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NPC Headliners: Joseph Stiglitz
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Nobel Prize-winning economist Joseph Stiglitz will release the findings of a new study on the relationship between press freedom and advancing democratic values and economic development at a National Press Club Headliners Coffee and Conversation at 11 a.m. on Wednesday, April 17 in the First Amendment Lounge. Stiglitz's remarks will be followed by a panel discussion of the report with Arturo Herrera Gutierrez, global director for Governance Global Practice in the Equitable Growth, Finance, and Institutions Practice Group (EFI) Vice Presidency, Governance at the World Bank, and Eliot…
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Creating effective veteran policy
Creating effective veteran policy: Using international experience. Part 2 Join us for the second conference on veteran policy in Ukraine, featuring collaboration between experts from Ukraine and the United States. The participants will discuss medical, psychological, and socio-economic adaptation of war veterans in Ukraine, with Vitalii Hersak, head of the NGO “Vilni ta Virni” presenting the action plan “Building Bridges: Veteran Policy in the U.S. and Ukraine” that outlines pathways to enhance cooperation between the United States and Ukraine in supporting veterans. Agenda of the…
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American Legion Post 20 Meeting with Jennifer London
Author Profiling American Historical Figures to Speak at American Legion Post 20
Author Jennifer London is the featured speaker at the next meeting of the National Press Club's affiliated American Legion post. Post 20's luncheon meeting takes place on Wednesday, May 8 at noon in the Cosgrove Room. All Press Club members are invited. Dr. London plans to discuss her new book, Profiles in Character: Sixteen Americans and the Traits That Defined Them. The Americans profiled in her book include Ronald Reagan, Amelia Earhart, Frederick Douglass, Dwight D. Eisenhower, Franklin D. Roosevelt, and Harry Truman. Dr. London holds a Ph.D. in psychology from Ohio State University, and…
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Communicator & Journalist Roundtable Dinner
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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. For long time attendees - Beginning with this dinner, we are revising the approach to providing the dinner meal to significantly reduce the cost for members. Instead of a catered meal with wine, members who attend the dinner may purchase beverages directly from the bar and food from the club’s menu…
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Photography Team Meeting with U.S. Senate Historian
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National Press Club's Photography Team hears from the U.S. Senate Historian at its next meeting on Wednesday, May 22 at 12:00 pm in the Cosgrove Lounge. The event is free and open to NPC members, but reservations are required. Katherine Scott Ph.D., the Senate's historian, will tell how the photography and other media galleries began and evolved into their current role. She is expected to discuss key events on Capitol Hill and developments in the media contributing to today's practices and relationships between the press and Congress. The Photo Team's meeting on May 22 begins with a self-…
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Jazz Night
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The Club is once again hosting an evening of music with Blues Alley, Georgetown’s home for jazz for an evening of great music, and this year there's a literary twist. Larry Tye will be on hand to discuss his new book The Jazzmen: How Duke Ellington, Louis Armstrong and Count Basie Transformed America. It looks mainly at those maestroes' lives off their bandstands, and how they set the table for the civil rights revolution. Books will be available for purchase at the event. The discussion starts at 6 p.m. and will be followed by some wonderful jazz from Blues Alley musicians from 7p.m.-9p.m…
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Young Members Happy Hour
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Raise your glass and join us for an evening of delightful conversations and libations at 6-8 p.m. in the Cosgrove Lounge. Club members who are 35 years old or younger are invited to connect, unwind, and celebrate the spirit of the National Press Club community. Expand your professional network in a relaxed atmosphere. Forge connections with like-minded individuals across the journalism and communication industries. Discover new opportunities and collaborations. Meet Young Member Team leaders and get involved with upcoming events!
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Photography Team Meeting with Colin Winterbottom
Shooting DC Aerial Architecture NPC members must be logged into their press.org account in order to access registration for this event.
National Press Club's Photography Team will hear from DC photographer Colin Winterbottom during its next meeting on Tuesday, June 18 at 12:00 pm in the Cosgrove Lounge. He is known for his impressive aerial images of local architecture from a vantage point unseen from the street. The event is free and open to NPC members, but reservations are required. Winterbottom’s work has appeared in Washington area galleries, been included in the Smithsonian’s Photographic History Collection and featured in numerous news publications. He has taken photos from scaffolds for decades at such sites as the U…
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How to Cover Political Conventions
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The Republican and Democratic national conventions are nearly here - a bounty of opportunities for journalists traveling to the host cities and also anyone who is tasked with covering them remotely. On June 20, the National Press Club professional development team will host a members-only training session with tips from two media pros on how to make the most out of your time whether you are in Milwaukee or Chicago; or monitoring from the virtual stage. The panel will include Susan Page, the USA Today DC bureau chief, and Annah Aschbrenner, the senior deputy campaign editor at the Washington…
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The Danger of Nuclear War Is Real, and Must Be Stopped
The June 3 seizing of former U.S. Marine officer and United Nations weapons inspector Scott Ritter’s passport while on his way to Russia, not only was a violation of the First and Fourth Amendments, but raises the far more serious issue of the growing danger of a direct conflict between the U.S. and Russia. Recent attacks on Russia’s early-warning radar systems—which have no direct role in the war in Ukraine, yet play a key role in Russia’s nuclear deterrence system—combined with the increasing American involvement in Ukraine, have caused Russian officials to warn in no uncertain terms of the…
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