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NPC Breakfast with Michael Middleton
Michael Midddleton, the University of Missouri System interim president, spoke at a National Press Club Speakers breakfast on June 21, 2016. Middleton was appointed to head the University of Missouri in 2015 following racial tension and protests on its flagship campus. He will speak about moving the university forward amid a national conversation about diversity, equity and inclusion that was sparked by the protests.
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NPC Luncheon with Tom Wheeler
The U.S. is the leader in wireless technology and spectrum innovation, currently occupying the worldwide top spot in 4G wireless network utilization. Now, the development of framework is beginning for the next-generation. These 5G wireless communications services and technologies will offer dramatically faster wireless broadband services. Public and private sector stakeholders around the world have begun to shape the new 5G landscape to benefit their national and commercial interests. in this major policy address by Federal Communications Commission Chair Tom Wheeler, he lays out the…
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2015 Fourth Estate Award Honoring Gwen Ifill
NPR special correspondent Michele Norris, The Washington Post’s Dan Balz and former PBS reporter Charlayne Hunter-Gault paid tribute to PBS NewsHour co-anchor Gwen Ifill as she received the Fourth Estate Award for lifetime achievement in journalism at a dinner Oct. 15, 2015.
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NPCJI Election Bootcamp: Covering Conventions
With the Republicans meeting in Cleveland and the Democrats in Philadelphia, the National Press Club’s Journalism Institute focused on covering national party conventions as part of its series of Campaign Boot Camp programs. Get tips from veteran journalists about how to find stories inside and outside the convention hall, and find out from the House Press Gallery staff about logistics surrounding credentials. The panel is: Justin Supon, deputy director of the House Press Gallery David Lightman, national political correspondent for McClatchy Newspapers essica Wehrman, Washington…
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NPC Luncheon with CDC Director Dr. Tom Frieden
Dr. Tom Frieden, director of the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, addressed the Zika virus outbreak at a May 26, 2016 National Press Club speaker luncheon. Frieden, who has led the CDC since 2009, discussed the latest research and forecasts, as scientists at the CDC and other leading health-related organizations are working around the clock to better understand and address the virus tied to birth defects.
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U.S. Reps. André Carson and Keith Ellison on Islamophobia in the 2016 Election
U.S. Representatives Keith Ellison (D-Minn.) and André Carson (D-Ind.) discussed the rhetoric attacking Muslims and the Islamophobia in this presidential election year during a National Press Club Newsmaker on May 24, 2016. As the only two Muslims in Congress, Ellison and Carson spoke about the rise of hateful and anti-Muslim speech, violence, and cultural ignorance in today’s world and their work to ensure that the civil rights and civil liberties of all United States citizens are protected and preserved.
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NPCJI Panel Discussion: The Panama Papers
Journalists involved in the reporting of the Panama Papers data breach took part in a panel discussion sponsored by the National Press Club Journalism Institute. Speakers included reporters from the International Consortium of Investigative Journalists (ICIJ) and McClatchy Newspapers. The Panama Papers is a leak of 11.5 million financial documents from the database of the offshore law firm Mossack Fonseca located in Panama.
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The Kalb Report - The American Story: A Master Class with David McCullough
From his Pulitzer-prize winning biographies John Adams and Truman, to his distinctive narration of Ken Burns’ seminal documentaries “The Civil War” and “Baseball,” David McCullough is perhaps America’s most recognized storyteller. On this special daytime edition of The Kalb Report, moderator Marvin Kalb and McCullough, the renowned author and historian, discuss our founding fathers (and mothers), freedom of the press and the challenges facing our democracy today. The Kalb Report series is produced jointly by The National Press Club Journalism Institute, the George Washington University School…
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Election Boot Camp: Understanding Convention Rules
The Democrats may be facing a fight with the Sanders campaign’s manager saying they're not going away, that the superdelegates don't get counted until Philadelphia, so they are going to hold out hope they can flip some. In the Republican camp, while Trump won't have opposition, he still has to win the delegates he needs to get to 1,237. Can something happen to prevent that? What happens to the delegates already pledged to people who aren't running? Can conservative groups that do not want to go along with the party’s “let’s unite” message do anything to challenge things? They might not have…
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The Kalb Report - A Conversation with Judy Woodruff
In a distinguished network television career that began with her coverage of Jimmy Carter’s presidential campaign for NBC News, Judy Woodruff has remained at the pinnacle of broadcast journalism for 40 years. Having served as chief White House correspondent for NBC and PBS, the host of CNN’s Inside Politics, and now co-anchor and managing editor of PBS NewsHour, Woodruff has had a front row seat to world events, as well as some of the most notable campaigns, elections, and political scandals in American history. On this edition of The Kalb Report, moderator Marvin Kalb and Judy Woodruff…
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