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The volatile political climate promises to test the voting process as never before, as officials have taken unprecedented steps to protect 2024 election workers against rising threats, Michigan Secretary of State Jocelyn Benson told NPF's Election Fellows. Benson said Michigan is preparing to outfit local election workers with a "panic button type of communication" to immediately alert law enforcement in…

Michigan remains on the frontlines of a continuing fight against misinformation and efforts to undermine public trust in government less than 100 days before the 2024 election, state Attorney General Dana Nessel told the National Press Foundation's 2024 Elections Fellows. Nessel said officials are bracing for an onslaught of misinformation, drawing on the post-election events of four years ago when…

American democracy and the rule of law are under serious threat, said Jeh Johnson, former Secretary of Homeland Security. "More than one-third of Americans indulge in the erroneous belief that the 2020 election was stolen," he told NPF's 2024 Election fellows in Detroit, Michigan. "Despite the challenges of COVID, numerous audits, recounts and lawsuits ... the 2020 presidential election was…

The Atlas of Economic Complexity allows reporters to produce data visualizations showing any country’s trends in imports and exports for 6,000 products and services. "Simply put, it's a tool that helps us to understand economic opportunity and dynamics for every single country in the world," Harvard Growth Lab’s director of software tools Annie White told NPF's International Trade Fellows, alongside senior manager of…

When it comes to international trade, the adoption of global standards helps everyone. “When you are covering issues to do with international trade, understanding the way that digital transformation can be a positive could be very beneficial,” such as more transparent product information, more efficient transportation and safer supply chains, said Daniel Giles, senior manager of international policy for GS1,…

Reports of China's economic death are greatly exaggerated, say economists Yuan Mei and Chen Gang. “It's not [about whether] the Chinese economy is weak or not, it's about how much China can buy from other parts of the world,” said Gang, deputy director and research fellow at the East Asian Institute of the National University of Singapore. "I do not…

Most international issues have no solutions, but they can be managed, says Bilahari Kausikan, the former Permanent Secretary for the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Singapore. "That's good news for diplomats and journalists because it means we'll never be out of a job," he told NPF International Trade Journalism Fellows. Taiwan and Gaza fall into this category of management as…

Modern slavery is a huge, underreported story, journalism trainer Kavita Chandran told NPF's International Trade reporting fellows. "How much profit does human trade generate for businesses per year? ... $150 billion," Chandran said, with much of that coming from the Asia-Pacific region. She said that there are "push and pull factors” that lead people into exploitative situations, and it is…

India’s economic growth is a sprinter to China's marathoner, says Manu Bhaskaran, founding CEO of Centennial Asia Advisors. It experienced short, sudden bursts of growth over the years, but it lacks the continual high growth rates of other countries. Now, India may be poised for another boom of 7% growth over the next few years, Bhaskaran told NPF International Trade…

While the United States has choked off trade of electric vehicles from China, you won't see sky-high tariffs from other nations. In Singapore, EV sales have surpassed 30% of new car sales over the last few months, according to Dean Cher, head of mobility at the SP Group. "One key reason for that is really because we see a lot…

When it comes to bringing sustainability to the Southeast Asian energy sector, Heng Dean Law knows that the opportunities are there. It's just a matter of managing availability, supply and demand. “You need to connect places where you have the renewables to the places of demand, and usually they're not next door,” Law said. Law is the managing director of…

Regardless of who wins the 2024 election, international trade will be impacted and U.S. foreign policy will be "transactional," says Steven Okun, senior adviser at  McLarty Associates. "As my friend, Bilahari [Kausikan], a former Singaporean diplomat says, 'Under the Biden administration, it's a polite transactionalism. Under the Trump administration. It's an in-your-face transactionalism.'" Okun spoke to NPF's International Trade Fellows…

In response to a reporter discussing how to interest readers and editors on international trade news, Deborah Elms, head of trade policy at the Hinrich Foundation, countered: "Trade is very sexy," and at this moment, she said, it's "more important than ever." We're at a precipice – trade has changed and will continue to. "Trying to figure out where we…

In a city synonymous with crisis management, Judy Smith has long been the face of the high-stakes practice. And when that work invariably collides with the press, Smith – who has counseled presidents, corporate titans, entertainers and professional athletes – is looking for journalists she knows and trusts. "The people that I go to are people that I have relationships…

As employers face a growing mental health crisis, human resources departments are using a variety of ways to provide cost-effective help. One common effort comes in the form of Employee Assistance Programs, or EAPs. Kathleen Crowley, EAP Clinical Manager at Adventist HealthCare LifeWork Strategies, told NPF's Covering Workplace Mental Health fellows that journalists can request data, utilization rates and even…

"Everything with mental health in our country is a massive structural failure," said author and journalist Judith Warner.  That's why covering mental health as a journalist with care is crucial. Warner, author and journalist Stephanie Foo and NPR health correspondent Rhitu Chatterjee, spoke to NPF's Covering Workplace Mental Health Fellows about how journalists can make their reporting more nuanced and…

Research shows that people of color and those from lower socioeconomic backgrounds report higher levels of workplace stress and mental health issues, Dr. Sabrina Taylor told NPF's Covering Mental Health in the Workplace Fellows. Taylor, alongside Dr. Jason Wang and the EEOC's Sarah DeCosse, spoke about how disabilities, race and socioeconomic status can show up in workplace wellness. Key information from…

Dr. Ron Goetzel is a senior scientist and director of the Institute for Health and Productivity Studies (IHPS) at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health. He spoke to NPF's Covering Workplace Mental Health journalism fellows about the hard data behind good mental health practices in the workplace and why businesses should care. 4 takeaways: ➀ Healthy employees mean…

Psychological capital is the concept that people, as well as groups, can build up a reserve of psychological well-being that can be drawn upon when times get tough. And having strong psychological capital can improve mental health in the workplace, Dr. Dennis Stolle, the Senior Director of Applied Psychology at the American Psychological Association told NPF’s Covering Workplace Mental Health…

Dr. Nabil El-Ghoroury told NPF Fellows that whenever he takes a plane, his favorite part of the in-flight safety briefing was the message to "put your mask on first before helping others." "They don't complete the sentence, but really the issue is, if the air drops, and if you try to help your son or your daughter or your parent…

By Anne Godlasky, National Press Foundation President World Press Freedom Day arrives May 3, 2024, with student journalists arrested on U.S. college campuses, with Evan Gershkovich and Alsu Kurmasheva still wrongfully detained in Russia, with the prior year ending in a near-record number of journalists killed and imprisoned worldwide. It is against this grim backdrop, that the National Press Foundation joins…

The Republican Party is in the midst of “regression,” as women candidates weigh uncertain political futures under a political banner led by Donald Trump, former Republican congresswoman Barbara Comstock said at the National Press Foundation’s Women in Politics Journalism Fellowship. Comstock, who served two terms in Congress and was a member of the Virginia House of Delegates, called out Trump…

Long a traditional gateway for women in government, elections administration is requiring more of its leaders – and women are increasingly taking top roles in state and local jurisdictions. “For a long time, elections were perceived as very, very administrative, very paper-based … and so it was seen as an easier way for women to get into particularly local government,”…

By Anne Godlasky, National Press Foundation Sunshine Week 2024 will highlight the necessity of open government March 10-16, culminating in National Freedom of Information Day. The National Press Foundation joins with other journalism and civic organizations in calling for government transparency and supporting the public's right to information. "It is often said that 'transparency is the bedrock of democracy' because…

Long before his 30+ year career in social services began, Charles Bradley got a profound insight into the needs of vulnerable youth. It came in the form of a knock on his bedroom window by his high school best friend, Jay. “At age 16 and 17 I never asked what his family situation was in detail, but I knew when…

When the U.S. House of Representatives passed a bipartisan tax package on Jan. 31 that pairs a temporary expansion of the Child Tax Credit with business tax breaks and credits for low-income housing development, it seemed to confirm the message that Karen Chatfield delivered to NPF Future of the American Child fellows in Charlotte. As Director of Family Economic Security…

Louisiana’s top law enforcement officials committed to a deeper engagement with the press, asserting that the relationship is key to building public trust in both institutions. “First and foremost, my personal media philosophy is that there is no such thing as no comment,” New Orleans Police Superintendent Anne Kirkpatrick told journalists at the Crime Coverage Summit hosted by the Radio…

The media has long highlighted cases involving missing white Americans, yet nearly 40% of the nation’s missing are people of color. Black & Missing Foundation co-founders Derrica Wilson and Natalie Wilson said a collective desensitization to such cases, based on damaging stereotypes associating minoritized communities to criminal activity and poverty, have kept the plight of Black and other victims of…

Foster briefed National Press Foundation fellows in February 2024: Crowning Your Journalism Career with Authenticity.  Lesli Foster has spent more than two decades working to earn the trust and respect of viewers in the greater Washington, D.C. area in her role as a journalist, advocate and first informer. She works to inspire and make an impact through her work as…

Despite Donald Trump’s unrelenting attacks on prosecutors, investigators and judges, former Attorney General Alberto Gonzales said he remained confident in the criminal justice system where the former president faces four upcoming trials on 91 felony counts and believed the system would “prevail.” “If you all were Department of Justice employees … I would say, ‘You want to help me? Do…

The saying knowledge is power is especially true for patients and families who are dealing with rare diseases. “When we try to understand how to treat and bring treatments to rare diseases, we're thinking about both resources to educate, empower, and provide resources to the rare disease community,” Eric Sid, the program director of the Genetic and Rare Diseases Information…

As a child who loved to read, Victoria Gray identified the pain that stalked her life while still in elementary school. Doctors had diagnosed sickle cell disease when she was three months old, but it wasn’t until Gray found a definition in a book that she understood what was happening to her body. There was pain – lots of it,…

Greka briefed National Press Foundation fellows in November 2023: Breaking the Chains of Inherited Rare Diseases.  Anna Greka is a Professor of Medicine at Harvard Medical School (HMS), a physician at Brigham and Women’s Hospital, and an Institute Member of the Broad Institute of MIT and Harvard. Anna leads a program aimed at dissecting fundamental mechanisms of cellular homeostasis and…

Everyday decision making is affected by unconscious biases, requiring journalists to re-examine how they do their work to maintain public confidence in reporting. From coverage plans to the sources used to gather information, journalism is not immune from the biases embedded since birth, said Derek Mosley, director of Marquette Law School’s Lubar Center for Public Policy Research and Civic Education.…

Over 5 million students are stepping up to be caregivers in their families — children that Richard Lui and his assistant producer Alex Lo call “Sky Blossoms.” Sky Blossom is a term that comes from World War II, when front-line troops received much-needed aid and supplies from paratroopers who dropped in. Ground troops would look up and say, “Here comes…

With a government shutdown only narrowly averted, Debra Whitman and Susan Reinhard of AARP helped launch the National Press Foundation’s “America’s Long-Term Care Crisis” fellowship program with some sobering contextual insights about the fate of long-term care supports for American families. “Members of Congress who are fiscally conservative are not excited about adding entitlements that are expensive,” said Whitman, an…

It costs a family about $80,000 a year to take care of a family member with dementia, says Sandeep Jauhar, a cardiologist and author of “My Father’s Brain” about his family’s experience with Alzheimer’s. “There’s a huge resource gap” when it comes to caregiving for people with dementia, he told journalists selected for NPF’s America’s Long-Term Care Crisis Fellowship. Jauhar,…

In a super-heated political environment, covering the Capitol now requires more than holding public officials accountable. A panel of Capitol correspondents, drawn from state and national news organizations, told the National Press Foundation’s Statehouse Reporting fellows gathered in Madison, Wisconsin not to ignore their own personal welfare as they are increasingly confronting aggressive proponents of baseless conspiracy theories and a…