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So you want to write a book
Join a book agent and four Club members/book authors to discuss how to pitch and write a book at 6:30 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 29, in a program co-sponsored by the Professional Development Committee, Freelance Committee and National Press Club Journalism Institute. Book agent Deborah Grosvenor and authors Tom Dunkel, Alison Fitzgerald, Eleanor Herman and Tom Young, all of them members of the Club, will talk about their experiences and offer tips. Former Club President Jonathan D. Salant, chair of the Professional Development Committee, will moderate…
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Journalists, communicators to meet at 'summit' Oct. 18
Journalists and communicators may be separate categories of communications professionals, but they will get together Friday, Oct. 18, for the National Press Club's Communicators Summit to discuss how they are using social media to do their jobs. The summit, sponsored by the Communications and Marketing Committee, will take place in the Zenger Room starting with a networking breakfast at 8 a.m. Admission is $30 for NPC members and $50 for non-members. NPC President Angela Greiling Keane of Bloomberg News will deliver welcoming remarks at 8:30 a.m., followed by a panel of journalists describing…
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Panel to explore how newspaper unearthed photographer's double life as FBI informant Oct. 10
How a mid-size city newspaper, the Memphis Commerical Appeal was able to dig up the extraordinary story of an iconic photographer covering Martin Luther King Jr. while at the same time spying on him for the FBI will be the topic of a panel discussion at the National Press Club Thursday, Oct. 10. The event, called “Double Exposure,” sponsored by the Club’s Freedom of the Press and Young Members Committees, will begin at 6:30 p.m. in the Lisagor Room. Admission is free for NPC members and $5 for non-members. To register, click here. The event is designed to bring to life how the Commercial…
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This week in National Press Club history: Desmond Tutu, Neal Sheehan, JFK's and Nixon's makeup
Oct. 6, 1999: The Most Rev. Dr. Desmond Tutu, Anglican Archbishop of Cape Town, South Africa, and 1984 Nobel Peace Prize winner, speaks at a National Press Club luncheon. He is one of the many prominent -- and controversial -- religious leaders who have addressed the Club, from the Dalai Lama to Nation of Islam leader Louis Farrakhan. Another, Eugenio Cardinal Pacelli, then Vatican Secretary of State, and later Pope Pius XII, in an otherwise private and personal visit to the United States in 1936, told the audience that his appearance was “a tribute to the ideas and ideals of your press in…
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Panel to show, discuss clips of upcoming PBS film 'JFK' at Oct. 30 event
On Oct. 30 at 6:30 p.m., a prestigious panel will discuss John F. Kennedy's life and presidency by showing clips from the upcoming "American Experience" film "JFK," premiering in November 2013 on PBS in conjunction with the 50th anniversary of the president's death. The panel will examine the relationship between JFK and the press, and explore how the media's treatment of the personal and political life of presidents has evolved through the years. To purchase tickets, click here. Panelists will include: - Susan Bellows. producer and director of "JFK." She is an award-winning producer and…
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George Takei, a.k.a. Sulu on 'Star Trek,' to speak on gay rights at Oct. 18 luncheon
Actor and gay rights advocate George Takei will voice his support for same-sex marriage at a National Press Club luncheon on Friday, Oct. 18. Takei, who became famous playing Lt. Hikaru Sulu on the Star Trek TV series and in the franchise’s films, has become an outspoken advocate for the rights of lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgendered people. Now, Takei has more than 800,000 followers on Twitter, and has become known for his signature catch phrase, “Oh my.” In an editorial he wrote to The Washington Post inJune, Takei made his case for the rights of LGBT individuals. “I do think the…
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Somali pirate hostage, subject of new Tom Hanks movie, to speak at Newsmaker Oct. 10
Capt. Richard Phillips, who survived a harrowing ordeal at sea in 2009 when his ship the Maersk Alabama was boarded by Somali pirates and whose story is the subject of a new feature film, "Captain Phillips," starring Tom Hanks, will speak at a National Press Club Newsmaker at 4 p.m. Oct 10. In addition to discussing the film, which opens the next day, and his experiences at sea, Phillips will talk about pending budget cuts to the U.S. merchant marine caused by sequestration that could eliminate a third of the ships used to haul military cargo. Other proposed cuts would eliminate American-…
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Oscar-winning actress, child advocate Goldie Hawn to speak at luncheon Nov. 5
Oscar-winning actress and children’s advocate Goldie Hawn will speak about a science-based education program to address emotional stress among children at a National Press Club luncheon on Tuesday, Nov. 5. Hawn, disturbed by increases in school violence, youth depression and suicide, created The Hawn Foundation in 2003 to help children develop the social and emotional skills they need to lead smarter, healthier and happier lives. The foundation, working with neuroscientists, educators and psychologists, developed MindUP, a curriculum and teaching model for primary school children aimed at…
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Campaign Finance Experts Discuss Upcoming Court Case at Oct. 1 Newsmaker
Two advocates of stronger campaign finance laws told a Club Newsmaker Oct. 1 that an upcoming Supreme Court case is ``about blowing up the contribution limits.'' Former Federal Election Commission Chairman Trevor Potter, founding president of the Campaign Legal Center, and Fred Wertheimer, founder and president of the advocacy group Democracy 21, previewed McCutcheon v. FEC, which the High Court will hear Oct. 8. Republican donor Shawn McCutcheon, backed by the Republican National Committee, is looking to overturn overall contribution limits, which prevent him from giving any more than $123,…
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Communicators Summit Scheduled for Oct. 18
Journalists and communicators will get together Friday, Oct. 18 for the NPC Communicators Summit to discuss how they are using social media to do their jobs. The Communications and Marketing Committee is sponsoring the summit, which is set to take place in the Zenger Room starting with a networking breakfast at 8 a.m. Admission is $30 for NPC members and $50 for non-members. NPC President Angela Greiling Keane of Bloomberg News will deliver welcoming remarks at 8:30 a.m., followed by a panel of journalists describing how they are using social media to nurture source relationships and develop…
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