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"La Frontera" with Pati Jinich
On May 9th, 2022 at 6:30pm Club members are in for a real treat. Pati Jinich, the James Beard Award-winning creator of “Pati’s Mexican Table” on PBS will visit the Club to talk about her new project “La Frontera” which looks at the culture and cuisine of the U.S.-Mexican border region from both sides. “This project allowed me to get back to my roots,” said Jinich, who trained in International Relations at Georgetown University. “While food and teaching others to make food will always be my passion, I also find what is happening on the border between Mexico and the U.S. to be so compelling and…
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Press Conference & Film Screening for: MICHELLE OBAMA 2024
Press Conference and Film Screening for: MICHELLE OBAMA 2024 Date and Time: Monday, July 11 at 1 PM Location: Ballroom Film: Michelle Obama 2024: Her Real Life Story and Plan for Power By: Highway 61 Entertainment Contact: Director Joel Gilbert [email protected] Film Website: MichelleObama24.com Highway 61 Entertainment will host a film screening and press conference on Monday, July 11 at 1 PM for the new film and companion book release, Michelle Obama 2024: Her Real Life Story and Plan for Power. For more information: MichelleObama24.com Open to Press and Public by RSVP
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NPC Headliners Book Event: Scott Higham & Sari Horwitz with special guest Beth Macy - “American Cartel: Inside the Battle to Bring Down the Opioid Industry”
Award-winning "Dopesick" author and journalist Beth Macy will join Pulitzer Prize-winning Washington Post reporters Scott Higham and Sari Horwitz for a discussion of their new books on the opioid crisis in America at a National Press Club in-person Headliners Book and Author event on Thursday, Sept. 22 at 6:30 p.m. Higham and Horwitz will discuss their new book, “American Cartel: Inside the Battle to Bring Down the Opioid Industry, which takes a hard look at the role drug companies played in the epidemic of opioid addiction. Macy, the author of the bestselling "Dopesick" and a writer and a…
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An Evening with Dana Tai Soon Burgess
Join renowned Korean American modern-dance choreographer Dana Tai Soon Burgess as he shares how his worldview and multifaceted background drives his creation. The memoir traces how his choreography is informed by his early years in Santa Fe, New Mexico. This insightful journey delves into an artist’s process that is inspired by varying cultural perspectives, stories, and experiences. Candid and intelligent, Burgess gives readers the opportunity to experience up close the passion for art and dance that has informed his life. Burgess will be interviewed about his memoir and answer audience…
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Embassy Press Attaché Mixer
The National Press Club cordially invites embassy press attachés to join Club members for an exclusive reception on Tuesday, March 14, from 6-8 p.m. The bi-annual press attaché mixer aims to bring together Washington’s diplomatic community with the National Press Club’s vibrant network of journalists. The event, which is sponsored by the Club’s International Correspondents Committee, is an opportunity for journalists to build relations with embassy officials from the countries they cover. Drinks and small bites will be provided.
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Gilbert M. Grosvenor Reflects on 50 Years at National Geographic
Gilbert Grosvenor, the former Chairman of the National Geographic Society and Editor of its magazine, will speak in a question and answer session on Friday, Jan. 27 at 2 p.m. in the Ballroom. Grosvenor will reflect on his career and the evolution of journalism over the last six decades. The event is sponsored by the History and Heritage Committee of the National Press Club. Grosvenor will be interviewed by his brother, Edwin S. Grosvenor, Editor of American Heritage Magazine. The Grosvenor family’s involvement in the National Press Club goes back over 100 years. Gil’s grandfather, Gilbert H.…
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Reporting from the frontlines: A conversation on the changing face of war
From conflicts in Iraq and Afghanistan to Russia’s war on Ukraine, what are the realities of working in a conflict zone? How has covering war evolved in recent decades? A panel featuring representatives from the International Committee of the Red Cross and the Committee to Protect Journalists, as well as Wall Street Journal national security reporter Vivian Salama, will address the new challenges journalists face and best practices for news gathering. This one-hour event, which will include audience Q&A, is open to both Press Club members and the general public. It will be moderated by…
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2023 Global Security Forum
Join your colleagues for a series of a moderated ‘arm-chair conversation style’ fireside chats with leading international experts and thought leaders on Tuesday, March 7 at the 2023 Global Security Forum hosted by the Center for Intelligence and National Security – an Intelligence Community Center for Academic Excellence – and the Gaylord College of Journalism and Mass Communication at the University of Oklahoma. With a focus on meeting current and future challenges to global security in an ever-changing landscape, speakers will examine how the United States – along with its NATO allies and…
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"India: The Modi Question" Documentary & Panel
On Tuesday, March 7th at 6 p.m., a truncated version of "India: The Modi Question" will be screened followed by a panel discussion organized by the Indian American Muslim Council. After the BBC aired this documentary on Jan. 17, the Indian government used its emergency powers to ban it from being aired in the country. Modi’s government also forced Twitter and YouTube to block the documentary in India under an unjust 2021 information technology law. The BBC documentary examines Modi’s role in the 2002 Gujarat riots when he was chief minister of the western Indian state. During the riots,…
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Documentary Screening of "Etilaat Roz"
Join the NPC Events Team on Monday, May 1 at 6 p.m. in the Fourth Estate for a screening of "Etilaat Roz." This documentary narrates the fall of Afghanistan and the Taliban takeover from inside the office of the Etilaatroz newspaper. It tells the story of the newspaper and its journalists after the fall of Kabul. "On August 15, 2021, Kabul is captured by the Taliban, and journalists of Etilaat Roz, a daily newspaper of Afghanistan are faced with choices. Should they escape, or should they accuse the Taliban of its atrocities?" This film was directed by Abbas Rezaei and produced by Zaki…
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