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NPC Headliners Newsmaker: Former White House Communications Director Anthony Scaramucci
As the Trump Administration continues to break records for White House staff turnover (it is the highest of any Presidential Administration in decades according to the Brookings Institution), Anthony Scaramucci, the man who currently holds the record for the shortest stint as a White House staffer, will comment on current events and the recent shake-ups and the culture of chaos that has taken root in President Trump’s cabinet at a National Press Club Headliners Newsmaker on Thursday, April 26 at 10 a.m. Scaramucci, the founder and former co-managing partner of the investment firm SkyBridge…
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Jesse J. Holland Shares Superhero Novel Featuring The Black Panther
Just days after the release of the highly-anticipated “Black Panther” film, Award-winning journalist and author Jesse J. Holland will share his celebrated novel featuring the superhero, Black Panther: Who Is The Black Panther? at a National Press Club Headliners Book Event on Tuesday, February 27 at 6:30pm. In Black Panther Holland retells the classic origin of T’Challa, the original Black Panther who first appeared in American comic books published by Marvel Comics back in 1966, and updates it for the new century. This event will feature a discussion with the author, an audience question-and…
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Richard North Patterson
Richard North Patterson will discuss his new book, "The Devil's Light." A nuclear bomb is about to explode in a major city whose streets will turn bright with the light of a thousand suns. In his latest, brilliant novel, Richard North Patterson slips into the minds of the mad and messianic and explores what it will mean for all of us if we allow an apocalyptic nightmare to become tomorrow's history-bending reality. Patterson does it again with his gripping storytelling, as "The Devil's Light" grabs you from the first page. The author graduated in 1968 from Ohio Wesleyan University and in 1971…
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Kim Barker
Kim Barker will discuss her book, "The Taliban Shuffle: Strange Days in Afghanistan and Pakistan." Barker was an unlikely foreign correspondent—she did not own a passport, only spoke English, and knew little about Osama bin Laden or Islam. In the wake of 9/11, her bosses at the Chicago Tribune were looking to put reporters on the ground in the Middle East and Barker decided she was up for the challenge, and later being named the South Asia bureau chief for the Chicago Tribune. “The Taliban Shuffle” is her account of the 8 years she spent reporting on the “forgotten war” in Afghanistan and…
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The Nature of Indie Filmmaking
The Young Members Committee at The National Press Club presents The Nature of Indie Filmmaking. Celebrity actor, singer John Schneider of Dukes of Hazzard, Smallville and Desperate Housewives and Celebrity producer Mark Joseph of Reagan discuss the process of indie film making for their upcoming film Doonby. DOONBY www.doonbythemovie.comFollow on Facebook: Doonby the MovieTwitter: @Doonbythemovie
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The Onion Report: Year in Review
The Young Members Committee presents The Onion: Year in Review featuring Dave Kornfeld and Joe Garden. The event is free for NPC members and $10 for non-members. Please RSVP by emailing [email protected] or calling 202-662-7501.
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Get PR Smart: "Integrating Social Media into Your Communications Strategy"
Social media has quickly become an integral method by which messages are distributed and curated. No longer can organizations afford to pass up the opportunity to harness its power and reach. The "Get PR Smart" series will be hosting a half-day conference on best practices for Integrating Social Media into Your Communications Strategy on Friday, October 1st. Learn the latest techniques and technologies in digital and social PR from our expert panelists, representing organizations including Fortune 500 companies, public relations agencies, trade associations and the U.S. government. Panel 1…
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Telling the Story with Multimedia
Prize-winning journalists Susanne Reber and Keith Jenkins, and Kathy Kiely of USA TODAY will lead a free and informative seminar on "Telling the Story with Multimedia." The two National Public Radio journalists and Kiely will share tips and techniques for riveting an audience with sound, photography, videography and more. The 90-minute seminar will emphasize practical journalism tools useful for professionals and students alike. Reber is NPR's deputy managing editor for investigations, working with beat and field reporters and collaborating with other non-profit news organizations. She…
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Ingrid Betancourt Book Event
**This event is sold out. Reservations are no longer being accepted.** Ingrid Betancourt Will Discuss Her Years of Captivity on September 22 Ingrid Betancourt will discuss her book “Even Silence Has an End: My Six Years of Captivity in the Colombian Jungle” at 6:30 p.m. on Wednesday, September 22, in the Conference Rooms. Ms. Betancourt was abducted in 2002 while campaigning in the Colombian presidential election and was rescued in 2008. Her story provides a first hand account of surviving a physical and psychological nightmare. The event is free for Club members, $5 for non-members. As a…
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Keynote: Dr. Hanan Ashrawi
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