https://bsky.app/profile/opcofamerica.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/opcofamerica.bsky.social/post/3lsh2rchtps2zCheck out our recap of a book night at Rizzoli Bookstore on June 9 to discuss ‘How to Save the Amazon,’ honoring author Dom Phillips’ legacy, and looking for solutions for deforestation. https://opcofamerica.org/Eventposts/how-to-save-the-amazon-honors-dom-phillips-legacy-and-seeks-solutions-for-deforestation/25 Jun 2025 16:46 +0000at://did:plc:ypfhk2spl4nw2x522znezd3l/app.bsky.feed.post/3lsh2rchtps2zhttps://bsky.app/profile/opcofamerica.bsky.social/post/3lsc7xyv4xs2hPlease check out our book night with author Guillaume Bonn, who spoke with New York Times Managing Editor and OPC Governor Marc Lacey about "Paradise Inc.," covering themes of ecological collapse and flawed conservation models in West Africa. https://opcofamerica.org/Eventposts/photographer-guillaume-bonn-challenges-africas-postcard-illusion-in-paradise-inc/23 Jun 2025 18:36 +0000at://did:plc:ypfhk2spl4nw2x522znezd3l/app.bsky.feed.post/3lsc7xyv4xs2hhttps://bsky.app/profile/opcofamerica.bsky.social/post/3lsc4r37cis2wThe OPC is saddened by the passing of longtime club member and colleague Rod Nordland, a veteran reporter for The New York Times who covered conflict zones for 40 years. https://opcofamerica.org/people-remembered-rod-nordland/23 Jun 2025 17:38 +0000at://did:plc:ypfhk2spl4nw2x522znezd3l/app.bsky.feed.post/3lsc4r37cis2whttps://bsky.app/profile/opcofamerica.bsky.social/post/3lrj4vnxf4c27ICYMI, check out our videos from Thursday's "How I Did It" program w/ the @aljazeeraenglish.bsky.social team behind "The Night Won’t End," recipient of this year’s Peter Jennings Award. W/ Kavitha Chekuru, Laila Al-Arian & Ashraf Mashharawi: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL-b9g7s3hSkqhPubKRFNnNBlMTllRMzNm13 Jun 2025 19:04 +0000at://did:plc:ypfhk2spl4nw2x522znezd3l/app.bsky.feed.post/3lrj4vnxf4c27https://bsky.app/profile/opcofamerica.bsky.social/post/3lr7hfu6vg226Watch now: @Rizzoli_Bkstore with Alessandra Sampaio and Andrew Fishman to discuss How to Save the Amazon: A Journalist’s Fatal Quest For Answers. In conversation with Matthew Hay Brown, Americas editor for The Washington Post https://www.youtube.com/live/FZppgvU1cT4?si=vwBPWblrY0znKmOs09 Jun 2025 22:45 +0000at://did:plc:ypfhk2spl4nw2x522znezd3l/app.bsky.feed.post/3lr7hfu6vg226https://bsky.app/profile/opcofamerica.bsky.social/post/3lr6wx42smc22Join the OPC online at noon ET on 6/12, with the @aljazeeraenglish.bsky.social team behind "The Night Won’t End," recipient of this year’s Peter Jennings Award. W/ Kavitha Chekuru, Laila Al-Arian & Ashraf Mashharawi - Read more & RSVP to join the Zoom webinar: https://opcofamerica.org/Eventposts/how-i-did-it-the-night-wont-end/09 Jun 2025 17:51 +0000at://did:plc:ypfhk2spl4nw2x522znezd3l/app.bsky.feed.post/3lr6wx42smc22https://bsky.app/profile/opcofamerica.bsky.social/post/3lr3zqor2sk2cThe OPC of America seeks a detail-oriented and tech-savvy Digital Communications & Media Coordinator to manage and execute all aspects of the organization’s digital presence and communications. Read more: https://opcofamerica.org/digital-communications-media-coordinator-part-time-contract/08 Jun 2025 14:03 +0000at://did:plc:ypfhk2spl4nw2x522znezd3l/app.bsky.feed.post/3lr3zqor2sk2chttps://bsky.app/profile/opcofamerica.bsky.social/post/3lqprd7kj422kComing up on 6/12, join the OPC for a "How I Did It" program with the @aljazeeraenglish.bsky.social team behind "The Night Won’t End," recipient of this year’s Peter Jennings Award https://lp.constantcontactpages.com/ev/reg/87jdy33/lp/92efe62b-7cbf-492f-bfbb-4dc79d84f5e603 Jun 2025 17:00 +0000at://did:plc:ypfhk2spl4nw2x522znezd3l/app.bsky.feed.post/3lqprd7kj422khttps://bsky.app/profile/opcofamerica.bsky.social/post/3lpox25trac2vAdriana Teresa Letorney, founder of Visura and recent OPC panelist, has launched a new short documentary, "Disrupted" - on the declining state of the media industry and its profound impact on freelance visual journalists. Read more and watch the film here: disrupted.visura.co https://disrupted.visura.co/21 May 2025 15:45 +0000at://did:plc:ypfhk2spl4nw2x522znezd3l/app.bsky.feed.post/3lpox25trac2vhttps://bsky.app/profile/opcofamerica.bsky.social/post/3lpkfsqwt742uPlease join the OPC on June 3 for a book night w/ NYT Managing Editor and OPC governor Marc Lacey moderating a conversation with photojournalist Guillaume Bonn about his new book, Paradise Inc., which focuses on environmental conservation and climate change. https://opcofamerica.org/Eventposts/book-night-guillaume-bonns-paradise-inc/19 May 2025 20:26 +0000at://did:plc:ypfhk2spl4nw2x522znezd3l/app.bsky.feed.post/3lpkfsqwt742uhttps://bsky.app/profile/opcofamerica.bsky.social/post/3lp3gp5iclf2mPlease join the OPC on June 3 for a book night w/ NYT Managing Editor and OPC governor Marc Lacey moderating a conversation with photojournalist Guillaume Bonn about his new book, Paradise Inc., which focuses on environmental conservation and climate change. https://opcofamerica.org/Eventposts/book-night-guillaume-bonns-paradise-inc/13 May 2025 21:32 +0000at://did:plc:ypfhk2spl4nw2x522znezd3l/app.bsky.feed.post/3lp3gp5iclf2mhttps://bsky.app/profile/opcofamerica.bsky.social/post/3loy66hih522uExcellent piece from @IJNet on generative AI's affect on journalism. https://ijnet.org/en/story/ai-and-media-freedom-double-edged-sword12 May 2025 14:21 +0000at://did:plc:ypfhk2spl4nw2x522znezd3l/app.bsky.feed.post/3loy66hih522uhttps://bsky.app/profile/opcofamerica.bsky.social/post/3loo3hdomxc2jIn case you missed it, check out our videos from this week's panel with @lebassett.bsky.social, Jane Ferguson, Adriana Teresa Letorney and moderator David A. Andelman talking about alternative publishing platforms for freelancers. https://opcofamerica.org/Eventposts/video-alternative-media-options-for-freelancers/08 May 2025 14:06 +0000at://did:plc:ypfhk2spl4nw2x522znezd3l/app.bsky.feed.post/3loo3hdomxc2jhttps://bsky.app/profile/opcofamerica.bsky.social/post/3lo7dn3aduk2rOn #WorldPressFreedomDay2025, the OPC warns of the dire threats to press freedom in many countries around the world and has rising concerns about the state of press freedom in the US, even though such rights are constitutionally protected here. https://opcofamerica.org/opc-warns-of-dire-threats-on-world-press-freedom-day/02 May 2025 17:22 +0000at://did:plc:ypfhk2spl4nw2x522znezd3l/app.bsky.feed.post/3lo7dn3aduk2rhttps://bsky.app/profile/opcofamerica.bsky.social/post/3lo2pn4gne62fLast call: RSVP now for the OPC's discussion on May 1 at 12 PM ET w/ journalists Jill Dougherty and Marvin Kalb, who will talk about their new memoirs and experience working in Russia. @beknobel.bsky.social, an OPC Governor, will moderate. Register here: https://opcofamerica.org/Eventposts/book-night-russian-memoirs-by-jill-dougherty-and-marvin-kalb/30 Apr 2025 21:14 +0000at://did:plc:ypfhk2spl4nw2x522znezd3l/app.bsky.feed.post/3lo2pn4gne62fhttps://bsky.app/profile/opcofamerica.bsky.social/post/3lnxnc5zqo326Join the OPC on May 6 for a chat about platforms like Substack and Noosphere where journalists can engage directly with audiences. Featuring @lebassett.bsky.social, Jane Ferguson, Adriana Teresa Letorney, moderated by David Andelman. RSVP: https://opcofamerica.org/Eventposts/alternative-media-options-for-freelancers/ #MediaTalk29 Apr 2025 15:54 +0000at://did:plc:ypfhk2spl4nw2x522znezd3l/app.bsky.feed.post/3lnxnc5zqo326https://bsky.app/profile/opcofamerica.bsky.social/post/3lnskmsv6ez2tJoin the OPC on May 1 at 12 PM ET for a chat with journalists Jill Dougherty and Marvin Kalb, who will share their experience working in Russia. With @beknobel.bsky.social as moderator, the two will delve into their new memoirs. Register to get the Zoom link here: https://opcofamerica.org/Eventposts/book-night-russian-memoirs-by-jill-dougherty-and-marvin-kalb/27 Apr 2025 15:23 +0000at://did:plc:ypfhk2spl4nw2x522znezd3l/app.bsky.feed.post/3lnskmsv6ez2thttps://bsky.app/profile/opcofamerica.bsky.social/post/3lnj4enp7sf2jJoin the OPC on May 6 for a talk on new platforms that enable journalists to connect directly with audiences and showcase their work. Featuring @lebassett.bsky.social, Jane Ferguson, Adriana Teresa Letorney, led by David Andelman. RSVP: https://opcofamerica.org/Eventposts/alternative-media-options-for-freelancers/ #MediaInnovation23 Apr 2025 21:14 +0000at://did:plc:ypfhk2spl4nw2x522znezd3l/app.bsky.feed.post/3lnj4enp7sf2jhttps://bsky.app/profile/opcofamerica.bsky.social/post/3lniekflgjs2pA federal judge has blocked the Trump administration’s effort to scuttle the Voice of America news service, and ordered that VOA journalists be allowed to resume their jobs. https://www.nytimes.com/2025/04/22/us/politics/judge-trump-voice-of-america.html https://www.nytimes.com/2025/04/22/us/politics/judge-trump-voice-of-america.html?searchResultPosition=323 Apr 2025 14:07 +0000at://did:plc:ypfhk2spl4nw2x522znezd3l/app.bsky.feed.post/3lniekflgjs2phttps://bsky.app/profile/opcofamerica.bsky.social/post/3lnft5rjiz42aJoin the OPC on May 1 at 12 PM ET for a chat with journalists Jill Dougherty and Marvin Kalb, who will share their experience working in Russia. Guided by @beknobel.bsky.social, the session will delve into their new memoirs. RSVP here: https://opcofamerica.org/Eventposts/book-night-russian-memoirs-by-jill-dougherty-and-marvin-kalb/ #Media #Russia22 Apr 2025 13:51 +0000at://did:plc:ypfhk2spl4nw2x522znezd3l/app.bsky.feed.post/3lnft5rjiz42ahttps://bsky.app/profile/opcofamerica.bsky.social/post/3lndi3z4hjs2iIn case you missed it, watch poignant opening remarks from OPC President Scott Kraft as he raised the curtain on last week's 86th Annual Awards Dinner. #OPCAwards86 youtu.be/KYv_yN90UJk https://youtu.be/KYv_yN90UJk21 Apr 2025 15:28 +0000at://did:plc:ypfhk2spl4nw2x522znezd3l/app.bsky.feed.post/3lndi3z4hjs2ihttps://bsky.app/profile/opcofamerica.bsky.social/post/3lndhgzogsc2iGreat read from OPC member Steve Herman in the Foreign Service Journal on the silencing of colleagues and "de facto destruction" of the Voice of America news service: https://afsa.org/sites/default/files/flipping_book/040525/10/index.html21 Apr 2025 15:16 +0000at://did:plc:ypfhk2spl4nw2x522znezd3l/app.bsky.feed.post/3lndhgzogsc2ihttps://bsky.app/profile/opcofamerica.bsky.social/post/3lndaizoeek2cJoin the OPC on May 6 for a discussion on platforms where journalists can engage with the public or display their work to media outlets. Featuring @lebassett.bsky.social, Jane Ferguson, and Adriana Teresa Letorney, with David Andelman as the moderator. RSVP: https://opcofamerica.org/Eventposts/alternative-media-options-for-freelancers/21 Apr 2025 13:12 +0000at://did:plc:ypfhk2spl4nw2x522znezd3l/app.bsky.feed.post/3lndaizoeek2chttps://bsky.app/profile/opcofamerica.bsky.social/post/3ln6ikzhipc2eJoin the OPC on May 1 at noon ET for a conversation with journalists Jill Dougherty and Marvin Kalb about their experiences in Russia. The event, moderated by @beknobel.bsky.social, will explore both authors' new memoirs. RSVP here: https://opcofamerica.org/Eventposts/book-night-russian-memoirs-by-jill-dougherty-and-marvin-kalb/ #Journalism #Russia19 Apr 2025 15:53 +0000at://did:plc:ypfhk2spl4nw2x522znezd3l/app.bsky.feed.post/3ln6ikzhipc2e