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Biographer quotes correspondent saying war is about broken bodies, not tech
Lindsey Hilsum, author of “In Extremis: The Life and Death of the War Correspondent Marie Colvin,” described her subject as the correspondent who went the furthest into dangerous situations and stayed the longest. Hilsum, speaking at a Dec. 3 book event co-sponsored by the National Press Club's Freedom of the Press Committee and International Women’s Media Foundation, remembered Colvin saying, “War is not high tech in the end. In the end, war is about broken bodies,” when she spoke at an annual memorial for journalists killed while working. She described Colvin partly from experience because…
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Celebrate New Year's Eve at the National Press Club
Celebrate New Year's Eve at the Fourth Estate. The restaurant is offering a special prix fixe menu in two seatings at 6 p.m. or 8 p.m. The cost is $130 per couple for National Press Club members and $150 per couple for nonmembers. Reservations are requested at 202-662-7638 or book through www.opentable.com. Diners will get a complimentary Pomegranate Bellini, glass of wine or bubbly, or bottled beer. Starters Spinach salad, avocado, mango, pomegranate seeds, goat cheese, pecans and poppy seed vinaigrette Appetizer plate: Smoked salmon cucumber flower, cheese gougeres and pea feta…
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Today: Former Guardian editor to discuss new book with Washington Post editor
Alan Rusbridger, the long-time former editor-in-chief of The Guardian, today will discuss his new book, “Breaking the News: The Remaking of Journalism and Why it Matters,” with Washington Post Editor Marty Baron. The luncheon is being sponsored by the National Press Club's Journalism Institute and will take place in the Holeman Lounge. Lunch will begin at 12:30 p.m. with the program scheduled to run from 1-2 p.m. Tickets are $25 for Club members and $39 for the general public. Tickets can be purchased online. Books will also be available for purchase at the event. Rusbridger will sign books…
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Postponed: 1920s-style cocktail party, dinner slated for Thursday will be rescheduled
The Roaring 20s cocktail party and dinner featuring historian Philip Greene will be rescheduled. A new date will be announced soon. The dinner had been scheduled for Dec. 13, but had to be postponed due to a death in Chef Susan Delbert's family. When the dinner is rescheduled, Greene will lead a journey back to the Roaring 20s with recipes from his last book at a party and dinner at the Fourth Estate Restaurant. Diners will sample retro cocktails, including the Bees Knees and the Boulevardier, mentioned in Greene's latest book, "A Drinkable Feast." The evening begins with hors d’oeuvres at 6…
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NPC in History: The Club legacy of George H.W. Bush
President George H.W. Bush was no stranger to the National Press Club. As chairman of the Republican National Committee in 1973, he made his first appearance at the Club podium in a debate with Robert Strauss, his Democratic counterpart, as Bush put the best face possible on the Nixon administration as the Watergate scandal escalated. “No question there has been a growing concern about Watergate but no question, too, that Watergate has not obscured the positive record of this administration," Bush said. "There is a new Gallup poll showing the president’s popularity virtually unaltered by…
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Coast Guard commandant to address Headliners Luncheon Thursday
Admiral Karl L. Schultz, the 26th Commandant of the United States Coast Guard, will discuss America's presence in the Arctic as a matter of national security at a National Press Club Headliners Luncheon on Thursday, Dec. 6, at 12:30 p.m. in the Holeman Lounge. Tickets cost $25 for Club members, who may purchase two at this rate, and $39 for all other non-member tickets and can be purchased online. For years, the U.S. Coast Guard sought funding for a new heavy polar ship and an expanded America's polar icebreaker fleet to expand opportunities in scientific exploration and trade in the…
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Online tools to help youth soccer coaches and parents track concussions announced at Headliners Newsmaker
Several experts on youth sports and sports medicine used a Nov. 14 National Press Club Headliners Newsmaker press conference to announce online tools to help track head injuries from youth soccer The online tools, called the US Youth Soccer “Athlete Incident Management System,” comes at a time when concern about concussions is increasing, especially as an evolving body of research shows that head injuries from sports can lead to lifetime health issues. While not as violent as football, soccer also is a contact sport. At the same time, concussions and other head injuries are harder to assess…
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Cybersecurity for journalists discussed on Update-1 podcast
Journalists are vulnerable to hackers trying to access sensitive, confidential data. Growing threats against press freedom around the world make reporters frequent targets for both public and private sector snooping, requiring them to protect data, drafts and sources from prying eyes. In latest edition of the Update-1 podcast, Andy Yen, chief executive and co-founder of ProtonMail, speaks with National Press Club Broadcast/Podcast team member Shannon Fisher about cybersecurity for journalists. From virtual private networks to self-destructing email, there are many options available to…
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Former Guardian editor to discuss new book with Washington Post editor Dec. 7
Alan Rusbridger, the long-time former editor-in-chief of The Guardian, will discuss his new book “Breaking the News: The Remaking of Journalism and Why it Matters,” in a conversation with Washington Post Editor Marty Baron on Friday, Dec. 7. The luncheon is being sponsored by the National Press Club's nonprofit Journalism Institute and will take place in the Holeman Lounge. Lunch will begin at 12:30 p.m. with the program scheduled to run from 1-2 p.m. Tickets are $25 for Club members and $39 for the general public. Tickets can be purchased online. Books will also be available for purchase at…
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Press Freedom book talk on war correspondent Marie Colvin to take place Monday
Lindsey Hilsum will talk about fellow journalist Marie Colvin at an event sponsored by the National Press Club's Freedom of the Press Committee at 9:30 a.m. Monday, Dec. 3. Hilsum first met Colvin in 1998 while they both were on assignment in Djibouti. Their instant bond lasted until the end when Colvin was killed by an IED in Homs, Syria, in 2012. Everyone knew of Colvin’s reporting from the world’s most treacherous war zones, but after her death, Hilsum realized that there was much she did not know about her friend and colleague. Her new book, "In Extremis: The Life and Death of the War…
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