NPC Update-1

The 27th annual NPC photo exhibit on display in the Club's lobby through Sept. 30 is a celebration of visual storytelling. In this edition of Update-1, Broadcast/Podcast Team co-chair Adam Konowe speaks with participant and veteran photographer Ken Hawkins about his five featured photos, as well as his experiences dating back to Jimmy Carter's rise from obscurity to the presidency. The exhibit's theme is “Life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness,” inspired by the 250th anniversary of the Declaration of Independence. About three-quarters of the images are thematic, showing Americans and others exercising these inalienable rights, as well as expressing their personal values of family, community, country and faith.

Podcaster Kris Goldsmith feels legacy media does not adequately cover what he considers threats from far-right extremists. In this edition of Update-1, Goldsmith talks about how he's using his podcast to fight back, how people are reacting to it and its impact on his life.

Artificial Intelligence is in the news as CEOs like Sam Altman of OpenAI meet with legislators and White House advisors. The focus is on voluntary cybersecurity tests of advanced AI models and the possibility of government regulation. Behind it all is a political argument – U.S. competition with China.In the latest Update-1 podcast, Kathleen Kennedy Townsend, a former senior advisor to the secretary of the Navy in the Biden Administration and the first female lieutenant governor of Maryland shares her views on the politics behind the AI race with Susan Baumel, a member of the Broadcast Podcast team.Kennedy Townsend also discusses the midterms and the ongoing controversy over the Kennedy Center, a memorial to her uncle, the late President John F. Kennedy.

With the shutdown of CBS News Radio in May after 99 years of broadcasting being the latest in a seemingly endless string of job cuts in the news industry, what is the future of the media landscape? In this edition of Update-1, Broadcast Podcast team member Gemma Puglisi talks with Michael Harrison, the founder and editor of TALKERS Magazine, known as "the Bible of Talk Radio and the New Talk Media." Harrison explains why he wasn't surprised when CBS pulled the plug on its radio network. He also discusses the growth of podcasting and the factors he thinks will determine the media in the years ahead.

Mark Schoeff says he now understands the many responsibilities that go with being president of the National Press Club. Schoeff was elected in December as the club's 119th president. In the latest edition of Update-1, he talks with Broadcast Podcast team co-chair Adam Konowe about his first months in the position and his goals and objectives for the rest of the year. They also discuss changes that have been implemented at the club, and how he intends for it to remain as the place where news happens.

Tara Palmeri is a ground-breaking mutli-media journalist who has had success across a variety of platforms. During her 16-year career she has worked at CNN, the Washington Examiner, the New York Post, Politico, ABC News, Sony and the journalism startup Puck. Ad Week named her one of its top 100 innovators in media, streaming and TV. In this edition of Update-1, Palmeri talks with Broadcast Podcast team member Gemma Puglisi about the modern media world, the story she covered that meant the most to her and the threats she has faced during her career. She also discusses her new podcast and why she decided to venture out on her own.