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Are Streetcars Good for America?
ARE STREETCARS GOOD FOR AMERICA? Washington, DC – Are streetcars an answer to America’s urban transit problems? Some say they’re making a well-deserved comeback. Others complain they’re a pointless throwback. The 1950’s marked the end of the streetcar system. Buses and subways seemed more efficient replacements. But in recent years trolley cars have reappeared, with strong opponents and proponents. Questions linger. Do streetcars:• Provide more mobility in urban areas?• Improve the urban environment by reducing pollution?• Lower transportation costs?• Spur broader economic development?•…
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ESRI: Basics of Geodata-Mapping
Learn the basics of geodata-mapping June 2, 9:30-11:00 a.m. in the Bloomberg Room. Registration is $5 for NPC members; $10 public. NPC members should login for the promo code. If you have a database with addresses or zip codes, you can visualize that information on a map. ESRI, one of the leading firms in the field, will provide a 90-minute introduction to their mapping software at an NPC training session at 9:30 am onJune 2, sponsored by the NPC Professional Development Committee and the NPC Journalism Institute. For those planning to attend the Investigative Reporters and Editors conference…
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Presidential Medal Winner, Environmental Expert to Discuss GMOs Pesticide
Presidential Medal Winner, Environmental Expert to Discuss GMOs, Pesticide Use at National Press Club Washington, DC – Presidential Medal of Freedom award recipient and cofounder of the National Farm Workers Association Dolores Huerta will discuss Genetically Modified Foods (GMOs), health effects of pesticide and herbicide use on farmworkers and the current debate in Congress at a National Press Club Newsmakers news conference on Tuesday, April 28. Joining Huerta will be Environmental Working Group expert Scott Faber. This week environmental groups filed suit to force EPA to review its…
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Don't Fear the Math
Spreadsheets are much more than programs for doing your expense reports. Data skills can enhance your coverage of campaign money and help you watchdog how tax dollars are spent. Data tools like pivot tables can distill the daily deluge of data into killer statistics. This class takes spreadsheet programs like Excel to the next level, helping you harness the data and give your stories extra horsepower. Registration is $5 for NPC members; $10 public. Members should login for the promo code. The session will run from 9:00-12:00 p.m. "Don't Fear the Math," will be an introduction to using Excel…
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Embracing Algorithms and Predictive Analytics to Advance the Law
How the Legal Profession is Embracing Algorithms and Predictive Analytics to Advance the Law Washington, DC – We are increasingly living in an algorithmic world, where advanced analytical techniques are being used to predict human behavior across a spectrum of disciplines. The legal profession is hardly immune, and has started to embrace predictive analytics in litigation and in solving client problems associated with Big Data. Experts on how the law is advancing in our algorithmic era will discuss the topic at a National Press Club Newsmakers news conference on March 24. The panel will be…
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The Political Punch of the Pro-Life Movement in the 2014 Elections and Beyond
The Political Punch of the Pro-Life Movement in the 2014 Elections and Beyond Susan B. Anthony List President to Discuss Pro-life Impact on Legislation, 2016 Presidential Race Washington, DC – A week ahead of the 42nd anniversary of Roe v. Wade and the annual March for Life, Marjorie Dannenfelser – president of the national pro-life group Susan B. Anthony List and its partner super PAC Women Speak Out – will discuss the movement’s electoral victories and legislative agenda at a National Press Club Newsmakers news conference, scheduled for Thursday, January 15 at 10 a.m. Both groups are…
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iPhone Reporting: How to do it all with just one small device
iPhone Reporting: How to do it all with just one small device – Jan. 30, 9:30 – 11 a.m. Bloomberg Room WTOP reporter and iPhone whiz Neal Augenstein will offer a "how to" session at the NPC Journalism Institute on everything from reporting to recording with the popular phone that does much more. Learn the power of smartphone reporting with this interactive class - be sure to bring your phone! You'll learn: what iPhone reporting is, and what equipment is needed; how to turn a iPhone into a microphone; how to record and share audio; basics of shooting video; and how to create content on mobile…
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Congressional Campaign Update
CONGRESSIONAL CAMPAIGN UPDATE WITH DEMOCRATIC CONGRESSIONAL CAMPAIGN CHAIRMAN REP. STEVE ISRAEL (D-NY) AND HOUSE REPUBLICAN POLICY CHAIRMAN TOM PRICE (R-GA) 11 A.M. TUESDAY OCT. 30, NATIONAL PRESS CLUB, WASHINGTON, DC The National Press Club Newsmaker will provide a congressional campaign update one week before the election, with Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee Chairman Rep. Steve Israel (D-NY) and House Republican Policy Committee Chairman Rep. Tom Price (R-GA). Price and Israel will each give an opening presentation on the status and issues in the race, where all 435…
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Women's Groups Promote Sex Education for Policymakers
Women’s Groups Promote Sex Education for Policymakers; New Effort Launched to Send “Our Bodies, Ourselves” to Congress;Supermodel Christy Turlington Burns To Join Advocates at NPC Newsmaker WASHINGTON — With only a few weeks until the elections, women’s organizations are mobilizing to “educate Congress” on women’s health and reproductive issues by sending a copy of the landmark book, “Our Bodies, Ourselves,” to every member of Congress. Supermodel Christy Turlington Burns, who founded Every Mother Counts, will join the Boston Women’s Health Book Collective, more widely known as Our Bodies,…
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UN Under-Secretary-General on Global Population
UN Under-Secretary-General On Global Population Trends and Ending Child Marriage Dr. Babatunde Osotimehin, a physician and public health expert, the Executive Director of UNFPA, the United Nations Population Fund, will speak at a National Press Club Newsmaker press conference at 10:00 a.m. on Friday, September 21, in the Bloomberg Room of the National Press Building, 529 14th St., N.W., Washington, DC. UN Under-Secretary will speak on "Global Population Trends and New Initiatives on International Family Planning and Ending Child Marriage." The subject of "the girl child" with an…
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