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National Press Club to host briefing on effort to #KeepEmilioFree
Eduardo Beckett, the lead attorney for Emilio Gutiérrez-Soto, the National Press Club's 2017 Press Freedom award winner, will brief reporters on continuing legal threats to the Mexican reporter on Friday, October 12 at 9:30 a.m. in the Club's Zenger Room. Read Gutiérrez's account, "A reporter detained: On life inside ICE camps," here. Freed from eight months of detention by Immigration and Customs Enforcement following a lengthy legal challenge by U.S. and international press organizations, Gutiérrez and his son, Oscar, are now living in Ann Arbor, Michigan, where the veteran reporter has…
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National Press Club Communicators' Summit 2018 - Today's Biggest Challenges: Technology and Inter-Generational Communications
On Wednesday, October 31, the National Press Club will host its annual Communicators’ Summit in the National Press Club, Ballroom -- located at 529 14th Street, NW -- 13th floor. This year's program will address new technologies (including Artificial Intelligence and Virtual Reality) that can help public relations professionals and journalists with effective story telling and reaching audiences. At the same time, because technology has opened doors for consumers to get news and information via numerous platforms, communicators need to reach them not just by those platforms, but by using…
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The Kalb Report - Truth Be Told: Journalism in the Age of Trump
Livestream will begin 10/1 at 8:00pm ET. From the introduction of so-called “alternative facts” to charges of “fake news,” the Trump Administration has engaged in a relentless assault on the press. Journalists have responded with their own relentless coverage of an administration brimming with controversy and leaks. How are journalists holding up under withering criticism from this administration -- criticism that has been linked to death threats and physical assaults? How are news organizations responding? Are journalists "raising the bar” in the quality of their reporting or further…
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2018 Silver Owls Fall Hoot
Hedrick Smith, a prize winning journalist, author, and documentarian will headline the Silver Owls Fall Hoot at 6 p.m., Friday, Oct. 26 in the National Press Club's Ballroom. The Hoot is open to all Press Club members and their guests. Tickets are $35, which includes the club's superb three-course dinner. The meal is preceded by a cash bar. Reservations can be made below. Smith, who won a Pulitzer Prize for his reporting for The New York Times, and two Emmy Awards for television documentaries, will talk about his belief that the country is in peril because of a broken political system. He…
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NPC Board of Governors
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NPC Headliners Newsmaker: House Speaker Paul Ryan (R-WI)
Livestream will begin 10/8 at 5:00pm ET. On Monday, October 8, House Speaker Paul Ryan (R-WI) will deliver remarks and take questions at a National Press Club Newsmaker event. The Speaker will discuss how Americans are ‘Better Off Now,’ highlighting the clear contrast between Republican policies and the Democrats' vision for America. Following his address, Speaker Ryan will take questions from the press. The event will be held at the National Press Club and will begin at 4:00 p.m. DETAILS:Speaker Ryan to deliver remarks and take questions at the National Press ClubMonday, October 8 at 4:…
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2018 "Press vs Politicians" National Press Club Spelling Bee
Relationships between politicians and the media who cover them have been tested throughout history, but on Thursday, September 27, 2018 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. Confirmed contestants representing the Politicians team are: Rep. Suzanne Bonamici (D-Ore.) Rep. Ted Deutch (D-Fla.) Rep. Jamie Raskin (D-Md.) Rep. Mark Takano (D-Calif.) Those confirmed in the Press corner are: 2017 champion and National Press Club member…
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2018 Fourth Estate Award Gala Honoring Marty Baron and Dean Baquet
Sponsored By Frank F. Islam ESPNAdam ShapiroTony Culley Foster Washington Post Executive Editor Marty Baron and New York Times Executive Editor Dean Baquet will receive the National Press Club's most esteemed award, the Fourth Estate Award, at a Press Club gala in their honor on November 29, 2018 in Washington, D.C. Baquet and Baron are the 46th recipients of the award, which recognizes journalists who have made significant contributions to the field. "As the editors of two of our most influential newspapers, Marty Baron and Dean Baquet have risen to the challenges of our times…
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NPC Board of Governors
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NPC Board of Governors
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