The Overseas Press Club Foundation Scholar Awards are back and in-person for the first time since February 28, 2020, when the pandemic sent us online…
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In the Thick of It – Ukraine
Join the Overseas Press Club on Feb. 22 as we talk with Ukrainian journalists live from the front lines on the anniversary of Russia’s invasion…
How I Did It: Anand Gopal
Join Overseas Press Club for the latest event in our “How I did It” series. RSVP Now >> Anand Gopal is a writer for The New Yorker magazine, a member of the OPC since 2016, and a four-time winner of the OPC’s Ed Cunningham Award for best magazine-style, long-form feature writing. Two of the four…
In the Thick of It: Haiti
Please join the Overseas Press Club at 6:00 p.m. on Jan. 26th for a conversation with reporters who’ve continued to cover Haiti amidst the turmoil of the past year. This is the first installment of a new series launched by the OPC called In the Thick of It, bringing together journalists to discuss region-specific reporting challenges…
VIDEO: ‘How I Did It’ – LA Times Photographer Marcus Yam Discusses Covering Conflict
On Jan. 12, 2023, the OPC hosted a discussion with Marcus Yam, a roving Los Angeles Times foreign correspondent and staff photographer…
OPC Happy Hour at Club Quarters
Join the OPC for our next social mixer on Thursday, Jan. 19…
‘The Perfect Story’ – Film Screening With Director, Michelle Shephard
Join us for a screening of the award-winning film “The Perfect Story” and a discussion afterwards with filmmaker Michelle Shephard. In 2010, Shephard met a young Somali refugee during a reporting trip to Mogadishu and told his compelling story to the world. “The Perfect Story” examines what happened next as well as the ethical and moral challenges sparked by their relationship. The film questions what stories are told, why and who gets to tell them.
Afghan Journalists Reflect on Media After Taliban Rule and Lack of International Attention
Three Afghan journalists working outside the country before or during the Taliban takeover last year told an OPC audience on Dec. 13 that they are still fighting to tell stories of hope and despair about Afghanistan despite flagging interest from international media…
VIDEO: How Afghan Journalists Are Reinventing Themselves
On Dec. 13, the OPC held a panel with Afghan journalists to discuss the progress they have made and the challenges remaining more than one year after U.S. troops withdrew from Afghanistan and the Taliban returned to power…
New York Times Reporters Discuss Covering China’s Expanding Surveillance State in Latest ‘How I Did It’ Program
For New York Times reporters Muyi Xiao and Paul Mozur, an updated version of the old journalists’ creed “follow the money” is to “follow the data.” Particularly when covering a country like China where on-the-ground coverage is risky and difficult, the two said during an OPC program on Nov. 30, reporters must rely on data and other digital sources accessible from outside territorial borders…