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Podcast explores the popularity of fair trade products
In this episode of the National Press Club's podcast Update-1, NPC member Shannon Fisher explores fair trade, a manufacturing and distribution process that closely monitors imported products and ingredients from farms to store shelves, with an emphasis on global human rights. Fisher interviews Rodney North, director of marketing and external relations for Fairtrade America, the foremost domestic certifier of fair trade products. They discuss the certification process and the reasons for the growing popularity of fair trade products. Fisher later speaks to Cheryl Pinto, director of values-led…
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VA Secretary McDonald to address the state of the VA at Nov. 6 luncheon
Veterans Affairs Secretary Robert A. McDonald will address the state of the VA and the continuing efforts to improve services to millions of America’s veterans and their families at a National Press Club luncheon on Friday, Nov. 6. McDonald took office on July 29, 2014 amid controversy over reports that dozens of veterans had died while waiting for care from the VA’s hospital system. Internal investigations at the VA identified 35 veterans who died while waiting for care in the Phoenix VHA system. McDonald, a 1975 graduate of the United States Military Academy, served with the 82nd Airborne…
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Panel of experts in field discuss right to photograph in air and on ground
Legal experts, law enforcement and photographers agree: the law has not kept pace with changing photographic technology. Seven industry professionals convened in the National Press Club's Zenger Room on Oct. 20 for a lively discussion of the rights and boundaries of photography on the ground and in the air at a special event sponsored by the Photography Committee. Mickey Osterreicher, general counsel for the National Press Photographers Association, moderated the panel. Panelist John Verdi, director of privacy initiatives at the U.S. Department of Commerce, described ongoing meetings within…
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Watch the debate with your pals (and themed drinks) at the NPC, Oct. 28
The National Press Club will host its 4th Debate Watch Party of the 2016 campaign at 7 p.m. Oct. 28 in the conference rooms. Tickets will be $10 for Club members and $15 for non-members. You can make an evening of it by making a dinner reservation at the Reliable Source or Fourth Estate restaurants before the event begins. Both locations will be serving drink specials for $6 each: The Rand – Bourbon and branch waterThe Rubio – Cuba LibreThe Cruz – Canadian ClubThe Huckabee – Diet CokeThe Dr. Carson – Bloody MaryThe Trump – CoronaJeb! – Budweiser, the King of BeersThe Kasich – Grateful Dead (…
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This week in National Press Club history: Which candidate for the Reform Party spoke at the club in 1996?
This Week In National Press Club History Oct. 19, 1973: Walter Cronkite, member of the National Press Club since 1948, receives the National Press Club’s first Fourth Estate Award. In 2015, Gwen Ifill, co-host of the PBS NewsHour, joins the distinguished recipients of the Club’s most prestigious award, including Eric Sevareid, Herb Block, Flora Lewis, Brian Lamb and Mary McGrory. Oct. 22, 1984: The Club’s elegant Fourth Estate Restaurant opens on the 13th floor, catering to members only. The restaurant is now open to the public. Oct. 22, 2014: Cyndi Lauper, singer and composer of the Tony…
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Amtrak chief Joseph Boardman to address railway congestion problems, Oct. 26
Amtrak President and CEO Joseph Boardman will address congestion issues facing the passenger rail service and the recommendations of the Chicago Gateway Initiative Blue Ribbon Panel, which recently completed a year-long study of the Chicago rail gridlock situation, at a National Press Club Newsmakers news conference at 10 a.m. Monday, Oct. 26 in the Bloomberg Room. More freight than ever is being transported along railways across the country, and a record number of passengers are riding Amtrak. As a result, rail congestion at cities around the country has become a critical issue – especially…
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Time change: Former Rep. Patrick Kennedy to discuss mental health as a new civil rights movement, 9:30 a.m. Nov. 5
Former Rep. Patrick J. Kennedy, the nation’s leading political voice on mental illness, addiction, and other brain diseases, will discuss the progress made and major challenges ahead for care and treatment at a Newsmakers news conference at 9:30 a.m. Nov. 5 in the Fourth Estate restaurant. Kennedy, a Democrat who represented Rhode Island for 16 years, fought a national battle to end medical and societal discrimination against mental illness, addiction, and other brain diseases -- highlighted by his lead sponsorship of the Mental Health Parity and Addictions Equity Act of 2008, and his…
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Menu announced for Hemingway-inspired cocktail party, Nov. 5: Daiquiris, martinis and more
From daiquiris to martinis to Gregorio's Rx, experience Ernest Hemingway's favorite cocktails, made to his exacting specifications, at a special food and drink event Thursday, Nov. 5 at the Fourth Estate Restaurant. Noted Hemingway scholar and cocktail specialist Philip Greene will guide diners through an evening of food and libations interspersed with tales of the legendary writer, world traveler, journalist and sportsman's favorite watering holes. The event begins at 6:30 p.m. and includes a copy of the Greene's latest book, "To Have and Have Another -- A Hemingway Cocktail Companion." The…
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Last chance! Tickets nearly sold out for U.S. World Cup Soccer star Abby Wambach, Oct. 28
U.S. Women's World Cup winner Abby Wambach, the world's all-time leading international goal scorer, will discuss the impact of the 2015 world championship team on women's soccer and address the future of the game and women's sports at a National Press Club luncheon on Oct. 28. Wambach was a member of the team that defeated Japan 5-2 in a World Cup final watched by 25 million people in the United States, the largest TV audience ever for a soccer match. As a forward for the U.S. team, Wambach has made 252 international caps, or appearances, and has scored 184 international goals. She debuted on…
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Podcast interview with C-SPAN founder Brian Lamb explores nexus with National Press Club
It was October 1980 when CSPAN founder Brian Lamb, who was working out of the National Press Club's first broadcast studio, took a call on the air from a viewer in Yankton, S.Dak., marking the start of the first national regularly scheduled call-in show in television broadcasting history. In this edition of Update-1, Lamb talks about that event and C-SPAN's involvement with the Press Club over the years with former NPC President Mark Hamrick, now the chairman of the Broadcast Committee. All podcasts can be found at www.press.org under the Recent Multimedia section or by clicking on the…
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