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Durbin Says For-Profit Colleges Should be Reined In
Sen. Richard J. Durbin, D-Ill., called for a check on the unregulated growth and rising costs of for-profit colleges at a Newsmaker press conference June 30. He compared the growth of for-profit educational institutions to the subprime mortgage bubble. "There is growing concern that we could be looking at a repeat of the subprime mortgage fiasco, with low-income, high-risk students mortgaging their futures – not on overpriced homes this time, but on worthless diplomas," he said. "The largest chain of for-profit colleges, the University of Phoenix, has become the second-largest higher…
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Graham, Nunn, McManus to Roast Schieffer at Oct. 15 Fourth Estate Award Dinner
Sen. Lindsey Graham, former Sen. Sam Nunn and CBS News President Sean McManus will roast Bob Schieffer when the National Press Club presents the legendary CBS newsman with its highest honor, the Fourth Estate Award, on Oct. 15. Graham, a South Carolina Republican, has long been known as one of the nation's wittiest senators. As for Nunn, the Georgia Democrat "didn't permit a wicked sense of humor to show itself in public until he left the U.S. Senate in 1996," wrote Jim Galloway of the Atlanta Journal-Constitution earlier this month as he previewed Nunn's appearance on "The Colbert Report." "…
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What Do You Think of the New Site Design?
The National Press Club's new website design debuts today, with access to thousands of luncheons televised over three decades, larger photos and a more-efficient search function on a revamped www.press.org . An easier-to-read daily calendar and a spotlight on events that showcase the best of the National Press Club to the world will help the Press Club live up to its name as the world's leading professional organization for journalists, said Club President Alan Bjerga. As it continues to evolve, the site will better serve its members and the journalism it values. "The Club is a place where…
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25th Anniversary of Washington, National Press Clubs Merger Saluted
The 25th anniversary of the merger of the National Press Club and the Washington Press Club was celebrated June 24 in an evening of remembrances that included remarks by members of the negotiating team that crafted the agreement that combined the historically rival organizations. In 1985 the WPC had a predominately female membership, and the NPC had members of both sexes but had barred female members until 1971. Negotations -- spirited at times -- had been underway for nearly a month when the agreement was reached to combine the two clubs for journalists effective July 1, 1985. Susan Garland…
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UN Drug Report Shows Shift to New Drugs, Markets
The 2010 United Nations World Drug Report, issued at a June 23 Newsmaker press conference, shows a "shift toward new drugs and new markets," according to Antonio Maria Costa, executive director of the UN Office on Drugs and Crime. Costa said that while drug cultivation is declining in Afghanistan (for opium) and the Andean countries (coca),and has "stabilized" in the developed world, "there are signs of an increase in drug use in developing countries, and growing use of amphetamine-type stimulants and prescription drugs around the world." The director of the White House Office of National…
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Indian Business Leaders Say More Trade with US Helps Both Countries
Increased trade between US and Indian businesses increases jobs in both countries and helps official relations between the nations, Indian business leaders said at a June 14 Newsmaker press conference. Rajan Bharti Mittal, president of the Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce and Industry, and Amit Mitra, the group’s secretary general, said continued investment by Indians in U.S. companies would increase the efficiency of American companies. “If jobs are moving (to India), we have to realize they are wasting efficiency in American companies,” Mittal said. Ranjana Khanna, FICCI’s deputy…
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New Stone Film Seeks to Change Image of Chavez, South America
“I’m not here to fight with you…well, maybe a little, but to shed some light on a great story taking place just beyond our borders,” said filmmaker Oliver Stone, in Washington to tout his new documentary, “South of the Border,” which opens in North America this week. The movie’s thesis: Venezuela’s Hugo Chavez is a good guy who only wants, like many of his South American peers, to peaceably lead their “democratic” nations. Stone, a triple-Oscar winner whose films typically paint the dark side of U.S. foreign policy, glossed over questions about human rights abuses and press censorship,…
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Young Reviewer: 'Yum!' for Kids' Restaurant Week at Fourth Estate
Taylor Keane, daughter of NPC Membership Secretary Angela Greiling Keane, was the first kid to dine at the Fourth Estate this week for Kids' Restaurant Week, which goes through June 26. As the daughter of a reporter, Taylor was happy to answer a few questions about her experience. Q: Can you tell us what is yummy in your dinner today?A: Sweet potato fries and the chocolate mousse. All of it. Q: What do you think makes it so yummy?A: Because the people that made it practiced hard and worked hard. Q: What would you like the Press Club chef to put on the kids' menu nextyear?A: I would put on…
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NPC Praises Pardon of Sri Lankan Journalist
The National Press Club praised the pardoning of Sri Lankan journalist J.S. Tissainayagam, who had been convicted under the country's anti-terrorism laws for articles he had written. "We are grateful that J.S. Tissainayagam has been pardoned,' NPC President Alan Bjerga said. "No journalists should be imprisoned for doing their jobs. I hope this pardon is an example for countries around the world that continue to hold reporters in violation of basic journalistic freedoms." Press-freedom advocates have said Tissainayagam's conviction last year and sentence to 20 years of hard labor was…
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Feldman Fellowship Goes to Community-Newspaper Advocate
Bethany Chambers of Greentown, Ohio, is this year's winner of the $5,000 Feldman Fellowship, which she will use toward graduate studies at Northwestern University's Medill School of Journalism in the fall. The 25-year-old is a graduate of Duquesne University in Pittsburgh. She coordinated the school newspaper's coverage when five basketball players were shot on campus, and the special edition she put out as managing editor won a Pennsylvania Newspaper Association award. As a professional journalist, Chambers' reporting in Daytona Beach, Fla., for the Hometown News weekly led to a criminal…
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