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NPC Headliners Luncheon with Senator Sherrod Brown (D-OH) on the Nation's Pension Crisis
Livestream will begin 4/12 at 12:45pm ET. U.S. Sen. Sherrod Brown (D-OH), who has been sounding the alarm on a pending pension crisis and was named as the co-chair of the newly-formed Joint Select Committee on the Solvency of Multiemployer Pension Plans will speak at a National Press Club Headliners Luncheon on Thursday, April 12, 2018. The pension plans of 1.5 million workers and retirees nationwide are facing shortfalls and are at risk of insolvency in the coming decade. The Joint Select Committee, which was created by Congress in February as part of the recent budget compromise, is…
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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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Club Closed - Thanksgiving Holiday
The Club will be closed for the Thanksgiving Holiday from Thursday, November 25 until Sunday, November 28.
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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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