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Dr. Ben Carson, GOP presidential contender, to speak at Oct. 9 Club luncheon
Dr. Ben Carson, one of the leading contenders for the 2016 Republican presidential nomination, will discuss his new book at an Oct. 9 National Press Club luncheon. Carson's new book, which he wrote with his wife, Candy Carson, is titled: "A More Perfect Union: What We the People Can Do to Reclaim Our Constitutional Liberties." Tickets for this event are limited to Club members and their guests only. Lunch will be served at 12:30 p.m., with remarks beginning at 1 p.m., followed by a question-and-answer session ending at 2 p.m. Tickets cost $23 for Club members, who may purchase two tickets…
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Amnesty International urges Obama to press Chinese counterpart on human rights
A senior official of Amnesty International told a Sept. 22 National Press Club Newsmaker audience that when President Barack Obama meets with Chinese president Xi Jinping later this week that Obama should press him to improve China's human rights situation, which he said is "deteriorating." The Amnesty International official, T Kumar, said that in China "hundreds of lawyers have been arrested and some have disappeared." He also asserted that approximately 500,000 people are arbitrarily detained without being charged or put on trial. "China also executes more people than the rest of the world…
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Shift toward shareable online video crucial, news orgs say
The average news consumer no longer visits a homepage to browse the day’s headlines, opting instead for a social media app where the news comes to them, a panel of top multimedia editors from three of the largest news organizations in the country said at a National Press Club event Sept. 16. The session, which explored the latest ventures in digital journalism, featured leaders in that field from AJ+, McClatchy and Reuters TV discussing how their newsrooms have adapted to the needs of a mobile generation. They agreed that short, distinctive web video is crucial to attracting and retaining…
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NPC Book Fair author submissions deadline: Sept. 25
The region’s premier holiday book event, the National Press Club Book Fair and Authors' Night, is accepting author applications until 5 p.m., Friday, Sept. 25. Applications and materials received after this period will not be reviewed. Applicants will be notified of committee decisions via email by Oct. 9. All literary genres are considered; however, self-published books and books only available in e-format will not be accepted. The application fee of $75 for Club members and $150 for non members is due and payable upon acceptance to the Book Fair. Authors are expected to be available for…
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Screening of documentary about Afghanistan journalists, 6:30 pm Oct. 20
An exclusive preview screening of “Frame by Frame,” a documentary about Afghanistan journalists presented by the Washington West Film Festival, will be held at 6:30 p.m. Oct. 20 in the National Press Club Zenger Room. The event is open to the publicm and registration is required. Tickets cost $5 for Club members and $10 for non-members. In the aftermath of decades of war and Taliban rule, this award-winning documentary follows the lives of four Afghan photojournalists as they struggle to re-frame Afghanistan through an emerging free press. As foreign troops and media withdraw, Afghanistan…
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Special screening of “Uniquely Nasty: The U.S. Government’s War on Gays,” 6:30 pm Oct. 7
A special screening of the documentary “Uniquely Nasty: The U.S. Government’s War on Gays” will take place at 6:30 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 7, in the National Press Club's conference rooms. The screening is free for Club members and $5 for non-members. Registration is required. Following the screening, a distinguished panel will comment on the film and some of its disclosures, including significant new information about the Cold War-era anti-gay blackmail plot that led to the suicide of Sen. Lester Hunt. The panels will also discuss how the film is relevant to current LGBT issues, including…
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"Opportunity Gap” to be focus of Education Secretary at Sept. 30 NPC luncheon
Education Secretary Arne Duncan will address how he’ll work to close what he calls the "Opportunity Gap” in education during the remaining time of the Obama Administration, at a National Press Club luncheon on Wednesday, September 30. Duncan’s recent focus has been on early childhood learning and access to higher education, and he will have just completed his sixth annual “back to school” bus tour. Once back in D.C., he’ll be dealing with reauthorization of the legislation best known as "No Child Left Behind.” Tickets may be purchased online by clicking here. Lunch will be served at 12:30 p…
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Chinese President Xi’s U.S. visit: Will President Obama press on human rights?
Amnesty International (AI) is pushing the Obama administration to use President Barack Obama’s meeting with Chinese President Xi Jinping September 24-25 to advance the cause of human rights in China. M.T. Kumar, international advocacy director of Amnesty International, will discuss the potential for that meeting – and what Kumar sees as the deteriorating state of human rights in China – at a National Press Club Newsmakers news conference on Tuesday, Sept. 22 at 3 p.m. in the Zenger Room. Kumar points to the recent arrests of hundreds of lawyers, some of whom have disappeared, as evidence of…
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Update One: The glamorous world of fashion reporting
In this edition of Update One, hosted by Broadcast Committee member Jennifer Strong, we explore the glamorous world of fashion reporting. As New York City wraps up Fashion Week, we meet two journalists helping shape the future of this beat. After 35 years of reporting for NPR News, Jacki Lyden's latest project is a podcast about the art, culture and business of fashion. We also meet up with Culture Critic Cintra Wilson. She has been called a modern day Dorothy Parker, and one of the most influential women in New York fashion. She argues the beats of fashion and political reporting have more…
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Is Amateurism Dead in Big Time College Sports? Find Out at Monday NPC Lunch
Big 12 sports conference Commissioner Bob Bowlsby will discuss at a National Press Club Luncheon whether amateurism is dying in college athletics and whether it can -- or should -- be saved on Monday, Sept. 21. An unprecedented mix of television revenue and court decisions mandating some of that money be passed on to players threatens the traditional amateur model of American college sports where a player is only “paid” in tuition, room and board scholarship money. Lunch will be served at 12:30 p.m., with remarks beginning at 1 p.m., followed by a Q&A session ending at 2 p.m. Tickets cost…
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