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Get your tickets now to celebrate journalistic excellence, courage, July 29
Celebrate journalism excellence and courage at the National Press Club's 42nd Annual Journalism Awards dinner on Wednesday, July 29. The dinner is a highlight of the Club's year. The winners of the John Aubuchon Press Freedom Award will be honored at the dinner along with the best in competitive journalism. The Aubuchon award recognizes those whose work has demonstrated the courage that lies at the heart of a free press. The club will give American freelance reporter Austin Tice, who has been detained in Syria since 2012, and Jason Rezaian, a Washington Post reporter detained in Iran,…
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"Ghost Fleet" author says book depicts plausible scenario of cyber war with China, Russia
Peter W. Singer, co-author of the techno-thriller "Ghost Fleet" and a senior fellow at the New America Foundation, warned at a National Press Club appearance Thursday that research for his book has him worried that China's military "is building better and moving faster" than official Washington realizes. Speaking at an American Legion Post 20 event open to all NPC members, Singer said he fears the U.S. is building overly complex and costly weapons that could be outclassed by potential foes, especially China. Singer said he and co-author August Cole, an Atlantic Council senior fellow, were…
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Charleston shootings: AME Church senior bishop to address NPC luncheon on Aug. 12
The Right Rev. John Richard Bryant, senior bishop of the African Methodist Episcopal Church, will discuss the Charleston, S.C., church shootings at a National Press Club luncheon on Wednesday, Aug. 12. At a prayer vigil after the shootings, Bryant invoked the African-American legacy of resilience, saying the shooting suspect, Dylann Roof, had "picked the wrong place and the wrong crowd." He then railed against gun violence in American society. In addition to serving as senior bishop, Bryant is the presiding prelate of the AME church’s Fourth Episcopal District. Lunch will be served at 12:30…
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Join fellow Club members on India and Bhutan trip, Nov. 8 to 22
National Press Club members and their guests will embark on an exciting, small group tour to India, a colorful and mystical place bustling with activity and interest, and Bhutan, an exotic and enticing final frontier. In India, the group will visit places steeped in history, art, and architecture which showcase both domestic and foreign influences. Highlights of the tour include the historic cities of Old and New Delhi, one ancient and the other built by the British; Agra, stronghold of the medieval Mughal Empire and home to the Taj Mahal, the magnificent tomb built by Shah Jahan; and…
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"Ghost Fleet" author Peter Singer to speak at NPC American Legion Post today
Peter Singer, co-author of an attention-getting techo-thriller about a cyber war with China, will speak at the National Press Club on Thursday, July 16, at a meeting of NPC American Legion Post 20. Although a novel, his book, "Ghost Fleet," deals with the U.S. military's vulnerability to cyber attack. Dr. Singer's talk will begin shortly after noon in the McClendon Room. The event is open to all NPC members.
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Cancelled: Martin O'Malley, Democratic presidential candidate, to speak at July 23 NPC luncheon
Editor's note: This event has been cancelled. Former Maryland Gov. Martin O’Malley, who is running for the Democratic presidential nomination, will deliver a policy speech at a National Press Club Speakers Luncheon on July 23. The event will follow an altered schedule, with lunch beginning at 11 a.m. and remarks at 11:30 a.m., followed by a question-and-answer session, ending at 12:30 p.m. Tickets may be purchased here. The cost of luncheon admission is $23 for National Press Club members, $22 for students and $37 for non-members. Tickets must be purchased at time of reservation. For…
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Washington Post Executive Editor to brief media on status of imprisoned journalist Jason Rezaian, July 22
On the one-year anniversary of the arrest of Washington Post Tehran Bureau Chief Jason Rezaian and his imprisonment in Iran's notorious Evin prison, his brother, Ali, and Post Executive Editor Martin Baron will brief the media on the journalist's status in the wake of the Iran nuclear deal. The briefing, a National Press Club Morning Newsmaker, will be held Wednesday, July 22 at 9:30 a.m. in the First Amendment Lounge. Like all Newsmakers events, this news conference is open to credentialed media and NPC members, free of charge. No advance registration is required. Iranian authorities have…
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This Week in National Press Club History: Sports, sports and a broken record
July 12, 1984: ABC sportscaster Howard Cosell previews the upcoming Los Angeles Summer Olympics in his usual brash style. July 13, 1994: Bud Selig, current commissioner of baseball, addresses a NPC luncheon and discusses the players’ strike that eventually cancelled over 900 games in the 1994 season, as well as the entire post-season and World Series. July 21, 1938: Business magnate and pilot Howard Hughes describes his successful July 14 round-the-world flight in record-breaking time (3 days, 48 hours) at a National Press Club luncheon. He says that this success - in a Lockheed Super Electra…
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Not a Runner? You can still volunteer at the Beat the Deadline 5K
Come support our runners by volunteering at the 18th Annual National Press Club 5K on Sept. 5. It takes a team effort to pull off this exciting event, which supports the National Press Club Journalism Institute and its ongoing commitment to the future of journalism. We could not do it without our team of volunteers. Volunteers are needed over a three-day period before, during and after the race to help register runners/walkers and workout participants, direct runners on the race course, keep everyone hydrated, and greet runners/walkers at the end of their journey. All volunteers get a…
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Ten years after Katrina, New Orleans mayor to speak at Aug. 18 NPC luncheon
A decade after Hurricane Katrina devastated the Gulf Coast and nearly wiped out New Orleans, Mayor Mitch Landrieu will report on New Orleans’ steps toward urban renewal and economic recovery at a National Press Club luncheon on Aug. 18. Hurricane Katrina, which made landfall on Aug. 29, 2005, is the costliest disaster in U.S. history. When the levees failed, 80% of the city flooded and hundreds of thousands of people lost their homes. More than 1,800 people died. Today, New Orleans is one of the fastest growing major cities in the nation – and at the luncheon, Landrieu, who is serving his…
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