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NPC Newsmaker: AMA President Dr. Susan Bailey
American Medical Association President Dr. Susan Bailey called for President-elect Joe Biden to roll out a national strategy to help the U.S. recover from the COVID-19 pandemic during a National Press Club Headliners Virtual Newsmaker interview on Jan. 12, 2021.
Type: Media
It's a Wonderful Life: The Radio Play
The National Press Club closed 2020 by presenting a 'radio play' version of the classic story "It's a Wonderful Life" on New Year's Eve. The cast of the one hour radio play included former Club presidents Mark Hamrick, Angela Greiling Keane, Jeff Ballou and Gil Klein, along with Board of Governors members Debra Silimeo, Danny Selnick and Mark Schoeff, Jr. Professional broadcasters and Club members Dan Raviv, Barbara Porter, Sam Litzinger, Irv Chapman and Ken Mellgren are also in the cast, along with members Marc Wojno, Maureen Beasley, Mike Hempen, Adam Konowe, Jan Zastrow and Viola…
Type: Media
Maria Ressa on her fight for press freedom in the Philippines and around the world
A major address by Maria Ressa, who provides an update on her case in the Philippines, where she faces up to seven years in prison for a conviction on trumped-up charges of “cyber libel.” After her remarks she speaks with Jason Rezaian of The Washington Post.
Type: Media
A Conversation with Austin Tice’s 11-year-old Niece Maia
A unique perspective on the case of Austin Tice, the Marine veteran and Polk Award-winning journalist that has been held in Syria for more than eight years. Austin’s niece Maia who just turned 11 discusses her memories of her uncle and her advocacy for him in school and her neighborhood. Maia is interviewed by National Press Club President Lisa Matthews.
Type: Media
An Update On the Case of Emilio Gutierrez-Soto
UPDATED 5/4/21: Emilio Gutierrez-Soto responds.
An update on the case of Emilio Gutierrez-Soto, a Mexican journalist driven from his hometown by death threats from the military, which was acting on behalf of cartels. Gutierrez-Soto has been fighting for asylum ever since. He was almost deported in late 2017. Now, with a new administration, there is renewed hope for asylum in this case. Speakers include Kathy Kiely of the University of Missouri School of Journalism and Lynette Clemetson of the Knight Wallace Program at the University of Michigan. John Donnelly, Chair of the Club’s Press Freedom Team, moderates the program.
Type: Media
The Kalb Report - Astronaut Michael Collins
In 1865, Jules Verne wrote the science fiction novel “From the Earth to the Moon and a Trip Around it.” Nearly 105 years later, Michael Collins “lived” what Jules Verne could only imagine. In July of 1969, against the backdrop of the raging war in Vietnam and the social upheaval in American society, the eyes of the world turned skyward as three American astronauts roared their way toward history. In what has been described as the greatest technological achievement of the 20th century, Commander Neil Armstrong, Command Module Pilot Michael Collins and Lunar Module Pilot Edwin "Buzz" Aldrin…
Type: Media
NPC Newsmaker: Dr. Anthony Fauci
Dr. Anthony Fauci, director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases and chief medical advisor to President Biden, discussed the latest developments in the COVID-19 pandemic and the status of the nation's vaccination program at a National Press Club Virtual Headliners event on April 6, 2021.
Type: Media
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.” Stelter discussed his findings and what he calls “the collusion between Fox News and Donald Trump” at a…
Type: Media
It's Time to #FreeAustinTice
The National Press Club marked the anniversary of the abduction and detention of Award-winning journalist and Marine veteran Austin Tice on August 14, 2020 by unveiling a Freedom Clock that will display a dynamic record of the time Austin has been unjustly detained in Syria.
Type: Media