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Freedom of the Press in Ukraine
A group of Ukrainian legislators, journalists and NGO representatives, will discuss, THE RISE OF POLITICAL PROSECUTION AND ONGOING THREATS TO FREEDOM OF THE PRESS IN UKRAINE Speakers: Andriy Shevchenko, Member of Ukraine Parliament (Block of Yulia Tymoshenko), Committee on Freedom of Speech and Information; and Pres., Center for Public Media, an NGO promoting public broadcasting in Ukraine; Oleh Rybachuk, Chairman of the Board of the NGO Suspilnist Foundation; and Chairman of the Board and co-founder of the NGO Centre UA, where he initiatied the New Citizen Campaign; Alyona Getmanchuk,…
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NPC Board of Governors meeting
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NPC Turkey & China Silk Road
The National Press Club Travel Committee will host a special reception at 6 p.m. Tuesday, Jan. 25, in the Zenger Room for Club members and friends who are interested in the Club's upcoming trips to Turkey and to China, the Silk Road, and Tibet.
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American Heart Association CEO
Cost to Treat Heart Disease in U.S. to Rise Dramatically; Unprecedented Levels Expected American Heart Association Releases New Projections American Heart Association CEO Nancy Brown will speak at a National Press Club Newsmakers press conference at noon Monday, Jan. 24, in the National Press Building, 529 14th St., NW, Washington, D.C. Brown will discuss the future of cardiovascular disease (CVD) in the United States. To prepare for future cardiovascular care needs, the American Heart Association developed methodology to project future costs of care for hypertension, coronary heart disease…
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NPC Board of Governors Meeting
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Renewable Energy
APS Physics to Look at Renewable Energy, Electricity Grid at Newsmaker Jim Misewich, Associate Director for Basic Energy Sciences at Brookhaven National Laboratory and Kathryn Clay, Vice President of Research and Technology Policy for the Alliance of Automobile Manufacturers, will speak at a National Press Club Newsmaker press conference to release a new report, Integrating Renewable Electricity on the Grid, at 9:00 a.m. on Tuesday, November 16th, in the 4th Estate Room at the National Press Building, 529 14th St., N.W., Washington, DC. The report, sponsored by the American Physical Society…
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NPC Board of Governors Meeting
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Senator Jim Webb
THIS EVENT HAS BEEN POSTPONED Senator Webb to Speak on Governing Principles for U.S. National Security U.S. Senator Jim Webb (D-VA) will speak at a National Press Club Newsmaker press conference at 10:00 a.m. on Pearl Harbor Day, Tuesday, December 7, in the Zenger Room of the National Press Building, 529 14th St., N.W., Washington, DC. He will speak on the need for a set of governing principles to be put into place that will clearly define the strategic objectives of the United States. Sen. Webb, who chairs Senate Foreign Relations Subcommittee on East Asian and Pacific Affairs, will outline…
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90 Writing Secrets in 90 Minutes
THIS EVENT IS SOLD OUT. WE ARE NO LONGER ACCEPTING RESERVATIONS. Save the date for this exciting workshop by one of the nation's top prose experts. On Wednesday, Nov. 10 at 9:30 a.m., writing instructor Roy Peter Clark leads "Writing Tools: Essential Strategies for Every Writer," a session geared toward giving writers specific strategies and tools to improve their craft. The 90-minute session, hosted by the Eric Freidheim National Journalism Library's Professional Development Committee, offers attendees 90 writing secrets in 90 minutes. Clark is a senior scholar at the Poynter Institute.…
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Class on Database Use for Investigative Reporting
Award-winning journalists will demonstrate how to creatively use databases for enterprise reporting at 9:30 a.m. Wednesday, Oct. 13, in the Bloomberg classroom. There is no admission fee. Robert Benincasa, NPR's computer-assisted reporting producer, and Chris Adams, an investigative reporter for McClatchy newspapers, will share tricks of the trade in a program designed for students and working professionals alike. Reservations are required for the 90-minute presentation, [email protected]. Benincasa has been with NPR's investigative unit since 2008 and previously served as…
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