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Evan Gershkovich Case: Where Do We Stand At One Year?
Wall Street Journal Reporter Evan Gershkovich was detained by Russian security services on March 29, 2023, while reporting in Yekaterinburg, Russia and has been held in Moscow’s Lefortovo Prison ever since. The U.S. Government and the Wall Street Journal vehemently deny all allegations against him. It is the first time since 1986 that Russia has brought allegations of espionage against a U.S. reporter in Russia. The U.S. Government has designated Evan “wrongfully detained.” Evan is a journalist, and journalism is not a crime. This briefing will provide the latest updates and perspectives on…
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Documentary Screening of "Democracy on Trial" & Panel Discussion
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Join the NPC Events Team for a screening of FRONTLINE's "Democracy on Trial" followed by a discussion with Producer Mike Wiser (joining the discussion virtually) and former Senior Investigative Counsel for the House Select Committee to Investigate the January 6th Attack on the U.S. Capitol Temidayo Aganga-Williams. Watch the trailer here. "FRONTLINE investigates the roots of the criminal cases against former President Trump stemming from his 2020 election loss. With the presidential race for 2024 underway, veteran political filmmaker Michael Kirk and his team examine the House Jan. 6…
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Documentary Screening of "Victim/Suspect" & Panel Discussion
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Join journalist Rae de Leon, filmmaker Nancy Schwartzman and film participants Emma Mannion and Dyanie Bermeo for a screening of the documentary "Victim/Suspect" at 6:00 p.m. April 11. The film will be followed by a short panel discussion. "Victim/Suspect" chronicles de Leon’s investigation into a disturbing pattern: young women report sexual assault to the police but instead of the perpetrators being brought to justice, the women are arrested for filing a false report. Working for The Center for Investigative Reporting, de Leon’s exhaustive research uncovers a surprisingly large number of…
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Foreign Interference and Information Manipulation: Taiwan’s Experience
Taiwan successfully completed its presidential and legislative elections at the beginning of the year. However, China continued its attempts to influence the elections through military intimidation, economic coercion, and disinformation operations. Fortunately, Taiwan’s resilience was exemplified in resisting China’s information manipulation by the world’s most mature communities of fact checkers, government investments, high public media literacy, and robust public-private partnerships. Taiwan’s experience is of special importance this year, when there are about 60 countries around the…
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Press Conference with Rep. Shri Thanedar
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NPC Headliners: Dennis Francis
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Confronting climate change, maintaining peace and security, ending hunger, reacting to crises caused by natural disasters, and defending human rights are among the global challenges taken up by the United Nations. Is the international organization up to the task? On May 6, at 10 a.m., in the National Press Club’s Fourth Estate Room, the President of the United Nations General Assembly Dennis Francis will discuss what lies in store for the UN in 2024, including efforts to supply humanitarian aid and protection in hot spots across the globe, as well as the UN’s plans for a “Summit of the…
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Documentary Screening of "Documenting Police Use of Force" & Discussion
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With the anniversary of George Floyd's tragic death upon us, join the National Press Club's Events Team for a screening and panel discussion with Frederick News-Post's Ceoli Jacoby, FRONTLINE's Serginho Roosblad and Georgetown University's Andrea M. Headley led by NPC member and AP Vice President Ron Nixon about the film "Documenting Police Use of Force." FRONTLINE and The Associated Press, in collaboration with the Howard Centers for Investigative Journalism, investigate deaths that occurred after police used tactics like prone restraint and other “less-lethal force.” The documentary and…
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Fixing the Information Crisis Before It's Too Late (for Democracy)
Join Open Markets and The Guardian US on June 27 at the National Press Club in Washington for an urgent discussion to identify solutions to America’s information crisis. We will look at ways to bolster the supply of trustworthy journalism, address the problem of tech platforms manipulating and censoring what individuals read, and stop corporations from taking the work of journalists and publishers without compensation. This conference will focus on what we can do now to limit the harms this year, and how to prepare today to fully resolve the crisis after the next U.S. elections. We will…
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2024 "Press vs. Politicians" National Press Club Spelling Bee
Following the Spelling Bee, stay for the National Press Club's Debate Watch Party in the Ballroom at 8:30 p.m. Club members must be logged into their press.org account in order to access tickets at the member rate.
Relationships between politicians and the media who cover them have been tested throughout history, but on Thursday, June 27, 2024 in the National Press Club’s historic ballroom, fun and friendly competition will prevail as lawmakers and reporters compete in the uproariously entertaining Press vs. Politicians Spelling Bee. The first such event was held in 1913, with newly elected President Woodrow Wilson in the audience for the inaugural showdown, which was won by members of the House and Senate. The Press vs. Politicians Spelling Bee was reinstated on its 100th anniversary in 2013 and has…
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NPC Headliners Book Event: "Reinventing the Wheel," Patricia A. Broderick
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Judge Patricia A. Broderick, a senior judge of the Superior Court of the District of Columbia, will discuss her new book “Reinventing the Wheel: Hard Roads Can Lead to Beautiful Places” at a National Press Club Headliners Book Event on Tuesday, June 25 at 6 p.m. She will be joined by Sen. Tom Harkin, one of the main authors of the 1990 Americans with Disabilities Act. After suffering life-changing injuries in a car accident as a teenager, Broderick resolved to forge a new path through life as a woman in a wheelchair. What followed was a life of career achievement and personal adventure (…
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