Pope Francis’ first trip to the United States is packed with events including the first-ever papal address to Congress, a meeting with President Obama and a speech at the United Nations. An estimated 7,000 journalists will cover the papal visit Sept. 22-27. NPF will bring together reporters who cover religion to offer insight and ideas for coverage. We’ll have experts with data and knowledge on the issues that the Pope has brought to the fore: poverty, hunger, immigration, the environment and more.

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The in-person Capitol Hill Issues Briefing takes place in Washington 9:00 a.m. - noon EDT, Monday, August 3, 2015.

For journalists who cannot attend an in-person briefing in Washington, D.C., NPF is producing a live webinar.

The online webinar begins at 12: 30 p.m. EDT, Monday, August 3, 2015.

Learn more about the in-person briefing and webinar and register here.

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Funding for the Covering the Pope briefing was provided by AARP Foundation.

The National Press Foundation's Capitol Hill Issues Briefings are brought to you through partnerships with CQ Roll Call and the Center on Congress at Indiana University.

Tuesday, August 11, 2015 | 1:00 PM EDT

Weather is the most durable of news topics, especially when it surprises with extremes. Tornadoes, hurricanes, fires, floods, and even the “slow news” of severe drought create instant story lines. We’ll explore violent weather events and how to track the cost of catastrophic storms in this free webinar. Learn more and register here.

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NPF seeks an intern to assist staff with varied projects. Responsibilities include:

•  Assist the media team in the continued maintenance of National Press Foundation’s social media presence (Facebook, Twitter, Instagram)

•  Assist the Digital Media Manager in video and audio production using the Adobe Creative Suite.

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Each year, the National Press Foundation offers two all-expense-paid fellowships to two journalists based in the U.S. for the annual October "Wharton Seminars for Business Journalists," at The Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania in Philadelphia. The fellowship includes full tuition, housing, most meals and round trip transportation.

Learn more and apply here.

The Mazda Foundation has made a generous $25,000 contribution to underwrite the 2015-2016 Paul Miller Fellowship.

The Paul Miller program began in 1987 in honor of the former Gannett Co. chairman. Learn more here.

Retirement Issues
Rodney Brooks, The Washington Post
What age is best to start drawing Social Security benefits? Truth is, it depends.

Ann Brenoff, The Huffington Post
7 Things You Really Need to Know About Medicare But Probably Don’t

Obesity Issues
Karen Falla, Univision
Campamento de Verano en el Parkland

Tobacco Issues
Rupali Mukherjee, The Times of India
India ranks low in efforts to curb tobacco use

China Issues
Tom Lee, San Francisco Chronicle
China's stock market crash shows limits of government control

Have an idea for a journalism start-up? Form a group and pitch your idea at Startup Weekend DC Media Edition July 31-Aug. 2. More information is here.

Among the organizers is Paul Miller alumnus Claritza Jimenez,  recently selected as the 2015 Entrepreneurial Fellow for the Journalism and Women Symposium, a national organization of women journalists.

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