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Irina Bokova, UNESCO Director General
UNESCO DG Bokova to Speak On How U.S. Funding Cuts to the Organization Hurt American Influence Abroad UNESCO Director General Irina Bokova will speak at a National Press Club Newsmaker press conference at 09:00 a.m. Friday, December 16, in the Zenger Room of the National Press Building, 529 14th St., N.W., Washington, DC. Three days after raising of the flag of Palestine in a ceremony at UNESCO headquarters in Paris, the Director General will speak on the cut in U.S. funds to the organization following the vote of UNESCO’s General Conference to admit Palestine as a member state on October 31…
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Palestinian Ambassador to the U.S.
Palestinian ambassador to U.S. to discuss UN efforts, Mideast peace prospects Maen Rashid Areikat, chief representative of the Delegation of the Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO) to the United States, will speak at a National Press Club Newsmaker at noon Tuesday, Dec. 6. He plans to discuss Palestinian efforts at the United Nations, recent reconciliation talks between the Palestinian Authority and Hamas, and prospects for the Palestinian-Israeli peace process under the current climate. The Newsmaker takes place in the club's Zenger Room in the National Press Building, 529 14th St. NW,…
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NPC Board of Governors Meeting
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Nigel Colley, Author
Author Nigel Colley will discuss his book, Gareth Jones: More Than a Grain of Truth. The Biography of Gareth Jones, a Welsh journalist who took on the media elite and the Soviet government to expose an artificial famine that killed from 6 to 10 million people in Ukraine and neighboring areas in l932-33. The book details how Jones defied Soviet censors and military to get into Ukraine, visited ghost towns and interviewed survivors and other witnesses. Contacts:National Press Club: PETER HICKMAN301/530-1210 (H&O/T&F), 301/367-7711 (CEL), 202/662-7540 (NPC), [email protected] Mr.…
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The Nuts and Bolts of Freelancing
DON’T MISS THIS INSIDERS WORKSHOP for FREELANCE JOURNALISTSFriday November 18, 20119:30 a.m. – Noon at the National Press Club Sponsored by the National Press Club Freelance Committee & the DC Chapter of the Society of Professional Journalists Two panels on the Nuts and Bolts of Freelancing PANEL I: Two successful freelance journalists Katherine Reynolds Lewis and Hazel Beker will share their experiences and wisdom about making money as a freelancer: thinking like a business owner, tracking income and expenses, budgeting, setting rates, contracting, and managing your clients. PANEL 2…
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Kathleen Gagg and Kimberly Burleson, Co-founders of Camp Better America
Co-Founders of Veterans Assistance Organization to Discuss Helping Returning Vets at NPC Newsmaker Date and Time: Nov. 15 at 10 AMPlace: Zenger Room, National Press Club (529 14th St., NW, 13th floor) Kathleen Gagg and Kimberly Burleson, co-founders of Camp Better America, will discuss how volunteer organizations can help returning veterans reintegrate into society at a National Press Club Newsmaker. Camp Better America is a volunteer organization that helps veterans and their families bond and reconnect after long, sometimes multiple deployments overseas. Experts brought in by Camp Better…
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Phil Grabsky
The Director of the Documentary Film 'The Boy Mir', PHIL GRABSKY, will discuss the film which covers THE PERIOD IN AFGHANISTAN FROM 2002, SHORTLY AFTER THE SO-CALLED FALL OF THE TALIBAN, TO THE PRESENT. Contacts:National Press Club: PETER HICKMAN301/530-1210 (H&O/T&F), 301/367-7711 (CEL), 202/662-7540 (NPC), [email protected]. Grabsky: SAMIRA ATASH (PlanetPix Media and Entertainment Group)212/537-9227 (TEL), 917/539-3679 (CEL), [email protected])
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How to Write Short - And Why
How to Write Short: From the Ten Commandments to Twitter – Roy Peter Clark, Poynter Institute’s writing coach and Vanessa Fox, author of “Marketing in the Age of Google” and creator of Google’s webmaster central. 9:30 – 11 a.m. Nov. 16 in the Zenger room. Writing for the Internet, especially for social networks, requires a special kind of discipline. From posting a breaking news story on Facebook to summarizing entire news articles in 140-character tweets, reporters are being asked to do it all. Clark and Fox will discuss the most effective techniques and strategies for making your work…
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His Royal Highness Prince Turki al-Faisal al-Sa'ud of Saudi Arabia
His Royal Highness Prince Turki al-Faisal al-Sa'ud of Saudi Arabia, Former Director General of the Saudi General Intelligence Directorate and Former Saudi Ambassador to the U.S., will discuss THE ALLEGED IRANIAN PLOT TO ASSASSINATE THE SAUDI ARABIAN AMBASSADOR TO THE U.S.; THE EVOLVING ROLE AND RIGHTS OF WOMEN IN SAUDI ARABIA, INCLUDING KING ABDULLAH'S DECISION TO GRANT WOMEN THE VOTE IN 2015; AND SAUDI ARABIA'S SUPPORT FOR PALESTINIAN UN MEMBERSHIP AND STATEHOOD RECOGNITION,(INCLUDING THE IMPLICATION FOR US-SAUDI RELATIONS) Contacts:National Press Club: PETER HICKMAN301/530-1210 (T), 301/367…
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Michael Jacobson, Center for Science in the Public Interest
Michael Jacobson, Executive Director, Center for Science in the Public Interest Topic: "Craving Change: How Food Day Can Help Fix a Broken Food System" With two out of three Americans overweight or obese, and with a food and farm system that takes a heavy toll on the land, workers and farm animals, food policy leaders are planning Food Day on Oct. 24 as both a celebration of healthy, affordable and sustainably produced food, and a grass-roots mobilization for improved food policies. Food Day is spearheaded by the nonprofit Center for Science in the Public Interest, which is celebrating its…
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