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Panel explores context of MLK's 1962 speech at NPC
On July 19, 1962, Martin Luther King Jr. became the first African American to address the National Press Club. Nearly fifty-three years later on Jan. 12, portions of the speech were played for the first time since being delivered in the Club ballroom where King stood. The event also marked the unveiling of a plaque commemorating King’s speech that will hang outside the ballroom. Human and civil rights activist Joe Madison, the radio host known on SiriusXM’s Urban View channel as "The Black Eagle,” moderated a panel that provided context and insight into King’s remarks. King’s speech came…
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Times columnist Friedman moderates panel on transformation at electric utilities
New York Times columnist Thomas L. Friedman on Jan. 11 moderated a panel of experts who predict technology and consumers' market choices will transform the electrical energy economy. Although Friedman introduced the discussion, held at the National Press Club, by citing the recent climate change accords in Paris, the panelists focused on the trends of rapid and extensive change in the industry. Robbie Diamond, founder, president and CEO of Securing America's Future Energy, named the low price of natural gas as the currently transforming feature in the U.S., and went on to talk about the rapid…
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Navy Chief outlines growing challenges from technological change
The pace of informational and technological change is accelerating so fast that the U.S. Navy is revamping the way it educates personnel from the lowest to the highest ranks, Adm. John M. Richardson, Chief of Naval Operations (CNO), told a National Press Club luncheon audience on Monday, Jan. 11. "We have to develop and field technology more quickly" and "learn and adapt faster," he said. A submariner who has served as CNO since Sept. 18, 2015, Richardson noted that the Navy faces its greatest challenges since the end of the Cold War with the reemergence of Russia and development of China…
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Former Club presidents cite expertise, flexibility, good writing as keys to journalism success
A panel of former National Press Club presidents told an audience of journalism students to develop expertise, be flexible and write well to build their careers at a Dec. 16 NPC Journalism Institute event. Myron Belkind, former AP bureau chief in New Delhi, London and Tokyo and 2014 Club president, said journalists traditionally were trained to be generalists. But today, having a specialty, such as business writing, is an advantage. Science journalism is another growing niche, he said. There's more to career success than subject-matter expertise, the former Club presidents said. "A lot of…
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Estonian foreign minister cites security, terrorism, refugees as country's biggest challenges
Estonia Foreign Minister Marina Kaljurand said that security is the top concern for her country, following aggressive Russian military activities in neighboring Ukraine and in the Crimea. At a Dec. 17 National Press Club Newsmaker, she called on Russia to resume following international law and the agreements in place under the Helsinki Accords of 1975. Another challenge facing Estonia is how it will play its part in dealing with millions of refugees and migrants who are flooding into Europe, she said. “We in Estonia very much believe in solidarity,” Kalijurand said in answer to the question…
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Canada's Miss World contestant urges businesses, international organizations to press China on human rights
Anastasia Lin, the 2015 Miss World Canada, urged businesses and global organizations, such as Miss World and the International Olympic Committee, to pressure China to improve human rights in the country, in a National Press Club luncheon speech on Dec. 18. Lin spoke the day before she was to compete for the Miss World crown. But she did not appear in the contest because China denied her entry to the country for the pageant after she spoke out about China's human rights practices. “If these organizations speak up and say 'if you don't allow our participants in, we will just go,' the Chinese…
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Puerto Rico governor blasts Republicans for refusing to help with debt
Puerto Rico Gov. Alejandro García Padilla blasted Congress Wednesday for refusing to include a provision allowing the U.S. territory to restructure its debt in the $1.1 trillion omnibus spending bill awaiting legislative approval. "I am extremely disappointed,” Padilla said at a Club Luncheon. “Congress missed an opportunity to do the right thing.” With $73 billion in debt that the territory cannot pay for, Padilla said he initially was hopeful that lawmakers would help Puerto Rico avoid bankruptcy. Instead, he said, congressional Republicans sided with hedge fund managers who stood to…
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Washington Post, Rezaian family petition UN to free jailed journalism Jason Rezaian
The Washington Post disclosed Wednesday at a National Press Club Newsmaker on the first anniversary of Iran's detention of journalist Jason Rezaian that it has petitioned the United Nations to take "urgent action" to get Rezaian's release. The 38-page petition was filed with the UN Working Group on Arbitrary Detention, which reports to the UN General Assembly's Human Rights Council. David W. Bowker, representing the Post and Rezaian's family, said later that if the Working Group acts quickly, Iran would have 60 days to respond. The five-member Working Group is chaired by a representative from…
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LA mayor pledges national movement against immigration deadlock
Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti told a National Press Club Newsmaker on Wednesday that he “will lead a national movement by cities against immigration deadlock” in Congress. Garcetti, who leads the nation's second largest city, said Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel and New York Mayor Bill de Blasio also support such a movement. Garcetti criticized Congress'failure to pass a comprehensive immigration reform bill. “We need a pathway to integration, a return to what we are about,” Garcetti said. Garcetti said that Los Angeles libraries have always been “information centers” and now are also “…
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NPC member Tom Young raps about latest Parson/Gold adventure
Author Tom Young is leaving Michael Parson and Sophia Gold, the central characters in his six-book military-thriller series, to write a historical novel set in World War II, he told a National Press Club Book Rap Tuesday. The beloved duo made their latest appearance in the last book in the series, "The Hunters," but fans of Parson and Gold can hope that Young may someday return to writing about them since he hinted they may be only on a hiatus. Unfortunately, he told the crowd, it is becoming harder to keep placing Parson and Gold in “plausible scenarios” especially since he doesn’t write…
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