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Vivian Awards
National Press Club President Lisa Matthews will recognize journalist and communicator members for outstanding service to the Club at the Vivian Awards ceremony on Wednesday, December 15 at 6:30 p.m. The presentation will take place at the National Press Club in the Holeman Lounge and is open to those Club members who are actively involved with one of the Club's 14 teams. "The Vivians" are named after former club president Vivian Vahlberg and honor the Club's top volunteers.
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NPC Newsmaker: Judge Lina Hidalgo, Harris County, TX
Lina Hidalgo, county judge of Harris County, Texas, will speak at a National Press Club in-person Headliners newsmaker on Tuesday, December 7 at 10 a.m. Hidalgo will deliver a speech entitled, “Deep in the Heart of Texas: How Texas’ Largest County Is Leading on Progressive Change.” Hidalgo was elected at 27 to lead the state’s most populous county, home to Houston, and oversee its $5 billion budget. She is the first woman and the first Latina to hold this office. Hidalgo, a progressive Democrat, is frequently at odds with Republican Gov. Greg Abbott, clashing with him over mask mandates…
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Democracy First in the Arab World Press Conference
Ahead of Biden’s Democracy Summit, Arab Leaders and Civil Society Voices from the Arab World Call for U.S. to Focus on Supporting Democracy in Region Press Conference Dec. 7 at National Press Club in Washington, D.C. Washington, D.C. – Ahead of President Joe Biden’s December 9-10 “Summit for Democracy,” prominent leaders and voices of democracy from the Arab World will hold a press conference voicing the demands and concerns of their constituents. The effort will be led by Dr. Moncef Marzouki, the former President of Tunisia and the current President of the Arab Council, and Tawakkol…
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Freedom of the Media Gala Dinner & Award Ceremony
For more information, please visit: https://www.transatlantic.org/events/tln-freedom-of-the-media-gala-dinner-and-award-ceremony/
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Conference: Transcending the Israel lobby at Home & Abroad
When: March 3 at 630 PM and all day March 4. Registration: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/2022-conference-transcending-the-israel-lobby-at-home-and-abroad-tickets-72303041343 Contact Info: [email protected] More information: https://IsraelLobbyCon.org The annual IsraelLobbyCon organized by the American Education Trust, publisher of the Washington Report on Middle East Affairs and the Institute for Research: Middle Eastern Policy gathers for its sixth year at the National Press Club. This year's speakers include Hanan Ashrawi, Sut Jhally, Gideon Levy, Joseph Massad, Rahdika Sainath, Don…
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U.S. Travel's "STATE OF THE INDUSTRY"
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GAMA to Host 2022 State of the Industry Press Conference
WASHINGTON, D.C. — The General Aviation Manufacturers Association (GAMA) will host its annual State of the Industry Press Conference on February 23, 2022, at 1:00 p.m. ET at the National Press Club, in Washington D.C. During this event, GAMA will announce the 2021 year-end aircraft shipment and billing numbers for the global general and business aviation industry, provide some industry updates and host a panel discussion with industry leaders on the issues important to general aviation. WHAT: GAMA State of the Industry Press Conference and Panel Discussion WHO: GAMA…
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NPC Newsmaker: West Virginia Attorney General Morrisey and Indiana Attorney General Todd Rokita to discuss Republican AGs' challenge to Clean Air Act
Update: Speakers include West Virginia Attorney General Patrick Morrisey and Indiana Attorney General Todd Rokita.
West Virginia Attorney General Patrick Morrisey will explain the arguments behind his state's legal challenge to the Clean Air Act at a Headliners Newsmaker event on Thursday, Feb. 17 at 2 p.m. Joining Morrisey is Indiana Attorney General Todd Rokita. The U.S. Supreme Court is scheduled to hear oral arguments in the case, West Virginia, et al., v. Environmental Protection Agency, on Feb. 28. Several Republican-led states and coal companies have joined West Virginia to question how much authority the EPA has to regulate greenhouse gas emissions. A federal appeals court on Jan. 19, 2021 struck…
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Writing With Fire: Screening and Conversation with Directors Rintu Thomas and Sushmit Ghosh
We invite you to a special screening of the Oscar-nominated film Writing with Fire, which shares the story of Khabar Lahariya, the only news network in India run by women. With wit and grace, this fierce band of Dalit (low caste) women serve as an anchor for truth and justice, and a pillar of democracy. Together, they defy the bounds of gender and caste, and redefine what it means to be powerful, in their homes and for the world. “The most inspiring journalism movie — maybe ever. An essential portrait of the fight for press freedom…Writing with Fire reminds us that there are always people who…
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