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NPC Virtual Book Event: Jonathan Allen & Amie Parnes, "Lucky"
Amie Parnes, senior correspondent for The Hill, and Jonathan Allen a senior political analyst for NBC News, will discuss their book, “Lucky: How Joe Biden Barely Won the Presidency,” at a National Press Club Headliners virtual book event at 2 p.m. Wednesday, March 10. Their dogged reporting goes behind the scenes to explain how Biden's campaign almost failed then recovered through a string of game-changing breaks. With extraordinary access to key players in both the Democratic and Republican campaigns, Allen and Parnes deliver an inside look at power plays, miscalculations and the struggles…
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NPC Communicators Program: Evaluating PR Wire Services & Media Databases
Long before the introduction of email, paid wire services provided an effective and efficient way to distribute press releases because they were sent directly to the newsroom by teletype machines. Today, public relations practitioners have many more tools for disseminating news and reaching key reporters and editors. Join the Communicators Team for an online discussion led by team member Steve Honig on the evolution of paid press release wires from print to digital systems. The session will be on Thursday, March 11 at 6 p.m. Admission is free for all members of the National Press Club.…
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Ms. Opal Lee to Return to Washington
Ms. Opal Lee to Return to Washington For Black History Month, Reveals Steps Needed to Make Juneteenth a National Holiday In 2021 To mark the culmination of Black History Month and highlight the importance of making Juneteenth a national holiday in 2021, Unity Unlimited social impact leader and 'Grandmother of Juneteenth,' Ms. Opal Lee will launch her Juneteenth: A Road to Unity campaign by hosting a socially distanced press conference at the National Press Club in Washington, D.C. on Thursday, February 25. At 94 years old, time is of the essence to Ms. Opal, who will discuss the need for an…
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NPC Communicators Team Program: How To Rock Your Next Presentation (online or in person)
In the early days of the pandemic, we all got a bit of a pass with remote meetings and presentations. If the dog barked in the background, if the kids jumped in front of the camera, if our background was nothing more than a lonely light switch, people understood. We were all in the same boat. This medium was new to all of us. All that has changed. Why? SOME people have gotten very good at it. They’re the new standard against which we are all being judged. In fact, it’s been said that anything communicated using a screen is now compared with everything else we see on any screen. So your Zoom…
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NPC Virtual Newsmaker: U.S. Space Force Gen. John W. "Jay" Raymond
Gen. John W. "Jay" Raymond, chief of space operations for the U.S. Space Force branch of the U.S. Armed Forces, will discuss its mission and accomplishments of the space force in its first year as an independent branch at. National Press Club Headliners Newsmaker event at 9 a.m. Wednesday, March 3. Raymond will address threats to access and freedom to maneuver in space, the branch's work to enhance strategic stability, further global alliances and partnerships, and its work in establishing norms of behavior -- the effects of which can extend well beyond the space domain. This one-hour…
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NPC Virtual Newsmaker: "The Trial of the Chicago 7"
In the summer of 1968, just a few days before the start of the Democratic National Convention and mere months after the assassinations of Martin Luther King Jr. and Robert F. Kennedy, thousands of demonstrators took to the streets of Chicago to protest the War in Vietnam and what they believed was a broken democratic system. What was supposed to be a peaceful protest turned into a violent clash with police and the National Guard. By the convention’s end, hundreds of protestors had been injured and arrested, and eight of the protest’s organizers were indicted for violating the Rap Brown law…
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Communicators Team Monthly Meeting
National Press Club Communicator Members help further the goals of the National Press Club through their participation in and support of activities that advance the cause of journalism and in defending freedom of the press. They also help tell the National Press Club story though their participation in and help with developing compelling NPC programming and activities and by inviting and encouraging journalist and communicator colleagues to also become members. The Communicator Team has well-defined activities already with great participation in the design and discussion of communicator…
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Communicators Team Monthly Meeting
National Press Club Communicator Members help further the goals of the National Press Club through their participation in and support of activities that advance the cause of journalism and in defending freedom of the press. They also help tell the National Press Club story though their participation in and help with developing compelling NPC programming and activities and by inviting and encouraging journalist and communicator colleagues to also become members. The Communicator Team has well-defined activities already with great participation in the design and discussion of communicator…
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Communicators Team Monthly Meeting
National Press Club Communicator Members help further the goals of the National Press Club through their participation in and support of activities that advance the cause of journalism and in defending freedom of the press. They also help tell the National Press Club story though their participation in and help with developing compelling NPC programming and activities and by inviting and encouraging journalist and communicator colleagues to also become members. The Communicator Team has well-defined activities already with great participation in the design and discussion of communicator…
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NPC Virtual Newsmaker: Former Hostages Discuss Diplomatic Changes Needed to Bring Americans Home
A panel of former hostages will discuss how the U.S. government can end the use of hostage-taking as a diplomatic tool at a National Press Club Headliners event Friday, Feb. 12 at 11 a.m. The Biden Administration said earlier this month that recovering Americans held hostage or unlawfully detained in foreign countries is a top tenet in its diplomacy. “In my call with families of loved ones held hostage or wrongfully detained abroad, I reaffirmed that their family members are a top priority in our diplomatic engagement,” Secretary of State Antony Blinken wrote on Twitter after speaking with…
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