A Conversation Celia Mercier, Head of Reporters Without Borders South Asia Desk

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 head of RSF’s South Asia desk, about RSF and her work, including her focus on press freedom in South Asia. 


Besides listening on Press.org, Update-1 can be found on Apple Podcast, Google Podcast, TuneIn and Spotify by searching for “NPC Update-1.



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Gary Powers, Jr. on the 1960 U-2 Incident Involving HIS FATH

A Conversation With Gary Powers , Jr.

On May 1, 1960, American pilot Francis Gary Powers was shot down in his U-2 Spy plane over Sverdlovsk in the former Soviet Union. After being captured, sentenced and imprisoned, Powers was later exchanged for Soviet Spy Colonel Rudolph Abel. In this edition of Update-1, Broadcast Podcast Team member Lincoln Smith talks with Gary Powers Jr. about his father's story, his dad's destiny as an American hero of the Cold War era, and the ensuing media coverage of this international incident. 


Besides listening on Press.org, Update-1 can be found on Apple Podcast, Google Podcast, TuneIn and Spotify by searching for “NPC Update-1.


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Former NPC President Judson On press freedom, Gaza WaR

A Conversation with Jen Judson

Award-winning journalist Jen Judson, the 115th president of the National Press Club, is the land warfare reporter for Defense News. Before that she was a reporter at Politico and Inside Defense. In this edition of Update-1 Hydson talks with Broadcast/Podcast Committee member Lincoln Smith about her career and advocacy for press freedom around the world. She also discusses why the Israel-Hamas war has been so deadly for the journalists covering it.


Update-1 is produced by Mike Hempen. Besides listening on the Club website, Update-1 can be found on Apple Podcast, Google Podcast, Tunein and Spotify by searching for “NPC Update-1.” update1podcast@press.org.

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Analyzing America's Global Competition With China

A Conversation with Dr. Jonathan Ward

In this edition of Update-1, National Press Club Broadcast Podcast team member Lincoln Smith talks to Dr. Jonathan Ward about Ward's latest book, "The Decisive Decade: American Grand Strategy for Triumph Over China." The book is a call to action for the U.S. in terms of its economic, diplomatic and military actions and ideas. Dr. Ward discusses the role of the free press and media in this modern day contest. 


Dr. Ward has advised the U.S. Department of Defense, and has led American companies in the technology, manufacturing and finance sectors. Through his company Atlas Organization, Dr. Ward helps Fortune 500 Companies understand the U.S.-China global competition.


Update-1 can also be found on Apple Podcast, Google Podcast, Stitcher, TuneIn and Spotify by searching for NPC Update-1. 

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How Free Are Journalists In Africa?

A Conversation with Award Winning African Journalist Oral Ofori

As journalists around the world face challenges in the line of duty, this edition of Update-1 examines the state of press freedom in Africa. NPC Broadcast Podcast Committee member Lincoln Smith interviews African journalist Oral Ofori, an award-winning Ghanaian-American digital media producer, blogger, freelance journalist, entrepreneur, and writer, based at the Ghana Embassy in D.C. Ofori, the founder of the U.S.-based communication consultancy The African Dream, highlights his journalism career and discusses which countries in Africa have the highest and lowest levels of press freedom. He also spotlights changes that have occurred over time in both print and broadcast media in Ghana and Africa.

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Moscow Correspondent on Mr. Putin And The Ukraine Invasion

A Conversation with Veteran Reporter David Satter

What motivates Russian President Vladimir Putin? In this edition of Update-1, Broadcast Podcast team member Lincoln Smith discusses Putin and the Russian people with David Satter, a former Moscow correspondent for the Financial Times and a former special correspondent on Soviet affairs for The Wall Street Journal. They talk about the challenges of reading Putin's mind and whether he's an enemy or a friend to the Russian people. Satter offers his thoughts on why Russia invaded Ukraine and Putin's long-term goals. He also talks about Russia having a history of underestimating enemies, with the Ukraine resistance being no exception. 

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