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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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NPC Members Monthly Happy Hour
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NPC Pub Quiz
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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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"Button, Button, Who's Got the Button?" Political Memorabilia with Collector Jerry Higgins
Collector Jerry Higgins will show off some of his buttons and other political memorabilia before the Democratic presidential candidates meet for their second debate on Wednesday, July 31. Higgins will speak at 6:30 p.m. in the Truman Lounge. The second night of the second debate will be shown on the televisions. The talk is sponsored by the National Press Club's Events Team. A senior executive with Sage/CQ Press Publishing - which publishes, among other things, political science textbooks - Higgins has been collecting presidential memorabilia since 1972. The first presidential campaign…
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NPC Democratic Debate Watch
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NPC Democratic Debate Watch
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NPC Reporter/Source Happy Hour
Journalists, are you looking to meet new sources? Communicators, are you looking to make connections with journalists who cover your issues? Then you’ll want to join us for our next Reporter/Source Happy Hour in the Club’s Reliable Source Bar & Grill on Wednesday, September 11 from 5:30-7:30 p.m. This gathering will be focused on energy, transportation and infrastructure. So if you cover any of these issues, or you represent companies or industries in the energy, transportation and infrastructure field(s), this is a great opportunity to make new connections in a casual, fun and relaxed…
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NPC Members Monthly Happy Hour
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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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