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Moment of Silence for Journalist Jamal Khashoggi
The National Press Club will hold a moment of silence in observance of the second anniversary of the murder of Saudi journalist and Washington Post Global Opinions contributing columnist Jamal Khashoggi on Friday, October 2 at 2:00 p.m. ET. Khashoggi, who was openly critical of Saudi Arabia’s Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman in his columns for the Washington Post, was ambushed by 15 Saudi government officials inside the Saudi consulate in Istanbul and killed and dismembered on October 2, 2018. National Press Club President Michael Freedman will lead fellow Club members, staff and other…
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The Digital Learning Gap
Mark your calendar! Cox is making an announcement with special guests and you don’t want to miss it. We cannot allow this pandemic to create an irreversible homework gap for students without Internet. Join Pat Esser, president and CEO of Cox Communications, and Michael Powell, president and CEO, NCTA – The Internet & Television Association, for an exclusive event to highlight the new challenges the pandemic has presented in today’s learning environment and what schools and families can do to connect and thrive in this new phase of the digital divide. This virtual event will take place…
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It's Time to #FreeAustinTice
The National Press Club will mark the anniversary of the abduction and detention of Award-winning journalist and Marine veteran Austin Tice on Friday, August 14 by unveiling a Freedom Clock that will display a dynamic record of the time Austin has been unjustly detained in Syria. The event will take place in the lobby of the Club by the staircase at noon, Aug. 14. Reservations are required for contact tracing reasons. Please email Lindsay Underwood at [email protected] to reserve. The Clock will be in the lobby of the Club which typically hosts 250,000 visitors a year for 2,000 events…
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EXPERT PANEL PREVIEWS TRUMP'S VISIT TO POLAND
WHAT: Poland is one of the Trump administration’s closest partners in Europe. Poland is planning on purchasing US F-35 jet fighters, and liquified gas from the U.S. in an effort to cut its energy dependence on Russian imports. At a time when some are questioning President Trump's relationship with a hardline conservative leader, come learn what each country has to gain and lose in Warsaw. WHO: Eric Stewart, President of the U.S.-Poland Business Council Dan Fried, Former U.S. Ambassador to Poland MODERATED BY RICH EDSON, FOX NEWS STATE DEPARTMENT CORRESPONDENT WHERE: National Press…
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NPC 20th Annual Photography Exhibit
This year's exhibit displays members' print photos and electronic images in the Club's 13th floor lobby from Aug. 30 to Sept 27, with a special opening reception on Friday, Sept. 6. The exhibit's opening reception is on Friday, Sept. 6 at 6:30 pm. This year's reception is a special event, and we're using the 20th annual exhibit to raise awareness of the Fallen Journalists Memorial supported by the National Press Club Journalism Institute. The memorial has special meaning to news photographers who are often highly visible targets for attackers. Representatives of the foundation will be at the…
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Flirtey Unveils the Future of Drone Delivery
Please join as Matthew Sweeny, Founder and CEO of Flirtey, the pioneer of the commercial drone delivery industry, unveils the world’s most advanced drone delivery technology at The National Press Club on Monday, September 9, 2019. Flirtey is the leading independent drone delivery service, with a mission to save lives and improve lifestyles by making delivery instant for everyone. The company first made history in 2015 when it conducted the first ever Federal Aviation Administration (FAA)-approved drone delivery. In the years that followed, Flirtey has gone on to become the first unmanned…
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NPC Headliners Newsmaker: Democratic presidential candidate Sen. Cory Booker
U.S. Sen. Cory Booker, who is seeking the 2020 Democratic presidential nomination, will speak at a National Press Club Headliners Newsmaker on Wednesday, Oct. 23 at 1 p.m. Booker was elected to the Senate from New Jersey in 2013 after serving as mayor of Newark, and was re-elected in 2014. He is up for re-election again in 2020 and a state law allows him to simultaneously run for president and the Senate. This news conference will take place in the Club’s 4th Floor Broadcast Operations Center, and is open to credentialed media and members of the National Press Club; however, registration is…
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National Human Rights Network
Media Advisory Deteriorating Human Rights Violations in Rwanda: Mysterious Death of the Rwandan Gospel Music Singer, Kizito Mihigo in Police Detention. In the 26 years since the end of the genocide that claimed the lives of about 800,000 people, Rwanda has made a remarkable social and economic recovery that has attracted many investors to an extent that there has been even a proposal for the country to host the 26th Commonwealth Summit. But it should also be noted that this transformation accompanied by economic boom is also shadowed by an increasingly grim outlook on political space,…
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Current Status of Activities in Libya
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