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Authors of 'A Very Stable Genius' give insight into Trump years
Washington Post reporters Philip Rucker and Carol Leonnig had covered controversies and crises surrounding President Donald Trump’s first three years when they decided to apply their complementary expertise to take a deeper dive. What they learned in the process of chronicling those days for their recently released book A Very Stable Genius was that the president posed a far greater danger to American security and democracy than they had realized in their daily reporting. “When we learned what was going on behind the scenes – what the president was telling his advisers, how they were…
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Legendary journalist Marvin Kalb turns 90
Marvin Kalb was the last correspondent personally hired at CBS News by Edward R. Murrow in 1957. He served as chief diplomatic correspondent for the entire run of the CBS Evening News with Walter Cronkite and later moderated NBC’s Meet the Press. He was covering Soviet Premier Nikita Khrushchev in Moscow during the 1962 Cuban Missile Crisis and stood just a few feet from Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. as the civil rights leader delivered his “I Have a Dream” speech at the March on Washington in 1963. That stunning resume is the stuff of legends. In the case of Marvin Kalb, it was Act One. In 1987…
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Student member gives first-person account of being injured
Author and Member Don Dike-Anukam I am an African American male born and raised in America. I have experienced first-hand the barriers, issues, and challenges race has caused me. On May 30, I was covering an event in downtown Reno that started peacefully and tragically turned into something else. The main event, Black Lives Matter Protest/March concluded in the late afternoon in front of the Bruce Thompson Federal Courthouse. After the event some of the crowd stayed and others proceeded to other sites throughout downtown Reno then defacing property and other public/private items…
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Education panel says COVID-19 bared gaps in technology and support
A panel of education administrators said the coronavirus revealed gaps in access to technology and support across individuals, school districts and states during a National Press Club online event Thursday, May 28. Alberto Arvalho, Miami-Dade County superintendent of schools, said his system was prepared for crises because it is a coastal city and shuts down for hurricanes. At such times the schools become community shelters, so plans were in place to distribute food and water. The district also had a pandemic plan in existence, which was adapted for the specific needs of COVID-19. In a…
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COVID-19 bared gaps in education technology and support, panel says
COVID-19 revealed gaps in access to education technology and support across individuals, school districts and states, a panel of education administrators said Thursday during a National Press Club online event. To watch a video of the event, click here. Alberto M. Carvalho, superintendent of schools for Miami-Dade County in Florida, said his system, the fourth largest in the nation with more than 350,000 public school students, was prepared for crises because it is a coastal area that must shut down for hurricanes. At such times, the schools become community shelters, so plans are also in…
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Don’t touch that dial! CBS News/National Press Club radio centennial series now available online
A 10-part audio series commemorating the centennial of radio, co-produced by CBS News and the National Press Club, now is available online after a two-week run on the CBS World News Roundup, the network program that launched the era of broadcast journalism in 1938. Legendary CBS News broadcaster Edward R. Murrow. The series, “Celebrating a Century of Sound,” is anchored by CBS News correspondent Sam Litzinger. It includes 10 one-minute chapters and a mini-documentary covering the history of the medium, from crystal sets to digital platforms, and from soap operas and symphonies to rock…
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Reporter says story of Troop 6000 for homeless girls is her most fulfilling
In 2017, when New York Times reporter Nikita Stewart heard about a Girl Scout troop meeting in a Queens, New York, homeless shelter, she jumped at the chance to cover it. Little did she know, however, that her story would go viral, changing not only the lives of the girls in Troop 6000, but also impacting girls experiencing homelessness around the country. Stewart then spent a year researching her book "Troop 6000: The Girl Scout Troop that Began in a Shelter and Inspired the World." Deferring to the new reality of social distancing, National Press Club President Mike Freedman interviewed…
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Club member independent authors learn how to ramp up their businesses
The National Press Club's informal group of independent authors heard from publishing expert Robin Sullivan at its May 14 gathering via videoconference. Sullivan is the business manager for best-selling fantasy author (and her husband) Michael J. Sullivan. She has published books independently, successfully negotiated six- and seven-figure contracts with major publishers, and published using small presses. In her introductory remarks, she spelled out the differences between simply putting a book up on Amazon and "publishing wide," as it is called in the industry. Many independent authors are…
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ANA president praises journalists for educating public in war on COVID-19
Journalists are serving “a terrific role” in educating the public during this COVID-19 pandemic, said Dr. Ernest Grant, president of the American Nurses Association, during a National Press Club Virtual Newsmaker on Friday. Due to the pandemic, the Club is currently closed to in-person events, so using the Broadcast Center, Club President Michael Freedman conducted a remote interview with Grant, and the event was livestreamed on the Club’s website. A replay of the event is available here. National Press Club President Mike Freedman introduces Dr. Ernest Grant, American Nurses Association…
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