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Despite ‘significant progress,’ Northern Ireland's minority party leader says concerns remain over post-Brexit deal
The new proposed post-Brexit trade agreement shows “significant progress,” but concerns remain, said Sir Jeffrey Donaldson, leader of Northern Ireland's Democratic Unionist Party (DUP), at a National Press Club Headliners Newsmaker news conference Wednesday, March 15. Donaldson said the Windsor Framework, the proposed post-Brexit agreement between the United Kingdom and European Union, is an improvement over the previous Northern Ireland Protocol, a stopgap measure that kept Northern Ireland in the EU for the purpose of facilitating trade. Sir Jeffrey Donaldson, leader of Northern Ireland's…
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Late business icon, ex-Navy aviator, lauded at Legion Post 20 meeting
"Serving in the Navy was the foundation of his life," Jennifer London, widow of J. Phillip "Jack" London, said of her husband at a March 15 meeting of National Press Club American Legion Post 20. Her husband, who died in 2021, built the 35-person consulting firm CACI into a Fortune 500 company with some 23,000 employees providing vital services to U.S. national defense. The Naval Academy graduate and naval aviator did so stressing principles of ethics and integrity that have become models for the business community. American Legion Post 20 Commander Tom Young presents a National Press Club…
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Northern Ireland 'can't be in limbo forever,' its first minister-elect tells Club
President Joe Biden’s upcoming visit to Northern Ireland should boost prospects of a power-sharing agreement among the region’s leaders after last May’s election, First Minister-elect Michelle O’Neill said Thursday during a Headliners Newsmaker event at the National Press Club. “We can’t be in limbo forever,” said O’Neill, whose political party, Sinn Fein, won a plurality of seats in the Northern Ireland Assembly. “The democratic outcome of the election must be respected.” Biden’s planned visit “sends, once again, the strongest of messages of support from the USA that we continue to enjoy…
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Club Executive Director McCarren reflects on his tenure
After more than 15 years of distinguished service to the National Press Club, Bill McCarren has announced his upcoming retirement. On the latest edition of Update-1 , McCarren speaks with Broadcast/Podcast Team Co-vice Chair Adam Konowe about what drew him to the Club, what he found when first hired as general manager and the business transformation that followed. He remembers the challenges of integrating broadcast and digital media into the Club’s membership and operations, He speaks as well of the challenges posed by COVID-19 pandemic closures and threats to press freedom. Executive…
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Philippines ambassador says country stands with America amid regional tensions
The Philippines is standing with the United States amid tensions over Taiwan, the country’s ambassador told National Press Club members at a recent event at the country’s embassy. Despite strong objections from China, the government of Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. announced in February that Manila would grant the U.S. military access to four additional bases in the South China Sea and around Taiwan. “We have chosen to be on the right side of history, which is to be with the United States in terms of our military alliance and our agreement,” Ambassador Jose Manuel Romualdez said…
Type: News
Club awards Amaya Collier the 2023 Julie Schoo Scholarship for Diversity in Journalism
The National Press Club, the world’s leading professional organization for journalists, has chosen Amaya Collier of Austin, Texas, as the winner of its 2023 Julie Schoo Scholarship for Diversity in Journalism. The award for graduating high school seniors totals as much as $20,000 over four years. Collier, a senior at McCallum High School in Austin, impressed the judges with a broad range of work samples that demonstrated an eagerness to report from the field and talk to a number of people to get the story. As an editor tor for her school’s paper, The Shield, she’s reported on a range of…
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National Press Club awards Alexa D’Amato the 2023 Richard G. Zimmerman Scholarship
The National Press Club, the world’s leading professional organization for journalists, has selected Alexa D’Amato of Boxford, Massachusetts, as the recipient of its 2023 Richard G. Zimmerman Journalism Scholarship. The award is given to an exceptional high school senior who plans to pursue a career in journalism, and includes a $5,000 one-time scholarship. D’Amato impressed Club judges with her drive, passion for journalism, and keen editorial eye. She joined her high school’s broadcasting crew as a sophomore and was elevated later to director. She also served as editor-in-chief of the…
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National Press Club awards Tanya Velázquez with the 2023 Wes Vernon Broadcast Scholarship
Tanya Velázquez received the 2023 Wes Vernon Broadcast Scholarship. The National Press Club has chosen Tanya Velázquez of Fort Worth, Texas, as the recipient of its 2023 Wes Vernon Broadcast Scholarship. The award, which promotes diversity within the field, is given to an aspiring broadcast journalist and totals as much as $20,000 over four years. Velázquez impressed the judges with a great blend of professionalism and promise. Throughout her academic career, Velázquez has shown a dedication to broadcast journalism by producing stories in video, audio, photoand digital formats in addition…
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Journalism organizations call on administration to prioritize reporters taken hostage
Following is a text of a letter from Eileen O'Reilly, president of the National Press Club, and Gil Klein, president of the National Press Club Journalism Institute, co-signed by major journalism organizations, calling on the Biden Administration to prioritize the problem of hostage taking of journalists by state actors. President Joseph R. Biden The White House Washington, D.C. 20500 Dear President Biden: We call upon you to immediately prioritize the release of two U.S. journalists being held hostage abroad: Austin Tice, who was taken in Syria 10.5 years ago, and Evan Gershkovich, who…
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National Press Club Statement on the upcoming trial of North Carolina journalists Matilda Bliss and Veronica Coit
Following is a statement from Eileen O'Reilly, president of the National Press Club, and Gil Klein, president of the National Press Club Journalism Institute, on the upcoming trial of North Carolina journalists Matilda Bliss and Veronica Coit. Bliss and Coit were covering the eviction of a homeless encampment on December 25, 2021, when they were arrested and charged with trespassing. A trial is scheduled for Wednesday. “Journalists Matilda Bliss and Veronica Coit of the citizen journalism news outlet The Asheville Blade were doing their jobs, reporting on the clearing by local police of a…
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