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Documentary film screening June 18 to probe climate change impact on U.S. coasts
The increasing frequency of deadly storms, notably last year's killer Hurricane Sandy, is causing Americans to worry -- many for the first time -- about climate change and its impact on rising sea levels may affect their lives. The link between warming climate and higher ocean levels and its implications for residents of U.S. coastal communities is the subject of a new documentary film, "Shored Up," that will be screened at the National Press Club on Tuesday, June 18. The screening, by its producer, filmmaker Ben Kalina, will be preceded by a reception beginning at 5:30 p.m. and followed by…
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Associated Press CEO to speak on seizure of phone records at luncheon June 19
Gary Pruitt, president and CEO of The Associated Press, will address a National Press Club luncheon on Wednesday, June 19. Pruitt will discuss “the unconstitutional seizure of AP phone records and the way forward.” Pruitt has been an outspoken advocate for the rights of journalists in recent weeks after it became public that the U.S. Justice Department had subpoenaed two months of phone records from Associated Press reporters as part of a leak investigation. Pruitt said the seizure will have a chilling effect on journalism. The luncheon begins at 12:30 p.m. with remarks starting at 1 p.m.,…
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Threat to historic city of Tyre is topic of Newsmaker today, 3 p.m.
A new report on the threats to one of the world’s most historic cities – the ancient Phoenician city of Tyre, Lebanon -- will be the focus of a National Press Club Newsmaker news conference on Wednesday, June 12, at 3 p.m. in the club’s Zenger Room. Tyre is ranked with Carthage on the UNESCO World Heritage Site list. It is endangered by conflict in Lebanon that has spilled over from the civil war in neighboring Syria. Discussing the report will be Maha El-Khalil Chalabi, president of the International Association to Save Tyre, Lebanon, and Esther Coopersmith, president of the American…
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Jim Rogers, CEO of Duke Energy, U.S.'s largest energy company, to speak at Aug. 8 luncheon
Jim Rogers, CEO of Duke Energy, American's largest energy company, will address a National Press Club luncheon on Thursday, Aug. 8, to speak about the challenges U.S. utilities are facing as demand for power slows. Rogers, in his 25 years as a CEO in the electric utility business, will focus on the policy challenges U.S. utilities are facing as they contend with anemic 1 percent annual growth in power demand. He also will discuss the challenges and opportunities of undertaking an effort to bring power to the 1.3 billion people in the world who have no access to electricity. The luncheon…
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Participants have 'roaring' good time on Travel Committee trip to Africa
There's something about coming across a bachelor group of lions in the wild that makes you ask "What am I doing here and can I get closer for a better shot (with a camera, not a gun)?" Fifteen feet separated participants on the recent National Press Club Travel Committee-sponsored trip to Africa from the lions. Shooting frames of photos from the open-top Land Rover, you rethink the stupidity of moving closer when you see the beasts' ferocious canine teeth. There are two ways to describe the "kill shot" and the risk of being on the losing side is too high. Thirteen days, 10 ten flights, seven…
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This Week in National Press Club History: Wendell Willkie, Pentagon Papers
June 12, 1940: Wendell H. Willkie speaks at a sweltering Club luncheon during his dark horse campaign for the Republican presidential nomination. A former Democrat who had never before run for office, Willkie trails his three opponents -- famous organized crime fighter and front-runner Thomas E. Dewey, Ohio Senator Robert A. Taft and Michigan Senator and former journalist Arthur H. Vandenberg. Asked at the off-the record luncheon why he had left the Democratic party, he replied, “I did not leave my party. My party left me.” Later that summer, he won the Republican nomination in a huge…
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Climate change's impact on U.S. coastal communities is topic of documentary film screening June 18
For many Americans who were not convinced that climate change would affect their lives, Hurricane Sandy was a "game changer" that turned complacency into new national concern over the link between rising sea levels and a warmer climate. That link, and its implications for residents of U.S. coastal communities, is examined by a new documentary film, "Shored Up," that will be screened at the National Press Club on Tuesday, June 18. The screening, by its producer, filmmaker Ben Kalina, will be preceded by a reception beginning at 5:30 p.m. and followed by a brief conversation among sea-level…
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Get inside story of Discovery empire from founder John Hendricks at Book Rap June 27
The founder and executive chairman of Discovery Communications, John Hendricks, will discuss his new book, “A Curious Discovery,” in conversation with award-winning journalist Paula Zahn at the Club on Thursday, June 27, at 6:30 p.m. For required registration, click here. Tickets are $5 for NPC members, $10 for the public. A book signing will follow the discussion. Proceeds benefit the non-profit National Press Club Journalism Institute. In his book Hendricks tells the remarkable story of building one of the most successful media empires in the world. In 1984, Hendricks had $75,000 of debt on…
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Coming June 26: Special screening of documentary film on Latinos in America
NPC's The International Correspondents Committee will present a special screening of “Harvest of Empire: The Untold Story of Latinos in America,” at 6 p.m. Wednesday, June 26, in the Conference Rooms. Rep. Luis V. Gutierrez (D-Ill.), a strong advocate for pro-immigration reform who has succeeded in gaining significant bipartisan alliances on the issue, will give closing remarks after the film is shown. Producer Wendy Thompson, who heads EVS Communications, and co-director/producer Eduardo Lopez, the award-winning producer of Linea Directa, the Spanish-language television series in the…
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Steve Berry to talk about his new thriller at June 19 booksigning
Steve Berry, New York Times and No. 1 internationally best-selling author, will discuss his newest thriller, "The King's Deception," at the Club at 6:30 p.m. Wednesday, June 19. A book signing will follow the discussion. Registration is required by clicking here. Tickets are free for National Press Club members and $5 for nonmembers. This event is a fundraiser for the National Press Club Journalism Institute. No outside books will be permitted. The novel features fan-favorite Cotton Malone and his 15-year-old son, Gary, who are headed to Europe. As a favor to his former boss at the Justice…
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