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Beyond Brexit: UK-US Trade
Beyond Brexit Trade and the Future of an Independent Britain (Including the Outlook for an Agreement with the United States) Tuesday, January 28, 2020 9:30 - 11:00 A.M. (Registration from 9 A.M.) The National Press Club 529 14th Street, NW, 13th Floor Washington, DC 20045 With the UK's membership in the European Union due to end on January 31, and Boris Johnson expected in Washington in February, these questions are now front and center: What will the UK's trade arrangements be with the EU? And with the rest of the world? What is the outlook for a U.S.-UK trade agreement? What would it…
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The Case for Extening New START
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Library How-To: Use the Leadership Connect database
Potential sources for your stories are everywhere. Stay up to date with Leadership Connect, a database designed to find correct contact information for people and organizations. Whether you are trying to find the policy director for a member of Congress, board members for a foundation, or news media contacts, you can access Leadership Connect digitally in the Eric Friedheim National Journalism Library. Representatives from Leadership Connect will demonstrate how to use the database at 8:30 a.m. on Wednesday, Feb. 12. The information resource is available at no cost to National Press Club…
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Deconstructing the Solemani Killing
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Latest Developments in China's On-demand Killing of Prisoners of Conscience for Organs
Time: Monday, July 15, 1:00-4:00pm “Forced organ harvesting has been committed for years throughout China on a significant scale,” concluded the independent China Tribunal last month. Unlike black market operations, this on-demand killing of prisoners of conscience for their organs is driven by the state and carried out by both military and civilian institutions. This press conference and panel brings together experts and leaders of international human rights communities to present the latest findings based on over a decade of research. Presenters will discuss its scale, nature,…
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What’s next for regional reporting? How to produce meaningful journalism with shrinking budgets and growing mistrust
The regional reporters who cover the nation’s capital for audiences outside the Beltway today face a host of challenges: Shrinking newsroom budgets have closed or decimated many D.C. bureaus, leaving those reporters who remain under major pressure to fill the gaps. The nation’s federal offices are more opaque than ever, making it difficult for journalists to hold them accountable on behalf of the public. And the public itself has become increasingly skeptical of--and sometimes hostile toward--the news media. How can regional reporting adapt to, and once again thrive in, this environment? On…
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NPC Headliners Newsmaker: Democratic presidential candidate Gov. Steve Bullock
Democratic presidential candidate and Montana Gov. Steve Bullock will participate in a National Press Club Newsmaker event Wednesday, Aug. 7 at 10 a.m. in the Club’s First Amendment Lounge. Gov. Bullock will discuss the details of his plans to reform campaign finance – an issue that has been central to his bid for the democratic presidential nomination. Gov. Bullock, who was not able to participate in the first round of 2020 Democratic primary debates after the DNC disqualified a survey that he needed in order to make the cut, has secured his place on stage for the second round of debates set…
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Cameroon Crisis Coalition
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Fundamental tools for journalists with Google News Lab
Keep up with the latest technology for reporting in the digital age. Google News Lab Teaching Fellow Maggie Farley will teach you to use a broad range of Google tools, including Google Search, Google Alerts, Google Scholar, Google Permissions, Google Maps, Google Translate, Google Trends. This National Press Club Journalism Institute program will be held in conjunction with Google News Lab on Wednesday, August 14. The program will begin promptly at 10 a.m. in the Bloomberg Room and end at 11:30 a.m. Doors will open at 9:45 a.m. Registration is required. The cost is $5 for members of the…
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NPC Newsmaker: Xiyue Wang's Wife Marks Third Anniversary of His Imprisonment in Iran
Marking the third anniversary of Princeton University graduate student Xiyue Wang’s false imprisonment in Iran, his wife Hua Qu will deliver remarks about the status of his case in a National Press Club Newsmaker event Thursday, Aug. 8 at 10 a.m. in the Club’s Bloomberg Room. In August 2016, Xiyue had been conducting research for his doctoral thesis in Tehran when he was wrongfully arrested, charged and convicted of espionage and sentenced 10 years in prison by Iranian authorities. A naturalized American citizen, Wang has not seen his wife or six-year-old son in three years. He is being…
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