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FOIA as a last resort: Getting public information through the front door
As a reporter, filing a Freedom of Information Act request should be your last resort. The government documents you need may be hiding in plain sight. Whether you’re a Washington policy writer, a regional reporter or a local journalist covering a beat, this workshop from three accomplished reporters will show you how to get the government records you always wanted but weren’t quite sure how to find. The session will take place on Wednesday, Feb. 19 from 11 a.m. to 12:15 p.m. at the National Press Club. Jerry Zremski, Washington Bureau Chief for the Buffalo News, will share tactics from his…
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Covering Coronavirus: Expert Tips for Journalists and Communicators
Journalists with questions about how to responsibly and pro-actively cover the coronavirus epidemic are invited to attend an educational panel discussion next Monday evening at the National Press Club, where they will hear from top health care journalists, risk communication experts and senior public health officials. The February 10 panel discussion organized by the NPC Journalism Institute and the NPC’s professional development team, and will take place from 6 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. in the Club's conference rooms. Tickets are $5 for NPC members and $10 for the public on Eventbrite. Confirmed…
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NPC Headliners Book Event: Mark Bowden - "The Last Stone"
Mark Bowden, the author of 13 books including the bestselling “Black Hawk Down,” will discuss his newest book, “The Last Stone,” at a Headliners Book rap at 6:30 p.m. on June 24. In “The Last Stone,” Bowden, who reported at the Philadelphia Inquirer for 20 years, returns to a 44-year-old crime that first captured his attention as a cub reporter at the now-defunct Baltimore News-American. The Lyon sisters, ages 10 and 12, disappeared on March 25, 1975, from the Wheaton Plaza shopping mall. A massive police investigation found nothing and the case languished until 2013 when a cold case squad…
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NALEO Census 2020 Briefing
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All Kids Bike Press Conference
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Big Tech Vs Free Speech Forum
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2019 Goldziher Prize for Journalists
Master of Ceremonies:Wajahat AliJournalist, writer, lawyer, playwright 6:00 Welcome Reception 6:30 Joseph Kelley, Director, Center for Jewish-Christian-Muslim RelationsMerrimack College A taste of excellence in journalism Presentations and conversation with 2019 awardeesHannah Allam, printAymann Ismail, videoLeila Fadel, audioAnd with awardees for work as journalism studentsZainab Sultan & Si Chen, videoSana Ullah, photography. 7:40 Goldziher Prize presented by John W. Kiser, Chair of the William and Mary Greve Foundation and Emily Churchill, Audience Outreach and Development Associate,…
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“Want a Democracy? Let’s Start with Observable Vote Counting”
“Want a Democracy? Let’s Start with Observable Vote Counting” A presentation by Jonathan Simon, author of CODE RED: Computerized Elections and the War on American Democracy Please join us at the National Press Club, Tuesday April 16, 2019 at 6:00 p.m., for a glass of wine and a presentation on the true national emergency that is electronic voting. While voter suppression and gerrymandering are now on the national radar, the counting process itself – and the implications for our democracy of its manifest vulnerability to manipulation – continues to be given a virtual free pass. Every election…
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DC IP Forum Edge Computing & Cryptocurrency
DC IP Forum Edge Computing & Cryptocurrency
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CXL - A Different View of Geopolitics in the Gulf
[CANCELLED] What: A Different View of Geopolitics in the Gulf: Do some Arab States Promote Islamophobia in the Name of Fighting Extremism? When: Thursday, February 6. Noon to 2:30 pm (Lunch will be served) Where: The National Press Club, 529 14th Street NW, Washington DC Sponsors: Inside Arabia and Gulf States Analytics, two Washington-based organizations focusing on the Middle East Speakers: Elise Labott, former CNN correspondent Jonathan Brown, Associate Professor, Georgetown University Wajahat Ali, New York Times contributing writer Hassan Hassan, scholar, Center for Global Policy David…
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