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Panel Discussion: "Women Report The Civil War"
Panel Discussion: “Women Report The Civil War” The History & Heritage Committee presents this event in observance of the 150th anniversary of the Civil War, as well as the 40th anniversary of the admission of women to the National Press Club. A panel of distinguished scholars and journalists will cover the topic “Women Report The Civil War” from an unusual variety of perspectives: the war coverage and careers of several prominent women journalists, including Jane Swisshelm and Laura Redden (aka Howard Glyndon); the contrast in war coverage between women’s and children’s monthly…
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How To Best Engage Readers Through Google News
How To Best Engage Readers Through Google News – Sept. 19 9:30 a.m. Murrow Room Google's algorithms work to surface unique content that match searcher needs in both web search and Google News, but news-specific ranking takes into account additional facets such as spikes in interest, recency, and authority. Google faces additional hurdles in indexing news content. For instance, Google can’t access content behind paywalls. What does that mean for syndicated and subscription content? Fortunately, Google has a number of options available for publishers, including source attribution tags, first-…
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NPC History and Heritage Committee
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World Trade Center Redevelopment
World Trade Center Redevelopment 10 Years Later: An insider’s account of the challenges, progress and status of the historic rebuilding effort. With less than six weeks until the 10th anniversary of the September 11th attacks, Port Authority of New York and New Jersey Executive Director Chris Ward will discuss the rebuilding of the World Trade Center site and preview what the future holds for the new symbol of national resilience. In a National Press Club Newsmakers news conference, 10 a.m., Tuesday, July 26, 2011 in the Murrow Room in the National Press Building, 529 14th St., NW,…
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Dr. Lisa Anderson
The President of the American University in Cairo, Dr. Lisa Anderson, will discuss the view from Tahrir. Transitions to democracy in the Middle East and North Africa, and why the West needs to understand the particular historical, political and cultural motivations behind each uprising; and Libya--what led to the current situation there and the likely outcome. Contacts:National Press Club: PETER HICKMAN301/530-1210 (H&O/T&F), 301/367-7711 (CELL), 202/662-7540 (NPC), [email protected]. Anderson: MORGAN ROTH646/341-7436. [email protected] (30)
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Newsmakers Committee Meeting
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Events Committee Meeting
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Who Needs Newspapers? A Report on the Status of Newspapers in the United States
Who Needs Newspapers? A Report on the Status of Newspapers in the United States Are newspapers in America dying? Paul Steinle and Sara Brown are on a mission to find out. Since June 2010, the long-time media professionals have engaged in shoe-leather reporting by visiting newspapers across the country to take the pulse of a cross-section of dailies, weeklies, and ethnic and alternative publications. So far, they’ve visited 44 (50 is the goal) newspapers in 44 states. In the process, they have created a national, multi-media snapshot of the status of the industry on their website,…
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Book & Author Committee
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NPC Newsmakers Committee
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