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Senator Mike Rounds At Press Club Event With AKCA
Senator Mike Rounds At Press Club Event With AKCA Please join U.S. Senator Mike Rounds (R-SD) and the American Kitchen Cabinet Alliance (AKCA) for an on-the-record discussion about U.S. – China trade and one of the largest trade cases ever filed against China at the U.S. Department of Commerce and International Trade Commission (ITC). The more than $9.5 billion American kitchen cabinet industry supports more than 250,000 American jobs. Who: U.S. Senator Mike Rounds (R-SD), Member, U.S. Senate Armed Services Committee & U.S. Senate Banking Committee Mark Trexler, President and CEO at…
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NPC Headliners Book Event: Gov. Terry McAuliffe - "Beyond Charlottesville"
Nearly two years after a "Unite the Right" white supremacist rally in Charlottesville resulted in the deaths of three people, former Governor of Virginia Terry McAuliffe will share his new book, “Beyond Charlottesville: Taking a Stand Against White Nationalism,” at a National Press Club Headliners book event August 6. The rally on August 11 and August 12, 2017 shocked the nation as white nationalists with flaming torches descended on the college town. In "Beyond Charlottesville,” McAuliffe writes about how the tragic event forced America to reckon with the rise of Neo-Nazis, white…
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Toastmasters
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America’s Gun Problem: Seeking Solutions Through Journalism
The prevalence of gun-related violence and deaths in America – the increase in mass shootings, violent domestic disputes, officer-involved shootings, accidents and suicides – has had a profound and traumatic effect on nearly every community and every facet of society. How these incidents are covered (or ignored, or hyped) in the media can, at its worst, compound or amplify that trauma. But what can journalism at its best – the hard-nosed brand of reporting that makes you think, makes you feel, and maybe even makes you act – do for an issue like gun violence? Can good, solid journalism…
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Latest Developments in China's On-demand Killing of Prisoners of Conscience for Organs
Time: Monday, July 15, 1:00-4:00pm “Forced organ harvesting has been committed for years throughout China on a significant scale,” concluded the independent China Tribunal last month. Unlike black market operations, this on-demand killing of prisoners of conscience for their organs is driven by the state and carried out by both military and civilian institutions. This press conference and panel brings together experts and leaders of international human rights communities to present the latest findings based on over a decade of research. Presenters will discuss its scale, nature,…
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County Executives Opioid Press Conference
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Stand with Farm Families Press Conference
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What’s next for regional reporting? How to produce meaningful journalism with shrinking budgets and growing mistrust
The regional reporters who cover the nation’s capital for audiences outside the Beltway today face a host of challenges: Shrinking newsroom budgets have closed or decimated many D.C. bureaus, leaving those reporters who remain under major pressure to fill the gaps. The nation’s federal offices are more opaque than ever, making it difficult for journalists to hold them accountable on behalf of the public. And the public itself has become increasingly skeptical of--and sometimes hostile toward--the news media. How can regional reporting adapt to, and once again thrive in, this environment? On…
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Celebrate the Spirits of America: Craft Distiller Tasting
CELEBRATE THE SPIRITS OF AMERICA Join us for a tasting featuring more than 100 craft distillers from across the country, to benefit the National Press Club Journalism Institute, hosted by the American Craft Spirits Association, and the Distilled Spirits Council of the United States. If you purchase a credentialed media ticket, you'll be required to show your credentials (congressional pass or news organization ID) at the door.
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46th Annual NPC Journalism Awards Dinner
The National Press Club will celebrate the best in broadcast and print stories from breaking news and Washington regional reporting to humor, political journalism and many other categories at the 46th Annual Journalism Awards Dinner. Please join us at 6 p.m. on Wednesday, August 28th starting with a reception in the Holeman Lounge followed at 7 p.m. with dinner and program in the ballroom. This event is business attire. Please find the full list of award winners here: https://www.press.org/news-multimedia/news/annapolis-capital-gazette-ba…-
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