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Bold Improvement Schools
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Cameroon Crisis Coalition
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NPC Newsmaker: Andy Parker & the case for revisiting Section 230
Andy Parker, activist, author, and father of slain journalist Alison Parker, will make the case for revisiting the immunity and protections enjoyed by Internet Service Providers (ISPs) and other online publishers of third-party content under Section 230 of the Communications Decency Act (CDA) at a National Press Club Headliners newsmaker event Tuesday, August 6 at 2:00 p.m. Parker’s daughter Alison was 24-years-old and working as a journalist with CBS affiliate WDBJ in Roanoke, VA when she was assassinated on live TV by a disgruntled former co-worker. The murderer filmed the killing and then…
Type: Event
Fundamental tools for journalists with Google News Lab
Keep up with the latest technology for reporting in the digital age. Google News Lab Teaching Fellow Maggie Farley will teach you to use a broad range of Google tools, including Google Search, Google Alerts, Google Scholar, Google Permissions, Google Maps, Google Translate, Google Trends. This National Press Club Journalism Institute program will be held in conjunction with Google News Lab on Wednesday, August 14. The program will begin promptly at 10 a.m. in the Bloomberg Room and end at 11:30 a.m. Doors will open at 9:45 a.m. Registration is required. The cost is $5 for members of the…
Type: Event
Data journalism tools with Google News Lab
Enter the powerful world of data journalism and discover how to use it to tell deep, insightful stories. You’ll learn to find, analyze, interpret and visualize data using Google Permissions, Google Public Data Explorer, Google Crisis Map, Global Forest Watch, Election Databot, Tilegrams, Google Data GIF Maker, Flourish, Google Trends, Google Fusion Tables. This National Press Club Journalism Institute program will be held in conjunction with Google News Lab on Thursday, August 15. The program will begin promptly at 10 a.m. in the Bloomberg Room and run until 11:30 a.m. Doors will open at 9:45…
Type: Event
U.S. Fertility Industry Crisis
REPORT, NEW LAWSUIT TO EXPOSE “NATIONAL TRAGEDY” OF NONEXISTENT OVERSIGHT OF U.S. FERTILITY CLINICS Major New Fertility Center Lawsuit Case to be Announced at News Event; Report to Detail Unregulated “Wild West” Days of U.S. IVF/Fertility Center Problems & Outline Possible Solution. WASHINGTON, D.C. – NEWS ADVISORY – A major new fertility center lawsuit and a new issue briefer outlining the lack of U.S. regulation of assisted reproductive technology (ART) clinics, personnel and practices will both be unveiled during a live National Press Club news conference at 11 a.m. EDT on Wednesday,…
Type: Event
US-Iran Talks
Type: Event
NPC Newsmaker: Xiyue Wang's Wife Marks Third Anniversary of His Imprisonment in Iran
Marking the third anniversary of Princeton University graduate student Xiyue Wang’s false imprisonment in Iran, his wife Hua Qu will deliver remarks about the status of his case in a National Press Club Newsmaker event Thursday, Aug. 8 at 10 a.m. in the Club’s Bloomberg Room. In August 2016, Xiyue had been conducting research for his doctoral thesis in Tehran when he was wrongfully arrested, charged and convicted of espionage and sentenced 10 years in prison by Iranian authorities. A naturalized American citizen, Wang has not seen his wife or six-year-old son in three years. He is being…
Type: Event
“Higher Ed at a Crossroads: What role does the media play in the crisis?”
The National Press Club Events Committee will present “Higher Ed at a Crossroads: What role does the media play in the crisis?” on Thursday, September 5. Doors will open at 8:30 a.m. when a light breakfast will be served. The panel will start at 9 a.m. The worst admissions scandal in the history of higher education has resulted in dozens of indictments and embarrassment for many of the nation’s most prestigious institutions. The perceived value of an elite education has skyrocketed to the point that parents will spend millions on gifts and contributions to ensure a place for their children.…
Type: Event