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VA Secretary McDonough touts record-breaking year
The VA has processed a record-breaking number of claims throughout 2023, granting $163 billion to veterans and their families, Veterans Affairs Secretary Denis McDonough told a National Press Club luncheon on Monday.
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Diplomats mingle with NPC members at ICC Press Attaché Mixer
Diplomats and embassy staff from dozens of countries met with members of the National Press Club on Nov. 2 at the International Correspondent's Committee Press Attaché Mixer. The ICC's twice yearly event is aimed at bringing together members of Washington's diplomatic community and the Club's network of journalists with the intention of building relationships between the two groups. Among the countries represented at the event were representatives of the embassies of Greece, Pakistan, Cyprus, Guatemala, Iraq, Norway, Serbia, Rwanda, Guatemala, Nicaragua, Iraq, Saudi Arabia, Oman, Taiwan and…
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AP Journalist Mstyslav Chernov screens award-winning documentary '20 Days in Mariupol' at Press Club
"I wish I could do more, and stay longer," said Pulitzer-prize winning AP videographer and director Mstysalv Chernov in his documentary, "20 Days in Mariupol." Former NPC President Lisa Matthews, Associated Press U.S. planning manager and moderator (l); Mstyslav Chernov, AP videographer and director of the documentary “20 Days in Mariupol” (c); and Raney Aronson-Rath, editor-in-chief and executive producer of PBS’ Frontline (r), discuss the documentary, following a Nov. 3 screening at the National Press Club. Photo: Peter West The documentary, produced by the Associated Press and PBS'…
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Intellectual property attorney tells Press Club members artificial intelligence won’t immediately replace authors
Artificial intelligence will not immediately replace authors, according to Eric von Vorys, an intellectual property attorney and AI expert with the Shulman Rogers law firm, who was the guest speaker at the Nov. 9 virtual meeting of the National Press Club’s Independent Authors Group. “AI is not anywhere close to taking over your jobs,” von Vorys assured the group. That’s because generative AI, which can create text, images, and other forms of media, has built-in limitations that offer some protections for authors. The emerging technology “is limited to whoever is programming it and whatever…
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Riveting tales from journalists Judy Woodruff, Al Hunt entertain audience at National Press Club's Silver Owls Hoot
Judy Woodruff and Al Hunt wowed the National Press Club’s Silver Owls Hoot Friday with riveting reminiscences from their decades in journalism. “We are witnesses to history,” said Woodruff about being a journalist. She’s traveling across America now on a special reporting project for PBS to try to understand why America is so divided. Judy Woodruff The Club’s dinner event welcomed 18 new Silver Owls: NPC members for 25 or more years and honored Gold and Platinum members with 50 and 60 years status respectively. Explaining why she loves interviewing people, Woodruff said, “You can have a…
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International press freedom award winner tells National Press Club Indian journalists are under attack
Although India prides itself as the world’s largest democracy, its journalists are under increasing attack and most now practice self-censorship to avoid jail or possible heavy fines. That is the bleak assessment of Shahina K.K., a veteran Indian journalist, who is a recipient of the 2023 International Press Freedom Award presented by the Committee to Protect Journalists. She spoke at a program Tuesday at the National Press Club. She is expected to receive the receive the award at a black-tie ceremony in New York City tonight. Shahina faces three charges under India’s anti-terror law and…
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Award-winning Iranian photojournalist on U.S. tour speaks to National Press Club
Yalda Moaiery, an Iranian photojournalist whose work has appeared in outlets such as the Washington Post and the San Francisco Chronicle, discussed her work and Iranian press freedom at the National Press Club on Nov. 9. Yalda Moaiery, an Iranian photojournalist, and Jason Rezaian, global opinions writer for the Washington Post, at the National Press Club on Thursday, Nov. 9, 2023. Photo: Patrick Host Moaiery was in the United States to accept the International Women's Media Foundation's Wallis Annenberg Justice for Women Journalists Award, which goes to a journalist who has been…
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Update-1: Podcast details journalists targeted through computer-hacking laws
Is it possible that journalists can be the targets of police raids because they do their jobs too well? Caitlin Vogus That's one of the questions some freedom of the press advocates are asking after an FBI raid in May on the newsroom home of journalist Tim Burke. The FBI raided Burke’s home after he obtained outtakes of Tucker Carlson’s interview with Ye (formerly known as Kanye West) in which Ye made antisemitic and other offensive remarks. The raid prompted more than 50 organizations, including the National Press Club and the National Press Club Journalism Institute, to sign a…
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Navy senior information officer describes communication challenges to American Legion Post 20
On the Internet, false stories travel faster than the truth. That’s the challenge described by Navy Captain Tamara Lawrence, deputy chief of information, at the Nov. 15 meeting of American Legion Post 20 at the National Press Club. “It’s about speed,” Lawrence said. Thomas Young, commander of the American Legion Post 20, presents Navy Captain Tamara Lawrence, deputy chief of information, with the National Press Club/Post 20 mug following her appearance at the Post’s Nov. 15, 2023, meeting. Photo: Kevin Wensing In her line of work, she deals with mis- and disinformation every day, Lawrence…
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National Press Club members celebrate Thanksgiving early
National Press Club members and their guests enjoyed a pre-Thanksgiving Turkey/Roast Beef dinner on Thursday at the Reliable Source. Dan Ruskin entertains the National Press Club’s Reliable Source on Nov. 16, 2023. Photo: Alan Kotok Diners were entertained by Dan Ruskin, brother of the late political satirist Mark Russell, a piano player who has been tickling the ivories at the Mayflower and St. Regis hotel bars for years. “Sharon and I really enjoyed dinner tonight. Everything was superb. Thanks to you and your crew for a wonderful time,” said Alan Kotok. Mark your calendar for the…
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