Washington Press Club Foundation

25/06/2025

Great to spend the evening with the 2025 Washington DC fellows and Interns from newsrooms across the city. So much energy and enthuasiusm! Thanks to our panel, Asia Alexander, Jack Auresto, Abby Godard, Jackie Kucinich and moderator Brie Jackson for their insights and recommendations. And special thanks to all the newsroom managers and reporters who joined us to share their experience with these new journalists

04/03/2025

Aspiring Journalists- Building your Skill Set Webinar
"Networking and Sources- New Techniques to Build a Solid Source Base"

Good sources are key to good reporting but the shift to remote workplaces has changed how journalists develop these sources. In this webinar we’ll cover how to build a quality stable of solid contacts to support your reporting, from identifying best sources to providing details on how to turn that first interaction into a mutually beneficial relationship. What strategies can you employ when a potential source doesn’t respond to your emails or calls? This discussion will include how to ensure that the relationships between reporter and source don’t cross ethical boundaries.

Mar 7, 2025 01:00 PM Eastern Time

Moderated by Shawna Thomas, Executive Producer, CBS Mornings

On the panel:
-Jonathan Allen, Senior National Politics Reporter, NBC News
-Lisa Mascaro, Chief Congressional Correspondent, The Associated Press
-Tia Mitchell, Washington Bureau Chief, Atlanta Journal-Constitution
-Sarah Wire, Senior National Political Correspondent, USA Today

wpcf (at) wpcf.org to RSVP for your Zoom Link

10/02/2025

Thanks for joining us at the 79th Annual Congressional Dinner! See album for more photos.

10/02/2025

13/01/2025

Aspiring Journalists
-A series of programming presented by the Washington Press Club Foundation

Reporting History In Real Time -Covering News When You are Part of the Story
January 17, 2025 1 pm EST

How do you deliver real time, accurate and newsworthy reporting before an official confirmation is released to avoid misinformation or need for a retraction? How can you identify credible sources who will add to the accuracy of your reporting? Join a panel of reporters who were in the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021 or at the Trump rally in Butler, Pennsylvania on July 13, 2024 to hear how they navigated these events while reporting live from the middle of the chaos. Included in the discussion will be tips on how to recognize when your safety is at risk and what precautions to take.

To register for any or all of the webinars in this free series email [email protected]

Our mission is to make journalism accessible to all while honoring the pioneering female journalists who fought to get us here.

20/12/2024

Call for Nominations- The Crystal Candlestick Award for Editorial Leadership

The Crystal Candlestick Award honors women heroes of newsrooms who, through their leadership have helped create opportunities for women, journalists of color and other underrepresented groups and continue to improve coverage of marginalized communities.

Eligible Nominees:

A woman in a managerial or executive role currently employed at a U.S. newspaper, magazine, wire service, network or cable station, radio, podcast or news site that publishes regularly.

To learn more visit

Our original founder, the Women's National Press Club, worked to ensure that women were equally represented in newsrooms across the country. The Washington Press Club Foundation remains committed to their original mission, to ensure a diverse newsroom, with a broader focus to include cultural, econo...

19/11/2024

Attention Aspiring Journalists

Our next webinar is this Friday, November 2, 2024

Internships and Fellowships- Navigating the Changing Newsroom Job Market
November 22, 2024 1 pm EST
RSVP to [email protected]

How are entry level jobs changing? What happens when you don’t get your dream internship? In the highly competitive search for entry level positions what strategies can you employ to move from internships to fellowships to your first job as a reporter. What can you do, starting in your undergrad years, to build a resume that lands on the top of the pile? Join our panel of newsroom managers as they describe what they look for in the resumes they receive and what skills make a stand out candidate.
On the panel:

Shirley Carswell, Executive Director, Dow Jones News Fund (Howard University, Northwestern University)

Corinne Chin, Director of News Talent Recruitment, Associated Press, (Northwestern University)

Sharif Durhams, Managing Editor, Atlanta Journal-Constitution (Univ. N. Carolina, Chapel Hill, Univ. Texas, Austin)

Angela Hunter, Director of Talent Development, CBS News (University of Utah)

Leon Tucker, Director of Talent Diversity and Development, Gannett/USA Today Network (Florida A&M University)

Aspiring Journalists- A series of programming presented by the Washington Press Club Foundation

The Washington Press Club Foundation is pleased to host a series of webinars connecting aspiring journalists to Washington, DC reporters, editors and bureau chiefs. These programs are specifically designed for journalism students to gain practical insights into the changing culture and practices of media organizations as preparation for your future job search.

19/09/2024

2024 Washington Press Club Foundation and the Senate Press Secretaries Association Media Reception, bringing together lawmakers, Hill communication and press professionals and media. Thanks to our co-hosts and all who joined us this evening.

27/06/2024

2024 Annual Intern Reception. Thanks to all our panelists and attendees. Have a great experience this summer!

25/06/2024

Next generation of journalists gather to hear from seasoned pros about covering politics during an election year- 2024 WPCF Intern Reception. Thanks to our panel Jack Auresto, Associated Press, Deborah Berry, USA Today, Aleena Fayaz, CNN, Mabinty Quarshie, Washington Examiner, Marianna Sotomayor, The Washington Post.

15/04/2024

Journalism students.... join us for our next webinar:

HOW TO DEVELOP SOURCES
Friday, April 19, 2024 1pET/10aPT

How do the best journalists go about developing sources? What strategies do they use to get their calls returned? Off the record versus on the record, how do you manage these distinctions and when to use them? Good sources are key to great stories and getting started on building your contact list can be daunting. This webinar will feature a panel of two experienced political journalists and two former, high profile communications managers to discuss techniques on how to develop and maintain productive relationships with news sources. Email [email protected] for your free zoom link.

Moderated by Shawna Thomas, Executive Producer, CBS Mornings

On the panel:
Scott Mulhauser, Bully Pulpit Interactive, formerly with the Biden and Obama administrations
Ken Spain, CEO Narrative Strategies, formerly Communications for the National Republican Congressional Committee
Alex Rogers, US Business and Politics Correspondent, Financial Times
Vivian Salama, Politics and National Security Correspondent, The Wall Street Journal