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Wendy Davis Speaks at Aug. 5, 2013 National Press Club Luncheon
"Texas isn’t listening to families,” said Texas State Senator Wendy Davis, at a National Press Club luncheon on August 5, 2013. Explaining her recent 13-hour filibuster in the Texas Senate, Davis emphasized that the filibuster was not just about a bill challenging reproductive rights. “It is about the failure of our [currently empowered] state leaders . . . to really be connected to our Texas families,” Davis said, describing how families are struggling with lack of health insurance and defunded public education.
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Helen Thomas on discrimination against female journalists
Legendary journalist Helen Thomas, a long-time member of the National Press Club, passed away July 20, 2013 at the age of 92. In 2004, she was interviewed for the documentary "The National Press Club at 100: A Century of Headlines." Here we present an outtake of that interview in which she talks about discrimination against female reporters in Washington, and how that played into a 1959 visit by Soviet Premier Nikita Krushchev.
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Helen Thomas on winning the NPC's Fourth Estate Award
Legendary journalist Helen Thomas, a long-time member of the National Press Club, passed away July 20, 2013 at the age of 92. In 2004, she was interviewed for the documentary "The National Press Club at 100: A Century of Headlines." Here we present an outtake of that interview in which she talks about winning the Club's Fourth Estate Award in 1984.
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Press Club Rewind - 7.22.2013
Press Club Rewind is a weekly review of events at The National Press Club. In this week's edition: healthcare and insurance providers express skepticism about the Affordable Care Act; using IT to keep track of medical patients and their treatment; rating the environmental impact of electronic devices; Stephen Maing presents his documentary, "High Tech, Low Life"; and the NPC softball team ends the season on a high note with a second-place finish.
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Press Club Rewind - 7.15.2013
Press Club Rewind is a weekly review of events at The National Press Club. In this week's edition: Former HP Ceo Carly Fiorina says U.S. tax code is killing entrepreneurial endeavor; a Quinnipiac poll reveals more Americans see NSA leaker Edward Snowden as a whistle blower, not a traitor; former military and government personnel express concern over President Obama's nominee for ambassador to the U.N.; church leaders voice frustration with an HHS mandate to provide contraception; environmentalists urge the EPA to hold power plants accountable for the removal of waterway toxins; an Oxfam panel…
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NPC Professional Development: How to Get on TV
"How to Get on TV" - A lively discussion explaining how to get the attention of bookers as an expert, and stay on their list. Panelists include: Jonathan Capehart, Washington Post opinion writer and member of the editorial board and an MSNBC contributor; Lucy Spiegel, Executive Director, Contributors and Audience at CNN; Alla Lora, producer of Washington Week with Gwen Ifill; and Amy Shuster, producer of MSNBC’s Rachel Maddow Show. Moderated by Barbara Cochran, journalism professor at the University of Missouri, and former Washington bureau chief of CBS News. This program was made…
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NPC Luncheon with Carly Fiorina
Rules and regulations emanating from Washington are choking America's potential entrepreneurs, Carly Fiorina, former chairman of Hewlett Packard, said at a July 1, 2013 National Press Club luncheon.
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Press Club Rewind - 7.1.2013
Press Club Rewind is a weekly review of events at The National Press Club. In this week's edition: Discovery Channel founder John Hendricks talks with Paula Zahn about his new book; outgoing Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood gives his farewell remarks; lobbyists urge Obama to maintain commitment to AIDS/HIV aid while others urge him to limit military intervention in Africa; Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s son marks the 50th anniversary of the March on Washington; Stephen Groff of the Asian Development Bank evaluates Myanmar’s economic future; a panel weighs the effects of the Koch brothers'…
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Press Club Rewind - Special Edition: Gary Pruitt & Barbara Walters
In the wake of the Department of Justice seizing phone data of reporters, CEO of the Associated Press Gary Pruitt asks for new guidelines and a federal shield law to protect journalists at a June 19, 2013 NPC luncheon. Also: The American News Women's Club honored Barbara Walters with its Excellence in Journalism Award on June 21, 2013 at The National Press Club. Network news colleagues toasted her, friends roasted her retirement announcement, and the pioneering legend herself reflected on her career.
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NPC Newsmaker: Goodwill Industries
Goodwill Industries will help 3,000 female vets nationwide find jobs over the next two years, Goodwill President and CEO Jim Gibbons said at a June 25, 2013 National Press Club Newsmaker media event. The move expands a program developed in 2012 and encouraged by First Lady Michelle Obama and Jill Biden to hire 1,800 veterans, according to Gibbons.
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