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Election 2012 Boot Camp: Refresher Class in Excel
Refresher Class in Excel The National Press Club Journalism Institute and the Regional Reporters Association will hold the next in a yearlong series of programs for reporters covering the 2012 campaign with refresher course in Microsoft Excel. The program will be held in the Bloomberg Classroom at the National Press Club on March 14 at 9:30 a.m. - 11:00 a.m. The program, which will be led by RRA board member Herb Jackson of The Record (Bergen County, NJ), is designed as a follow-up to last month’s Federal Election Commission data diving class, but anyone who missed that class could still…
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Status of Women and Human Rights in Afghanistan
Status of Women and Human Rights in Afghanistan Sima Samar, MD, Chair of the Afghan Independent Human Rights Commission (AIHRC) and a former member of the Afghan Cabinet. will speak at a National Press Club Newsmaker press conference at 12:00 noon on Wednesday, March 7, 2012, in the Bloomberg Room of the National Press Building, 529 14th St., N.W., Washington, DC. Sima Samar, an outspoken advocate for women’s rights, will address the issues faced by Afghan women and human rights situation in Afghanistan especially with international forces including U.S. announcing their…
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Census Database Training for Journalists
Census Database Training For Journalists - Sponsored by the NPC Journalism Institute’s Professional Development Committee The U.S. Census Bureau will host a special training workshop on Friday, Feb. 24 from 9:30 a.m. to 11 a.m. to help reporters navigate its American Fact Finder database. Their web-based data can help journalists dig up information on population, housing, economic, and geographic details to back up any story. Learning to find key data will help beef up investigative and initiative stories as well as spot stories and help illuminate election year coverage on the issues. The…
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Career Spring Cleaning
Former Washington Post editor and Penn State University lecturer Jackie Jones will offer `spring cleaning' for careers in a four-week coaching session that starts April 5. Career counselor Jones will discuss planning and assessing goals, updating plans and getting re-energized in sessions for up to eight people. The group will meet from 6 p.m. to 7 p.m. on Thursdays, April 5 to 26, in the Bloomberg Classroom. The cost is $80 for members, $200 for non-members. Payment must be received in advance to reserve a slot, and there are no refunds. Because space is limited, participants must reserve at…
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Ronald S. Lauder
Predicting What Israel Will Do in an Unpredictable Middle East World Jewish Congress President Ronald S. Lauder to offer insight and analysis as the Arab Spring becomes a memory and as Israel aims to “brand” itself before the international community President of the World Jewish Congress and former U.S. ambassador Ronald S. Lauder will appear at a National Press Club Newsmaker at 10 a.m. Friday, Feb. 10, where he plans to warn that any effort by a drifting and unstable Egyptian government to abrogate its peace treaty with Israel will have disastrous and immediate consequences for the Middle…
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NPC Luncheon with Former Reps. Patrick Kennedy (D-RI) and Jim Ramstad (R-MN)
Former Reps. Patrick Kennedy (D-RI) and Jim Ramstad (R-MN) will discuss the Mental Health Parity Act at a National Press Club luncheon Wednesday, March 14. Authors of the legislation named after the late Sen. Paul Wellstone, they will talk about the challenges surrounding its implementation. The law prohibits health insurance companies from discriminating against those who have a mental illness. Lunch will be served at 12:30 p.m. Remarks will begin at 1 p.m., followed by a question-and-answer session ending at 2 p.m. Tickets cost $19 for Club members, $30 for guests of members and $37 for…
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Baratunde Thurston "How to Be Black"
Baratunde Thurston, of Jack and Jill Politics and The Onion, will discuss his new satirical book, “How to Be Black.” Thurston shares his 30-plus years of expertise in being black, with helpful essays like “How to Be the Black Friend,” “How to Speak for All Black People,” “How To Celebrate Black History Month,” and more, in this humorous guide to race issues. This fun read is also critiques the media's portrayal of blackness as one-dimensional. Through humor, Thurston teaches readers how to be black by reminding them that there really is no one way to do it. Baratunde Thurston is the director…
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Chasing Aphrodite: Investigative Journalists Track Down Looted Antiquities
Please note: Online ticket sales have ended, but tickets will be available at the door for $5. Investigative journalists to analyze looted antiquities, and museum transparency Jason Felch and Ralph Frammolino, investigative journalists and authors of "Chasing Aphrodite: The Hunt for Looted Antiquities at the World’s Richest Museum" will join Gary Vikan, director of the Walters Art Museum and Arthur Houghton, a former curator at the Getty Museum, to discuss looted antiquities and transparency in American museums at 6 p.m. Jan. 24 in the National Press Club ballroom. The event will be moderated…
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Michael Dirda Book Event: "On Conan Doyle"
Author and Pulitzer Prize-winning Washington Post book critic Michael Dirda will discuss his latest book, "On Conan Doyle: Or, The Whole Art of Storytelling," at 7:00 pm Monday, Dec. 12, in the Bloomberg Room. "On Conan Doyle" offers a spirited account of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle’s life and work. Best known now as the creator of Sherlock Holmes, Doyle was also a master of the supernatural short story and a pioneer of science fiction. He wrote historical fiction, essays, and memoirs; spoke out on social causes from imperialism and racial injustice to more liberal divorce laws, defended wrongly…
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OECD Data Diving
And how does the U.S. compare? – Diving for OECD Data International rankings and comparisons are powerful tools for reporting and analysis. But it is not always obvious where to find the right data and how to decipher each comparison. This course presents an overview of the data resources of the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) and provides an introduction into data journalism and data-based storytelling. Topics covered include economics, taxation, education, health care, social policy and the environment. The data sets comprise most advanced economies in America…
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