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NPC Virtual Book Event: Bill Novelli, "Good Business”
Bill Novelli, one of the pioneers of social marketing, will discuss his book, Good Business: The Talk, Fight, Win Way to Change the World, at a National Press Club Headliners Book Event at 1 p.m. on Friday, January 29. In Good Business, Novelli aims to prove that you can do well (creating economic and financial success for yourself and your company or organization) by doing good (helping to solve the world's and society's major problems) and argues that you can make a positive social difference regardless of what business you are in or where you are in your career. This one-hour program will…
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NPC Virtual Book Event: Dan Morain, "Kamala's Way"
Veteran journalist Dan Morain, who wrote his first story about Vice President-elect Kamala Harris in 1994 for the Los Angeles Times, will discuss his new biography, Kamala's Way: An American Life, at a National Press Club Headliners Book Event at 1 p.m. ET on Monday, Jan. 25. This one-hour program will stream live on the Club’s website and YouTube Channel, and is accessible to both the media and members of the general public free-of-charge. Kamala's Way, published Jan. 12, takes readers from her early years in Oakland and Berkeley through her rise in politics to the second-highest office in…
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The Travel Recovery from Leading Industry Experts
Who: The American Society of Travel Advisors (ASTA) is the world’s leading association of travel agents (also referred to as advisors), representing 160,000 travel advisors across the country, 98 percent of which are small businesses. What: The Society will kick-off their lobbying day with a press conference at the National Press Club where a powerhouse panel of travel CEOs will discuss the travel industry recovery, the challenges we face and the opportunity on the horizon. Zane Kerby, President & CEO of the American Society of Travel Advisors Jackie Friedman, President of Nexion…
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NPC Virtual Book Event: Ron Brownstein, “Rock Me on the Water”
The stars aligned in Los Angeles in 1974 as a diverse group of talents across film, music, and television hit a creative zenith, jolting American popular culture and in turn, American politics. Atlantic senior editor Ron Brownstein, who analyzes that pivotal year in his new book, “Rock Me on the Water: 1974-The Year Los Angeles Transformed Movies, Music, Television, and Politics” will discuss what we can discern about our political future from the current generational cultural divide at 2:00 p.m. on Thursday, May 20 at a National Press Club Virtual Book Event. This one-hour program will…
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Violence- Public Health Crisis
CITIZENS OF ILLINOIS TRAVEL TO THE NATIONS CAPITAL TO URGE PRESIDENT JOE BIDEN TO SIGN AN EXECUTIVE ORDER DECLARING VIOLENCE A PUBLIC HEALTH CRISIS. LETS MAKE AMERICA HEALTHY. Major Press Conference: Monday April 26TH, 2021| 12 NOON, National Press Club 529 14th St NW, Washington DC Tickler CHICAGO, IL – The state of Illinois house and Senate has passed HB158 declaring violence as a public health crisis. The citizens of Illinois now call upon President Joe Biden to sign an executive order declaring violence as a public health crisis across the nation. Major press conference Monday Apr 26th…
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NPC Virtual Book Event: Elizabeth McGowan, “Outpedaling the Big C”
Celebrating both National Bike Month and National Melanoma Awareness Month, Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist Elizabeth McGowan will discuss her memoir “Outpedaling the Big C: My Healing Cycle Across America” at a National Press Club Virtual Headliners Book Event on Wednesday, May 19 at 2 p.m. This one-hour program will stream live on the Club's website and YouTube Channel, and is accessible to both the media and members of the general public free-of-charge. Viewers can submit their questions for McGowan in advance or during the live program via email to [email protected]. Outpedaling the…
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7th Annual State of Black Tourism
The National Coalition of Black Meeting Professionals will host its 7th Annual State of Black Tourism on Thursday, September 17, 2020, bringing together industry leaders from associations, DMO’s, corporations and elected officials to share their thoughts regarding the impact of current practices that affect Black hospitality professionals. The program will outline course correction strategies via data driven presentations and thoughtful discussions. This year’s program will also discuss the future of the industry post COVID-19 and George Floyd. To register for this online program, visit …
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NPC Virtual Book Event: Lisa Napoli, "Up All Night: Ted Turner, CNN, and the Birth of 24-Hour News"
How did a former billboard salesman, baseball team owner and America’s Cup winner who hated news end up as the father of 24-hour news? Journalist Lisa Napoli, author of "Up All Night: Ted Turner, CNN and the Birth of 24-Hour News," will describe how Ted Turner flipped the switch on media with the creation in 1980 of the first 24-hour news channel at a virtual Headliners Book Event at 1 p.m. on Tuesday, Sept. 22. This one-hour program will stream live on the Club’s website and YouTube Channel, and is accessible to both the media and members of the general public free-of-charge. Viewers can…
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NPC Virtual Book Event: Brian Stelter, "HOAX"
Over the course of two years, CNN Worldwide’s chief media correspondent and Reliable Sources anchor Brian Stelter interviewed more than 250 current and former Fox News insiders in a bid to understand why the network dropped the “fair and balanced” claim and embraced “fake news.” Stelter chronicles what he learned about the multibillion-dollar media powerhouse and its ties to President Donald Trump in his new book “HOAX: Donald Trump, Fox News, and the Dangerous Distortion of Truth.” On Tuesday, September 8, Stelter will discuss his findings and what he calls “the collusion between Fox News…
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NPC Virtual Book Event: Max Brooks, "Devolution"
Bestselling author Max Brooks will deliver a talk entitled, “Zombies, Bigfoot, and COVID: How Fiction Can Prepare Us For Disasters,” at a National Press Club Headliners book event on Thursday, Sept. 3 at 1 p.m. Brooks is perhaps best known for reinventing the modern zombie genre with his "Zombie Survival Guide" and his novel, "World War Z." More than a mere horror tale, "World War Z" builds on Brooks’ extensive research in pandemic planning – which Brooks says the Trump administration largely ignored in its response to COVID-19 – as well as describing how a pandemic threat can transform…
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