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NPC Headliners Book Event: Harris Faulkner, "9 Rules of Engagement"
Harris Faulkner, anchor of Fox News Channel’s Outnumbered Overtime with Harris Faulkner and co-host of the network’s talk show Outnumbered, will share her new book 9 Rules of Engagement: A Military Brat’s Guide to Life and Success at a National Press Club Headliners Book Event on Thursday, June 14 at 6:30 p.m. in the club’s conference rooms. Faulkner’s story centers on the military ideals instilled in her by her father, a decorated career officer who served three tours of duty in Vietnam, and how her military upbringing shaped and prepared her for life’s challenges. Faulkner supplements her…
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NPC Headliners Book Event: Dan Kennedy, "The Return of the Moguls"
With the proliferation of high-speed broadband internet over the last half-century, reporters at major daily and weekly newspapers in cities and communities all over America found themselves writing the obits for their own print publications. Unable to retain readership and therefore unable to rake in revenue from advertisers, print publications became increasingly unprofitable and unattractive to potential investors. But then something strange happened – a new generation of media moguls with deep pockets decided to buy-in to the newspaper business. Dan Kennedy, author of “The Return of the…
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NPC Headliners Book Event: Salena Zito & Brad Todd, "The Great Revolt"
Salena Zito and Brad Todd, co-authors of “The Great Revolt: Inside the Populist Coalition Reshaping American Politics” will appear at a National Press Club Headliners Book Event on Wednesday, May 23 at 6:30 p.m. in the club’s conference rooms. Zito and Todd traveled over 27,000 miles to interview more than three hundred Trump voters across ten swing counties to paint a picture of the new populist-conservative coalition: a complex mix of citizens from different economic classes with varying backgrounds and education levels. The authors use Zito’s reports from the field and Todd’s analysis of…
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Congress.gov Primer
Congress.gov is the official public web site for legislative information and includes data for bills and resolutions, the Congressional Record, committee reports, nominations, treaties, and executive communications. The site offers a full spectrum of search tools and other research resources. The Library of Congress Congress.gov team will briefly discuss the history of Congress.gov and will provide a demonstration of its capabilities. Bring your specific research questions and put them on the spot for an interactive Q&A after the demonstration. National Press Club529 14th Street NW (14th…
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NPC Headliners Book Event: Fox News Channel's Bret Baier, "Three Days in Moscow"
Bret Baier, Chief Political Anchor for Fox News Channel and the Anchor and Executive Editor of Special Report with Bret Baier, will share his latest book Three Days in Moscow: Ronald Reagan and the Fall of the Soviet Empire at a National Press Club Headliners Book Event on Tuesday, May 29 at 7:30 p.m. in the club’s conference rooms. In Three Days in Moscow Baier uses the 1988 Moscow Summit, President Reagan’s pivotal final meeting with Mikhail Gorbachev, to examine the life and legacy of President Reagan and his arduous battle with the Soviet Union through a new lens. This event will feature…
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Press Freedom Book Rap: Lindsey Hilsum on war correspondent Marie Colvin
British journalist Lindsey Hilsum met Marie Colvin in 1998 while they both were on assignment in Djibouti. Their instant bond lasted until the end when Colvin was killed by an IED in Homs, Syria, in 2012. Everyone knew of Colvin’s tough demeanor and unflappable courage reporting from the world’s most treacherous war zones, but after Colvin’s death, Hilsum realized that there was much she did not know about her friend and colleague. Hilsum’s new book, In Extremis: The Life and Death of the War Correspondent Marie Colvin, is a thrilling and powerful investigation into Colvin’s epic life and…
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Banned in Pittsburgh: A Conversation with Cartoonist Rob Rogers
Join the National Press Club Journalism Institute in a conversation with Rob Rogers and see the work that was too hot for his publisher to handle. He’ll be talking with Ann Telnaes, Pulitzer Prize-winning cartoonist at the Washington Post. Join us 6-8:00 p.m. Thursday, July 19, in the NPC’s Bloomberg Room. Tickets are required to attend; RSVP using the link below. The conversation will be followed by a Q&A session. Both Rogers and Telnaes will be signing copies of their books, which will be available for purchase. This event is being hosted by the National Press Club Journalism Institute…
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NPC Headliners Film Screening & Discussion: "Chappaquiddick"
It was the weekend that forever changed American politics - and yet it has largely been forgotten decades later. That is, until the release of the critically acclaimed new movie Chappaquiddick this spring. Chappaquiddick is the story of a young woman's accidental death, U.S. Sen. Edward Kennedy's fall from grace, the end of presidential ambitions within a political dynasty, and an event that forever changed American history. The film, directed by John Curran, and starring Jason Clarke, Kate Mara, Ed Helms and Bruce Dern earned rave reviews and sparked discussions about the beginning of modern…
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NPC General Membership Meeting
The meeting will be livecast here (login required).
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NPC Headliners Newsmaker: Former White House Communications Director Anthony Scaramucci
As the Trump Administration continues to break records for White House staff turnover (it is the highest of any Presidential Administration in decades according to the Brookings Institution), Anthony Scaramucci, the man who currently holds the record for the shortest stint as a White House staffer, will comment on current events and the recent shake-ups and the culture of chaos that has taken root in President Trump’s cabinet at a National Press Club Headliners Newsmaker on Thursday, April 26 at 10 a.m. Scaramucci, the founder and former co-managing partner of the investment firm SkyBridge…
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