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Is Higher Education at a Tipping Point?
Tuesday, March 26, 20196:00 p.m. — light reception in First Amendment Lounge7:00 p.m. — panel discussion in The Murrow Room Please join UCLA Chancellor Gene Block, Los Angeles Times Washington bureau chief David Lauter, education law expert Elizabeth Meers, and UCLA vice provost for enrollment management Youlonda Copeland-Morgan for a live conversation on the future of public higher education. Topic: Most agree the pursuit of higher education increases opportunities, but questions of access, quality and affordability continue to arise. Some believe the four-year, on-campus experience should…
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Beyond Brexit: UK-US Trade
Beyond Brexit Trade and the Future of an Independent Britain (Including the Outlook for an Agreement with the United States) Tuesday, January 28, 2020 9:30 - 11:00 A.M. (Registration from 9 A.M.) The National Press Club 529 14th Street, NW, 13th Floor Washington, DC 20045 With the UK's membership in the European Union due to end on January 31, and Boris Johnson expected in Washington in February, these questions are now front and center: What will the UK's trade arrangements be with the EU? And with the rest of the world? What is the outlook for a U.S.-UK trade agreement? What would it…
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The Case for Extening New START
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Deconstructing the Solemani Killing
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Latest Developments in China's On-demand Killing of Prisoners of Conscience for Organs
Time: Monday, July 15, 1:00-4:00pm “Forced organ harvesting has been committed for years throughout China on a significant scale,” concluded the independent China Tribunal last month. Unlike black market operations, this on-demand killing of prisoners of conscience for their organs is driven by the state and carried out by both military and civilian institutions. This press conference and panel brings together experts and leaders of international human rights communities to present the latest findings based on over a decade of research. Presenters will discuss its scale, nature,…
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What’s next for regional reporting? How to produce meaningful journalism with shrinking budgets and growing mistrust
The regional reporters who cover the nation’s capital for audiences outside the Beltway today face a host of challenges: Shrinking newsroom budgets have closed or decimated many D.C. bureaus, leaving those reporters who remain under major pressure to fill the gaps. The nation’s federal offices are more opaque than ever, making it difficult for journalists to hold them accountable on behalf of the public. And the public itself has become increasingly skeptical of--and sometimes hostile toward--the news media. How can regional reporting adapt to, and once again thrive in, this environment? On…
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Lobster Night
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NPC Headliners Newsmaker: Democratic presidential candidate Gov. Steve Bullock
Democratic presidential candidate and Montana Gov. Steve Bullock will participate in a National Press Club Newsmaker event Wednesday, Aug. 7 at 10 a.m. in the Club’s First Amendment Lounge. Gov. Bullock will discuss the details of his plans to reform campaign finance – an issue that has been central to his bid for the democratic presidential nomination. Gov. Bullock, who was not able to participate in the first round of 2020 Democratic primary debates after the DNC disqualified a survey that he needed in order to make the cut, has secured his place on stage for the second round of debates set…
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Lobster Night
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Vaccines at the Crossroads: Outbreaks on the Rise Across America
Diseases largely eradicated in the United States a generation ago are returning. Measles was declared eliminated in 2000, yet the CDC reports 593 confirmed cases in 2014 as of August 15—the highest incidence in 20 years. In July, California’s public health department declared whooping cough a problem of “epidemic proportions.” Across America, children are getting sick and dying from these preventable diseases—in part because some parents (more than 10 percent) choose to skip or delay their children’s immunizations. What are parents’ biggest concerns? What are the risks to the child and…
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