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Selective Service director sees 50-50 chance for women draft registration
There is a 50-50 chance that women will be required to register for a possible military draft now that they are allowed to serve in all combat roles, Lawrence G. Romo, director of the Selective Service System (SSS), told a National Press Club Newsmaker audience Jan. 29. “There has been no change in the Military Selective Service Act to require [women] to register [with SSS], or be subject to a future military draft," Romo said. Current law requires that only men between the ages of 18 and 25 be registered with SSS to be available should Congress declare a national emergency requiring a draft…
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NPC’s Update-1 podcast airs fourth social media episode
Jesse Holcomb, associate director of research at the Pew Research Center, returns to Update-1 to speak with NPC Broadcast Committee member Shannon Fisher in part four of the National Press Club’s podcast series on social media. The two discuss the role of social media in journalism, exploring the findings of Pew’s State of the News Media and Social Networking reports. All podcasts are on www.press.org under the Recent Multimedia section or by clicking on the Multimedia link at the top of the home page and then clicking on Podcast. They also can be found by searching for “NPC Update-1” on…
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National Press Club closes due to continuing 'Snowzilla'
The National Press Club is closed on Monday, Jan. 25 as the Nation's Capital continues to dig out from a weekend blizzard that dumped more than a foot and a half of snow in most places. The federal government and schools were also closed, and the Metro system was only operating limited subway service underground.
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Inauguration of NPC President Thomas Burr defies blizzard, celebrates national parks, press freedom
Mocking the raging snow storm outside with quips, the National Press Club on Jan. 22 inaugurated Thomas Burr, Washington Correspndent for the Salt Lake Tribune as its 109th president. “In D.C., when we see a snowflake, we call a Snow Emergency, we shut down the schools, the government, and everyone stocks up on toilet paper, milk and bread,” said Burr, a native of Salina, Utah. “In Utah, we call this … Friday.” The ceremony was moved to Jan. 22 from Jan. 23 because the nation’s capital was almost completely closed down for the weekend. Even then, the storm was already underway as the…
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Update 1: NPC podcast on use of images in social media
In part 3 of the National Press Club’s series on social media, NPC member Shannon Fisher leads us through a roundtable discussion of the use of images in social media. Her guests are Amy Eisman, Director of Media Entrepreneurship at American University; Lynne Perri, Managing Editor of the university's Investigative Reporting Workshop; and AU Professor of Communication Scott R. Talan, who specializes in public and strategic communication. The panelists discuss our growing visual culture and the effectiveness of certain types of graphics across various social media platforms. Listeners will…
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Former Senators Daschle and Lott debut book at NPC Book Rap
The National Press Club was the only suitable place for the debut of the book by former Senate leaders Tom Daschle, D-South Dakota, and Trent Lott, R-Mississippi, Lott told a Press Club Book Rap on January 19. "We couldn't roll this book out anywhere else," Lott said, referring to `Crisis Point: Why We Must -- and How We Can -- Overcome Our Broken Politics in Washington and Across America.' He thanked NPC President Thomas Burr for inviting them and moderating the discussion. Lott and Daschle, who led their Senate parties during the Bill Clinton and George W. Bush administrations, are friends…
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Data discrepancies suggest campus sexual violence is widely underreported, AAUW says
Representatives from the American Association of University Women, speaking at a National Press Club Newsmaker news conference on Jan. 14, challenged data on zero rape incidents in over 90 percent of U.S. colleges during 2014. Of 11,000 U.S. colleges filing reports as required by the Department of Education, 91 percent certified that no incidents of rape were reported for the year, according to Lisa Maatz, Vice President of Government Relations at the AAUW. Yet research by the AAUW shows that almost two-thirds of college students are sexually harassed, she said. “We know the report of zero…
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Changing of the Guard: Outgoing NPC President Hughes hands gavel to new chief Burr
Outgoing National Press Club President John Hughes turned over the gavel to incoming president Thomas Burr on Friday, Jan. 15, at the club's general membership meeting, which also highlighted reports of a "low slide" in membership but ending 2015 "completely debt free." Burr, a reporter for the Salt Lake Tribune and outgoing vice president, choked back tears when he said in his opening remarks: "This is my promise: we're going to build on our successes." Burr -- who said his hometown, Salina, UT, is "so small we just got our first stop light" -- came to Washington 10 years ago. Hughes…
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World more dangerous than in 2009: Armed Services Committee Chairman Thornberry
The threats to global and U.S. security are escalating, House Armed Services Committee Chairman Mac Thornberry (R-Texas) warned at a National Press Club luncheon on Wednesday, Jan. 13. “The world is more dangerous today than it was in 2009,” he proclaimed. Despite President Barack Obama's claims in the State of the Union address on Tuesday night, ``that is not just hot air. That’s the facts. That’s reality,” Thornberry said. “This notion that our enemies are not growing stronger, I think that is empirically not true.” With the president winding down his term, “it’s unlikely the Obama…
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Update-1: The business of social media and its relevance for journalism
Update-1 examines the business side of social media and how it applies to journalism in part 2 of a five-part series on social media. Broadcast Committee member Jennifer Strong interviews Scott Talan, an American University social media professor, and Robinson Meyer, an associate editor who covers technology at The Atlantic. Talan says older social networks such as Facebook and Linkedin survive because they understand the need to continuously adapt and improve to make themselves more attractive to users. Meyer has written extensively about Twitter, which he says is losing American users as…
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