Saturday, December 17: An Evening With Austin H. Kiplinger
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This event will feature two longtime friends of the National Press Foundation, Austin Kiplinger and Don Larrabbe.
From the Writer’s Center:
On Saturday, December 17th, The Writer’s Center is proud to honor Austin H. Kiplinger with a Life-time Achievement in Journalism Award.
Mr. Kiplinger, a distinguished author and publisher, will discuss his perspectives gained from more than five decades as a reporter, broadcast commentator, and editor focusing primarily on business and political affairs, as well as his active involvement in civic and cultural affairs. Much of which he details in his latest novel, Letter From Washington. The program will be moderated by the accomplished and respected journalist, Don Larrabee, past president of the National Press Club.
NPF Internship Available!
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The National Press Foundation is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization that provides free professional development programs to journalists to increase their knowledge of complex issues. NPF seeks a responsible, creative, and detail-oriented intern for spring and summer 2011 to assist staff with varied projects. Responsibilities include:
Assist Digital Media Manager with content creation and uploading on our website. This will include writing short copy as well as editing video and audio stories for web presentation.
Research, fact-check and prepare content for agency entries in our Washington Beat Book (http://nationalpress.org/programs-and-resources/washington-beat-book/) under the supervision of Director of Programs.
Support Programs Assistant with logistical planning for all journalist training programs. This will include programs in Washington D.C. and may include international programs, depending on NPF’s developing programs calendar. This may provide an opportunity for international travel.
NPF is looking for a candidate with an interest and/or background in journalism who is willing to take on diverse projects. This is a great opportunity for the right candidate to gain quality, hands-on work experience and be an integral part of our small staff. Interns are welcome to attend any and all local NPF journalist training programs. The right candidate could be an upper-level undergraduate, graduate student, recent graduate or young professional looking to gain more experience.
Journalism Matters Because Of These People
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Last Tuesday night at the NPF Awards Dinner, I spoke about “why journalism matters,” the title of a contest we were running (it’s closed now).
In the organizing of my remarks, I dropped something that is very important to the success of NPF, and that is the work of our staff. Traditional adjectives like “hard-working” and “dedicated” don’t work because those words don’t measure up to what these five people do. The word that works best is – care .
They care about the people who attend our programs, they care about the people who can’t attend them, they worry about the quality of the speakers, they worry about the food (vegan? Any allergies?). You get the idea.
I made a mistake in not mentioning them the other night, so let me make amends now:
Linda Streitfeld is our director of programs, in charge of content for the 50 days of programming we put on a year. She has real insight into people and issues and does impressive research into every topic we undertake.
Kerry Buker is the foundation’s director of operations, and the person who made the dinner such an organizational success Tuesday night.
Maha Masud is our programs assistant and works closest with Linda. She has a real grasp on the needs of journalists.
Ana Zovko is our administrative assistant who works on programs, especially international programs, and assist me with special projects.
Daric Snyder is our digital media manager, and plays a very important role in NPF’s growing digital effort.
You can learn more about them on our website, http://nationalpress.org/about/our-staff/. The place really wouldn’t function without them.
NPF Fellow Wins Major Award
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This is the kind of email we love to get. Emani attended our Journalist to Journalist program at the International AIDS Conference last summer in Vienna, Austria. As he explains below, he attributes what he learned at the J2J program to contributing to his successful effort to find funding for a film about children living with HIV. We’re very proud of Emani Krishna Rao and his accomplishments, as we are proud of all the journalists we work with, whether through our international programs or our programs in the U.S.
A Visit From Russia
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Two journalists and four regional press ministers from Russia visited NPF offices to learn about fundraising for journalism educational programs. The NPF staff told them about our Annual Awards Dinner. The Russian journalists say they are involved in planning a similar awards dinner in Russia for over 1,000 guests. But they said that an obstacle in their experience has been selling tickets to those who wish to attend for free. In a discussion with president, Bob Meyers, and director of programs, Linda Streitfeld, they emphasized the need for more educational programs for both professional and citizen journalists in Russia. The…
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