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Save the Persecuted Christians
PERSECUTED FOR CHRIST! Coordinated Press Conferences — Please reserve your seat today. What: Two press conferences – One venue. Where: National Press Club | 529 14th St. NW, 13th Floor, Washington, DC 20045 | 202-662-7500 When: Thursday, January 17, 1:30-4:00 p.m. 1:30 - 2:30 pm — Save the Persecuted Christians, unveils its evolution from an informal Coalition into a new, national non-profit organization and movement a-building. The goal of mobilizing Americans to stand in the gap for the 215 million Christians worldwide experiencing brutal violence and abuse for their faith remains the same…
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NPC Headliners Luncheon: Admiral Karl L. Schultz, Commandant of the U.S. Coast Guard
Livestream will begin 12/6 at 1:00pm ET. As climate change continues to erode seasonal ice coverage in the Arctic, access through the Northwest Passage continues to expand, opening up greater possibilities for scientific exploration and international trade. With just two aging icebreaker vessels currently capable of navigating this expanding frontier (compared with Russia’s fleet of 41 icebreaking ships), the U.S. Coast Guard has made continued pleas to Congress to appropriate adequate funds to build a new heavy polar ship and expand America’s polar icebreaker fleet. On Thursday,…
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Trolling the News: Protecting Journalists From Online Harassment
The National Press Club Journalism Institute and PEN America have teamed up to present an important discussion to help and empower writers, journalists and all those active online with practical tools and tactics to defend against hateful speech and trolling. Participants include: Soraya Chemaly, Women’s Media Center Wesley Lowery, The Washington Post Julia Ioffe, The Atlantic Jonathan Weisman, The New York Times Suzanne Nossel, chief executive officer of PEN America Michelle Ferrier, founder Troll-Busters.com, associate professor, E.W. Scripps School of Journalism, Ohio University…
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Young Members University & College Reception
The Young Members Committee will be hosting local university and college students for a networking reception. Please email [email protected] to make reservations to attend.
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Reforming Our Democracy
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Living-Donor Liver Transplant
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AI and Human Rights: The Future of AI Policy in the US
2019 EPIC Champions of Freedom Awards Dinner
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"We know you": The Nipsey Hussle story and how the L.A. Times got it right
In her speech at the Free Expression Awards at the Newseum in April, filmmaker Ava DuVernay said she “gasped” when she saw the way the L.A. Times had covered the life and death of South Los Angeles rap artist Nipsey Hussle--”the way that they had honored him on the page.” The National Press Club Journalism Institute invites you to a community conversation with the team behind that coverage, to discuss what it takes to represent underrepresented communities and their major figures in a way that feels right to residents. “Sometimes people would talk for hours," said L.A. Times Staff Reporter…
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Invisible ways reporters signal they can be trusted with high-stakes stories (or can't)
What makes a whistleblower or someone who’s been a victim of a crime or major misdeed willing to come forward to a particular journalist or outlet? On June 18, come hear from the subject of the Washington Post story "'The man who attacked me works in your kitchen’: Victim of serial groper took justice into her own hands," as well as her advocate and the Washington Post journalists they trusted. Lauren Clark, who was attacked after a jog by a man who was then hired by a restaurant a block away from her apartment, and her advocate Kristin Eliason will talk about what factors they considered…
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