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Nicaraguan journalists lament country’s erosion of press freedom
Lucía Pineda Ubau, news director at 100% Noticias (center). Photo: Alan Kotok Journalists in Nicaragua fear for their lives daily as they face constant harassment, violence, intimidation and censorship, a panel of reporters and editors from Nicaragua said Wednesday at the National Press Club. Nicaragua's President Daniel Ortega has cracked down on protests against his presidency, the journalists said. Journalists in Nicaragua have been arrested, beaten and had their equipment confiscated. Panelist Lucía Pineda Ubau, news director at 100% Noticias, was arrested and jailed last December and…
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Fonda praises activism, denounces big oil
Actress and activist Jane Fonda speaks at The National Press Club on Dec. 17, 2019. Photo: Ben Barber Actress Jane Fonda, looking back on more than 50 years of political activism, told a National Press Club audience that demonstrating and sometimes getting arrested is a way to "align our bodies with our deepest values." It is "better than Prozac," she said, as an "antidote to depression." At a sold-out Club luncheon Tuesday, Fonda described the weekly climate-change protests she has been leading in Washington as a means to galvanize public opinion to force drastic cuts in carbon emissions…
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Young Members Chair Hoban named top Club volunteer
Brennan Hoban, chair of the Young Members Team, won the 2019 Berny Krug Award as the National Press Club's top volunteer. Photo: Alan Kotok. A showdown between journalists and politicians in September in the National Press Club ballroom determined the best spellers in the capital. Throughout the fall, there were sessions featuring young journalists who spoke about White House coverage, multimedia reporting and the cybersecurity beat. A party in the Reliable Source evoked the era of American history when women gained the right to vote and jazz was the music sensation sweeping the nation.…
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Smithsonian secretary says it helps America understand itself
Smithsonian Secretary Lonnie G Bunch answering questions from the audience about his new book “A Fool’s Errand: Creating the National Museum of African American History and Culture in the Age of Bush, Obama and Trump" at the National Press Club. Photo: Victoria Gaither Lonnie G. Bunch III, the new Smithsonian Institution secretary, sees its network of 19 museums, 21 libraries, 9 research centers, a TV channel, magazine, and National Zoo, as an “educational engine” that helps America “see itself through many different lenses.” Introducing the Smithsonian’s first historian and African-…
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Ethiopian journalist sees his country in struggle between democracy and threat of genocide
Eskinder Nega, a once-imprisoned journalist, told a National Press Club audience Monday that his native Ethiopia is struggling between the persistent threat of genocide and the elusive reality of democracy. "Right now, we're not thinking of democracy, a luxury," Nega said. "Right now we're dabbling," with elections scheduled next year. "Genocide is the paramount issue," he asserted. Nega was sentenced to 18 years in prison in 2012 on charges of having violated the government's Anti-Terrorism law, but, in 2018, with support from the Club, he was released along with about 1,000 other prisoners…
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Club members elect Michael Freedman as 113th NPC president
National Press Club members elected Club officers and members of the board in voting that concluded Friday, Dec. 6. Back row (l-r): Mark Schoeff Jr. (board), Eileen Drage O'Reilly (membership secretary), Kimberly Adams (treasurer), Lisa Nicole Matthews (vice president), Herb Jackson (board), Gillian Rich (board). Front row (l-r): Menachem Wecker (board), Michael Freedman (president), Emily Wilkins (secretary). Members of the National Press Club elected Michael Freedman, journalist-in-residence at University of Maryland Global Campus and executive producer of The Kalb Report, to…
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Kalb Report: Will Trump’s impeachment damage democracy?
Coming directly to the National Press Club from testifying at the House impeachment hearing on Wednesday, George Washington University legal scholar Jonathan Turley told The Kalb Report that the process for impeachment is moving too quickly and threatens to “tear the country apart.”
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Whitehouse says Supreme Court captured by "dark money"
Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse, D-Rhode Island, said the U.S. Supreme Court is captured by "dark money" from conservative corporate interests resulting in 5-4 majorities that favor business and Republicans over unions, consumers and Democrats.
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Panelists urge greater interfaith understanding
The production crew of the documentary "Guru Nanak," which was screened at the National Press Club on Nov. 20. The United States should work harder to promote greater understanding of different faiths and religions, panelists said at a movie screening Wednesday night, Nov. 20, at the National Press Club. In a panel discussion after the premiere of the upcoming public television documentary “Guru Nanak: The Founder of Sikhism - Life and Legacy," speakers said while interfaith dialogue can be difficult and mean a lot of time spent cleaning up misconceptions, it can encourage more tolerance…
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Voting rights organization Fair Fight 2020 working in 17 battleground states
Former Georgia House Democratic Leader Stacey Abrams (l) and National Press Club President Alison Fitzgerald Kodjak at a Nov. 15 Club luncheon. Photo: Al Teich. An organization created by former Georgia House Democratic Leader Stacey Abrams after she narrowly lost an election last year for the governor is currently working in 17 battleground states to “make sure every eligible American who should cast a vote will be able,” Abrams told a Nov. 15 National Press Club Headliners luncheon. Fair Fight 2020 initially began in three states—Louisiana, Mississippi, and Kentucky—where there were…
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