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Investigative reporter was surprised his article led to reopening of unsolved Medgar Evers murder case
National Press Club President Michael Freedman (left) questions investigative reporter Jerry Mitchell at a Club Headliners Book Event Feb. 19 on Mitchell's Book, "Race Against Time." Photo: Joe Luchok Investigative reporter Jerry Mitchell, whose article for the Jackson, Miss., Clarion-Ledger in 1989 about the unsolved murder of NAACP leader Medgar Evers 26 years earlier, told a National Press Club audience yesterday that he didn’t think his story would result in a reopening of the case and a solution of the murder. Speaking at a Headliners Book Event about his book “Race Against Time,”…
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Member’s book explores life-affirming history of African American woman
Gloria-Browne Marshall talks about her book, "The African American Woman, 400 Years of Perseverance," at the National Press Club Feb. 13. Photo: Joe Luchok Gloria Browne-Marshall, professor of constitutional law at John Jay College, told a National Press Club Member Book Talk on Feb. 13 that she is “evidence of a miracle. We have all been through a great deal in 400 years.” Browne-Marshall, a Club member who has been a civil-rights attorney for the southern Poverty Law Center in Philadelphia, and is an author of several books and playwright, recently published a collection of essay, "The…
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Army Secretary McCarthy: No Vindman investigation
Army Secretary Ryan McCarthy (l) covered a wide range of issues during a Feb. 14 National Press Club luncheon and question-and-answer session moderated by Club President Michael Freedman. Photo: Julie Ann Pixler Army Secretary Ryan McCarthy said at a National Press Club luncheon on Friday, Feb. 14, that he foresees no Army investigation of Lt. Col. Alexander Vindman, the former National Security Council staffer who has provoked the ire of President Donald Trump for testifying during the House Judiciary Committee's impeachment inquiry. McCarthy said Vindman, who specialized on relations…
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CDC official: Coronavirus cases under-reported by China
Dr. Anne Schuchat, principal deputy director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, told a National Press Club audience on Feb. 11 that China would likely soon allow American experts into the country to help fight the coronavirus outbreak. Photo: Al Teich American experts believe there are "a much greater number" of cases of coronavirus cases in China than the 42,000 authorities there have reported, a top official of the U.S. Centers for Disease Control said, but so far she said there has been little spread of the disease in the United States. Speaking Feb. 11 at a Newsmakers…
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Shooting death of journalist daughter inspires Parker to be 'son-of-a-bitch' against gun lobby
Andy Parker, father of slain journalist Alison Parker, focused his anger over his daughter's death and became "a son-of-a-bitch" for the greater good he said at a National Press Club event Feb. 10. After Alison was killed in a shooting, he devoted himself to speaking out against gun violence, even if it meant throwing a few elbows. Her death changed not only Parker’s trajectory, but also those of his wife Barbara and Alison’s boyfriend, Chris Hurst. Barbara Parker created the For Alison Foundation, a non-profit organization that creates opportunities for children in southern Virginia to…
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Coronavirus experts ask media to raise awareness, not fear
A panel of health experts said media reports of the current coronavirus outbreak in China have been solid and asked for further media assistance in communicating awareness without creating fear. They spoke at an event sponsored by the National Press Club Journalism Institute on Feb. 10. Nancy Messonnier, a physician and spokesperson for the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, said health authorities are on a “precipice. We want people to be aware…but don’t want them to be overly concerned as yet.” When people want to know what to do, she said she tells them, “Just wait.” Both…
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Despite challenges, Wilkie calls Veteran Affairs ‘very strong’
Secretary of Veterans Affairs Robert Wilkie said former deputy secretary James Byrne was dismissed because "he did not gel with the rest of the team," at a Feb. 5 National Press Club Newsmaker event. Photo: Alan Kotok A day after President Trump reunited a military family and recognized a 100-year-old former Tuskegee Airman during the State of the Union address, Veterans Affairs Secretary Robert Wilkie said the agency is improving its operations as it is utilized more than ever by the nation's former military personnel. “The state of our VA is very strong and is in a position that we have…
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'Boys on the Bus' horse-race coverage still defines elections
The Boston Globe's Tom Oliphant, left, and Connie Chung, with CBS News in 1972, tell about some of their more memorable experiences during the 1972 campaign at a Jan. 30 National Press Club event on the seminal campaign journalism book The Boys on the Bus. Photo: Alan Kotok The reporters crammed on buses and planes to cover the wild and unpredictable presidential campaign. The Democratic field swelled with eccentric candidates competing to defeat a scandal-plagued incumbent Republican who had a tense relationship with the media. The reporters traveled in packs and faced accusations of “…
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Mother of detained reporter urges U.S. to talk with Syrians
Debra Tice speaks at a Jan. 27 press conference announcing the second annual Night Out for Austin Tice. A single U.S. government official is believed to be blocking talks with Syrian authorities about securing the release of an American journalist said to be held in that country, the reporter’s mother told a press conference Monday at the National Press Club. Debra Tice, mother of U.S. freelance reporter Austin Tice, said a top Syrian official offered in 2014 to talk with U.S. counterparts about her son’s situation but that American officials have failed to walk through what she called an “…
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Breakfast explores podcasting best practices, tips
Three experts on producing and using podcasts shared their insights, perspectives and recommendations on Thursday at the first Communicator Professional Development Breakfast of the year sponsored by the National Press Club’s Communicators Committee. Robert Johnson, a partner with Reister Public Affairs, discussed 10 reasons why organizations must have a podcast. Topping the list was that podcasts create stronger relationships with audiences -- even more than websites and press releases. Podcasts also "train" audiences to seek you out first for information while giving you an online-news…
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