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National Press Club awards Brett Victoria Simpson with the 2019 Shirley and Dennis Feldman Fellowship for Studies in Journalism
WASHINGTON, Aug. 19, 2019 /PRNewswire/ -- The National Press Club, the world's leading professional organization for journalists, has chosen Brett Simpson as the winner of its 2019 Shirley and Dennis Feldman Fellowship. The award is for a student pursuing graduate studies in journalism and is a one-time scholarship of $5,000. Simpson is a 2016 graduate of Princeton University. She will use the scholarship to attend the University of California Berkeley School of Journalism's two-year full-time Master's program. "Brett's ability to take a complex science and environmental issue and convey its…
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National Press Club awards Alanna Felton with the 2019 Richard G. Zimmerman Award for Studies in Journalism
WASHINGTON, Aug. 19, 2019 /PRNewswire/ -- The National Press Club, the world's leading professional organization for journalists, has chosen Alanna Felton as the winner of its 2019 Richard G. Zimmerman Award. The award is for graduating high school seniors and is a one-time scholarship for $5,000. Felton, who graduated this year from T.R. Robinson High School in Tampa, Florida, will use the scholarship to study journalism at Florida State University. "Alanna submitted many thoughtful pieces on a wide range of issues," said Alison Fitzgerald Kodjak, President of the National Press Club. "Her…
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National Press Club awards Edna Anne Rutland with the 2019 Julie Schoo Scholarship for Diversity in Journalism
WASHINGTON, Aug. 19, 2019 /PRNewswire/ -- The National Press Club, the world's leading professional organization for journalists, has chosen Edna Anne Rutland as the winner of its 2019 Diversity Scholarship Award. The award is for graduating high school seniors and totals as much as $20,000 over four years. Rutland, who graduated this year from Central High School in Macon, Georgia, will use the scholarship to study journalism at Florida A&M University. "Edna wowed the judges with the maturity of her writing on issues such as race relations," said Alison Fitzgerald Kodjak, President of…
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United Mine Workers of America Pres. Cecil Roberts at National Press Club Headliners Newsmaker Sept 4 to Discuss Future of Coal, Jobs, Pensions, Green New Deal and the 2020 Campaigns
WASHINGTON, Aug. 19, 2019 /PRNewswire/ -- The International President of the United Mine Workers of America (UMWA) Cecil Roberts will discuss the future of the coal industry and what effect he believes proposed climate change legislation and initiatives will have on the jobs outlook for coal producing regions at a National Press Club Headliners Newsmaker at 10 a.m. on Wednesday, September 4. United Mine Workers of America Pres. Cecil Roberts at National Press Club Headliners Newsmaker Sept 4 to Discuss Future of Coal, Jobs, Pensions, Green New Deal and the 2020 Campaigns Roberts also is…
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Former Sen. Harkin & Internet Founder Vinton Cerf to Discuss How the Untapped Labor Pool of Nearly 11 Million People with Disabilities Can Boost Economy at National Press Club Headliners Event, Sept. 4
WASHINGTON, Aug. 20, 2019 /PRNewswire/ -- Former U.S. Senator Tom Harkin, Vinton Cerf, and other influential leaders in disability inclusion, technology, and advocacy will discuss how embracing assistive technologies and adopting an inclusive mindset will drive U.S. economic growth by employing the nearly 11 million people with disabilities at a National Press Club Headliners event on September 4 at 10 a.m. According to a recent Accenture report, companies leading the way with inclusive workplaces achieved, on average, "28 percent higher revenue, double the net income and 30 percent higher…
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National Press Club Announces 2019 Press Freedom Honorees
WASHINGTON, Aug. 22, 2019 /PRNewswire/ -- The National Press Club today announced the foreign and domestic honorees of its annual John Aubuchon Press Freedom Award; selecting Aasif Sultan, a journalist with the Kashmir Narrator monthly magazine who has been jailed in the region for nearly a year for his reporting, and POLITICO reporter Mackenzie Mays for her dogged pursuit of the truth in the face of harassment while reporting for McClatchy's Fresno Bee in California. The John Aubuchon Press Freedom Award, named for a former Club president who fervently advocated for press freedom, is given…
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Victims of Enforced Disappearance Day Event At National Press Club
WASHINGTON, Aug. 28, 2019 /PRNewswire/ -- August 30, 2019 10:00 am- 12:00 noon National Press Club, 13th Floor, Murrow Room 529 14th St., NW, Washington DC For more information: Sufi Laghari, Sindhi Foundation: [email protected], 202-378-0333 Leonce Byimana, TASSC International: [email protected] Human rights groups will gather on August 30th at the National Press Club to commemorate the disappearance of thousands of people by repressive governments, and to support their families waiting to hear the whereabouts of their loved ones. "The families of missing ones spend the rest of their…
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Corteva Agriscience CEO Jim Collins to discuss how trade, regulatory, and environmental issues are impacting U.S. farmers and the world's food security at National Press Club Luncheon, Sept. 25
WASHINGTON, Sept. 9, 2019 /PRNewswire/ -- Jim Collins, CEO of Corteva Agriscience, the newly independent publicly traded spin-off of DowDuPont, will deliver an address on the trade, regulatory, environmental and innovation issues facing U.S. farmers and the subsequent threat these issues pose to the food security of American consumers and the growing global population at a National Press Club Headliners luncheon on September 25, 2019. Corteva Agriscience CEO Jim Collins to discuss how trade, regulatory, and environmental issues are impacting U.S. farmers and the world’s food security at…
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Brazil's Foreign Minister Ernesto Araújo to speak at National Press Club following meeting with Secretary Pompeo this Friday, Sept. 13
WASHINGTON, Sept. 10, 2019 /PRNewswire/ -- Brazil's Minister of Foreign Affairs Ambassador Ernesto Araújo will address the National Press Club and take questions at a NPC Newsmaker event in the Club's Fourth Estate Room at 4:00 p.m. on Friday, September 13, 2019. Brazil’s Foreign Minister Ernesto Araújo to speak at National Press Club following meeting with Secretary Pompeo this Friday, Sept. 13. Mr. Araújo will speak on Brazilian-American cooperative efforts and current international and domestic developments relating to South America's largest nation and strongest economy. Mr. Araújo's…
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TVA CEO Jeff Lyash to discuss future of energy for nation's largest public utility at National Press Club Newsmaker, September 18
WASHINGTON, Sept. 11, 2019 /PRNewswire/ -- The Tennessee Valley Authority's new president and CEO, Jeff Lyash, will discuss the future of energy and his vision for the nation's largest public utility at a National Press Club Headliners event on September 18 at 10 a.m. TVA CEO Jeff Lyash to discuss future of energy for nation’s largest public utility at National Press Club Newsmaker, September 18 Coming off of his first 100 days as the new leader of the $11 billion federal corporation, Lyash will discuss TVA's plans for generating power over the next 20 years while highlighting its…
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