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Finding Your Voice: 50 Essential Strategies for Great Writing
Roy Peter Clark, one of journalism's most influential writing coaches, makes his happy return to the National Press Club to conduct one of his popular and informative writing workshops. Clark taught writing at the Poynter Institute for 40 years. He is the author of 18 books on writing, reading, language and journalism, including Writing Tools, The Glamour of Grammar, Help! for Writers, How to Write Short, and the Art of X-ray Reading. He promises to add music to the learning. He'll be signing copies of his books. The event will take place in the Holeman Lounge, from 9.30am to 11am. Tickets…
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NPC Headliners Luncheon with NIAID Director Dr. Anthony Fauci
Livestream will begin 7/18 at 1:00pm ET. This past year’s flu season killed more children than any other non-pandemic year on record, according to data released by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) earlier this year. As the world marks the 100-year anniversary of the Spanish flu pandemic, which killed an estimated 50 million people worldwide in 1918, the push for the development of a universal flu vaccine capable of addressing future pandemics is gaining ground – most notably with the appropriations of an additional $40 million to the National Institute of Allergy and…
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A "Clear+Vivid" Conversation with Actor Alan Alda
Award-winning actor, screenwriter and director Alan Alda has been an ever-present fixture on both the small screen and the silver screen for the better half of the last century. His signature wry wit and charm has endeared him to multiple generations of fans – from those who knew him best as Hawkeye Pierce on the classic TV series M*A*S*H to his Academy Award-nominated performance opposite Leonardo DiCaprio in the film “The Aviator,” and his celebrated performances on shows like “30 Rock” and “The Blacklist.” Alda’s transcendent appeal and ability to connect with others lies at the heart of…
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NPC Headliners Luncheon with Miss America Chairwoman Gretchen Carlson & CEO Regina Hopper
Livestream will begin 7/24 at 1:00pm ET. The 2019 Miss America pageant is getting a much-needed make-over to more accurately reflect today’s modern American women. This, according to Gretchen Carlson, chairwoman of the Miss America board of directors, who announced this morning on “Good Morning America” that the event will be considered a competition from this point forward, not a pageant, and will no longer feature a swimsuit portion. Contestants will “no longer [be judged] on their outward physical appearance,” said Carlson, and the competition will be more welcoming and inclusive of “…
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Former Education Secretary Arne Duncan on "How Schools Work"
Arne Duncan, the former Secretary of Education under President Obama, will share his new book How Schools Work: An Inside Account of Failure and Success from One of the Nation’s Longest Serving Secretaries of Education at a National Press Club Headliners Book Event on Thursday, September 20 at 10:00 a.m. in the Club’s conference rooms. In How Schools Work, Duncan calls on his nearly three decades of experience working in education to demonstrate how and why our education system has remained broken for so long, and calls parents, teachers, and students to action to demand more of America’s…
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Exploring "The Attachment Effect" with Author Peter Lovenheim
How secure are you? How anxious? The explanation behind your answers to these questions might point all the way back to your beginning and the bonds you formed as a baby. Award-winning journalist and author Peter Lovenheim spent years researching attachment theory for his new book The Attachment Effect: Exploring the Powerful Ways Our Earliest Bond Shapes Our Relationships and Lives. On Thursday, June 7 at 5:30 p.m., Lovenheim will appear at a National Press Club Headliners book event to help us understand our own attachment styles and how they affect the way we interact with the rest of the…
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NPC Headliners Book Event: Harris Faulkner, "9 Rules of Engagement"
Harris Faulkner, anchor of Fox News Channel’s Outnumbered Overtime with Harris Faulkner and co-host of the network’s talk show Outnumbered, will share her new book 9 Rules of Engagement: A Military Brat’s Guide to Life and Success at a National Press Club Headliners Book Event on Thursday, June 14 at 6:30 p.m. in the club’s conference rooms. Faulkner’s story centers on the military ideals instilled in her by her father, a decorated career officer who served three tours of duty in Vietnam, and how her military upbringing shaped and prepared her for life’s challenges. Faulkner supplements her…
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NPC Headliners Book Event: Dan Kennedy, "The Return of the Moguls"
With the proliferation of high-speed broadband internet over the last half-century, reporters at major daily and weekly newspapers in cities and communities all over America found themselves writing the obits for their own print publications. Unable to retain readership and therefore unable to rake in revenue from advertisers, print publications became increasingly unprofitable and unattractive to potential investors. But then something strange happened – a new generation of media moguls with deep pockets decided to buy-in to the newspaper business. Dan Kennedy, author of “The Return of the…
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NPC Headliners Book Event: Salena Zito & Brad Todd, "The Great Revolt"
Salena Zito and Brad Todd, co-authors of “The Great Revolt: Inside the Populist Coalition Reshaping American Politics” will appear at a National Press Club Headliners Book Event on Wednesday, May 23 at 6:30 p.m. in the club’s conference rooms. Zito and Todd traveled over 27,000 miles to interview more than three hundred Trump voters across ten swing counties to paint a picture of the new populist-conservative coalition: a complex mix of citizens from different economic classes with varying backgrounds and education levels. The authors use Zito’s reports from the field and Todd’s analysis of…
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