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CNN foreign affairs correspondent Jill Dougherty joins 5K race
Jill Dougherty, CNN foreign affairs correspondent, will run in the National Press Club’s 14th Annual Beat the Deadline 5K race on Saturday, June 11, and made a challenge for other journalists to sign up and compete against one another. Dougherty previously served as U.S. affairs editor for CNN International, covering political, cultural and business stories in the United States. She also was managing editor of CNN International Asia Pacific based in Hong Kong and coordinated CNN’s newsgathering across the Asia Pacific region. Prior to that she was CNN’s Moscow bureau chief. Proceeds from the…
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Hamrick reflects on journalistic values embodied by Broder, Lehrer
The late Washington Post reporter and columnist David Broder and PBS Newshour anchor Jim Lehrer embody journalistic principles that the National Press Club seeks to preserve and strengthen, Club President Mark Hamrick wrote in his latest blog post. Hamrick wrote that the "value of good, accurate information" has never been higher, as the world lurches through crises in the Middle East and Japan. Hamrick's blog, From the President's Desk, can be found by clicking here. "As the media landscape has become increasingly fractured, our National Press Club remains a constant," Hamrick wrote. "And as…
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Supermodel Kim Alexis signs up as 5K sponsor
Supermodel Kim Alexis, who appeared on the covers of more than 500 magazines and in Sports Illustrated, will run in the National Press Club's 14th Annual Beat the Deadline 5K race on Saturday, June 11. Alexis has run in five New York marathons and is a speaker on health and wellness issues for women. She joins 5K race marshals Tony Horton, creator of P90X, and Suzanne Malveaux, anchor of CNN Newsroom. Among the top models of the 1980s along with Carol Alt, Christie Brinkley, and Iman, Alexis was host of TV LAND's "She's Got the Look," was a fashion editor on "Good Morning America," hosted…
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Former National Security Adviser James Jones to address May 16 luncheon
Gen. James L. Jones (ret.), former national security adviser for the Obama administration, will address a National Press Club luncheon on Monday, May 16. Jones, a retired four-star general, will discuss strategic imperatives for the volatile Middle East, focusing on Iran, Libya, Egypt, Israel, Palestine and northern Africa. Jones served as the 32nd Commandant of the U.S. Marine Corps and Supreme Allied Commander in Europe before joining the Obama administration as national security adviser. He resigned that post in November. Lunch will be served at 12:30 p.m., with the speech beginning at 1…
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Executives, journalists explore future of public broadcasting, 9 am April 26
Broadcast executives, journalists and researchers will explore the future of public broadcasting networks and stations at the 2011 Curtis B. Hurley Symposium at 9 a.m. on Tuesday, April 26. The event, The Future of Public Broadcasting: Innovating to Connect Communities, will run until noon. Register by contacting Jackie Lewandowski ([email protected], 202.662.7155). Speakers include Jim Lehrer, executive editor and anchor, PBS NewsHour; Paula Kerger, president and CEO, PBS; Patrick Butler, president and CEO, Association of Public Television Stations; Tom Rosenstiel, founder and…
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Press Club Rewind offers weekly video wrap-up of events
This week's edition of Press Club Rewind features a session updating demands from protesters in the Egyptian uprising, rock legend Chuck Leavell introducing his new book, D.C. journalists competing in Commedia dell Media and former Club presidents gathering to swap stories. Press Club Rewind is a weekly series about National Press Club events presented by the Club's Broadcast Committee. Click the "Related Video" link to the right to watch it now. Click Here to Visit the Rewind Archives
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AFL-CIO President Richard Trumka headlines May 20 luncheon
Richard Trumka, president of the AFL-CIO, will address the National Press Club at a luncheon on Friday, May 20. Trumka was elected president of the AFL-CIO in September 2009, after serving 15 years as the secretary-treasurer of the nation’s largest federation of unions, with more than 12 million members. Previously, he served as president of the United Mine Workers of American, a post to which he was elected at age 33 in 1982. Trumka leads his organization at a time when the union movement is facing a number of challenges. Union membership in the United States has been on a steady decline,…
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They can make you disappear! Magicians coming to NPC April 20
Six top performers from the Society of American Magicians who meet monthly at the club will offer an evening of family-friendly magic Wednesday, April 20 beginning at 7 p.m. The close-up magic show is a popular favorite. The show is free and open to club members and the general public, but please reserve at 662-7501.
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Business as usual at the NPC? JFK, riots and the Saturday Night Massacre in "Tales from the Tap Room"
John Cosgrove had a surprise guest at his inaugural party 50 years ago. John F. Kennedy who was celebrating his inauguration wanted his own NPC membership card and he stopped by to receive it. Allan Cromley was faced by a nearly empty club because downtown was virtually closed because of riots, assassinations and political upheaval. Cromley's earlier run in with the law jeopardized the Club's liquor laws. Don Larrabee was hosting the first Fourth Estate dinner honoring Walter Cronkite when world came that Nixon had fired Watergate prosecutors in the Saturday Night Massacre. Reporters…
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AFGE President Gage to discuss labor issues at April 5 Newsmaker
President of the American Federation of Government Employees (AFGE) John Gage will discuss current labor-management struggles and what they mean not just for public-sector workers but for all Americans. Gage will speak at a National Press Club Newsmakers press conference at 10 a.m. Tuesday, April 5. As national president of the AFGE, Gage stands watch over the rights of 625,000 federal and D.C. government employees who belong to the nation’s largest union for federal government workers. Gage has led AFGE since 2003 and also is a vice president of the AFL-CIO, which represents 12.2 million…
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