Past Speakers
Roundtable Discussion on State of Press Freedom of the Last Year
May 3, 2024
On Friday, May 3 at 1 p.m. the National Press Club will host a live roundtable discussion on the state of press freedom. This 90 minute discussion will explore the year’s biggest stories in press freedom and the state of press freedom around the globe. Speakers: Jason Rezaian, The Washington Post…
Read MoreUpdates on of Cases of Journalists Austin Tice, Evan Gershkovich and Alsu Kermasheva
May 3, 2024
On Friday, May 3 at 9 a.m. the National Press Club will hold a news briefing to provide updates and status of cases of journalists: Austin Tice, Evan Gershkovich and Alsu Kurmasheva. National Press Club President Emily Wilkins will sit down with Debra Tice, mother of Austin Tice, Paul Beckett of…
Read MoreNPC Headliners Book Event: "The Everything War," by Dana Mattioli
May 1, 2024
Dana Mattioli, a Wall Street Journal reporter and Pulitzer Prize finalist, will discuss her upcoming book "The Everything War: Amazon’s Ruthless Quest to Own the World and Remake Corporate Power" at a National Press Club Headliners Book Rap on Wednesday, May 1 at 6 p.m. Mattioli has spent years…
Read MoreNPC Headliners Book Event: Deesha Dyer "Undiplomatic"
April 25, 2024
Hear how Deesha Dyer, a hip-hop journalist without political connections, conquered her imposter syndrome and landed one of the most coveted jobs at The White House at a Headliners book event on Thursday, April 25 at 1 p.m. Though Dyer had been repeatedly told she had, “an attitude problem that…
Read MoreNPC Headliners: Joseph Stiglitz
April 17, 2024
Nobel Prize-winning economist Joseph Stiglitz will release the findings of a new study on the relationship between press freedom and advancing democratic values and economic development at a National Press Club Headliners Coffee and Conversation at 11 a.m. on Wednesday, April 17 in the First…
Read MoreNPC Headliners: Baltic Delegation
March 25, 2024
Foreign ministers from Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania will address the National Press Club at a Headliners Newsmaker event at 2:30 p.m. on Monday, March 25. The foreign ministers will discuss the role of Baltic and US leadership in supporting Ukraine, containing Russia and strengthening NATO defense…
Read MoreNPC Headliners Screening: "Anna"
March 20, 2024
Join Bob Woodward, U.S. Rep. Eric Swalwell, D-Calif., and former CIA Director John Brennan at 6:30 p.m. on Wednesday, March 20 for a screening of the biographical film “Anna” with opening remarks from Sean Penn and followed by a discussion on the dangers journalists face in the 21st century. The…
Read MoreNPC Headliners Book Event: “American Mother” featuring Diane Foley
March 13, 2024
Join Diane Foley, mother of Jim Foley, a freelance journalist captured and beheaded by ISIS in 2014, for a discussion on "American Mother," written with National Book Award-winner Colum McCann. Foley will share her journey from the time of her son’s captivity to the years after his death. Nearly…
Read MoreNPC Headliners Book Event: Fenley Scurlock & Jason Liaw "Down to Business"
March 5, 2024
Teen entrepreneurs Fenley Scurlock and Jason Liaw will discuss their new book, “Down to Business: 51 Industry Leaders Share Practical Advice on How to Become a Young Entrepreneur,” at a National Press Club Headliners Book Event on Tuesday, March 5 at 6 p.m. The Rockville teenagers will be joined…
Read MoreNPC Headliners: Chef José Andrés
March 1, 2024
Join Chef José Andrés, founder of World Central Kitchen, for a Headliners fireside chat on Friday, March 1 at 6:30 p.m. at the National Press Club. He will discuss World Central Kitchen's efforts to distribute food in conflict and disaster zones. In Gaza, World Central Kitchen is providing more…
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