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NPC Headliners Book Event: "The Impeachment Diary" by James Reston, Jr.
As Washington is once again embroiled in an impeachment battle, come hear about the days leading up to the resignation of President Richard Nixon from an eyewitness to those events. James Reston, Jr., will present his book, The Impeachment Diary: Eyewitness to the Removal of a President, at a National Press Club Headliners Book Rap on Wednesday, Nov. 6 at 6:30 p.m. Reston wrote the diary in real time as the Watergate scandal evolved into an impeachment process. He found the diary in his papers in the fall of 2018 and as he wrote in the preface he was “astonished at its relevance to the…
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NPC Headliners Book Event: "Trump vs. China" by Newt Gingrich
Former Speaker of the House Newt Gingrich will discuss his new book, “Trump vs. China: Facing America’s Greatest Threat,” and explain why he believes China’s rise to prominence on the world stage poses the single biggest challenge to America’s continued prosperity and security at a National Press Club Headliners book event at 6:30 p.m. on Wednesday, October 23. As evidenced by the ongoing trade war between the two super powers, the United States is currently engaged in an unprecedented level of competition with China. China’s vast resources and profound influence over the global economy makes…
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"La Frontera" with Pati Jinich
On May 9th, 2022 at 6:30pm Club members are in for a real treat. Pati Jinich, the James Beard Award-winning creator of “Pati’s Mexican Table” on PBS will visit the Club to talk about her new project “La Frontera” which looks at the culture and cuisine of the U.S.-Mexican border region from both sides. “This project allowed me to get back to my roots,” said Jinich, who trained in International Relations at Georgetown University. “While food and teaching others to make food will always be my passion, I also find what is happening on the border between Mexico and the U.S. to be so compelling and…
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Reporting from the frontlines: A conversation on the changing face of war
From conflicts in Iraq and Afghanistan to Russia’s war on Ukraine, what are the realities of working in a conflict zone? How has covering war evolved in recent decades? A panel featuring representatives from the International Committee of the Red Cross and the Committee to Protect Journalists, as well as Wall Street Journal national security reporter Vivian Salama, will address the new challenges journalists face and best practices for news gathering. This one-hour event, which will include audience Q&A, is open to both Press Club members and the general public. It will be moderated by…
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Documentary Screening of "Etilaat Roz"
Join the NPC Events Team on Monday, May 1 at 6 p.m. in the Fourth Estate for a screening of "Etilaat Roz." This documentary narrates the fall of Afghanistan and the Taliban takeover from inside the office of the Etilaatroz newspaper. It tells the story of the newspaper and its journalists after the fall of Kabul. "On August 15, 2021, Kabul is captured by the Taliban, and journalists of Etilaat Roz, a daily newspaper of Afghanistan are faced with choices. Should they escape, or should they accuse the Taliban of its atrocities?" This film was directed by Abbas Rezaei and produced by Zaki…
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When Journalists Must Flee: Remote Reporting and Next Steps
Join the National Press Club on World Press Freedom Day at 1 p.m. in the Fourth Estate Room for a panel on remote reporting. Journalists who have been forced to flee their countries will convey their own personal stories of how they got out and got settled in a new location. They will share what circumstances lead them to leave and what the current climate is for journalists in their home country. They will highlight the process they underwent when trying to cover what's happening in their countries.
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NPC Headliners Book Event: Former Sen. Gary Hart, reporter James Risen to discuss “The Last Honest Man"
Former Sen. Gary Hart will join two-time Pulitzer Prize-winning reporter James Risen on June 5 at 6:30 p.m. to discuss Risen’s new book, “The Last Honest Man,” which explores the Church Committee, a special Senate panel convened in 1975 to investigate the federal government’s clandestine programs, including the CIA’s plot to assassinate Fidel Castro, and the FBI’s role in the killing of Black Panther leader Fred Hampton. Other panelists include co-author Tom Risen and former Church Committee staff members Peter Fenn, Frederick Baron, Rick Inderfurth and Loch Johnson. Congressional staffers…
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"Silenced: The Radio Murders" Podcast Event
National Press Club member Ana Arana will appear with other panelists at a special Club event highlighting the iHeartRadio and Kaleidoscope podcast about the murder of journalists, "Silenced: The Radio Murders," on Thursday, July 27 at 5:30 p.m. Transporting listeners back to 1990s Miami, the series re-examines the unsolved assassinations of three radio journalists in Little Haiti, linked to pro-democracy broadcasts. To this day, the masterminds remain free. Ana Arana, who first investigated the crimes thirty years ago, teamed up with host and Kaleidoscope founder Oz Woloshyn to find answers…
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NPC Headliners Book Event: Sean Carberry “Passport Stamps: Searching the World for a War to Call Home"
Former NPR reporter and veteran foreign correspondent Sean Carberry will offer his unique perspective on life in several war zones when he discusses his new book, “Passport Stamps: Searching the World for a War to Call Home," at a National Press Club Headliners book event on Thursday, Aug. 17, at 6:30 p.m. From 2007 through 2014, Carberry traveled the world reporting from war zones and fragile states for public radio. He spent time in Iraq, Syria, Yemen, Libya, Congo, Colombia, Kosovo, and Sudan and other rough neighborhoods before settling down in Afghanistan in 2012. There, he served as NPR…
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NPC Headliners Book Event: Edie Fraser & Robyn Freedman Spizman "Women Mean Business"
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Co-Authors Edie Fraser, Robyn Freedman Spizman, and Andi Simon, Ph. D., joined forces to bring the insights of 100 trailblazing women together in the book "Women Mean Business." Fraser and Spizman will be joined by some of those featured in the book on October 19th at a National Press Club Headliners Book Event, at 6:30 p.m. in the Club’s conference rooms. In "Women Mean Business," the authors present the personal and professional insights of women working to transform the face of business, from technology to finance and the media. Fraser is the founder and CEO of Women Business Collaborative…
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