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POSTPONED - NPC Headliners Newsmaker: Federal Immigration Judges Mimi Tsankov & Samuel B. Cole
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Judges Mimi Tsankov, a federal immigration judge in New York City, and Samuel B. Cole, a federal immigration judge in Chicago, will speak Wednesday, Oct. 18 at 10 a.m. at a National Press Club Headliners news conference about the pressures of the migrant crisis on the federal immigration court system. An unprecedented surge in migration has created a backlog of 2.6 million cases in the nation’s immigration courts resulting in long waits for hearings. Among other topics, the judges will address the recent assignment of judges to areas along the border. They will provide an update on the…
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Cocktails & Conversations: Sports
Join us Wednesday, November 1 for our Cocktails and Conversations Sports Edition featuring, Candi “CWall” Waller, CEO of CWall Sports & Entertainment/President of Bowie Television. We have curated a unique gathering that aims to bring together brilliant minds in journalism. The event will provide an exceptional opportunity to meet and interact with esteemed professionals who share a passion in journalism and sports.
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CANCELLED - NPC Communicators Legends Dinner with Maria Cardona
Maria Cardona, a public policy advocate, democratic strategist and seasoned communications practitioner, will be the featured guest for a National Press Club Communicators Legends Dinner on Thursday, October 26. Recognized as among the most influential Latinos in the country, Cardona is a Principal at the Dewey Square Group (DSG) and founder of Latinovations, the Latino strategies practice of DSG. Cardona serves as a CNN and CNN en Español political commentator, as well as the host of the MARIA! Show on El Rey Network. Prior to signing on exclusively with CNN, she was a frequent commentator…
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Legends of Broadcast: Ann Compton
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ABC News veteran Ann Compton will be the National Press Club Broadcast & Podcast Team's newest guest at is series of "Legends of Broadcast"These limited-access informal events allow NPC members and their guests to hear the honoree's remarks and participate in an intimate Q&A. Compton's distinguished career includes 41 years on the air at ABC, much of that time at the White House, spanning 10 presidential campaigns and seven presidents. She has earned a fellowship at Harvard's Kennedy School of Government and did a stint at the Miller Center for Presidential Studies in Virginia. She…
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Photography Team Holiday Party
Celebrate the winter holidays with National Press Club's Photo Team on Wednesday, Dec. 13 in the Cosgrove Lounge. We'll start with a buffet lunch from the Reliable Source, then honor this year's NPC event photographers, followed by a photo show-and-tell on the theme of "travel". As we've done before, participants can interpret the theme anyway they want. Please send one digital travel-theme image in .jpg or .png format to Photo Team co-chair Alan Kotok ([email protected]) by Monday, Dec. 11. At the party, we will show each photo and ask photographers to tell the story behind them.
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Headshot Day
Join us at the National Press Club on Friday, Dec. 8 for a day dedicated to capturing the perfect headshot! If you're in need of a professional photo, this event is for you. Our talented photographer will be on hand to provide you with a top-notch headshot that will make you shine. Registration is $40 for a 10-minute session and will include 2-3 edited images on a custom backdrop color of your choice. Images will be available to download and use however you'd like. This event is only open to Club members. We expect it to book fast, so don't miss this opportunity to update your profile picture…
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Vivian Awards
National Press Club President Eileen O'Reilly will recognize journalist and communicator members for outstanding service to the Club at the Vivian Awards ceremony on Wednesday, December 6 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 16 teams. "The Vivians" are named after former club president Vivian Vahlberg and honor the Club's top volunteers.
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News Briefing with Advocates for Alsu Kurmasheva
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The National Press Club is hosting a news briefing with advocates for Alsu Kurmasheva on Monday, Nov. 27 at 4 p.m. In May 2023, Alsu, who is a citizen of the United States and Russia, traveled to Kazan, Russia to assist her ailing mother. This was not a work trip but a health emergency. Upon attempting to depart Russia in June she was denied exit and ordered to remain in Kazan. She was detained on Oct. 18 for failing to self-register as a “foreign agent”. She is the 2nd U.S. journalist to be detained by Russia since the end of the Cold War. The first was Evan Gershkovich of the Wall Street…
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News Briefing on Emilio Gutiérrez Soto
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Emilio Gutierrez Soto, a Mexican journalist, fled his country in 2008 after death threats over his reporting on corruption in the Mexican military. He immediately declared for asylum at a legal port of entry in the U.S. His case, which had the full support of the National Press Club and many other significant organizations and institutions, only recently approached a successful resolution and now he is expected to be officially granted asylum early next year. The saga of what happened or nearly happened to Emilio during that 15 plus year struggle says volumes about the U.S. immigration and…
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Photography Team Meeting with Alex Snyder
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NPC's Photography Team will hear about nature photography at its first meeting in 2024, on Wednesday 17 Jan., 12:00 to 2:00 pm in the Cosgrove Lounge. Alex Snyder, senior photo editor at The Nature Conservancy and director of the group's international photo contest, will tell us about the contest, explain its many and varied categories, and display examples from the winning entries. The session begins with a self-funded lunch from the Reliable Source -- both buffet and menu items are available -- followed by Alex's presentation. We plan to provide live audio of the program for remote…
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