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Coming Monday to Kalb Report: NY Times columnist Tom Friedman
New York Times columnist Thomas L. Friedman will join host Marvin Kalb Monday, (Feb. 10) to talk about the intersection of national security and personal freedom. With the fallout from Edward Snowden’s massive leaks about NSA surveillance reverberating around the world, the appearance of the three-time Pulitzer Prize winner comes at a critical moment. Kalb and Friedman will discuss “not just freedom of the press but all of our freedoms at a time when we must consider the dangers of global terrorism threatening our own cherished freedom,” Kalb said in announcing the show. The show will begin…
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Valentine's Day nears; Fourth Estate doubles your chance to catch, or send, Cupid’s Arrow
Valentine's Day is coming up next Friday, Feb. 14, and the National Press Club's Fourth Estate restaurant thinks it is too special a day to limit the celebration to a 24-hour period. Thus, to honor the occasion, the restaurant will offer a special fixe price menu on both Friday and Saturday, Feb. 15. Dinner will be served from 5:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. both days. The menu, priced at $75 for a couple and $40 single, includes rack of lamb, beef, shrimp, crab-stuffed flounder and vegetarian chili rellenos. Desserts are a chocolate or raspberry heart pastry or (tongue in cheek) sour on sex lemon…
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Journalism Institute reaps nearly $7,000 in year-end fundraising appeal
Forty-three Club members and friends of the National Press Club Journalism Institute (NPCJI) donated nearly $7,000 to the institute (NPCJI) in its annual year-end fundraising appeal in 2013, the institute has announced. Donors were: Anonymous (three), Helen Bernstein, Don Black, Simeon & Carol Booker, Betti Brown, Ross Chomiak, Barbara Cochran, Claudette Cox, Robert Daley, Laura Faul, Karen Fawcett, Elliot Feldman, Jonah Gitlitz, Matt Gryta, Jane Simpson Hahn, Mark Hamrick, Marvin Kalb, Frank Kane, Kathy Kiely, Pamela Killian Fox. Gil Klein, Katherine Lewis, Craig Lewis, Arline Jolles…
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Public sector communicators: learn first-hand success stories Feb. 21
The way Americans communicate is constantly changing, and if you’re a public sector communicator, you’re probably finding it a challenge to keep pace. To answer the challenge, you can get help from a panel of experts at a National Press Club event on Friday, Feb. 21, from 9 a.m. to 10:30 a.m. in the Club’s Conference Rooms. Communicators from the State Department, the Federal Emergency Management Agency and the Federal Aviation Administration will describe how they took an imaginative approach to a communications challenge or crisis – and achieved successful a successful result. The…
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National Press Club Journalism Contest goes online
The National Press Club wants to see examples of the best journalism from 2013 in its annual Journalism Contest, and, for the first time, will allow contestants to send their entries in online. The contest will award prizes in several photo categories, in breaking news competition for print/online and for broadcast, and in many other categories. "The National Press Club is recognized as the world's leading professional organization for journalists, and the prestige of the annual awards is a reflection of the high standing with which the Club is held by peers," Club President Myron Belkind…
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House Armed Services Committee chairman to speak at luncheon Feb. 24
House Armed Services Committee Chairman Howard “Buck” McKeon (R-Calif.) will discuss President Obama's Afghanistan withdrawal plans at a National Press Club luncheon on Monday, Feb. 24. The chairmanship of the House Armed Services Committee, which provides authorization and oversight of the Defense Department and its nearly $500 billion budget, is considered one of Congress' most important positions. A staunch advocate of robust defense spending, McKeon announced in January he would not seek reelection in 2014 after 21 years on Capitol Hill. Lunch will be served at 12:30 p.m., with remarks…
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Kalb Report to host NY Times columnist Tom Friedman Feb. 10
New York Times columnist Thomas L. Friedman will join host Marvin Kalb Monday, Feb. 10, to talk about the intersection of national security and personal freedom. With the fallout from Edward Snowden’s massive leaks about NSA surveillance reverberating around the world, the appearance of the three-time Pulitzer Prize winner comes at a critical moment. Kalb and Friedman will discuss “not just freedom of the press but all of our freedoms at a time when we must consider the dangers of global terrorism threatening our own cherished freedom,” Kalb said in announcing the show. The show will begin at…
Type: News
America's youth feel record misery; get details at Newsmaker Feb. 13
The misery of American youth, calculated by Young America's Foundation (YAF) to be at an all-time high, will be the topic of a National Press Club Newsmaker news conference Thursday, Feb. 13, at 10 a.m. in the Club’s Bloomberg Room. Ashley Pratte, a spokesperson for YAF, will discuss findings of the foundation’s Youth Misery Index, which has reached a record high of 98.6. She will describe the hardships that young people are experiencing, shown by the index, and the resulting implications for the 2014 elections. YAF calculates the index by adding figures for youth unemployment (at a near…
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Take the kids to the Club Saturday for story hour with an Irish author, Bubble and Squeak
Irish author and engaging storyteller Lara O’Brien will read from her children’s book, “Chesca and the Spirit of Grace,” at a book event at the National Press Club geared to children ages 6 to 12 on Saturday, Feb. 22, at 11 a.m. Top it off with brunch at the Fourth Estate where Chef Susan Delbert has created some kid-friendly Irish fare, including the mysterious Bubble and Squeak, bright green pancakes and Irish oatmeal. O’Brien will answer questions, tell tales of Ireland’s most famous Pirate Queen Grace O’Malley, and sign books following the reading. This is a ticketed event and…
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This Week in National Press Club History: Anwar Sadat talks Israeli peace
FEB. 6, 1978: Egyptian President Anwar Sadat outlines his negotiating positions about normalization of relations with Israel and the status of the Palestinian territories at a Club Luncheon shortly after peace talks at Camp David with President Jimmy Carter. King Hussein of Jordan, prime minister of India Jawaharlal Nehru and Israeli Prime Minister Golda Meir, have also spoken at Club Luncheons about long-standing crises in the Middle East. FEB. 7, 1911: Actress Sarah Bernhardt thanks the National Press Club for supporting her career. Audrey Hepburn, Angelina Jolie, Celeste Holm, Jane Fonda…
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