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NPC General Membership Meeting
The National Press Club will hold a general membership meeting for all Club members at noon Friday, Oct. 11, in the conference rooms. Members will receive financial and membership updates. Club leadership will also speak on other matters. The membership will have an opportunity to discuss and vote on the Club's new five-year strategic plan, which is available here. A lunch buffet will be provided. If you can't attend the meeting in person, a live webcast will be available below with login.
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NPC Headliners Newsmaker: Fired for Being Gay: The State of LGBTQ Rights in the Workplace
Gerald Lynn Bostock, the plaintiff named in the case of BOSTOCK v. CLAYTON COUNTY, GEORGIA, was fired from his job as a county child welfare services coordinator when his employer learned he joined a gay recreational softball league. On October 8, his case will be one of two heard by the United States Supreme Court to determine whether discrimination against an employee because of sexual orientation constitutes prohibited employment discrimination “because of…sex” within the meaning of Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964. Bostock and his attorneys Brian J. Sutherland and Thomas J. Mew,…
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Media Forum on US-China
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Science Reporting in a Changing Climate: How Can We Do Better?
Science Reporting in a Changing Climate: How Can We Do Better? Please join us for a special event at the National Press Club on December 10, 2019. Registration starts at 6pm and the panel at 6.40pm. The panel will be followed by a food and wine reception courtesy of our sponsors. Registration link: register. National Press Club First Amendment Lounge 13th Floor, 529 14th Street NW, Washington, DC 20045 This panel event has been organized by the Risk Policy and Law (RP&L) speciality group at the Society for Risk Analysis (SRA). The event coincides with the society's annual meeting in…
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Sister Simone, Lawrence O'Donnell To Discuss New Report: Raising Rural Voices
Please join NETWORK, Sister Simone, and Lawrence O’Donnell for the release of Raising Rural Voices: Listening to the Hopes and Hardships of Rural Communities, on Tuesday, February 25th at the National Press Club. Last year, NETWORK staff visited 17 rural communities, listening and documenting the concerns of those communities. From immigration to health care to transportation, the report findings showcase how rural problems need rural solutions, and all too often, policymakers fail to address these issues. With the goal of helping to raise rural voices and concerns, the NETWORK team will host…
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1776 Sponsored by The Woodson Center
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Climate Change and the American Diet
Earth Day Network and Yale Program on Climate Change Communication Present New Research and Insights On Consumer Food Habits Related to Climate Change Earth Day Network (EDN) and the Yale Program on Climate Change Communication (YPCCC) are hosting a panel discussion to release a new research report titled: Climate Change and the American Diet. The report focuses on American perceptions and attitudes about plant-based diets and the impact food choices have on climate change. EDN commissioned the study…
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NPC Headliners Newsmaker: CDC Update on Coronavirus Outbreak
As additional cases of a novel coronavirus (first identified in Wuhan, Hubei Province, China) are confirmed in the United States, Dr. Anne Schuchat, Principal Deputy Director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) will provide an update on the CDC’s ongoing response to the coronavirus outbreak at a National Press Club Headliners Newsmaker at 10:00 a.m. on Tuesday, February 11. Topic: "2019 Coronavirus: What We know, What We’re Doing" Speaker: CDC Principal Deputy Director Anne Schuchat, MD Date/Time: Tuesday, Feb. 11, 10:00 a.m. Location: National Press Club (529 14th…
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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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