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NYC Mayor Eric Adams calls on press to hold gun industry accountable
New York City Mayor Eric Adams called on the media to apply more scrutiny to the firearm industry during an appearance Tuesday at the National Press Club. “On behalf of every mayor, every victim of gun violence, and every American, I'm asking for your help to expose the gun industry in this country for what it truly is: a betrayal of American values and American freedom,” he said at a Club Newsmakers event. “Every story you cover about gun violence can help us move closer to accountability for those who profit from it.” New York City Mayor Eric Adams provided a road map for reporters…
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Authors should approach podcasts with a message in mind
Authors should approach hosting podcasts and appearing as guests on other shows with a clear idea about the message they want to send, Molly Ruland, founder and CEO of podcast production company Heartcast Media, told the National Press Club’s Independent Authors Group at their Sept. 8 meeting. “Create a plan for the content and your specific goals,” she said. “Is this a book tour? How long are you willing to commit, and how many episodes do you want to record?” Ruland added, “Every interview should have a purpose and a clear call to action. Provide the listeners and/or host with the direct…
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Amy B. Wang wins Spelling Bee with naughty-ish word; journalists break tie with politicians
What a neighl -- oops, make that "nail"-- biter! The National Press Club's annual Press vs. Politicians Spelling Bee, back Wednesday after a pandemic-induced break, was down to the last of the journalists team, Amy B. Wang, and the remaining politician, Rep. Chris Pappas. Wang, a national political reporter at The Washington Post, was making her first appearance in the bee. Pappas, a New Hampshire Democrat, won the previous contest in 2019. Amy Wang, a national political reporter at the Washington Post, won the National Press Club Press v. Politicians Spelling Bee on Sept. 14. Photo: Aileen…
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New book by MSNBC journalist explains how women can bolster workplace confidence
Growing up as an undocumented immigrant taught Daniela Pierre-Bravo -- now an MSNBC producer and reporter -- how to keep her head down, work hard, and please everyone. It also burdened her with shame, resentment and the omnipresent feeling of not fitting in, she said at a Sept. 15 National Press Club book event. At 11, Pierre-Bravo arrived in Ohio from Chile. She thought her parents were chasing The American Dream while working two and three jobs. “We never really talked about why we were here or about our status,” she said while discussing her new book, 'The Other: How to Own Your Power at…
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Club reflects on progress, work ahead 50 years after accepting first female members
Prominent female journalists said there has been progress in the treatment of women in the industry but more work lies ahead, during a celebration of the 50th anniversary of the National Press Club admitting female members as part of the Silver Owls Fall Hoot. The Club voted to admit women members for the first time in 1971, having previously only allowed them to cover events and luncheons from the ballroom balcony. Former presidents of the National Press Club and the Washington Press Club discussed milestones in the journey to women becoming NPC members. (l-r) Ann Carey McFeatters, WPC…
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Podcast explores press freedom in Africa
As journalists around the world face challenges in the line of duty, the latest edition of Update-1 examines the state of press freedom in Africa. Oral Ofori (l), an award-winning Ghanaian-American journalist, spoke with National Press Club Broadcast/Podcast Team member Lincoln Smith. Photo: Club staff In this episode of the National Press Club's podcast, Club Broadcast/Podcast Team member Lincoln Smith interviews journalist Oral Ofori, an award-winning Ghanaian-American digital media producer, blogger, freelance journalist, entrepreneur and writer, based at Ghana’s embassy in Washington…
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Politicization of civics hinders teaching of law, history, Browne-Marshall tells Club's Member-Author Group
Civics education has become politicized, inhibiting children from learning about the law and history, said Gloria Browne-Marshall, author of "The U.S. Constitution: An African American Context," at an event sponsored by the National Press Club's Member-Author Group on Sept. 15. Highlighting findings from this year's survey from the Annenberg Public Policy Center of the University of Pennslvania, which found that 47 percent of Americans cannot name the three branches of government, Browne-Marshall said that while Americans are surrounded by laws, most do not know what they are and how they…
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Press Club Communicators explore the intersection of business analytics and communications ROI
Communications team members explored the use of business analytics to demonstrate return on investment and glimpsed into the future of predictive analysis using artificial intelligence machine learning concepts during a virtual “Lunch and Learn” event hosted by the National Press Club Communicators Team on Sept. 21. Scholar-practitioner Professor Beth Egan, associate professor of advertising at the Syracuse University S.I. Newhouse School of Communications, explained how business analytics is used to evaluate communications and how to best communicate such analyses to the C-suite. She also…
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Journalists can dig up news gold in government's alphabet soup
Journalists can find surprising nuggets of news gold with a little determination and patience when they mine publicly available sources from the U.S. Agency for International Development, former Bloomberg News editor and Africa development consultant Ed DeMarco told National Press Club members in a recent online workshop. Reporters can learn, for example, that the U.S. government, even while at odds with the Ethiopian government over the war in Tigray, is planning a program to mitigate conflict and support peacebuilding. The planning suggests U.S. confidence that a peace settlement might be…
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Reporters, editors must recognize, confront stresses of journalism, panel says
The stresses of journalism can cause mental health problems that writers and editors should recognize and confront, according to two panels on journalism and mental health on Friday, Sept. 30 at the National Press Club.
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