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Video Storytelling Classes July 30-31; $60 for Members or $100 for Both
A two-part series for reporters or Web producers will focus on adding a video component to stories. The classes are July 30 and 31. Costs vary and must be paid in advance. Cameras will be provided; see details below. The sessions will offer practical tips for producing video, whether you're using a Flip camera, an iPhone or more sophisticated video equipment. The primary instructor is media trainer/coach Mary Coffman, associate professor of broadcast and video storytelling at Northwestern University's Medill School of Journalism. She will evaluate different kinds of video storytelling,…
Type: News
Panel to Discuss Pentagon Policy for Coverage of Detainee Trials at Gitmo
A panel discussion, "Banned at Guantanamo," on the Pentagon's banning and subsequent reinstatement of four reporters from covering future military trials of suspected terrorists at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, is at 7 p.m. on Tuesday, July 20, in the conference rooms. In May, the U.S. Defense Department barred four reporters from covering future military trials of suspected terrorists at the military's Guantanamo Bay detention facility for including the already publicly disclosed name of a witness in news stories over Pentagon objections. The Pentagon lifted the suspensions early this month after…
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Author Says Vietnam Still Influences Media Coverage of War
Although the U.S. military has largely worked through the lessons of the Vietnam war, the "ghosts of Vietnam" still hang over the media and influence war reporting, USA Today senior military reporter Jim Michaels said July 12 Michaels, author of "A Chance in Hell; The Men Who Triumphed Over Iraq's Deadliest City and Turned the Tide of War," described a time lag of about six months between some important developments in the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan and their emergence and recognition in the media. He noted that over 100 years ago the story of Custer at the Little Big Horn got to the…
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White Supremacist Documentary and Panel, 6:30 pm July 14
"Revealing Hate" will be shown at 6:30 p.m. Wednesday, July 14, in the Holeman Lounge. A panel discussion with Mariah Wilson, the documentary’s producer/director, and Gary Weaver, professor at American University, follows the screening. Over four years, Wilson shot interviews with people whose lives have been affected by the white supremacist movement to produce the documentary. Weaver is a fellow of the International Academy for Intercultural Research and is on the board of the Center for Asian Organized Crime. "Revealing Hate" continuous the 2010 NPC summer documentary series. It is open to…
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Tony Horton Discusses Obesity, Leads Exercise Class 1 pm July 16
Tony Horton, fitness trainer and creator of the P90X Extreme Home Fitness system, will speak at a "boot camp" luncheon at 1 p.m. Friday, July 16. He will discuss his call for the Department of Defense to modify its physical training doctrine to include a "functional fitness" approach, the impact of obesity within the U.S. military, and the trend of potential military recruits considered too fat to fight. As part of the program, the audience will be invited to join in a P90X demonstration workout. A sit-down luncheon will not be served. Boxed take-home llunches and bottled water will be…
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This Week in National Press Club History
July 14, 2006: XM Satellite Radio begins broadcasting National Press Club luncheons. July 17, 2003: Former President Gerald R. Ford makes his 15th and last appearance at the Club, a record number of appearances. July 17, 2009: Walter Cronkite, winner of the Club’s first Fourth Estate Award, dies at the age of 92. This Week in National Press Club History is brought to you by the History and Heritage Committee, which preserves and revitalizes the Club’s history through displays, panel discussions, lectures and the oral history project. For more information on History and Heritage Committee-…
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Founder of Women for Women Int'l at Newsmaker 3 pm Sept. 13
Zainab Salbi, the founder of Women for Women for International, which grants micro-finance loans to women in Afghanistan, Iraq, Congo, Sudan, Rwanda, Kosovo and Niger, will speak at a Newsmaker press conference at 3 p.m., Monday, Sept. 13, on why empowering women is crucial to national development. -- Peter Hickman, [email protected]
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Fastest Club Member Will Donate Cash if She Wins Again at July 17 5K
Neisa Condemaita, winner in the Fastest Female NPC Member category for two years in a row said she will donate the $50 prize to the library's training and scholarship programs if she wins the gold again this year. Condemaita has formed the "Chasquis" team, a nod to the highly trained runners who delivered messages throughout the Inca Empire. Kathleen Koch, author of "Rising from Katrina" and former CNN correspondent, is the latest addition to the roster of media power women competitors for Beat the Deadline 5K on Saturday, July 17. She join heavyweight participants Newsweek's Eleanor Clift,…
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Financial Services Roundtable Chief Discusses Reform Bill, Noon July 15
Steve Bartlett, president of the Financial Services Roundtable, will discuss the financial services reform legislation, including the challenges for the industry and consumers, at a Newsmaker press conference at noon Thursday, July 15, in the Bloomberg Room. -- Tejinder Singh, [email protected]
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International Shorts at Documentary Series, 6:30 pm July 7
A series of short films produced by international filmmakers in Washington and New York City will be shown at 6:30 p.m. Wednesday, July 7, in the conference rooms. A panel discussion on freedom of the press and expression with some of the producers and the Washington director of Reporters Without Borders follows. The films are the opening set of the 2010 NPC summer documentary series. There is no admission charge. The post-film panel will include international fellows brought to the U.S. by the State Department and George Washington University’s Documentary Center for professional development…
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