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Sherrilyn Ifill & Anthony Thompson Talk "Race, Inequality, and the Law" at NPC Headliners Book Event
Sherrilyn Ifill, President of the NAACP Legal Defense Fund, and Anthony Thompson, Director of the Center on Race, Inequality and the Law at NYU, will appear together at a National Press Club Headliners Event at 6:30 p.m. on March 6th, the publication date of the book they co-authored with former Attorney General Loretta Lynch and author and death penalty lawyer Bryan Stenson entitled “A Perilous Path: Talking Race, Inequality, and the Law.” With decades of experience defending civil rights between them, Ifill and Thompson will have a candid and honest discussion about the state of race…
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NPC Communicators Breakfast: VR/AR in 2018
Virtual and augmented reality storytelling has the power to create strong emotional connections that change attitudes, actions and policies to shape our world. Virtual and augmented reality is the most immersive communications technology to come along since the movies. Brands can no longer ignore its true power to improve customer engagement with products and services or to train employees in new, unique ways. VR and AR programs also have the power to build human understanding for issues, places, or people we’ve not otherwise been exposed to in real life. It has the power to connect people…
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Media Strategist Ryan Holiday Talks Peter Thiel, Gawker and the First Amendment at NPC Headliners Book Event
Writer and media strategist Ryan Holiday’s latest book, Conspiracy: Peter Thiel, Hulk Hogan, Gawker, and the Anatomy of Intrigue, tells the inside (and bizarre) true story of Silicon Valley billionaire Peter Thiel’s secret - and ultimately successful - plot to destroy Gawker Media. Holiday will share his findings and discuss what he believes the impact of this sordid saga will be on the First Amendment at a National Press Club Headliners Book Event on Thursday, March 15 at 6:30 p.m. This event will feature a discussion with the author, an audience question-and-answer session, and a book…
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NPC Young Members Team: Piano Talk featuring "Young-ish White House Correspondents"
The Young Members team will kick off 2018 with a Piano Talk featuring "Young-ish White House Correspondents." On Tuesday, February 13, Yahoo's Hunter Walker, the Washington Examiner's Gabby Morrongiello and the Associate Press' Jill Colvin will talk about what it's like covering the White House while young, and also about their experiences on the campaign trail in 2016. For young members curious about White House reportage or covering the next presidential campaign, this Piano Talk is a can't-miss. We'll also use the beginning portion of the meeting to set our priorities for the year, as…
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NPC Freedom of the Press Team
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NPC Broadcast Team
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Journalist & Author Joanne Lipman Talks Workplace Parity with "That's What She Said"
In October 2017 The New York Times and The New Yorker published the first major reports that dozens of women, over a period of more than three decades, had accused media mogul Harvey Weinstein of sexual misconduct and abuse. As more of his alleged victims came forward, women around the world took to social media and used the hashtag “#MeToo” to demonstrate the wide-spread nature and prevalence of sexual assault and harassment, particularly in the workplace. It was this very issue that propelled then-Wall Street Journal reporter Joanne Lipman to write the article “Women at Work: A Guide for…
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NPC Photography Team
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Danni Starr, Author of "Empathy & Eyebrows" at NPC Headliners Book Event
Danni Starr, influential media personality and mental health advocate and activist, will share her memoir "Empathy and Eyebrows: A Survivalist's Stories on Reviving Your Spirit After Soul-Crushing Sh*tstorms" at a National Press Club Headliners Book Event on Tuesday, February 13 at 6:30 p.m. Starr, who can be heard every morning as the co-host of The Fam in The Morning on Radio One DC's WKYS 93.9 FM and seen weekly as the host of TLCme Now on the TLC network, has a long history of using her platform to create a positive change in the lives of others. She has served as a spokesperson for Big…
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NPC General Membership Meeting
Bi-annual General Membership Meeting of The National Press Club. Meeting will be live-streamed here (link requires login).
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