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NPC Headliners Book Event: Joanna Breyer on what to do "When Your Child is Sick"
Author and psychosocial counselor Joanna Breyer used her decades of experience working with sick children and their families to create the comprehensive field guide we all hope we will never need: “When Your Child is Sick: A Guide to Navigating the Practical and Emotional Challenges of Caring for a Child Who is Very Ill.” Breyer will lead an intimate conversation on how parents can take back some control and cope with the impossible at a National Press Club Headliners Book Event on Tuesday, November 13. This event will take place at 6:30 p.m. in the Club’s Lisagor Room, and will feature a…
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NPC Headliners Newsmaker: Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-MA)
Livestream will begin 8/21 at 10:00am ET. Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) will give a major policy speech on ending corruption in Washington at a National Press Club Headliners Newsmaker on Tuesday, August 21 at 10 a.m. in the Club’s conference rooms. This news conference is open to credentialed media and members of the National Press Club free of charge, however registration is required.
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Eskinder Nega press conference at the National Press Club
NPC Budget Team
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Science During Crisis: The Release of a New Report and Call to Action
American Academy of Arts and SciencesCordially invites you to a program on Science During Crisis:The Release of a New Report and Call to Action Natural hazards, public health crises, environmental disasters, and extreme weather place significant stress on local communities, regions, and the nation, and can threaten human lives and environments across America. Science can contribute to disaster preparation as well as recovery and response. Yet, limited attention has been given to the application of science during disasters, including data collection, science communication to and with decision…
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"Photographing the President"
Iconic images of U.S. presidents burned in our minds often start with photos shot by White House photographers, both media and official staff photographers. Current and former White House photographers tell their stories about capturing those images in a National Press Club panel discussion called Photographing the President on Monday, Oct. 29 at 6:30 pm, a program of National Press Club's Photography Committee and World Press Photo DC. Bob McNeely, staff photographer for president Bill Clinton, is joined by veteran White House photographer Christy Bowe to describe what it takes to capture…
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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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CPJ Annual International Press Freedom Awards
The National Press Club's Press Freedom Committee co-sponors, as it does annually, a press conference with the Committee to Protect Journalists on November 18, to unveil the winners of the 2010 International Press Freedom Awards. The awards are given annually to journalists from around the world who fight to tell the truth under dangerous conditions. COMMITTEE TO PROTECT JOURNALISTS330 Seventh Avenue, New York, NY 10001 USA Phone: (212) 465 1004 Fax: (212) 465 9568 Web: www.cpj.org E-Mail: [email protected]: www.cpj.orgContact: Magnus AgE-mail: [email protected]: (212) 465-1004 x128 Media…
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Panel on Social Media and Journalism Standards
Communication specialists and seasoned reporters will examine whether traditional journalism standards apply to the new social media at 6 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 20, in the Lisagor Room. The event is free for members, $35 for non-members. Panelists include: W. Joseph Campbell, author of "Getting it Wrong: Ten of the Greatest Misreported Stories in American Journalism"; Howard Mortman, C-SPAN communications director; Linda Feldmann, staff writer, The Christian Science Monitor; and Patrick Gavin, staff reporter, Politico. NPC Vice President Mark Hamrick will moderate. Reservations are required for…
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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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Keynote: Dr. Hanan Ashrawi
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