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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 Headliners Film Discussion: "Boy Erased"
In celebration of LGBT History Month, The Mattachine Society of Washington DC will discuss the upcoming Nicole Kidman/Russell Crowe feature “Boy Erased,” and lead a conversation with the film’s real-life subjects, Martha Conley and her son Garrard at a special National Press Club Headliners Event at 6:30 p.m., Friday, October 12. “Boy Erased” (set to be released in theaters by Focus Features on November 2) is based on Garrard Conley’s memoir (Riverhead Books, 2016), and tells his story (played by Lucas Hedges), as the son of a Baptist pastor from small town Arkansas, forced into a conversion…
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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 Historical Talk: Bureau of Spies
NPC Photo Team Meeting
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NPC Headliners Book Event - Sean Parnell: "Man of War"
Author Sean Parnell will discuss his debut novel Man of War with CNN anchor Jake Tapper and National Press Club President Andrea Edney at a NPC Headliners Book Rap on Thursday, September 13 at 6:30 p.m. in the Club's conference rooms. As a U.S. Army Ranger, Parnell commanded an elite infantry platoon known as the Outlaws, tasked with rooting out insurgents from a valley along Afghanistan's eastern frontier. His nonfiction account, entitled Outlaw Platoon, became a best-seller and “required reading” for young cadets across the country. Now Parnell brings his real-world experience and…
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NPC Headliners Book Event: "Big Game: The NFL in Dangerous Times"
The New York Times Magazine’s chief national correspondent Mark Leibovich has enjoyed a lengthy and successful career covering the political circus that is our nation’s capital – but behind the bylines and the campaign coverage, Leibovich harbored a dark secret: he was a born and bred New England Patriots fan… who longed to turn his critical eye on America’s other great spectacle/sport – professional football. When his idol Tom Brady finally returned one of his many calls back in 2014, Leibovich’s low-key obsession became the focus of a “four-year odyssey” into the belly of the “big game.” On…
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NPC Headliners Book Event: Dan Abrams & "Lincoln's Last Trial"
It is the summer of 1859 and inside a small courthouse in Springfield, Illinois, a 22-year-old man named Peachy Quinn Harrison is on trial for murder. What might have been a quiet local case is suddenly thrust into the national spotlight when rising political star (and rumored dark-horse favorite for the presidency) Abraham Lincoln is hired to defend the young man. In “Lincoln’s Last Trial: The Murder Case that Propelled Him to The Presidency,” author and ABC News chief legal affairs anchor Dan Abrams throws the reader in the juror’s seat and unravels the pivotal, high-stakes proceedings in a…
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