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Honor Violence in Europe
Amidst Growing Concern Over Honor Violence in Europe, Congresswoman, NGOs, Women Take on Issue in Washington New Documentary Shows Honor Violence Persists In All Parts of the World, Including US, UK and Canada WASHINGTON, DC – In an effort to draw attention to the prevalence of honor violence – including forced marriage, disfigurement and female genital mutilation (FGM), and to promote passage of the International Violence Against Women Act now pending in the U.S. House of Representatives, Muslim women and human rights activists will address the issue at a National Press Club Newsmakers…
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U.S. Representative Greg Walden
GOP Congressional Committee Chair to Review Outlook for 2014 Campaign, Outline Strategy for Increasing GOP’s House Majority Washington, DC – U.S. Representative Greg Walden (R-OR), Chairman of the National Republican Congressional Committee, will discuss the political climate ahead of the 2014 Congressional election at a National Press Club Newsmakers new conference on Tuesday, March 11 at 10:00 A.M. Walden will discuss what he sees as the Republicans’ strong position going into the election cycle and will outline their strategy for remaining on offense and increase the Republican majority in…
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Chef Susan Delbert on WUSA, Channel 9
Chef Susan Delbert will be on WUSA, Channel 9 at 11:30am, talking about the August 1 lunch to possibly the most prestigious group of chefs in the world, a French organization, the Club des Chefs des Chefs, whose members are the chefs to heads of state all over the world. She will be making the salad and will have an example of the meal served. The menu will be available in the Fourth Estate restaurant to sample, after DC Restaurant Week, which is next week, and to which we are also participating. Basically, when everyone returns from vacation after labor day, for the whole month of…
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Rejuvenating America's Economy: Financial Experts to Discuss State of Economy
Rejuvenating America's Economy: Financial Experts to Discuss State of Economy At National Press Club Newsmakers News Conference More than four years after the recession officially ended, the economy is stuck in second gear. A panel of financial experts will address the state of the U.S. economy and financial system now and what needs to be done to pull America out of this tepid period of growth at a Newsmakers news conference at the National Press Club on Wednesday, Aug. 21. The experts will speak to the Federal Reserve’s policies, the subsequent changes in interest rates and the resulting…
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E-Discovery: Will Software Replace Lawyers, Threaten Fairness?
The year 2012 was a landmark year – for the first time, federal and state judges published opinions approving lawyers’ use of new forms of software and technology to find responsive documents in huge data repositories. Is the legal profession ready to embrace these new 21st century techniques based on mathematical algorithms? Will they eliminate the armies of young lawyers and contract attorneys now so necessary for large-scale document production? And do these new techniques raise fairness issues in litigation where only one party has access to highly sophisticated software? Scheduled to…
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NPC Board of Governors Dinner
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Free Speech Week: Know Your Reporting Rights - Learn when to not back down
Livestream will begin 10/20 at 1:30pm ET. Know Your Reporting Rights: Learn when to not back down Please join us during Free Speech Week on Friday, October 20, 1:30pm to 3:00pm EDT, for an important discussion on the First Amendment and reporters’ rights that will be streamed on Facebook Live at www.facebook.com/RTDNA.RTDNF. RTDNA, the National Press Club Journalism Institute, the Association for Education in Journalism and Mass Communication, and Reel Media Group are co-sponsoring the event, at which student and professional journalists will have the opportunity to learn from media law…
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"El Paso" Screening and Panel on Journalists Fleeing Mexico's Violence
"El Paso" Screening and Panel on Journalists Fleeing Mexico's Violence The National Press Club's Journalism Institute will host a screening of Everardo González' film, "El Paso," which tells the story of journalists fleeing their home country of Mexico to seek safe haven in the United States. The screening will be followed by a short panel discussion on the dangers Mexico's journalists still face, and their difficulties in receiving asylum in the U.S. González, anaward-winning documentarian, sheds light on the journalists who risk their lives covering the Mexican drug trade. The film tells…
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Inauguration Story Tips
Inauguration Story TipsOn Jan. 10, veteran reporters will discuss how to get good stories covering the presidential inauguration. The program is presented by the National Press Club Journalism Institute and the Professional Development Committee. The program, which is $5 for members and $10 for non-members, starts at 9.30am on Tuesday, Jan 10 in the Murrow Room of the Club. RSVP required, using the form below. Confirmed panelists include:• Jonathan Salant, Washington correspondent for New Jersey Advance Media, a former Press Club president who has covered every inauguration since 1989; •…
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