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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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Strengthening Resilience to Extreme Poverty in Africa's Drylands: New Lessons in Poverty Graduation
Join BOMA and the Feed the Future Innovation Lab for Markets, Risk, and Resilience for an engaging conversation around recent research which affirms the impact of BOMA’s poverty graduation program — while also providing insight into ways to strengthen such programs for maximum impact. Dr. Michael Carter, Director of the Feed the Future Innovation Lab for Markets Risk and Resilience, will be joined in conversation by BOMA's Chief Scaling Officer Dr. Sam Owilly. This discussion will take place in-person at the National Press Club in Washington, D.C. from 8:30 – 11 a.m. on April 21, 2022. A…
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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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Conflict Antiquities
Conflict Antiquities: Prosecuting Participants in the Illegal Antiquities Trade An investigation by The Docket, Clooney Foundation for Justice The Clooney Foundation for Justice (CFJ) is launching the report Conflict Antiquities: Prosecuting Participants in the Illegal Antiquities Trade from 9:00am-10:00am on Wednesday June 8, 2022. The report details an investigation by The Docket into the international networks responsible for the looting and smuggling of thousands of antiquities from the MENA region, and shows how the trade in these stolen artifacts funds war crimes and terrorism. …
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Communicator & Journalist Roundtable Dinner
National Press Club members are invited to another lively discussion with fellow communications leaders and journalists on current topics that we all face in our function and profession. By sharing our concerns, ideas, approaches and strategies, we help each other be more effective in our roles. And yes, this is event is IN-PERSON (welcome back)! A three-course dinner with wine will be served, at a special price of $62 per person for NPC members. Note: Members must be logged into their NPC membership account in order to access tickets for this event. Cash bar at 6:30 p.m., followed by dinner…
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Communicator & Journalist Roundtable Dinner
National Press Club members are invited to another lively discussion with fellow communications leaders and journalists on current topics that we all face in our function and profession. By sharing our concerns, ideas, approaches and strategies, we help each other be more effective in our roles. A three-course dinner with wine will be served, at a special price of $62 per person for NPC members. Note: Members must be logged into their NPC membership account in order to access tickets for this event. Cash bar at 6:30 p.m., followed by dinner at 7 p.m. Business attire This event is open to NPC…
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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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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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National Center for Juvenile Justice Reform (NCJJR)
The National Center for Juvenile Justice Reform (NCJJR) will hold a news conference with national community leaders and activists at the National Press Club in Washington, D.C., to announce a campaign of initiatives and programs against gun violence.
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