"Aspiring Journalists" Webinars
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.
Three webinars are presented each semester and journalism professors are welcome to encourage their students to participate. Each program lasts one hour and participants are able to submit questions either in advance or during the webinar.
2025 -2026 Series
Begins in September of 2025
RSVP to programs@wpcf.org for your zoom link
2024-2025 Series
Internships and Fellowships- Navigating the Changing Newsroom Job Market
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Covering a Turbulent Election Cycle
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Reporting History In Real Time -Covering News When You are Part of the Story
To watch this webinar click here.
AI in the Newsroom- Current Impact and Future Directions
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Networking and Sources- New Techniques to Build a Solid Source Base
2023-2024 Series
Covering Elections- Local, Congressional And Presidential To watch, click here
How to Develop Sources To watch, click here
Strategies to Help You Score Your First Job To watch, click here
2022-2023 Series
Diving for Documents and Data To watch, click here
How to Use Social Media In Your Reporting To watch, click here
Get your Start as a Political Reporter by Covering Congress To watch, click here
What Hiring Managers are Looking For To watch, click here
2021-2022 Series
Public Interest or News Bias: Why do Some Stories Dominate and Others Fade Away To watch, click here
Policy and Political Reporting: Add Policy Expertise to your Resume to Better Your Job Prospects To watch, click here
Social Media: From Reporting Tool to Managing your Brand To watch, click here
Covering the Midterms To watch, click here
The Care and Feeding of Sources To watch, click here
2020-2021 Series
Covering Race and Racial Injustice in America To watch, click here
Covering the Campaign During COVID To watch, click here
COVID and Getting a Job in Journalism To watch, click here
Covering Chaos: Skills for Effective Reporting from the Front Lines To watch, click here
The First 100 Days: Covering a White House Transition and the Role of a White House Reporter To watch, click here
Think Local: Jumpstart your Career at Local News Outlets and Trade Publications To watch, click here
