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Press Club Rewind05.14.12
Press Club Rewind is a weekly video review of events at the National Press Club. In this week's edition: Billie Jean King serves advice on fighting childhood obesity; Daniel Linsker explains why the U.S. is losing ground in Latin America; empowering young women in politics; Paul Gigot addresses young journalists at the Phillips Foundation Awards; and Secretary of Health and Human Services Kathleen Sebelius promotes healthier schools.
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Billie Jean KingTennis great speaks at May 9 luncheon
Tennis legend Billie Jean King urged more tennis to combat American children's obesity at a May 9 club luncheon.
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Bob Woodward Wins Fourth Estate AwardAwards ceremony Sept. 21
Bob Woodward, the Washington Post investigative reporter and editor whose work on the Watergate scandal led to the resignation of an American president, has been selected as the 2012 recipient of the Fourth Estate Award, the National Press Club’s most-honored prize.
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Satchmo at The National Press ClubHistoric 1971 recording now available
Jazz great Louis Armstrong was in Washington on January 29, 1971 to perform at the Inauguration of then incoming National Press Club President Vernon Louviere, a fellow native of New Orleans. Satchmo at The National Press Club: Red Beans & Rice-ly Yours, which would be the last issued recording of Louis Armstrong playing the trumpet before his death, has never been widely released... until now.
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NPC 5KBeat the Deadline: June 9, 2012
The annual NPC "Beat the Deadline" 5K race benefits the ongoing work of the National Press Club Journalism Institute. The Institute is committed to helping working journalists improve their skills through ongoing training and programming of future journalists through scholarships that promote diversity within our profession.
- May162012 Next Step Breakfast 7:45 AM @ Ballroom
- May162012 Citizen Diplomacy for a New Millennium 9:00 AM @ Zenger Room
- May162012 Wharton HBS Leads Council 11:30 AM @ McClendon Room
- May162012 WAPA - Mercedes-Benz Financial Services Luncheon 12:00 PM @ Zenger Room
- May162012 Hurley Group 6:30 PM @ McClendon Room
- May162012 Veolia/Wilson Sonsini Dinner 7:00 PM @ First Amendment Lounge
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- David Maraniss and Tim Wendel Join Panel on WWII and the Journalists Who Covered It May 16, 2012
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A panel will discuss "Assignment to Hell: The War Against Nazi Germany with Correspondents Walter Cronkite, Andy Rooney, A.J. Liebling, Homer Bigart, and Hal Boyle," at a National Press Club Book Rap Tuesday, May 22, at 6:30 p.m. in the Conference Rooms.
Panelists include:
Timothy Gay, author, "Assignment to Hell"
Walter (Chip) Cronkite III, son of Walter Cronkite
Tim Wendel, former Gannett/USA Today reporter and editor
David Maraniss, associate editor at The Washington Post and two time Pulitzer Prize winner - Winners named for Ford Presidential Foundation awards May 15, 2012
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Reporters for The Washington Post and The Virginian-Pilot are this year's winners of the Gerald R. Ford Presidential Foundation journalism awards to be presented at an NPC Luncheon Monday, June 4. Chris Matthews, host of MSNBC's "Hardball with Chris Matthews" and the weekly "Chris Matthews Show," will be guest speaker.
- 'Social Media Trends for Social Media Managers' June 12 at noon May 15, 2012
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The National Press Club Journalism Institute is planning a Webbmedia Group workshop for social media managers featuring the most important trends in networks, analytics and apps. Attendees will look at several case studies highlighting how brands are using – and in some cases, abusing – social media.
Register here for this class. A discounted price is available for National Press Club members.
Amy Webb, lead trendspotter and chief executive officer of Webbmedia Group will teach the workshop.
Freedom of the Press
NPC Urges Release of Ethiopian Journalist
May 10, 2012 | By Rachel Oswald
The National Press Club voiced its strong concern May 10 over the expected imminent sentencing of imprisoned Ethiopian journalist Eskinder Nega, who is accused of violating the country’s draconian anti-terrorism law as a result of his high-profile advocacy of press freedom.
Sentencing of Nega could come as soon as Friday. There is the chance he could be sentenced to death or ordered to spend 15 to 20 years behind bars under Ethiopia’s 2009 Anti-Terrorism Proclamation.
Satchmo at The National Press Club
Louis Armstrong was in Washington on January 29, 1971 to perform at the Inauguration of then incoming National Press Club President Vernon Louviere, a fellow native of New Orleans. Armstrong had been too ill to play trumpet for much of 1970, but on this evening Armstrong, backed by a group that included trombonist Tyree Glenn and Tommy Gwaltney on clarinet, performed for nearly 30 minutes, playing trumpet in addition to singing.
Satchmo at The National Press Club: Red Beans & Rice-ly Yours, which would be the last issued recording of Louis Armstrong playing the trumpet before his death, has never been widely released... until now.
