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NPC Headliners Screening: "Anna"
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Join Bob Woodward, U.S. Rep. Eric Swalwell, D-Calif., and former CIA Director John Brennan at 6:30 p.m. on Wednesday, March 20 for a screening of the biographical film “Anna” with opening remarks from Sean Penn and followed by a discussion on the dangers journalists face in the 21st century. The film depicts Russian journalist Anna Politkovskaya’s brave crusade as she risks her life to fight for an independent voice in Putin's Russia. Politkovskaya survived poisoning, detention and beatings, but was ultimately silenced, becoming one of more than 1,800 journalists killed so far this century.…
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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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NPC Headliners Book Event: "The Everything War," by Dana Mattioli
Dana Mattioli, a Wall Street Journal reporter and Pulitzer Prize finalist, will discuss her upcoming book "The Everything War: Amazon’s Ruthless Quest to Own the World and Remake Corporate Power" at a National Press Club Headliners Book Rap on Wednesday, May 1 at 6 p.m. Mattioli has spent years covering Amazon and this book is “the first untold, devastating exposé of Amazon's endless strategic greed, from destroying Main Street to remaking corporate power, in pursuit of total domination, by any means necessary,” according to the book’s publisher. "The Everything War" is being published as…
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Anti-Aging Expert and NYT Bestselling Author Michael F. Roizen, MD will Unveil promising Age Reversal Drug from Telomir Pharmaceuticals
Dr. Roizen will present promising pre-clinical research on Telomir-1 as Telomir’s special advisor on age reversal. Telomir’s pre-clinical research supports its belief that enlongating telomeres could stimulate stem cell renewal and provide a treatment for age-related conditions. “Our event at the NPC will provide an opportunity to share Telomir-1’s potential with the public,” states Chris Chapman, MD, CEO and president of Telomir Pharmaceuticals. “We will showcase our pre-clinical data which we believe demonstrates that Telomir-1 may potentially treat age-related conditions and prolong…
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INDEPENDENT TASK FORCE
INDEPENDENT TASK FORCE TO ANNOUNCE FINDINGS ON ISRAELI COMPLIANCE WITH INTERNATIONAL LAW AND NATIONAL SECURITY MEMORANDUM-20 (NSM-20) When: Wednesday, April 24th, 10a.m. EST Where: Zenger Room, National Press Club, Washington, D.C. What: The Independent Task Force on the Application of National Security Memorandum-20 to Israel, an independent task force of subject matter experts on U.S. security assistance, human rights, international law, and military best practices, will announce the results of a report they have submitted to the U.S. Government in support of mandated reporting to…
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United Nations Special Rapporteur on the right to education, Farida Shaheed: end-of-visit press conference
United Nations Special Rapporteur on the right to education, Farida Shaheed: end-of-visit press conference UN Special Rapporteur on the right to education Farida Shaheed is visiting the United States from 29 April to 10 May 2024 to assess strengths and challenges in the implementation of the right to education. Shaheed is meeting with federal and state officials, representatives of civil society, teachers’ unions, students’ associations, academics and other stakeholders in Washington D.C., Indiana and Colorado. The Special Rapporteur is seeking to understand the way the federal government and…
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Embracing Your Past To Empower Your Future
National Press Club member Lori Ann LaRocco of CNBC and co-author, Abby Wallace, her daughter and Advanced Placement History Student, will sit down in a fireside chat with Nora Blake Smith, features and entertainment on-air journalist, for Good Day DC, and Fox 5 DC's "Celebrity Dish" on Good Day, to discuss their book “Embracing Your Past to Empower Your Future" at a book event and Q&A in the Zenger Room on Tuesday, June 11 from noon to 1pm Eastern. In Embracing Your Past to Empower Your Future, descendants of four prominent Black families whose ancestors were enslaved tell readers what…
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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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