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Photos Reveal Three Generations of Dioxin Effects
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National Press Club's Photography Team presents Club member and documentary photographer Ben Sarao, who made photos of children with birth defects traced to dioxin poisoning in rural Illinois in 1972 and Vietnam in 2019. Sarao compiled the photos in a new book, Shared Tragedy, that he will describe for participants. Joining Sarao to discuss this work is Pulitzer Prize winning science journalist Deborah Blum, director of the Knight Science Journalism program at Massachusetts Institute of Technology. The program is open to National Press Club members and guests. The event is also offered via…
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Broadcast Team Meeting with Sam Ford, WJLA
WJLA General Assignment Reporter Sam Ford will join us virtually for a special Broadcast-Podcast Team meeting from 12-1PM on Thursday, May 5. Sam has been with WJLA-TV for 30 years. He has been a broadcaster for 45 years, starting with radio stations in Kansas and Minnesota before moving on to television. Previously, Sam spent nine years as a correspondent for CBS News. During his tenure at the network, he was stationed at CBS bureaus in New York, Atlanta, and Washington, D.C. Prior to CBS, he reported for WCCO-TV in Minneapolis, Minnesota. Sam is a founding member of the National Association…
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Working Together to Advance Sustainable Agriculture
Companies have made commitments to decrease the footprint of food production. The challenge becomes building roadmaps that can achieve those goals. Gaps exist with limited solutions to make meaningful, immediate impact. Join us for a dialogue to help build pathways and accelerate efforts to sustainably nourish the world. For those unable to attend in person, a livestream will be available. Register in advance for this webinar: https://elanco.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_Fd6uT9EGSqWfyGRjsbGQeg Confirmed speakers include: Moderator Sara Wyant, Agri-Pulse Communications Jeff Simmons,…
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Moment of Silence for Shireen Abu Akleh
The National Press Club will hold a moment of silence event to mark the killing of Al Jazeera reporter Shireen Abu Akleh in Jenin. Scheduled speakers at the event include NPC board member and Bloomberg Government reporter Emily WIlkins and Al Jazeera bureau chief Abderrahim Foukara. Coverage is welcome but there will not be a Q&A as part of the event. Entry requirements: Everyone entering the National Press Club must show a proof of vaccination and a photo ID.
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Food Photography Dinner
Shoot your food: Learn and practice food photography Here's a chance for National Press Club members to refine their food photography skills, and enjoy a dinner with colleagues. NPC's Photography Team invites Club colleagues to a talk by Washington, D.C. food and travel photographer Jennifer Chase on Wed., July 20, in the Cosgrove Lounge beginning at 6:00 pm. Chase will help participants shoot better food photos that capture more colors, textures, angles, and backgrounds. And the Club kitchen will prepare a few sample dishes for participants to practice their new skills. After the talk,…
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Climate Emergency and Energy Security
Over 850 elected officials and veterans commend IRA passage to combat the climate crisis and increase international security. Elected veterans call for a Climate Emergency Declaration.
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Former and current Broadcast pros reflect on the bright side of moving to the ‘dark side’ (Broadcast Team)
The reference to the dark side is tongue-in-cheek, by the way! This will be a hybrid gathering (both Zoom and in the Cosgrove Room of The Reliable Source). In no particular order, the planned participants (all Club members we call friends) are: Lori Russo, President Stanton Communications Debra Silimeo, President, The Silimeo Group Bill McCloskey, former Director of Media Relations, BellSouth (AT&T) Our Co-Vice Chair Adam Konowe will lead this part of the meeting, Adam is Senior VP, Edelman. Join us for this monthly Broadcast Team meeting, Thursday, Sept. 15 at 6:30 p.m. ET via zoom or…
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Everything you need to know about podcasts featuring Melissa Kiesche, SVP, Edison Research (Broadcast Team)
“Everything you need to know about podcasts” with guest speaker Melissa Kiesche, SVP, Edison Research. Edison Research does exhaustive research on this growing media form. Here’s what it says on their website calling itself “The Leading Podcast Research Company In The World”: Edison Research data powers many of the most listened-to podcasts in the world, and our industry studies on consumer behavior, demographics, and monetization of podcasting are used by scores of successful companies in the space Join us for our monthly Broadcast Team meeting, Thursday, October 6 at 12 p.m. ET via zoom or…
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Persecuted Chinese Petitioners in USA
Petitioners will discuss recent attacks against them at the Chinese Embassy in Washington DC and their appeal to the DoS to cancel diplomatic immunity of their persecutors.
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AACR Policy Briefing for Cancer Progress Report
AACR to Host a Policy Briefing at the National Press Club to Unveil 12th Annual Cancer Progress Report The American Association for Cancer Research (AACR)—the world’s first and largest professional organization dedicated to advancing cancer research and its mission to prevent and cure cancer—will host a policy briefing to unveil the AACR Cancer Progress Report 2022 at the National Press Club on Wednesday, September 21, 2022 from 12-1:30 p.m. There will also be a virtual livestream of the event. Now in its 12th edition, the AACR Cancer Progress Report showcases progress against cancer from the…
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