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NPC Newsmaker: Major League Baseball Players Association’s Tony Clark, AFL-CIO President Liz Shuler to discuss MLBPA’s growing role in the labor movement
Tony Clark, executive director of the Major League Baseball Players Association (MLBPA), will speak at a National Press Club-sponsored Headliner event on Wednesday, Sept. 7, at 10 a.m., in the club’s Holeman Lounge. Clark will be joined by AFL-CIO President Liz Shuler. The two labor leaders will discuss recent initiatives and alliances that have thrust the MLBPA to the forefront of sports news this year. This week, the MLBPA, which represents the 1,200 players on the rosters of all 30 Major League Baseball teams, distributed union authorization cards that would allow the nation’s 5,000 minor…
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NPC Newsmaker: Ambassador Masood Khan of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan
Ambassador Masood Khan of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan will speak at a National Press Club Newsmaker event on Friday, Sept. 9 at 10 a.m. in the Holeman Lounge. He will discuss the recent flooding in Pakistan. The world has seen shocking video of the recent record flooding in Pakistan but the impact on the country is far greater than even these videos suggest. The number of people who are displaced, missing or dead are high and climbing rapidly. Ambassador Khan will provide a briefing on what is now known of the situation and what is projected in the short and longer term. He will discuss…
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Iraq and Afghanistan Veterans of America VP to speak at American Legion Post 20 meeting
Tom Porter, the Executive Vice President for Government Affairs, Iraq and Afghanistan Veterans of America, will be the guest speaker at the National Press Club's American Legion Post 20 meeting on Thursday, Sept. 8 at 12 noon in the McClendon Room. Porter will discuss the recently passed PACT Act, which expands VA health care and benefits to veterans exposed to burn pits and other toxic substances. Porter is a Captain in the U.S. Navy Reserve, and his service has included deployments to Afghanistan and the Arabian Gulf as a Public Affairs Officer. Prior to joining IAVA in 2015, he was Vice…
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NPC Headliners Newsmaker: New York City Mayor Eric Adams
New York City Mayor Eric Adams will address gun control and manufacturers at a National Press Club Newsmaker press conference at 1 p.m. Tuesday, Sept. 13. A former captain in the New York Police Department, Adams has been an advocate for tougher gun laws. In June testimony before the House Committee on Oversight and Reform, he called for a ban on assault weapons, among other reforms. “It is high noon in America,” Adams said in written testimony. "Time for every one of us to decide where we stand on the issue of gun violence. Time to decide if it is more important to protect the profits of gun…
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NPC Newsmaker: Vanessa Nakate, Climate Activist and UN Goodwill Ambassador
Climate activist and UN Goodwill Ambassador Vanessa Nakate will address the need for the world's biggest polluters to compensate victims of climate change at a National Press Club Newsmaker press conference on Friday, Oct. 7 at 10 a.m. UN climate negotiators have sought unsuccessfully to win "loss and damage" compensation for countries most affected by flooding and other disasters wrought by climate change from countries that are the biggest greenhouse gas contributors. Nakate, inspired by Greta Thunberg, is Uganda's first youth climate striker. She went on to found the Rise Up Movement, an…
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Lunch and Learn Program: How to Increase Organic Social Media Engagement
Communicators write social media posts for their organizations (or clients) to reach online communities with news and information. Getting posts liked is one thing, but the real power of social media is getting your posts shared and re-shared. Most people don’t have the time or inclination to do more than simply click the share button on a social media post. But those clicks have little, if no, impact to getting a post noticed. On Oct. 20, at noon (ET), NPC Member and co-founder of SpeechifAI Tudor Mihailescu will talk about the challenges of getting attention on social media and an…
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NPC Communicators Legends Dinner with Frank Sesno
Frank Sesno, an Emmy Award-winning journalist, author and education leader will be the featured guest for a National Press Club Communicators Legends Dinner on Tuesday, October 25. Sesno directed the George Washington University’s School of Media and Public Affairs for 11 years and now serves as director of strategic initiatives. At GW, he founded Planet Forward in 2009 to launch the next generation of environmental storytellers and highlight transformative ideas for sustainability issues. He also focuses on disinformation campaigns and how news organizations need to understand and respond to…
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General Membership Meeting
The National Press Club will hold a general membership meeting for all Club members at noon Friday, Oct. 21, in the Conference Rooms. There will not be a livestream, so please plan accordingly to attend in-person. Members will receive membership updates and Club leadership will speak on matters related to an annual dues increase. Please review the minutes from our May 20 meeting and send your approval or edits to Secretary Alisa Parenti at [email protected]. A lunch buffet will be provided. You must be a NPC member to attend and registration is required.
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Broadcast Team Meeting with Brad Mielke of ABC's "Start Here" Podcast
The Broadcast-Podcast team will be joined by special guest Brad Mielke of ABC's "Start Here" Podcast on Thursday, Nov. 3 at 6pm. Members are welcome to join the discussion in-person in the Cosgrove Lounge or remotely via zoom. The team meets monthly and serves as a forum for members interested in multimedia journalism, including radio, television, podcasting and digital. Attendees will have the opportunity to ask questions. Interested in joining this month's meeting? Email [email protected] for more information.
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NPC Headliners Newsmaker: U.S. Rep. Joaquin Castro, D-Texas
U.S. Rep. Joaquin Castro, D-Texas, will release the results of a new federal report on the underrepresentation of Latinos in the media industry, including the film, television, news and publishing sectors, at a Headliners Newsmaker event on Wednesday, Oct. 5 at 10 a.m. Last year, the 2021 Government Accountability Office (GAO) report found that Hispanics make up 18% of the population but held just 12% of the jobs in the media industry. Castro, born in San Antonio, is a second-generation Mexican American. After serving five terms as a state legislator in Texas, Castro was elected in 2012 to…
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