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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…
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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…
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Conversations with Correspondents: Geoffrey Cain on China's 'Perfect Police State'
Join us on Friday, July 16 at 12 p.m. for this virtual event. Click here to register.
Geoffrey Cain, an award-winning foreign correspondent and National Press Club member, will discuss his new book “The Perfect Police State: An Undercover Odyssey into China's Terrifying Surveillance Dystopia of the Future” at a virtual event at 12pm on Friday, July 16. Click here to register Blocked from facts and truth, under constant surveillance, surrounded by a hostile alien police force: Xinjiang’s Uyghur population has become cursed, oppressed, outcast. Most citizens cannot discern between enemy and friend. Social trust has been destroyed systematically. Friends betray each other, bosses…
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Young Members Studio Theater Screening of White Pearl
All Press Club Young Members are invited to attend a screening of "White Pearl" at Studio Theater on Sunday, December 1 at 2:00pm. The play is about a leaked ad for skin-whitening cream going viral for all the wrong reasons and someone’s definitely getting fired. A twisted corporate comedy about selling whiteness and the ugliness of the beauty industry. Link for more details: https://www.studiotheatre.org/plays/play-detail/2019-2020-white-pearl Tickets are extremely limited. For any questions, please email Brennan Hoban at [email protected]
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The African American Woman, 400 Years of Perseverance
Gloria Browne-Marshall plans to present her latest book, The African American Woman, 400 Years of Perseverance at a National Press Club Book Rap on Feb. 13 at 6:30 p.m. in the Cosgrove Lounge. The event is free for Club members and their guests but purchasing food and drink at the Club's Reliable Source Bar & Grill is encouraged. The book contains a series of essays depicting treatment and experiences of African-American women over the years. As one reader says “A must read! Gloria Browne-Marshall has the ability to capture and dissect issues in a constantly reliable, relevant and…
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100th Anniversary of the American Legion Post 20
NPC to hold reception marking centennial of American Legion Post 20 National Press Club members, especially veterans, and spouses/guests are invited to a reception on Tuesday, Nov. 19, from 6 to 8 p.m. to celebrate the 100th anniversary of the founding of American Legion Post 20. The post has been affiliated with the Club since its inception. Post 20 has an illustrious pedigree. It was started at the suggestion of famed World War I General John “Black Jack” Pershing, who commanded the American Expeditionary Force in Europe. Serving in Washington after the war, Pershing was an associate…
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NPC Winter Reception
‘Tis the season! Alison Fitzgerald Kodjak, 112th President of the National Press Club, requests the pleasure of your company at the NPC Winter Reception. It's been a fabulous year - let's celebrate with cheer! 6:00 p.m. Vivian Awards Presentation 6:30 p.m. Meet, Mingle & Make Merry! Business/Cocktail Attire
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A conversation with photographer Michael McCoy
The Photography Committee's next program is Thursday, 29 October at 2:00 p.m. ET, featuring a conversation with Michael McCoy, who calls himself "a storyteller through photography and my camera lens." Photo Committee co-chair Cheriss May will moderate the session. McCoy is a Baltimore native who served two tours in Iraq, and whose work appears in Time Magazine, The Washington Post, The New York Times, The New Yorker, and Wall Street Journal, among others, as well as Getty Images. He says that after his service in Iraq, "The camera is my saving sanctuary," and adds, "Photography crystallizes a…
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NPC *Virtual* Pub Quiz
Although the world is still social distancing, Virtual Pub Quiz is still a great opportunity for Club members and friends to connect with each other and to make new friends, too. And, through Zoom Meeting, it’s easy to play: Simply form your team and register here. Don’t have a team? Don’t worry. Just register yourself and the Club will team you up with other players. Zoom link will be sent day-of.
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The Big Game Pub Quiz
It’s 90 minutes before Super Bowl 55. You got the chips, the dip, the hot wings and the beer. But where’s the party? Come to think of it, where are the people?! Social distancing guidelines may prevent you from hosting your own tailgate party, but fortunately the National Press Club brings the party to your computer. Join us via Zoom on Super Bowl Sunday, February 7, at 5 p.m. for a pre-Big Game tailgate party and for a few short rounds of NPC Pub Quiz hosted by Marc Wojno. The questions will be focused on sports, football and TV trivia. (Zoom details will be mailed to you an hour before the…
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