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Serving the interests of international journalists since 1939.

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Journalism, Awards, & Mentorship 🌎🌍🌏 Learn more about the Overseas Press Club of America and its programs, awards and events at OPCofAmerica.org.
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Minky Worden
@MinkysHighjinksOct 23
Investigative reporters are #FIFA’s only meaningful watchdog. ⚽️ Join me Tues noon ET for a timely @opcofamerica conversation w/journalists Josh Fine @Jfine1776, Politico’s @SophiaCai99 & @martynziegler—whose "Scoop of the Year" led to FIFA walking back Infantino's #WorldCup private equity deal. ✅ Register here (and if you are a journalist, join the OPC for more timely+trenchant programming!) lp.constantcontactpages.com/…
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Who controls the future of world football? ⚽ FIFA’s leadership is facing scrutiny over money, power and accountability. Join the OPC on Oct. 27 at noon ET for a conversation with journalists tracking the battle behind the beautiful game. Register: opcofamerica.org/Eventposts/…
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The Overseas Press Club of America condemns the assault on Washington Post photojournalist Heidi Levine in the occupied West Bank. Read the full statement here or on our website: opcofamerica.org
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Xi Meets Trump: The Chips Are Down Join @FPANewYork Sept. 16 at 10:30 a.m. EDT for a webinar on China, AI and Xi’s upcoming visit. Featuring @HolsteinWJ , @rfannin & @deadlinepundit Register here: us02web.zoom.us/webinar/regi…
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mcgrawcenter@mcgrawcenterSep 14
Apply by 10/12 for @McGrawCenter #journalism grants via @NewmarkJSchool. Up to $15K and editorial support to report enterprise stories that "Follow the Money" Questions? Join our Zoom every Wed thru 10/7/26 at 11 am ET: bit.ly/Spring26Fellows Details: bit.ly/McGrawFellows

Join our Cloud HD Video Meeting

Zoom is the leader in modern enterprise cloud communications.

journalism-cuny.zoom.us
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✨GIJN's #IJWEEK, happening from 26th October to 30th October 2026, features more than 35 panels, workshops, and networking sessions with over 100 speakers. Check the full program here and mark your favorite sessions in your calendar. twp.ai/4huwcG
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Walsh begins Oct. 1, bringing extensive experience in journalist safety, press freedom, media ethics, and international reporting. Read the full announcement: opcofamerica.org/lauren-wals…
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The Kathmandu Post
@kathmandupostSep 2
A week after devastating floods hit northern Nepal, 947 people remain unaccounted for across multiple hydropower projects. Families are desperately waiting as rescue teams struggle to reach workers trapped in mud-filled underground powerhouses and tunnels. Follow the thread🧵
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“Until then, we live in a legal gray area, in which giant cash-rich corporations gorge freely on the rights of individual creators.” Charles Graeber’s New York Times Opinion Guest Essay, "The Original Sin of Anthropic's Claude." nytimes.com/2026/08/24/opini…

Opinion | The Original Sin of Anthropic’s Claude (Gift Article)

The model collapse scenario threatens to wipe out whatever gains chatbots like Claude enjoyed from being trained on books in the first place.

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Steve Herman
@newsguyusaAug 11
Murder suicide in Kansas leaves six dead. kake.com/home/kbi-investigat… ift.tt/jqfuivZ

Man killed woman, 4 children and himself in Winfield home: Police

KBI spokesperson Melissa Underwood confirmed at around 1:30 p.m. that the Winfield Police Department requested the KBI's assistance in a homicide investigation.

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Join @FPANewYork and @spj_tweets International Community tomorrow at 10 a.m. ET for a Zoom discussion on the proposed changes to U.S. media I visas and their potential impact on foreign correspondents. 🔗 Register: us06web.zoom.us/meeting/regi… #pressfreedom
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📢 Calling on the U.S. government to rescind proposed rules that would severely restrict visas for foreign journalists and limit their ability to report from the United States. Read the full statement: opcofamerica.org/pressfreedo…

OPC Calls on U.S. Government to Rescind Rules Severely Restricting Journalist Visas for Foreign...

The Overseas Press Club of America joins other journalism organizations in calling on the Department of Homeland Security to immediately rescind rules that would severely restrict visas for foreign...

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Exposure to Risk: Freelance photographers vs. the Wall Street Journal. cjr.org/analysis/exposure-to… via @cjr

Exposure to Risk: Freelance photographers vs. the Wall Street Journal.

Freelance photographers are organizing against a new contract at the Wall Street Journal that they say opens their work up to AI training.

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📢 OPC members: You're invited to a media briefing with UN Secretary-General candidate María Fernanda Espinosa Garcés. 🗓 June 18 | ⏰ 3:00 PM Hosted by the @FPAnewsUSA and moderated by FPA President Ian Williams 🔗: us02web.zoom.us/webinar/regi… #UN #ForeignPress
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There’s still time to register for the June 8 Zoom Panel “The World Cup: How FIFA’s Money Machine Controls the World’s Biggest Sport” ⚽️ Join the panel: @MaduroPoiares Alexandra Addison-Wrage @KuperSimon @vivwalt (moderator) 🔗RSVP here: lp.constantcontactpages.com/…
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The World Cup: How FIFA’s Money Machine Controls the World’s Biggest Sport 🗓️08 June 2026 ⏰11:00 a.m. ET 📍Zoom Panel: @KuperSimon @MaduroPoiares Alexandra Wrage Addison Moderated by OPC Governor @vivwalt Register here: lp.constantcontactpages.com/…
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Join us for a special “How I Did It” Zoom panel featuring journalists from The Associated Press, winners of the OPC’s 2026 Malcolm Forbes and Morton Frank Award and the Pulitzer Prize for International Reporting. 🗓️ May 20, 2026 🕰️ 12:00 p.m. ET 📍Zoom opcofamerica.org/Eventposts/…

How I Did It - AP’s “Made in America, Watched Worldwide” - OPC

Join the Overseas Press Club for a "How I Did It" program featuring reporters from The Associated Press, winners of the OPC's 2026 Malcolm Forbes and Morton Frank award for their groundbreaking...

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"Accountability is not only about justice for Shireen; it is about protecting journalists everywhere. Without accountability, the targeting of journalists will continue, and the truth itself will remain under threat." @pressfreedom full statement: cpj.org/2026/05/cpj-shares-s…

CPJ shares statement from Shireen Abu Akleh’s family 4 years after journalist’s murder - Committee...

To mark the upcoming fourth anniversary of the killing of Palestinian-American journalist Shireen Abu Akleh, on May 11, 2026, the Abu Akleh family issued a public statement affirming that they “will...

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In 2012, Ted Turner accepted the President’s Award at the Overseas Press Club’s Annual Awards Dinner, honoring a career that transformed global journalism. This clip features the closing words of his remarks that evening: a lasting declaration of his belief in journalism.
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