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A Salute to Mesfin Mekonen
The National Press Club History & Heritage team will salute Mesfin Mekonen, manager of the Reliable Source restaurant and bar, on Friday, Oct. 21 from 6 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. at the Reliable Source. The event, open to members and their guests only, will recognize Mekonen's 50 years of service to the Club. Generations of members have been greeted by Mekonen as they arrive for lunch, dinner and even Taco Night. Entertainment will be provided by a Club favorite, The Greater U Street Jazz Collective. We will learn how Mekonen, a student from Ethiopia, arrived at the Club in January 1972, looking…
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Copyright Basics for Content Creators
Copyright provides protection to photographers and other content creators against unauthorized use of our work. But copyright can also make publishers a target for accusations of violating copyrights, whether deserved or not. Thus, knowing the basics of copyright can help both creative professionals and publishers protect their products. Joining National Press Club's Photography Team on Tuesday, Nov. 1 at 12 noon in the Cosgrove Lounge is Joshua Kaufman, partner and head of the Copyright and Licensing Group at the law firm Venable LLP in Washington, DC. Mr. Kaufman counsels and litigates on…
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Ahead of US-Africa Summit: A Conversation on Press Freedom on the African Continent
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African journalists and media experts will discuss the current state of press freedom in Africa at a virtual event at 12 noon on Tuesday, Dec. 6. Click here to Register. The program will take place a week before the Biden administration hosts the U.S.-Africa Leaders Summit, which will draw leaders from across the African continent to Washington. The panelists will discuss the challenges facing independent journalists in Africa and what can be done to support their work. This free event is hosted by the Club’s International Correspondents Committee. The one-hour discussion will be moderated by…
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NPC Newsmaker: Ambassador Masood Khan of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan
Note: This event has been postponed. Please check back for new date/time. Earlier this year Pakistan suffered a devastating flood that caused significant death and injury among its people. The floodwaters covered more than 1/3 of the country. Contributing factors included excessive rains from the rising temperature of the Indian Ocean and rapid, early melting of the mountain snowcaps. These factors are one of the most clear indications of the role of climate change in natural disasters. Ambassador Khan briefed at the Press Club earlier in the year at the outbreak of the crisis. Now he can…
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NPC Candid Conversation: How to Achieve Fair Representation of Hispanic & Latinx Media in Newsrooms
Did you know that Latino underrepresentation in the American media and entertainment industries has barely improved over the last decade? According to a new Government Accountability Office (GAO) report, presented last month at the National Press Club by Rep. Joaquin Castro, D-Tex, Latino journalists only represent 12% of employees in media organizations, despite making up nearly 19% of the U.S. population. Hispanic representation in the media workforce has grown at a slower pace (only 1%) than in non-media industries, which grew from 15 to 18%. Hispanic media workers are also less likely to…
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NPC Candid Conversation: Health Disinformation Amidst the COVID-19 Pandemic
Health communication has life or death consequences. During the global pandemic, uncertainty and changing public health guidance has bred distrust and an onslaught of false and misleading information about precautions and vaccine safety. The COVID-19 global pandemic has been a particularly challenging experience given the severity of the virus, the evolving health guidelines, and the different policies enacted at the city, state, and country levels worldwide. Agreeing on the baseline facts has never been harder before — especially for public health. On Wednesday, December 14 at 11:00 a.…
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Vivian Awards
National Press Club President Jen Judson will recognize journalist and communicator members for outstanding service to the Club at the Vivian Awards ceremony on Wednesday, December 14 at 6:00 p.m. The presentation will take place at the National Press Club in the First Amendment Lounge and is open to those Club members who are actively involved with one of the Club's 14 teams. "The Vivians" are named after former club president Vivian Vahlberg and honor the Club's top volunteers.
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NPC Headliners Newsmaker: Secretary of Homeland Security Alejandro N. Mayorkas
Secretary of Homeland Security Alejandro N. Mayorkas will speak about the mission of the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) in an ever-changing national security environment at a National Press Club in-person Headliner event on Thursday, Sept. 9. President George W. Bush established the Office of Homeland Security in October 2001, a month after the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks on New York and Washington. Congress as part of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 established the department on Nov. 25, 2002 to consolidate 22 executive branch domestic security agencies into a single Cabinet office.…
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International Correspondent's Committee Meeting
The International Correspondents Committee is designed to ensure that foreign correspondents are more fully engaged with the NPC, and are able to extract maximum value from their membership, including networking with others in the profession as well as access to information, contacts, and the opportunities offered by the Club. The team fosters relationships between NPC members and the international community in Washington DC, while providing Club access to visiting journalists who are not members. – amongst other things. For more information: https://www.press.org/international-…
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Broadcast Team Meeting
The Broadcast-Podcast team will have its first meeting of the year on Thursday, January 5 at 12pm. 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. Interested in joining this month's meeting? Email [email protected] for more information.
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