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Ruslana speaks at the National Press Club - Mar. 5, 2014
As the tense political situation in Ukraine escalated, Ruslana Lyzhychko, one of Ukraine's most internationally recognizable and politically active citizens discussed the situation in her home country at the National Press Club on March 5, 2014.
Type: Media
NPC Luncheon with Congressman Buck McKeon
House Armed Services Committee Chairman Howard "Buck" McKeon (R-Calif.) discussed President Obama's Afghanistan withdrawal plans at a National Press Club luncheon on Feb. 24, 2014. The chairmanship of the House Armed Services Committee, which provides authorization and oversight of the Defense Department and its nearly $500 billion budget, is considered one of Congress' most influential positions. A staunch advocate of robust defense spending, McKeon announced in January he would not seek reelection in 2014 after 21 years on Capitol Hill.
Type: Media
Secretary of Energy Ernest Moniz speaks at the National Press Club
Energy Secretary Ernest Moniz announced at a Feb. 19, 2014 National Press Club luncheon that the Obama administration will be signing off on a $6.5 billion loan guarantee to help finance the construction of two new nuclear power reactors at the Vogel electric plant in Georgia.
Type: Media
Rewind Special Edition: Reporting Obamacare with Integrity
On January 23, 2014, former Cigna Insurance Communications Chief Wendell Potter discussed his personal experiences working in the insurance industry. He revealed the corruption within these private insurance companies and urged Americans to look past media stereotypes of Obamacare.
Type: Media
Rewind Special Edition: Obamacare After the Exchanges
On February 3, 2014, a panel of experts on Obamacare discussed the future of health insurance. The panelists also discussed the media's portrayal of Obamacare and why the public should care.
Type: Media
The Kalb Report with Thomas L. Friedman
As the fall-out from Edward Snowden's leak to the media of the U.S. government's massive surveillance programs—including recent court rulings involving the constitutionality of these programs—continues to reverberate around the world, moderator Marvin Kalb and guest Thomas L. Friedman, the three-time Pulitzer Prize-winning New York Times columnist and author, discussed the evolving intersection of national security and freedom of the press on Feb. 10, 2014. The Kalb Report is produced by the National Press Club Journalism Institute, the George Washington University School of Media and Public…
Type: Media
Ms. Quote: Why Are Women Missing From the News?
What are we missing when our reporting doesn’t adequately include women experts and women subjects? Why should we care and how can we increase women's voices in the news? A panel of experts explores the lack of female sources in news coverage. Panelists include Matt Winkler, editor-in-chief Bloomberg News, Sally Buzbee, AP Washington bureau chief, Ken Strickland, NBC Washington bureau chief, Ruth Marcus, Washington Post op-ed columnist, Anna Palmer, Politico senior Washington correspondent, and Jill Zuckman, managing director SKDKnickerbocker. Linda Kramer Jenning, Georgetown University…
Type: Media
NPC Luncheon with Christine Lagarde
International Monetary Fund Managing Director Christine Lagarde talked about world's economy at a Jan. 15 National Press Club luncheon in her first press appearance in 2014. Lagarde spoke immediately after returning from a trip to Africa. As the leader of the IMF, Lagarde has a in hand economic research of the organization's 188 member countries. She discussed the prospects for US and global economic growth, recovery in the European Union, and the IMF's mission to support low-income countries by increasing the availability of credit.
Type: Media
NPC Luncheon with Joseph H. Boardman
Amtrak President & CEO Joseph H. Boardman shared his thoughts on passenger rail issues and provide a preview of the year ahead for Amtrak at a National Press Club Luncheon on January 10, 2014.
Type: Media
NPC Luncheon with General Frank Grass
Gen. Frank J. Grass, member of the Joint Chiefs of Staff and chief of the National Guard Bureau, addressed issues facing the National Guard at a National Press Club luncheon on January 9, 2014. Grass, who took command Sept. 7, 2012, is responsible for ensuring that the more than 460,000 Army and Air National Guard citizen-warriors stand ready to protect the nation and mobilize as active duty soldiers and airmen and women. Since 9-11, National Guard citizen soldiers and airmen have supported more than 760,000 overseas mobilizations, some more than once. Grass serves as military advisor to…
Type: Media