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NPC Reporter/Source Happy Hour (POSTPONED)
Journalists, are you looking to meet new sources? Communicators, are you looking to make connections with journalists who cover your issues? Then you’ll want to join us for our next Reporter/Source Happy Hour in the National Press Club’s Zenger Room on Wednesday, May 13 from 5:30 - 7:30 p.m. This gathering will focus on Education, Labor, Workforce, and Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) issues. If you cover any of these issues, or you represent organizations in this arena, the May 13 mixer is a great opportunity to make new connections in a casual, fun and relaxed…
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NPC Headliners Book Event: Reporter Jerry Mitchell - "Race Against Time"
Reporter Jerry Mitchell, who spent years investigating the most infamous murders of the civil rights movement, will speak at a National Press Club Headliners event on Wednesday, Feb. 19, 2020 about his upcoming book, Race Against Time: A Reporter Reopens the Unsolved Murder Cases of the Civil Rights Era. Race Against Time chronicles Mitchell’s quest to unearth the truth behind some of the most gruesome and harrowing unsolved murders of the civil rights era. Mitchell’s reporting is credited with helping to bring killers to justice for the assassination of Medgar Evers, the firebombing of…
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Tackling News Deserts
How philanthropies and nonprofit newsrooms are making a difference Registration is essential in order to ensure attendees can gain access to the National Press Club.
Join us for an interesting discussion about the role philanthropies and nonprofit newsrooms are playing in trying to solve the huge problem of news deserts, both in regional areas and in underserved communities in the United States. We'll talk with leaders from the Pivot Fund, the Institute for Nonprofit News, the GroundTruth Project, and the Tiny News Collective, as well as a media expert from Axios, to talk about what's been happening and how it is (or isn't) making a difference. This is the third panel the National Press Club has held focused on the topic of tackling news deserts. The…
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NPC Headliners Book Event: “Twenty Years: Hope, War, and the Betrayal of an Afghan Generation,” Sune Engel Rasmussen
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Wall Street Journal correspondent Sune Engel Rasmussen, who spent a decade reporting from Afghanistan, will discuss his new book “Twenty Years: Hope, War, and the Betrayal of an Afghan Generation” at a National Press Club Headliners book event on Thursday, Oct. 10 at 6 p.m. Rasmussen, who began reporting from Afghanistan in 2014, tells the story of post 9-11 Afghanistan through the eyes of the people who lived it, among them: Zahra, a woman who returns to Afghanistan after living with her family in Iran with hope for a new future for her country; Omari, a Taliban fighter from a Pashtun…
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NPC Headliners: "A Protest History of the United States," Gloria Browne-Marshall
Emmy-award winner and author Gloria Browne-Marshall will discuss her new book, A Protest History of the United States at a Headliners Book Event on Thursday, May 29 at 6 p.m. A Protest History of the United States reviews more than 400 years of how Americans have expressed their displeasure with government policies and is being released at a time when many Americans are taking to the streets – both literally and virtually – to disagree with the current societal and governmental state of affairs. A key lesson found over those centuries: Lasting change is often the result of sustained,…
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POSTPONED - Is America losing its voice in the Middle East? The fate of Middle East Broadcasting Networks
On March 14, the Trump administration issued an executive order that significantly downsized the U.S. Agency for Global Media. One major casualty was the Middle East Broadcasting Networks (MBN), which was forced to lay off most of its staff on April 11. In response, MBN President and CEO Jeff Gedmin and Press Freedom Center Director Bill McCarren will discuss the wide impact of these cuts at a news conference. They will highlight MBN’s role as a trusted news source for millions in the Middle East and raise concerns about the implications for press freedom in the region. Other staff members…
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Press Briefing on the National Security trial of Jimmy Lai
Jimmy Lai, former publisher of Apple Daily, has been imprisoned in Hong Kong for nearly four years. His trial, under the City’s National Security Law is set to resume Nov. 20, and Caoilfhionn Gallagher, head of Jimmy's legal team, will provide an update on the case. It is anticipated that the defense will begin their case on Nov. 20 and that Jimmy Lai will provide testimony. Gallagher will also discuss the recent changes in Hong Kong law that led to this case. Jimmy Lai’s time in prison has taken a physical toll on him. His son, Sebastien Lai, will discuss his father's declining health and…
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