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NPC Headliners Newsmaker: Northern Ireland's Democratic Unionist Party Leader Sir Jeffrey Donaldson
Sir Jeffrey Donaldson, leader of Northern Ireland's Democratic Unionist Party (DUP), will address the prospects for restoring government in Northern Ireland following the adoption of a new post-Brexit trade agreement at a Headliners Newsmaker at 2 p.m. Wednesday, March 15 at the National Press Club. Britain and the European Union on Feb. 28 agreed on the Windsor Framework, a post-Brexit trade agreement for Northern Ireland that replaces the Northern Ireland Protocol, a stopgap measure that kept Northern Ireland in the EU for the purpose of facilitating trade. Donaldson's party had boycotted…
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NPC Headliners Newsmaker: Northern Ireland's First Minister-elect Michelle O’Neill
Northern Ireland’s First Minister-elect Michelle O’Neill will address the state of US-Irish relations and the prospects for forming a new government in Northern Ireland at Headliners Newsmaker event on Thursday, March 16 at 2 p.m. at a National Press Club. Britain and the European Union on Feb. 28 reached a post-Brexit trade agreement for Northern Ireland that is expected to ease tensions that arose on the island after the split. Disagreements arising from Brexit caused the Northern Ireland government to collapse. The Good Friday (Belfast) Agreement requires Northern Ireland’s government to…
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Webcast: Conversation with Rana Ayyub and Eileen O'Reilly
The Press Club’s 2022 John Aubuchon Honoree for Press Freedom Rana Ayyub in conversation with National Press Club President Eileen O’Reilly about the state of press freedom in India. She has reported on religious violence, extrajudicial killings by the state, and insurgency and is a contributor to Washington Post Opinions. Ayyub has faced government intimidation including travel restrictions for her work and has been experiencing threats of violence. The Indian government has been using the judicial system to harass, intimidate and imprison journalists. O’Reilly will connect with Ayyub ahead…
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The Deepwater Horizon Coastal Restoration Halftime Report
The Deepwater Horizon Coastal Restoration Halftime Report is the topic of an event Monday, February 12 at 10 am to 11 am, Bloomberg Room. Tim Richardson will host the event releasing a 150-page report on Deepwater Horizon grants made to Gulf Coast states, counties, parishes and NGOs. The Deepwater Horizon Halftime Report offers a concise means of assessing where most oil spill coastal restoration funding has gone, including: 223 grants of $5 million or more that total $8.4 billion as of October 1, 2023. The 223 grants equal 12% of the over 1,800 Deepwater Horizon grants, accounting for 86…
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Pras Michel honored by LA Naval Academy
The Los Angeles Naval Academy will be honoring Grammy Award-winning Rapper and Fugees founding member, Prakazrel “Pras” Michel for dedicating his time to mentor at-risk youth who are charting a course from the inner cities to the world’s oceans and seas as part of the maritime industry and the seagoing military services. Pras’ involvement with the Academy, his contributions and time creates a conduit for his fans and youth that the ocean and the life of a mariner has no restrictions or boundaries. The event is being held at 10:00 AM on Wednesday, Feb. 21st in the Zenger Room of the National…
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2024 Health Policy Summit, "The Healthcare Cost Breaking Point: Policy Solutions for Affordability"
2024 Health Policy Summit, "The Healthcare Cost Breaking Point: Policy Solutions for Affordability" March 13 @ 3:00 pm - 7:00 pm EST To register and to learn more about the event, please go here. The Purchaser Business Group on Health and the National Alliance of Healthcare Purchaser Coalitions are co-hosting the 2024 Health Policy Summit on March 13, 2024. With our nation on the brink of a healthcare cost breaking point, policymaker and employer/purchaser collaboration is essential to move the market toward a more-affordable, high-quality, equitable system. During this event, key…
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Tackling News Deserts
Tackling news deserts: Exploring some real-time academic models to improve coverage of undercovered communities
News deserts — both in regional areas that lost their newspapers and in communities that are underserved by media — are vastly growing and have a multifold impact. People in news deserts do not have access to the information they need to make informed decisions. Leaders tend not to be held accountable for their actions as they no longer have oversight from journalists. Communities of color or underrepresented groups often do not have their stories or concerns told unless they are connected to a big (often negative) event. People live in their bubbles and are inundated with misinformation/…
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NPC Headliners Newsmaker: American Medical Association President Jesse M. Ehrenfeld, MD, MPH
On Wednesday, Oct. 25 at 1 p.m. the American Medical Association (AMA) President Jesse M. Ehrenfeld, MD, MPH, will address what America’s looming physician shortage means for patients and health care, and how to fix it at a NPC Newsmaker. In an era of record-high physician burnout and a projected physician shortage up to 124,000 over the next decade, America’s health care system is near its breaking point as tens of millions of Baby Boomers soon will become eligible for Medicare and our nation’s chronic disease burden surges. In an address hosted by the National Press Club, AMA President Dr.…
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Washington Association of Black Journalists & National Press Club Mixer
Join the National Press Club for drinks, small bites and conversation from 6 - 8 pm on Wednesday, April 24. First drink is on us! We hope this invite-only reception for the Washington Association of Black Journalists will foster new connections and ideas on how our two organizations can grow and collaborate together. The Club, founded in 1908, has a rich history of advocating for journalists and press freedom. Tours of the historic Club will be offered.
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