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This Week in National Press Club History: Truman celebrates 80th birthday; Lusitania event, 6:30 pm May 7
This Week In National Press Club History May 3, 2011: The National Press Club hosts the awards ceremony for the Guillermo Cano World Press Freedom Prize in observance of UNESCO’s annual World Press Freedom Day. Fifteen courageous journalists from 13 countries receive the award in recognition of their unflinching dedication to press freedom. The Club continues its active efforts on behalf of press freedom, hosting a news conference in March 2015 on the case of Jason Rezaian, a Washington Post correspondent who has been imprisoned by the Iranian government since July 2014. May 4, 2014:…
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Former jailed police reporter to call for national shield law, 6 pm June 1
A local longtime journalist, who was jailed because he would not give up the identity of a source, will call for a federal shield law at a National Press Club forum at 6 p.m., Monday, June 1, in the Murrow Room. The two-hour symposium is open to the public and is sponsored in part by the Club’s Journalism Institute and Freedom of the Press Committee. Tickets are $5 for Club members and $10 for nonmembers. Brian Karem, the executive editor of two weekly Maryland newspapers, will moderate the event, which will feature roughly a dozen American journalists who have all gone the extra mile in…
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Documentary tackles veterans' challenges in returning home; free screening, 7 pm May 18
The Washington premiere of the new documentary, That Which I Love Destroys Me, followed by a panel discussion will take place at 7 p.m. Monday, May 18, in the National Press Club ballroom. The screening is free and open to the public, but registration is required. Refreshments will also be served. “That Which I Love Destroys Me” offers a candid look at veteran re-integration issues through the eyes of two Special Operations veterans, Tyler Grey and Jayson Floyd, and charts their journey of as they rebuild relationships after coming home. The panel discussion will include special guests from…
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Latest Club podcast explores use of omnidirectional mics under tough conditions
Far and away the most important piece of equipment for any broadcast journalist is the microphone. The latest National Press Club podcast explores why the omnidirectional has been the field mic of choice for reporters since the 1930s. Microphone expert John Holt joins radio reporter and Club member Jennifer Strong in New York City to demonstrate a variety of the most used mics in the business under some tough recording conditions, including the main hall of Grand Central Station and the windy New York Harbor. Update-1 is the podcast of the National Press Club. All podcasts are available to…
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Event to explore World War I, the Club and the sinking of the Lusitania, 6:30 pm May 7
On the 100th anniversary of the sinking of the Lusitania, the National Press Club and the U.S. World War I Commission will host a program that examines how the incident, its press coverage and the surrounding propaganda campaign led to the U.S. entry into the war. The program starts at 6:30 p.m. on May 7. Admission is free, but reservations are required. Former Club President Gil Klein, chairman of the Club’s History and Heritage Committee, will talk about the Club during World War I before moderating a panel that includes: John Maxwell Hamilton, senior scholar at the Woodrow Wilson…
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A Prairie Home Companion host Garrison Keillor headlines May 22 luncheon
Garrison Keillor, host of A Prairie Home Companion, will speak at a National Press Club luncheon May 22. Keillor, host of the Minnesota Public Radio nationally syndicated radio show, will deliver a current-events-related speech titled " Fifteen Things That Need to Happen Tomorrow." Keillor returns to the Club for the first time since 1994 before appearing at the Wolf Trap National Park for the Performing Arts on the evening of May 22. Keillor is a humorist, storyteller and author, bringing to life beloved characters from the fictional Lake Wobegon, an imaginary town in Minnesota that National…
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PBS anchor Gwen Ifill wins Fourth Estate Award; dinner set for Oct. 15
Gwen Ifill, moderator and managing editor of "Washington Week" and co-anchor and managing editor of the “PBS NewsHour,” has been selected as the 2015 recipient of the Fourth Estate Award, the National Press Club’s most prestigious prize. Ifill will receive the award at a gala dinner on Thursday, Oct. 15. She is the 43rd recipient of the Fourth Estate Award, which recognizes a journalist who has made significant contributions to the field through a lifetime of excellence. The National Press Club Board of Governors voted to give Ifill the award. "Gwen Ifill embodies the core values of…
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Learn how to use federal government open data app Socrata, 9:30 am May 11
If you've ever explored open data from the federal government, states or cities, you've probably run into an app called Socrata, which allows you to explore, parse, manipulate and visualize data to find great stories in all those numbers. On May 11 at 9:30 am, the NPC Journalism Institute will host two of Socrata's top trainers at a 90-minute session on the basics of using Socrata, including an overview of the many different kinds of publicly available data available on websites powered by the company. Registration is $5 for Club members; $10 for the public. Class size is limited to 30 people…
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Time Change: Armenian foreign minister, other officials to discuss 100th anniversary of genocide, 9 am May 7
The 100th anniversary of the Armenian genocide will be the topic of a Newsmakers news conference at 9 a.m. Thursday, May 7, in the National Press Club's West Room, 13th floor, National Press Building. Participants will include Armenian Foreign Minister Edward Nalbandian, Armenian presidential chief of staff Vigen Sarkisian and National Commemoration of Armenian Genocide Centennial Chairman and 100 LIVES Co-Founder Noubar Afeyan. They will highlight memorial events being held in Washington and around the world during the week by the Armenian community. Thousands of Armenians, along with…
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National Institute on Aging director to address human life span extension, 10 am May 7
Dr. Richard J Hodes, director of the National Institute on Aging at the National Institutes of Health, will present the latest research on the human life span’s 20-year extension over the past five decades and analyze how much it could lengthen and the impact on health at a Newsmakers news conference at 10 a.m. Thursday, May 7, in the Fourth Estate Restaurant. A leading immunologist, Hodes was named director of the aging institute in 1993, where he oversees studies of the biological, clinical, behavioral and social aspects of aging. Under Hodes’ stewardship, the institute's budget has…
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