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“Meet the Healthcare Media” Lunch & Learn Program
The media landscape continues to change and evolve. The pressures to do more with less, attacks on the credibility of journalists, and distrust of reporters in general have made the job of today’s journalists even more difficult. And then throw in a global pandemic, making the job of being a healthcare reporter even more challenging. On Thursday, May 20, from noon to 1 p.m., the National Press Club's Communicators Team will host a Lunch and Learn program with leading healthcare professionals to talk about how their jobs have evolved and what they are looking for from communicators. The…
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NPC Virtual Newsmaker: Indianapolis Colts "Kicking The Stigma"
Indianapolis Colts Owner & CEO Jim Irsay, Colts linebacker and team captain Zaire Franklin, and Colts Vice Chair & Owner Kalen Jackson will speak about the Colts new “Kicking The Stigma” mental health initiative at a National Press Club Virtual Headliner event at 2:00 p.m. ET on Tuesday, May 18. Started by the Irsay family, “Kicking The Stigma” aims to raise awareness about the prevalence of mental health disorders, remove the shame and stigma that is often associated with these illnesses, and expand access to treatment by raising and distributing funds to nonprofits and other…
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NPC Virtual Book Event: Ron Brownstein, “Rock Me on the Water”
The stars aligned in Los Angeles in 1974 as a diverse group of talents across film, music, and television hit a creative zenith, jolting American popular culture and in turn, American politics. Atlantic senior editor Ron Brownstein, who analyzes that pivotal year in his new book, “Rock Me on the Water: 1974-The Year Los Angeles Transformed Movies, Music, Television, and Politics” will discuss what we can discern about our political future from the current generational cultural divide at 2:00 p.m. on Thursday, May 20 at a National Press Club Virtual Book Event. This one-hour program will…
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NPC Virtual Newsmaker: Rep. Adam Kinzinger (R-IL)
Rep. Adam Kinzinger (R-IL) will address the future of the Republican Party and other issues facing the nation at a virtual National Press Club Headliners event on on Monday, May 10 at 11 a.m. The 45-minute-long program will stream live on the Club’s website and YouTube Channel, and is accessible to both the media and members of the general public free-of-charge. Viewers are invited to submit their questions for Kinzinger in advance or during the live program via email to [email protected]. Please put Kinzinger in the subject line. Kinzinger, 43, made headlines for his criticism of former…
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NPC Virtual Newsmaker: SAG-AFTRA President Gabrielle Carteris
Gabrielle Carteris, president of the Screen Actors Guild-American Federation of Television and Radio Artists (SAG-AFTRA), will deliver a speech entitled, “A Movement in the Making: Worker Power Post Pandemic” at a National Press Club Virtual Headliners event on Wednesday, May 12, at 11 a.m. ET. This one-hour news event will stream live on the club's website and YouTube Channel, and is available free to both the media and the public. Remarks will be followed by a question-and-answer period. To submit a question for the speakers in advance, put SAG in the subject line and email it to…
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NPC Communicator Legend Dinnertime Conversation with Former White House Press Secretary Joe Lockhart
Joe Lockhart, a corporate spokesperson and communications consultant, and also known for being former President Bill Clinton's White House press secretary, will be the featured guest at the National Press Club's Communicator Legend Dinnertime Conversation -- via Zoom -- on Thursday, April 29 from 6-7 p.m. During the session, Lockhart will talk about his career path from politics to corporations and the importance of communicators having a seat in the C-Suite to advise business decisions. He also will take questions from Club members joining the call. In addition to Clinton, Lockhart served as…
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NPC Virtual Book Event: Elizabeth McGowan, “Outpedaling the Big C”
Celebrating both National Bike Month and National Melanoma Awareness Month, Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist Elizabeth McGowan will discuss her memoir “Outpedaling the Big C: My Healing Cycle Across America” at a National Press Club Virtual Headliners Book Event on Wednesday, May 19 at 2 p.m. This one-hour program will stream live on the Club's website and YouTube Channel, and is accessible to both the media and members of the general public free-of-charge. Viewers can submit their questions for McGowan in advance or during the live program via email to [email protected]. Outpedaling the…
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NPC Virtual Newsmaker: Democratic National Committee Chair Jaime Harrison
Democratic National Committee Chairman Jaime Harrison will address issues facing American voters, including voting rights and voter suppression, and the outlook for the Democratic Party in the 2022 midterm elections, at a virtual National Press Club Headliners event at 2:00 p.m. on Wednesday, April 28. The hour-long program will stream live on the Club’s website and YouTube Channel, and is accessible to both the media and members of the general public free-of-charge. Viewers are invited to submit their questions for Harrison in advance or during the live program via email to Headliners@…
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NPC Virtual Newsmaker: Sen. Joe Manchin & UMWA President Cecil Roberts
Joseph Manchin III, the senior senator from West Virginia and chair of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee will join with the president of the United Mine Workers of America, Cecil E. Roberts Jr., as Roberts announces the UMWA’s principles for addressing climate change, energy transition, and government policies that affect workers in coal production and other parts of the energy sector at a National Press Club Virtual Headliners event on Monday, April 19 at 11 a.m. This one-hour news event will stream live on the club's website and YouTube Channel, and is accessible to both the…
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Dark PR: Disinformation for Hire
The National Press Club Communicators Committee invites you to join the first in a series of critical conversations on disinformation and how we can address it as journalists and communicators. Disinformation, or the intentional spread of false information, is not new. However, the use of social media platforms and big data have taken it to a unprecedented new level, as the Cambridge Analytica scandal brought to light following the 2016 election. Propaganda is no longer the domain of governments and politics. Disinformation for hire efforts have been exposed at leading public affairs agencies…
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