The news that Air Force One was used as a decoy in July to protect President Donald Trump from a possible assassination attempt may have sounded like something out of a political thriller. But the tactic has several precedents in American political history.

Long before AI, deepfakes and social media made it possible to create convincing imposters, impersonators could fool voters in a decidedly low-tech way—as lookalikes on whistle-stop campaign trains.

In this episode of Update-1, NPC member Edward Segal talks with Broadcast Podcast Co-Chair Mike Hempen about how deception was effectively used and cites many surprising examples. Segal is the author of “Whistle-Stop Politics: Campaign Trains and the Reporters Who Covered Them,” which traces 185 years of presidential campaign-train history.

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The 27th annual NPC photo exhibit on display in the Club's lobby through Sept. 30 is a celebration of visual storytelling. In this edition of Update-1, Broadcast/Podcast Team co-chair Adam Konowe speaks with participant and veteran photographer Ken Hawkins about his five featured photos, as well as his experiences dating back to Jimmy Carter's rise from obscurity to the presidency. The exhibit's theme is “Life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness,” inspired by the 250th anniversary of the Declaration of Independence. About three-quarters of the images are thematic, showing Americans and others exercising these inalienable rights, as well as expressing their personal values of family, community, country and faith.

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With the shutdown of CBS News Radio in May after 99 years of broadcasting being the latest in a seemingly endless string of job cuts in the news industry, what is the future of the media landscape? In this edition of Update-1, Broadcast Podcast team member Gemma Puglisi talks with Michael Harrison, the founder and editor of TALKERS Magazine, known as "the Bible of Talk Radio and the New Talk Media." Harrison explains why he wasn’t surprised when CBS pulled the plug on its radio network. He also discusses the growth of podcasting and the factors he thinks will determine the media in the years ahead.

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