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Former colleagues pay tribute to Richard Hottelet at Club memorial service
Great men and women still exist in journalism, but many of the “greatest generation” of the profession are dying out. An reminder of this was the memorial service held at the National Press Club March 21 for the late, great CBS newsman Richard C. Hottelet. Hottelet was the last of the "Murrow Boys," elite journalists chosen and trained by the legendary Edward R. Murrow. Hottelet died in December at the age of 97. About 75 people came to the Club on a Saturday morning to reminisce and pay tribute to Hottelet. The event was sponsored by the Club, George Washington University, CBS News and the…
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Chinese dissident recounts human-rights fight, escape from house arrest
Listening to foreign radio broadcasts about democracy gave him the inspiration to persevere over death threats, torture and imprisonment and later to escape house arrest in China, Chinese dissident Chen Guangcheng told a National Press Club Book Rap March 19. Reading excerpts from his new book “The Barefoot Lawyer,” Chen recounted his remarkable life as a human-rights activist and its tribulations. Blind since infancy, Chen was a self-taught lawyer who opted to fight human-rights abuse in Shandong Province – especially abuses involving the one-child policy the Chinese government imposed…
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Experts disagree on merits of concealed guns, favor restricted permits
Gun experts, speaking at a National Press Club Newsmakers news conference on Oct. 9, disagreed on the effects of citizens carrying concealed guns while agreeing that permits to carry them are appropriate if properly restricted. George Lyon, one of the litigants whose suit led to the overthrow of the D.C. ban of carrying weapons, emphasized the benefits of armed citizens while Paul Helmke, former president and chief executive officer of the Brady Center to Prevent Gun Violence, focused on the risks. Lyon called police and emergency medical service personnel "second responders" to crime because…
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Activist urges alternative strategy to U.S.-Russia relations, and nuclear disarmament
With ongoing crises ranging from terrorism to Ebola, policymakers, the media and the public are overlooking a threat that could wipe out the entire human race, a 1985 Nobel Peace Prize nominee said at a National Press Club Newsmakers news conference on Wednesday. That issue, Helen Caldicott said, is nuclear war. Escalating tensions between the U.S. and Russia over conflict in Ukraine pose a worldwide nuclear risk, according to the Australian physician and civil activist who also is the subject of an Oscar-winning documentary. Both the U.S. and Russia have access to the button that could…
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No 'silver bullets' to solving society ills, Kristof tells Book Rap
There are no easy answers to solving problems like broken homes, substance abuse and marginal unemployment, said New York Times columnist Nicholas Kristof at a National Press Club Book Rap, Sept. 29. "It always seems to me that we have this yearning for the silver bullets and there aren't silver bullets out there but there is, in a sense, silver buckshot. There are a lot of little things that move the needle somewhat," said Kristof, who is promoting his new book, "A Path Appears: Transforming Lives, Creating Opportunity." One of the reasons that Kristof wrote the book with his wife Sheryl…
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Hoyer predicts Democrats will hold Senate, criticizes what he calls GOP obstruction
House Minority Whip Steny Hoyer, D-Md., called for bipartisanship in both chambers to end "gridlock" and advance legislation on the minimum wage, equal pay for women, jobs creation and immigration at a Sept. 29 National Press Club Newsmaker. He outlined what he called "a vision of a Congress on your side" and asserted that in the upcoming congressional elections, Democrats will keep control of the Senate. "Today we see a Republican majority that automatically opposes anything President Obama supports – even though our country needs action," he said. He emphasized that "bipartisan compromise…
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Holder 'served honorably,' Smiley says during Club Book Rap
PBS Broadcaster Tavis Smiley believes Attorney General Eric Holder "served honorably" but that the Obama administration's search for leaks was unacceptable. "I parted ways with the Obama administration digging into the lives and work of journalists," Smiley said during a National Press Club Book Rap Sept. 25. "I think that crossed the line, unacceptable, untenable, unthinkable, intolerable." Club President Myron Belkind asked Smiley, who was appearing at the Club promoting his new book, "Death of a King: The Real Story of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.'s Final Year," for his comment on the…
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Custom content industry needs freelancers, says Club panel
It goes by many names – custom content, content marketing and brand journalism are just a few. Whatever you call it, it’s a growing and high-paying market for freelancers. That was the theme of a Sept. 17 panel on custom content, sponsored by the National Press Club Freelance Committee. Attendees heard from two custom content editors; the head of the Content Council, the industry’s trade association; and two writers with experience in custom content. Panelists highlighted the opportunities, including: • Relatively high pay: anywhere from $1 to $2.50 a word, according to panelists…
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Webb mulls White House run, warns against intervention in Syria
Former Senator Jim Webb, D-Va, wasn't coy with the audience at a National Press Club Luncheon Sept. 23 -- he said he is considering a presidential campaign. Webb and his advisers will weigh the possibilities over the fall and early winter. "We'll take a hard look and get back to you in a few months," he said. In the meantime, he is urging the United States to be wary of involvement in Syria, which is in the midst of a civil war that has helped foment the Islamic State movement that has taken over parts of Iraq. The country needs a clear statement of national security and foreign policy rather…
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Investigative reporter Corn explains how to add value to news
David Corn, the investigative reporter who revealed what former Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney thought about 47 percent of the population, said that adding value to news is the challenge for media organizations in today's online environment. Corn used his publication, Mother Jones, as an example. First, it tries to find a “story in the news that people already care about where we can tell them something different or new about it. Say a 47 percent video about a presidential campaign," he said at a National Press Club event on Sept. 18. "It is always easier to get people's…
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