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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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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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2019 Unisys Security Index Press Conference
On Wednesday, June 12, Unisys will present the findings of the 2019 Unisys Security Index survey at a press conference in the First Amendment Lounge of the National Press Club at 9:00am ET. Unisys has conducted this survey – the longest running snapshot of security concerns conducted globally – since 2007 to provide an ongoing, statistically-robust measure of concern about security. This year’s survey focused on people's perceptions of their physical and cyber security when it comes to attending large-scale events such as a sporting event, concert or festival. The results of the survey will…
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High Risk, High Reward: Reporting from the Central African Republic feat. Cynthia McFadden
On Thursday, June 6, at 1 p.m., the NPC International Correspondents Committee is hosting “High Risk, High Reward: Reporting from the Central African Republic”. The event will feature award-winning NBC News correspondent Cynthia McFadden, UNICEF-USA President Caryl Stern, and UN Foundation Vice President Peter Yeo. Lunch will be available at 12:30. In March, NBC News aired a 4-minute piece on the challenges children face in the Central African Republic. While four minutes of coverage on such a huge issue may seem trivial, it comprised one-fifth of the broadcast that night and represented the…
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Human Trafficking Report
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Housing Affordability
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CRISP Policy & Politics Forum
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National Press Club News Conference on Jailed Journalist Emilio Gutierrez
Livestream will begin 1/19 at 2:00pm ET. What: The National Press Club and its non-profit affiliate arm the National Press Club Journalism Institute, will hold a news conference at 2 p.m. Friday to discuss developments in the case of Mexican journalist Emilio Gutierrez. Gutierrez, who in October accepted the NPC Press Freedom Award on behalf of Mexico’s journalists, now is confined to the El Paso Detention Center while his asylum case is under consideration by the Board of Immigration Appeals. The Press Club has asked for his release but Immigration and Customs Enforcement officials have…
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Press Conference Regarding Recent Detainment of Mexican Journalist Emilio Gutierrez by ICE Officials
Livestream will begin at 1:00pm ET. To submit your question for the speakers during the news conference, please send to [email protected] with the subject line “Emilio” along with your name and organization. The National Press Club Journalism Institute will hold a press conference on Monday, Dec. 11 at 1:00 p.m. regarding the recent detainment of Mexican journalist and National Press Club Press Freedom award winner Emilio Gutierrez by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement officials. The press conference will take place in the club's First Amendment Lounge. Click here to download…
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