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Floyd Abrams Book Event
National Press Club to Host First Amendment Attorney Floyd Abrams As U.S. prosecutors increasingly monitor reporters to get to the bottom of leaks, the National Press Club’s Press Freedom Committee will host leading First Amendment attorney and press-freedom advocate Floyd Abrams, who will discuss these issues and his new book. Abrams, a senior partner in Cahill Gordon & Reindel LLP, has been at the forefront of nearly every major press-freedom and free-speech case in the last 40 years—from the Pentagon papers in 1971 to the Citizens United case in 2010. His new book, “Friend of the…
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On the 30th Anniversary of "A Nation at Risk," Kids Still at Risk
On the 30th Anniversary of “A Nation at Risk,” Kids Still at RiskLeading Educators Call for New Direction for Education ReformFocused on the “Opportunity Gap” Professor Kevin Welner, University of ColoradoDirector, National Educational Policy Center Professor Linda Darling-Hammond, Stanford UniversityCo-Director, Stanford Center for Opportunity Policy in Education John JacksonPresident, Schott Foundation On the 30th anniversary of the landmark education reform report A Nation at Risk, which spawned a decades-long focus on closing the academic “achievement gap” between low-income and minority…
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Discussion of Foreign Correspondents' impact on International Relations
Giovanna Dell'Orto, a journalism professor, a former reporter with the Associated Press in Italy and the United States and a new member of the National Press Club, plans to discuss her new book, American Journalism and International Relations: Foreign Correspondence from the Early Republic to the Digital Era. The event, sponsored by the International Correspondents Committee, is open to the public, but reservations, including professional affiliation, should be made at [email protected]. Shedding new light on the debate regarding the importance of foreign news to America's international…
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Kyrgyz's First Deputy Prime Minister Djoomart Otorbaev
Courting the West: Meeting Economic Development ChallengesIn Central Asia’s Only Parliamentary Democracy At the risk of increasing tensions with Moscow, the Kyrgyz Republic – more commonly known as Kyrgyzstan – is seeking help from the West to stabilize its economy in the wake of years of ethnic clashes, revolts, transitional governments and political party conflicts. Despite its troubles, the country maintains a unitary parliamentary republic, unique among the nations of Central Asia. Kyrgyz First Deputy Prime Minister Djoomart Otorbaev will discuss his country’s economic development…
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NPC Luncheon with Chris Evert, Publisher of Tennis Magazine
Tennis great Chris Evert, ranked the world’s number one tennis player for seven years, will explain how tennis can have a positive impact on communities at a National Press Club luncheon May 7. Evert, the publisher of Tennis Magazine and lead tennis anchor for ESPN’s coverage of top tennis matches including the French Open, Wimbledon and U.S. Open, still holds the record on clay of any player for any single surface with a 125-match winning streak that stretched from August 1973 to May 1979. In 1974, she won 55 straight matches. Since her retirement from tennis in 1989 after 17 years as a…
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Twitterocracy: How Social Media Are Transforming Politics And Journalism
Thank you for your interest in "Twitterocracy: How Social Media Are Transforming Politics and Journalism." This event has reached capacity. A live stream will be available the day of the event. If you have any questions, please contact [email protected]. The 2012 election campaign took the use of social media tools to new heights with citizens, politicians and journalists informing, persuading and mobilizing their fellow citizens. New research findings and programming models are demonstrating how social media are revolutionizing the way we communicate in a democracy.Learn from top…
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The Right Honorable Alex Salmond, MSP, the First Minister of Scotland
The First Minister of ScotlandThe Right Honorable ALEX SALMOND, MSPwill discussSCOTLAND'S 2014 REFERENDUM ON INDEPENDENCE FROM THE UNITED KINGDOM 1. The leader of the Scottish government, First Minister Salmond is visiting the United States during Scotland Week 2013 , a celebration of Scotland in the U.S. and Canada. At this NPC Newsmaker, he will review the opportunity the referendum, if approved, would give Scotland as an independent nation, and the importance of a values-led foreign policy. Contacts:National Press Club: PETER HICKMAN301/367-7711 (c), 301/530-1210 (t), 202/662-7540 (NPC…
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A Delegation of Syrian Opposition Leaders
A delegation of Syrian opposition leaders critical of President Bashar al-Asad, and which opposes foreign intervention and Saudi Arabian-backed "rebels" in the current situation, DR. HAYTHAM MANNA, MS. RIM TURKMANI and MR. RIAD DRAR AL-HAMOOD, WILL DISCUSSCREATING SUFFICIENT POLITICAL MOMENTUM FOR A NEGOTIATED SETTLEMENT TO THE PRESENT SYRIAN CRISIS, AND MOVING TOWARD A DEMOCRATIC, SECULAR FUTURE FOR THE COUNTRY Contacts:National Press Club: PETER HICKMAN301/367-7711 (c), 301/530-1210 (t), 202/662-7540 (NPC), [email protected] (Global Policy Forum):DAVID GRANTdavid67grant@gmail.…
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The Next Round of FCC Consolidation Rules
The Next Round of FCC Consolidation Rules: The Death Knell For the Community Voice and Informed Community Journalism? Steven Waldman, Senior Advisor to FCC Chairman Julius GenachowskiBob Edgar, President of Common CauseKevin McKinney, Documentary Filmmaker DATE: Wednesday, March 6TIME: 10 a.m. PLACE: The Murrow Room, National Press Club The FCC’s ongoing relaxation of media consolidation rules allowing large corporations to own more media outlets – with another round of similar rule making expected in the next few weeks - has already resulted in the closing of many local TV and radio…
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Ambassador Prudence Bushnell
Embassy Security in the Aftermath of Benghazi Newsmaker: Ambassador Prudence Bushnell Ambassador Bushnell will address the recent attack in Benghazi – where the deaths of the U.S. Ambassador and other officials put a harsh spotlight on a number of fundamental issues affecting US embassies: Can the State Department make its diplomats more secure and can embassies be protected from armed attack? How are security threats to embassies assessed? Which diplomatic postings benefit – and which do not – when budgets are cut? What responsibilities do senior career and political officials in Washington…
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