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NPC Virtual Newsmaker: Sen. Bob Dole
November 11, 2020
Former Sen. Robert Dole, a recipient of the Presidential Medal of Freedom, headlined a National Press Club virtual Newsmaker event commemorating Veterans Day and the 75th anniversary of the end of World War II on Nov. 11, 2020.
Read MoreNPC Virtual Newsmaker: Bob Costas
November 6, 2020
On November 6, 2020, broadcast legend Bob Costas joined National Press Club President Michael Freedman for an in-depth discussion on the state of American sports amidst the challenges posed by the COVID-19 pandemic, and the role that our teams and sports stars have played in tackling systemic…
Read MoreNPC Virtual Newsmaker: Dr. Francis S. Collins
October 23, 2020
Francis S. Collins, M.D., Ph.D., the 16th Director of the National Institutes of Health (NIH) made brief remarks and engaged in a virtual Q&A on the latest COVID-19 therapeutic and vaccine developments at a National Press Club Virtual Newsmaker event on October 23, 2020.
Read MoreNPC Virtual Newsmaker: Garry Kasparov
October 9, 2020
Garry Kasparov, the former World Chess Champion turned writer and political activist, delivered an address on the state of human rights and press freedom in his native Russia, as well as the related crackdown ongoing in Belarus, at a National Press Club Virtual Newsmaker on October 9, 2020.
Read MoreNPC Virtual Newsmaker: The Lincoln Project
September 24, 2020
Republican political strategists Steve Schmidt and Rick Wilson, co-founders of The Lincoln Project, gave a candid assessment of the state of the 2020 race and the Lincoln Project's strategy to defeat Donald Trump and the Republican senators who support him at a virtual Headliners Newsmaker on Sept…
Read MoreNPC Press Conference: Help the Heroes
September 24, 2020
The National Press Club held a news conference on September 24, 2020 to launch an innovative program called Help The Heroes which is designed to help front line medical workers at Howard University Hospital receive timely and convenient food assistance at the end of their shift. Speakers included…
Read MoreIn Conversation: Denise Rolark Barnes
September 17, 2020
Denise Rolark Barnes, publisher of The Washington Informer Newspaper Co., Inc, joined NPC President Michael Freedman to discuss the venerated publication, digital news services and the critical role of ethnic/racial community news outlets across the United States on September 17, 2020.
Read MoreNPC Virtual Book Event: Brian Stelter, "HOAX"
September 8, 2020
Over the course of two years, CNN Worldwide’s chief media correspondent and Reliable Sources anchor Brian Stelter interviewed more than 250 current and former Fox News insiders in a bid to understand why the network dropped the “fair and balanced” claim and embraced “fake news.” Stelter chronicles…
Read MoreIt's Time to #FreeAustinTice
August 14, 2020
The National Press Club marked the anniversary of the abduction and detention of Award-winning journalist and Marine veteran Austin Tice on August 14, 2020 by unveiling a Freedom Clock that will display a dynamic record of the time Austin has been unjustly detained in Syria.
Read MoreNPC Book Rap: Paul Dickson, "The Rise of the G.I. Army"
August 14, 2020
As people around the world commemorated the 75th anniversary of the end of World War II, author Paul Dickson shared his new book, “The Rise of the G.I. Army, 1940-1942: The Forgotten Story of How America Forged a Powerful Army Before Pearl Harbor,” at a National Press Club Virtual Book Rap on…
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