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Weekend Edition Saturday host Scott Simon discusses his mother at May 5 Book Rap
NPR's Weekend Edition Saturday host Scott Simon will discuss and sign copies of his new book, “Unforgettable: A Son, A Mother, and the Lessons of a Lifetime,” a memoir that builds on the tweets he sent from his dying mother's hospital room. The Book Rap is scheduled for Tuesday, May 5, at 6:30 p.m. in the Holeman Lounge. Tickets are $5 for National Press Club members and $10 for the general public. This event is a fundraiser for the nonprofit NPC Journalism Institute. No outside books will be permitted. When Simon began tweeting from his mother's hospital room in July 2013, he didn't know…
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National Public Radio host to discuss Andrew Jackson at May 28 Book Rap
Steve Inskeep, co-host of NPR's Morning Edition, will discuss and sign copies of his new book “Jacksonland: President Andrew Jackson, Cherokee Chief John Ross, and a Great American Land Grab” at a May 28 Book Rap scheduled from 6:30-8:00 p.m. in the conference rooms. Tickets are $5 for Club members and $10 for the general public. Register at http://www.press.org/events/inskeep. Jacksonland tells the history of President Andrew Jackson's long-running conflict with John Ross, a Cherokee chief who resisted the removal of Indians from the eastern United States in the 1830s. Jackson's first major…
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May 8 Luncheon speaker is first female Air Force Academy superintendent
Lt. Gen. Michelle D. Johnson, the first female superintendent of the Air Force Academy, will speak at a Club Luncheon on Friday, May 8, to mark its 60th anniversary. Johnson will discuss the academy's in providing future leadership for the Air Force at a time of challenges and budget constraints. The luncheon will begin promptly at 12:30 p.m. Johnson’s remarks will begin just after 1 p.m. and will be followed by a question-and-answer session. Reservations are required. For questions, please e-mail [email protected] or call 202-662-7501. Tickets must be paid for at time of reservation.…
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Help mark the memory of fallen journalists May 3 on World Press Freedom Day
Be part of the moment of silence remembering fallen journalists on World Press Freedom Day, Sunday, May 3. Stop by the Eric Friedheim Library today, pick up a ribbon, and take a selfie. Then participate in the online moment of silence by posting the photo with the hashtag #remembering between 6=9 p.m. on Sunday.
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North Korean defectors seek U.S. help to replace regime
To launch the 12th annual North Korea Freedom Week, a spokesman for a group of 22 North Korean defectors told an April 27 Newsmaker of their plans to end the regime of Kim Jong-un and bring about the peaceful reunification of Korea, but said lack of support by the U.S. is making this difficult. Kim Seong-min, delegation chairman and director of Free North Korea Radio, said "our main problem is lack of resources," particularly funding. Another problem, he said, is that "China does not recognize people trying to flee North Korea as refugees." Members of the delegation included people…
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Newsmaker today will focus on former Maldives president
Laila Ali, wife of imprisoned former Maldives President Mohamed Nasheed, will speak at a Newsmaker event at 10 a.m. today in the Murrow Room, publicly releasing a filing with the U.N. Working Group on Arbitrary Detention urging it to find that Nasheed is being held in violation of international law. Examining the case with Ali will be her international lawyers, Amal Clooney and Jared Genser. After many years as a dissident journalist, prisoner of conscience, and democracy activist, Nasheed became the first democratically elected president of the Maldives in 2008. His environmental efforts…
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Grassley defends delay in confirming new attorney general at April 27 Newsmaker
In a wide-reaching discussion at a Newsmaker Monday (April 27), Senate Judiciary Chairman Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) defended the months-long wait to confirm Loretta Lynch as attorney general at an April 27 Club Newsmaker. Grassley pointed out the committee unanimously approved the nomination, but that Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) put off a floor vote until after the chamber approved legislation to combat human trafficking. A final vote on the latter bill was delayed by Democratic opposition to an anti-abortion provision. Grassley conceded that the delay in confirming Lynch “…
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Navy secretary to speak at Club Luncheon April 30
Navy Secretary Ray Mabus will discuss the state of America’s sea services and the maritime, budgetary and resource challenges facing the force in the 21st century at a Club luncheon April 30. Lunch will be served at 12:30 p.m., with remarks beginning at 1 p.m., followed by a question-and-answer session ending at 2 p.m. Tickets cost $23 for Club members (NPC Members may purchase two tickets at this rate) and $37 for all other non-member tickets. Tickets may be purchased online by going to the following link (insert http://www.press.org/events/npc-luncheon-ray-mabus-secretary-us-navy). For…
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From working 9 to 5 to working when you want
A spring freelance workshop, co-sponsored by the Club and the Society of Professional Journalists, will offer advice and insight on how to transition into freelancing and keep the assignments coming. The event, to be held May 8 from 1 to 5 p.m. in the Zenger Room, will have two panels. In the first panel, three freelancers will describe how and why they switched from traditional, 9-5 jobs to full-time freelancing. Panelists are Katherine Reynolds Lewis, who went from a news service job to a freelance practice specializing in work, parenting and education; Emily Paulsen, who went from hospital…
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This week in National Press Club history
April 27, 1955: Vice President Richard M. Nixon leads a sing-along from the piano at the Club’s annual Congressional Night, an event noted for its bipartisan atmosphere. Senator Lyndon B. Johnson (D-Texas) and Speaker of the House Sam Rayburn (D-Texas) join in. Later, Nixon solos with a performance of “The Missouri Waltz.” April 27, 2006: U.S. Sen. Barack Obama (D-Ill.) participates in a Newsmaker press conference with George Clooney on human rights abuses in Darfur, Sudan. It attracts the largest crowd of journalists at a Club event. April 29, 1985: The Washington Press Club and the…
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