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Corteva Agriscience CEO Jim Collins to discuss how trade, regulatory, and environmental issues are impacting U.S. farmers and the world's food security at National Press Club Luncheon, Sept. 25
September 9, 2019
WASHINGTON, Sept. 9, 2019 /PRNewswire/ -- Jim Collins, CEO of Corteva Agriscience, the newly independent publicly traded spin-off of DowDuPont, will deliver an address on the trade, regulatory, environmental and innovation issues facing U.S. farmers and the subsequent threat these issues pose to…
Read MoreVictims of Enforced Disappearance Day Event At National Press Club
August 28, 2019
WASHINGTON, Aug. 28, 2019 /PRNewswire/ -- August 30, 2019 10:00 am- 12:00 noon National Press Club, 13th Floor, Murrow Room 529 14th St., NW, Washington DC For more information: Sufi Laghari, Sindhi Foundation: [email protected], 202-378-0333 Leonce Byimana, TASSC International: Leonce@tassc.…
Read MoreNational Press Club Announces 2019 Press Freedom Honorees
August 22, 2019
WASHINGTON, Aug. 22, 2019 /PRNewswire/ -- The National Press Club today announced the foreign and domestic honorees of its annual John Aubuchon Press Freedom Award; selecting Aasif Sultan, a journalist with the Kashmir Narrator monthly magazine who has been jailed in the region for nearly a year…
Read MoreFormer Sen. Harkin & Internet Founder Vinton Cerf to Discuss How the Untapped Labor Pool of Nearly 11 Million People with Disabilities Can Boost Economy at National Press Club Headliners Event, Sept. 4
August 20, 2019
WASHINGTON, Aug. 20, 2019 /PRNewswire/ -- Former U.S. Senator Tom Harkin, Vinton Cerf, and other influential leaders in disability inclusion, technology, and advocacy will discuss how embracing assistive technologies and adopting an inclusive mindset will drive U.S. economic growth by employing the…
Read MoreUnited Mine Workers of America Pres. Cecil Roberts at National Press Club Headliners Newsmaker Sept 4 to Discuss Future of Coal, Jobs, Pensions, Green New Deal and the 2020 Campaigns
August 19, 2019
WASHINGTON, Aug. 19, 2019 /PRNewswire/ -- The International President of the United Mine Workers of America (UMWA) Cecil Roberts will discuss the future of the coal industry and what effect he believes proposed climate change legislation and initiatives will have on the jobs outlook for coal…
Read MoreNational Press Club awards Edna Anne Rutland with the 2019 Julie Schoo Scholarship for Diversity in Journalism
August 19, 2019
WASHINGTON, Aug. 19, 2019 /PRNewswire/ -- The National Press Club, the world's leading professional organization for journalists, has chosen Edna Anne Rutland as the winner of its 2019 Diversity Scholarship Award. The award is for graduating high school seniors and totals as much as $20,000 over…
Read MoreNational Press Club awards Alanna Felton with the 2019 Richard G. Zimmerman Award for Studies in Journalism
August 19, 2019
WASHINGTON, Aug. 19, 2019 /PRNewswire/ -- The National Press Club, the world's leading professional organization for journalists, has chosen Alanna Felton as the winner of its 2019 Richard G. Zimmerman Award. The award is for graduating high school seniors and is a one-time scholarship for $5,000.…
Read MoreNational Press Club awards Brett Victoria Simpson with the 2019 Shirley and Dennis Feldman Fellowship for Studies in Journalism
August 19, 2019
WASHINGTON, Aug. 19, 2019 /PRNewswire/ -- The National Press Club, the world's leading professional organization for journalists, has chosen Brett Simpson as the winner of its 2019 Shirley and Dennis Feldman Fellowship. The award is for a student pursuing graduate studies in journalism and is a one…
Read MoreAuthors invited to Capitol region's premier holiday book event
August 13, 2019
WASHINGTON, Aug. 14, 2019 /PRNewswire/ -- The National Press Club Journalism Institute is accepting applications to participate in its 42nd annual Book Fair and Authors' Night on November 1, 2019. The evening celebrates all things literary and gives authors a chance to discuss and sell their work…
Read MorePulitzer Prize-winning editor and investigative journalist Amanda Bennett to accept 2019 National Press Club Fourth Estate Award at October 17 Gala
August 9, 2019
WASHINGTON, Aug. 9, 2019 /PRNewswire/ -- Amanda Bennett, best known for her award-winning leadership in investigative reporting at The Wall Street Journal, The Oregonian, and Bloomberg News, will receive the National Press Club's most esteemed prize, the Fourth Estate Award, at a Press Club gala in…
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