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Award-Winning Actor Sean Astin Discusses Political Radio Show and Career
Award-winning actor, director, voice artist, producer, and radio show host Sean Astin comes to The National Press Club at 6:30 p.m. on October 27 to discuss his political radio show, "Vox Populi," as well as his career in the entertainment industry. The event is sponsored by the National Press Club’s Young Members Committee, and is $10 for Club members and one member guest and $20 for non-members and additional member guests. Mr. Astin will not be signing autographs. Vox Populi is a bipartisan political radio show that aims to provide a forum for discussion of politics, government, and world…
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Matthew Rosenberg, New York Times Reporter Expelled from Kabul
New York Times Reporter Expelled from Kabul to Speak at Newsmaker 2 p.m. Wednesday New York Times reporter Matthew Rosenberg, who was expelled from Kabul last week but whom the two presidential candidates said they would allow back into Afghanistan, will speak at a Newsmaker News Conference on Wednesday, August 27. Rosenberg will discuss both his own situation and the outlook for Afghanistan. He has been covering Afghanistan since 2008, first as the South Asia correspondent of The Wall Street Journal, and then for the Times, which he joined in November 2011. He also did a stint in…
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Marlo Thomas "It Ain't Over... Till It's Over: Reinventing Your Life - and Realizing Your Dreams - Anytime, at Any Age"
Join us for a special afternoon book rap featuring Marlo Thomas. Marlo Thomas will talk about her new book "It Ain't Over... Till It's Over: Reinventing Your Life - and Realizing Your Dreams - Anytime, at Any Age." A book signing will follow the discussion. This is a ticketed event and registration is required. All attendees must have a ticket. This event is a fundraiser for the NPC Journalism Institute. Books must be purchased through the NPC. No outside books or memorabilia permitted. All sales are final. We’ve heard it all before:“If at first you don’t succeed, try, try again.”“Where…
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Forum on D.C. Open Government Issues
The National Press Club, as part of its participation in Sunshine Week, is hosting a panel discussion the evening of March 19 on transparency in the District of Columbia. The third annual D.C. Open Government Summit will be an opportunity to hear from innovators who have used open government data and information to create useful tools for our daily lives, such as mapping restaurant health code violations or tracking the District's emergency response times. Traci Hughes, the first Director of the D.C. Office of Open Government, will give featured remarks. The event will take place in the…
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NPC Luncheon with Gloria Steinem, feminist activist and founder, Ms. Magazine
Gloria Steinem, the feminist activist and founder of Ms. Magazine, will speak at a National Press Club luncheon on Nov. 18. Steinem is one of 16 people President Barack Obama honored this year with the Presidential Medal of Freedom, the nation’s highest civilian honor. In her more than 40 years advocating for women’s equality, Steinem helped found the Women’s Action Alliance, the National Women’s Political Caucus and the Women’s Media Center. The luncheon begins at 12:30 p.m. Remarks begin promptly at 1 p.m., followed by a question-and-answer session. The event ends at 2 p.m. Tickets cost $…
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Congresswoman Marcia Fudge of Ohio
Congressional Black Caucus Chair: The State of African-American Women Third-term Congresswoman Marcia Fudge of Ohio, the new chair of the Congressional Black Caucus, will address the state of black women in America at a National Press Club Newsmakers news conference on Thursday, August 1 at 10a.m. In remarks paying homage to a 1974 University of Ohio speech by the first black woman elected to Congress, Shirley Chisholm, Congresswoman Fudge will also address the lack of appointments of African-American women by the Obama administration. In addition, she will speak about the service…
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NPC Luncheon with Carly Fiorina, Chairman of Good360
Carly Fiorina, former CEO of Hewlett-Packard, who currently serves as Chairman of Good360, will speak at a National Press Club Luncheon on Monday, July 1. Her speech is titled “American Innovation -- Leadership in the 21st Century.” Fiorina is best known as having been one of the most powerful women in American business, leading H-P, and was an executive with Lucent Technologies, the telecommunications equipment spin-off of AT&T. She is now Chairman of Good360, billed as the world’s largest product philanthropy organization. She ran unsuccessfully as a Republican candidate for the U.S.…
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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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NPC Luncheon with Mariska Hargitay, actress and founder of Joyful Heart Foundation
VIP guests: Click here to preview and download receiving line photos. Emmy Award-winner Mariska Hargitay, who stars as Olivia Benson on television's "Law & Order: Special Victims Unit," will speak at a National Press Club Speakers Luncheon on March 13 in the Holeman Lounge. Hargitay is also the founder of Joyful Heart Foundation, whose mission is of healing, educating and empowering survivors of sexual assault, domestic violence and child abuse. Lunch will be served at 12:30 p.m., with remarks beginning at 1 p.m., followed by a question-and-answer session ending at 2 p.m. Tickets cost $21…
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