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Learn how to surf the Web anonymously and protect your smart phone from hackers
The Journalism Institute’s cyber security course continues this Saturday, June 27 with a daylong hands-on training in anonymous Web browsing, smart phone security, and counter-surveillance techniques. Organized by the Institute’s Freedom of the Press Committee, the class is the second in a three-part series. Tickets to each session are $30 for National Press Club members and $40 for nonmembers and can be purchased here. Attendees must bring a personal laptop. Lunch will be provided. A networking hour at a nearby bar will follow this Saturday’s session, which will run from 9 a.m. – 3:30 p.m.…
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U.S. to collaborate on Swiss model for apprenticeships
American and Swiss officials will present details of the Swiss apprenticeship program and U.S.- Swiss planned collaboration to establish a program in the U.S. modeled on that program Thursday, June 25 at 10 a.m. On July 9, the U.S. and Switzerland will sign a Joint Declaration of Intent to collaborate. Eric Seleznow, Acting Assistant Secretary for Employment and Training in the U.S. Labor Department, Swiss Ambassador Martin Dahinden and alternative education expert Nancy Hoffman will explain the system, which contributes to Switzerland's the lowest youth unemployment of developed countries.…
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Gay leader to discuss effects of expected Supreme Court ruling June 22
Sarah Kate Ellis, CEO and president of GLAAD, a lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender media advocacy organization, will discuss the future of the gay rights movement after the U.S. Supreme Court’s decision in Obergefell v. Hodges, expected by the end of the month, at a Newsmakers news conference on Monday, June 22 at noon in the Zenger Room. Ellis will also provide a picture of the current landscape and of what might happen if the court rules against the plaintiff. Ellis has been GLAAD president and CEO since January, 2014. She is an award-winning media executive and communications…
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Securities commision organization to present case that large funds, asset managers need different regulations from banks June 22
Greg Medcraft, chairman of the International Organization of Securities Commissions (IOSCO), will explain at a Newsmakers news conference on Monday, June 22, at 10 a.m. in the Zenger Room why his organization now believes that global policy makers have taken the wrong approach to overseeing large funds and asset managers, The news conference will be webcast live and that webcast will be interactive, allowing reporters to pose questions in real time. Online access to the webcast will be available here. IOSCO and other regulators have been looking at designated large funds and large asset…
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Tennis great Chris Evert plans address at National Press Club Luncheon May 7
Tennis great Chris Evert, ranked the world’s number one tennis player for seven years, will explain how tennis can have a positive impact on communities at a National Press Club Luncheon May 7. Tickets may be purchased by clicking here. Tickets cost $21 for Press Club members (NPC Members may purchase two tickets at this price) and $35 for all other non-member tickets. Tickets must be paid for at the time of purchase. For questions, please e-mail [email protected] or call (202)662–7501. Evert, the publisher of Tennis Magazine and lead tennis anchor for ESPN’s coverage of top tennis…
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NPC President plans to moderate FOIA panel on Wednesday, April 17 at noon
National Press Club President Angela Greiling Keane plans to moderate a panel on the Freedom of Information Act on Wednesday, April 17 at noon in the NPC's Reliable Sources' McClendon Room. No reservations are required for the free and open to the public event. The panel is sponsored by the American Women Writers National Museum.org. Appearing with Greiling Keane is Lucy Dalglish, dean of the Merrill College of Journalism at the University of Maryland, and Angela Canterbury, public policy director at the Project on Government Oversight. Canterbury has testified on FOIA issues before a…
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Actor Richard Belzer plans Press Club Book Rap on deaths of JFK assassination witnesses
Actor Richard Belzer, also known as Detective John Munch on 'Law & Order: Special Victims Unit, plans to discuss and sign copies of his co-authored new book Hit List: An In-Depth Investigation into the Mysterious Deaths of Witnesses to the JFK Assassination on May 6, 6:30 p.m. at the National Press Club in the Ballroom. Registration is required at here. Tickets are free for NPC members and $5.00 for non-members. The author will only sign copies purchased through the National Press Club so no outside books are allowed. This event is a fundraiser for the National Press Club Journalism…
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Learn how to navigate campaign finance filings Friday, April 12 at 9 a.m.
Just before a big week of campaign finance filings at the Federal Election Commission (FEC), the National Press Club plans to host a panel of political-data experts offering tips on navigating the records and story ideas to be culled from them. The panel is scheduled for Friday, April 12 from 9 a.m. to 10 a.m. in the Bloomberg Room. The cost is $5 for Press Club members, $10 for non-members. Register here. Representatives of the FEC, the Center for Responsive Politics, Bloomberg News and the Sunlight Foundation will lead the discussion. During the week of April 15, the FEC will receive…
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International Red Cross leader to update crises in Afghanistan, Syria and Mali April 11
Peter Maurer, president of the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC), will update the humanitarian situation in Afghanistan, Syria and Mali Thursday, April 11, at 10 a.m. in the Fourth Estate Restaurant. Armed conflicts in these countries are killing, destroying infrastructure and, in some cases, sending refugees into neighboring countries. Maurer will illustrate some of the key challenges the ICRC faces when responding to acute humanitarian crises amid contemporary armed conflicts. For more information, contact Keith Hill at [email protected].
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Panel to assess sponsored journalism's implications for journalists May 14
Join the Freelance Committee Tuesday, May 14, from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m., for a panel discussion on the role of sponsored and content journalism in a changing industry. A panel will describe how brands are creating their own content and explain opportunities and pitfall for journalists in this field. Panelists include Mark Hamrick, Peter Beller and John Hazard: Mark Hamrick is an award-winning, multi-platform journalist and the 104th National Press Club president. A former AP reporter, he is currently the Washington Bureau Chief at Bankrate, Inc., the Web's leading aggregator of financial rate…
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