When a deadly earthquake hit Sichuan, China in 2008, Mei Fong, longtime China correspondent for The Wall Street Journal, traveled from Beijing with migrant workers to report on the disaster. They arrived to devastating news. The quake struck during school hours and thousands of children were killed when poorly constructed school buildings collapsed. Many of…
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Karl Meyer Recounts 1958 Meeting With Fidel Castro
When Washington Post reporter Karl Meyer first met Fidel Castro as a rebel leader in the Sierra Maestra mountains in the summer of 1958, his first impression was of a “slightly manic” man with what he described as an “enormous ego.” “The impression you got from Castro was very much of a guy of overweening…
Panelists Urge Journalists to Protect Sources with Encryption
Protecting sources and keeping information secure has always been a critical part of the journalist’s job. But as digital tools become more and more integrated into the profession, the ways for adversaries to trace, steal or censor data and communication have also proliferated.
Panelists Call for More Action to Protect Journalists Worldwide
The OPC, Bloomberg LLP and the Ford Motor Company co-sponsored
a discussion about journalist safety on Dec. 16 with a panel of journalists and
press freedom advocates.
Daniel Sieberg Shows Off Tech Tools at Google News Lab
In June this year, Google launched an aggressive project to connect journalists with its software tools, data, training and other resources to boost reporting. The new Google News Lab site brings together under one umbrella some of the tech giant’s previous initiatives and existing tools, including Fusion Tables, Maps, Google Earth, Trends, Google Consumer Surveys and polling data. The site also offers 35 short, self-guided tutorials to teach reporters how to use its vast resources.
OPC Governor Daniel Sieberg Presents Tools for Journalists in Google News Lab
Google News Lab is the tech giant’s project to
support journalists with software tools, data and training programs. On Dec. 10, OPC Governor Daniel Sierberg, who serves as the company’s
global head of media outreach, outlined numerous web-based tools, data sets and collaborations
connected to the project. The event took place at the CUNY Graduate School of Journalism in New York.
Former Hong Kong Correspondents Swap Stories
On Dec. 8, former Hong Kong-based correspondents gathered at
the Hong Kong Economic and Trade Office for a reunion to catch up with
colleagues and tell adventure stories about working in this fascinating city.
Attendees shared anecdotes about their stays in the “Pearl
of the Orient,” with collective experience spanning decades of the city’s
history.
Rockwell Painting on Display for OPC Sells for $10.2 Million
Norman Rockwell’s famous work, Norman Rockwell Visits a Country Editor, sold for $10.2 million during
an auction last week at Christie’s. Proceeds from the sale will be split
between painting’s former owner, the National Press Club, and the National
Press Club Journalism Institute.
Author Revives Stories of ‘Forgotten’ WWII Heroes
Author and freelance journalist Linda Hervieux drew a record-breaking crowd of more than 100 attendees at Club Quarters on Nov. for an OPC Book Night to launch Forgotten: The Untold Story of D-Day’s Black Heroes, at Home and at War. Hervieux told the standing room only crowd that when she started researching the men of the 320th Barrage Balloon Battalion – the only unit of African American combat soldiers to land on D-Day – a central question emerged.“I wanted to know why I didn’t know this history,” she said.
Author of ‘Forgotten’ Addresses Capacity Crowd During Book Night at OPC
On Wednesday, Nov. 4, the OPC, with co-sponsorship from the
New York Association of Black Journalists and the Foreign Press Association,
hosted an evening with author Linda Hervieux on her book Forgotten: The Untold
Story of D-Day’s Black Heroes, at Home and at War.