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NPC Luncheon: Fran Drescher, SAG-AFTRA President
Fran Drescher – actress, writer, director, and labor leader -- will speak at a National Press Club Headliners luncheon on Monday, April 25 at 12:30 p.m. Drescher will deliver a speech on the intersection of labor, sustainability, and health. Drescher was elected president of SAG-AFTRA in September 2021. A two-time Emmy- and Golden Globe-nominated actor for her portrayal as Fran Fine on CBS’s hit series, The Nanny, Drescher also wore many hats as creator, executive producer, writer and director. A 21-year cancer survivor, Drescher founded the Cancer Schmancer Movement, which is dedicated to…
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Roast and Toast Honoring Bob Woodward
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2022 Johns Hopkins Medicine Science Writers’ Boot Camp
Now in its 14th year, the Johns Hopkins Institute for Basic Biomedical Sciences gathers science reporters for an annual, daylong event focused on a single research topic. Journalists enjoy firsthand access to Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine researchers and physicians, getting the opportunity to learn about the latest advancements in health, medicine and science. Past events focused on topics ranging from sensory biology to epigenetics to pain and tissue regeneration and the brain to metabolism research and the immune system and immunology. Nearly 100 journalists and science…
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NPC Headliners Luncheon: Elder David A. Bednar, The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
Elder David A. Bednar, a member of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints will speak at a National Press Club luncheon on May 26 at 12:30 p.m. Bednar will speak about what the Church is doing to address food shortages in sub-Saharan Africa, its response to the war in Ukraine, and how it educates nearly a million young people a year. This is the first time a representative of the Church has addressed a Press Club audience in 22 years. The Latter-Day Saint Church is one of the fastest growing religions in America. Nearly 17 million people worldwide…
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The American Society of Travel Advisors "The Travel Industry Forecast"
The American Society of Travel Advisors (ASTA) presents new consumer research on travel trends during its program, “The Travel Industry Forecast”. Special guests include ASTA’s President & CEO, Zane Kerby along with Eric Drésin, the Secretary General of the European Travel Agents’ and Tour Operators’ Associations, ECTAA, who will provide an update on the European travel market. Jon Last, President of the Sports & Leisure Research Group will unveil key findings from ASTA’s exclusive travel consumer research study, followed by a panel discussion of esteemed travel industry executives…
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Trust Us?
News sources proliferate just as trust thins out for traditional media. What we are doing about it. Join us on June 30 for this town hall.
We’re told that lies travel faster than the truth. If that is so, what are journalists doing to prove to audiences that what they read, see and hear is based on verifiable facts? In a world of conflicting media standards, practices and ethics, news organizations must cope with more challenges to more facts by more people than ever. Journalists Sam Fulwood (Dean, School of Communication, American University) Elahe Izadi (media reporter, The Washington Post) and Terence Samuel (VP News, NPR) join PBS Public Editor Ricardo Sandoval-Palos in exploring, before a live audience, how politics and mis…
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Up for Growth to Launch U.S. Housing Underproduction Report
First-of-its kind longitudinal study quantifies housing shortage at national, state, and metropolitan levels, tracks trends from 2012 through 2019 Up for Growth on July 14 will release its groundbreaking report, Housing Underproduction in the United States, a first-of-its-kind longitudinal study tracking nationwide housing underproduction by state and across 814 metropolitan and non-metropolitan units of geography – the most detailed analysis of America’s housing shortage ever produced. WHAT: Up for Growth Report Launch: Housing Underproduction in the United States Event is open press. WHERE…
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Press Conference & Film Screening for: MICHELLE OBAMA 2024
Press Conference and Film Screening for: MICHELLE OBAMA 2024 Date and Time: Monday, July 11 at 1 PM Location: Ballroom Film: Michelle Obama 2024: Her Real Life Story and Plan for Power By: Highway 61 Entertainment Contact: Director Joel Gilbert [email protected] Film Website: MichelleObama24.com Highway 61 Entertainment will host a film screening and press conference on Monday, July 11 at 1 PM for the new film and companion book release, Michelle Obama 2024: Her Real Life Story and Plan for Power. For more information: MichelleObama24.com Open to Press and Public by RSVP
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DarkPulse Press Conference
DarkPulse Inc. will host a press conference on Tuesday, September 13, 2022 at 9 am at the National Press Club to announce that the Company, noted Neurologist Dr. Philip R. Kennedy MD, PhD and Neural Signals Inc, the pioneer in Brain - Machine Interfaces, have created a joint venture for BCI technology development and implementation.
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2022 "Press vs. Politicians" National Press Club Spelling Bee
Relationships between politicians and the media who cover them have been tested throughout history, but on Wednesday, September 14, 2022 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…
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