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Follow the Money from the Airwaves to the Source
We all know the frustration of trying to track the "dark money" groups that have proliferated since the Citizens United decision. But there is one place where nonprofits that don't register with the Federal Election Commission leave a paper trail: the TV stations where they buy their ads. The data can be gnarly, but the Sunlight Foundation has managed to put together a database that lets you search across the filings of more than 2,000 broadcast stations nationwide. Learn how to use this database and how it can improve your campaign reporting. Registration is $5 NPC members; $10 public.…
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Problems in South Africa's Criminal Justice System
Problems in South Africa’s Criminal Justice System Topic of NPC Newsmakers News Conference Washington, DC – With global attention focused on the Oscar Pistorius trial, criminal justice advocates in South Africa are concerned that the plight of hundreds of thousands of people locked up for long periods in the country’s prisons while they await trial is being overlooked. Nooshin Erfani-Ghadimi, project coordinator of the Wits Justice Project, will speak about problems in the South African criminal and prison systems at a National Press Club Newsmakers news conference at 11 a.m. on Wednesday,…
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Marlo Thomas "It Ain't Over... Till It's Over: Reinventing Your Life - and Realizing Your Dreams - Anytime, at Any Age"
Join us for a special afternoon book rap featuring Marlo Thomas. Marlo Thomas will talk about her new book "It Ain't Over... Till It's Over: Reinventing Your Life - and Realizing Your Dreams - Anytime, at Any Age." A book signing will follow the discussion. This is a ticketed event and registration is required. All attendees must have a ticket. This event is a fundraiser for the NPC Journalism Institute. Books must be purchased through the NPC. No outside books or memorabilia permitted. All sales are final. We’ve heard it all before:“If at first you don’t succeed, try, try again.”“Where…
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Forum on D.C. Open Government Issues
The National Press Club, as part of its participation in Sunshine Week, is hosting a panel discussion the evening of March 19 on transparency in the District of Columbia. The third annual D.C. Open Government Summit will be an opportunity to hear from innovators who have used open government data and information to create useful tools for our daily lives, such as mapping restaurant health code violations or tracking the District's emergency response times. Traci Hughes, the first Director of the D.C. Office of Open Government, will give featured remarks. The event will take place in the…
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NPC Luncheon with Gloria Steinem, feminist activist and founder, Ms. Magazine
Gloria Steinem, the feminist activist and founder of Ms. Magazine, will speak at a National Press Club luncheon on Nov. 18. Steinem is one of 16 people President Barack Obama honored this year with the Presidential Medal of Freedom, the nation’s highest civilian honor. In her more than 40 years advocating for women’s equality, Steinem helped found the Women’s Action Alliance, the National Women’s Political Caucus and the Women’s Media Center. The luncheon begins at 12:30 p.m. Remarks begin promptly at 1 p.m., followed by a question-and-answer session. The event ends at 2 p.m. Tickets cost $…
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Non-Resident Weekend Opening Reception
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Congresswoman Marcia Fudge of Ohio
Congressional Black Caucus Chair: The State of African-American Women Third-term Congresswoman Marcia Fudge of Ohio, the new chair of the Congressional Black Caucus, will address the state of black women in America at a National Press Club Newsmakers news conference on Thursday, August 1 at 10a.m. In remarks paying homage to a 1974 University of Ohio speech by the first black woman elected to Congress, Shirley Chisholm, Congresswoman Fudge will also address the lack of appointments of African-American women by the Obama administration. In addition, she will speak about the service…
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Building the Biggest Telescope, Searching for the "Big Bang"
Building the Biggest Telescope, Searching for the “Big Bang” South Africa’s “Square Kilometre Array” Project to Revolutionize Man’s Look at the Heavens When it’s completed in the early 2020s, the Square Kilometre Array – or SKA – will be by far the largest radio telescope ever built, requiring massive amounts of IT infrastructure and supercomputing capacity to be assembled in Africa. South Africa was selected over Australia to host the bulk of the project, which will take scientists closer to the instant of the Big Bang than previously thought possible. And it’s believed the SKA will collect…
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NPC Luncheon with Carly Fiorina, Chairman of Good360
Carly Fiorina, former CEO of Hewlett-Packard, who currently serves as Chairman of Good360, will speak at a National Press Club Luncheon on Monday, July 1. Her speech is titled “American Innovation -- Leadership in the 21st Century.” Fiorina is best known as having been one of the most powerful women in American business, leading H-P, and was an executive with Lucent Technologies, the telecommunications equipment spin-off of AT&T. She is now Chairman of Good360, billed as the world’s largest product philanthropy organization. She ran unsuccessfully as a Republican candidate for the U.S.…
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Government Contracting in Era of Sequestration
Private Sector CEOs Discuss Future of Government Contracting in Era of Sequestration Companies that do business with the U.S. government, Fortune 500 companies and small businesses alike, are faced with unprecedented fiscal uncertainty as they work to navigate the impact of sequestration. At a National Press Club Newsmaker news conference on Thursday, May 16th three private-sector CEOs will discuss the future of government contracting in the era of sequestration. Participants: • John Jumper, Chairman and CEOScience Applications International Corporation (SAIC) is a FORTUNE 500® scientific,…
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