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Indianapolis Colts captain, owners to describe team's mental health initiative, May 18
Indianapolis Colts linebacker and team captain Zaire Franklin, Colts owner & CEO Jim Irsay and Colts vice-chair and owner Kalen Jackson will speak about the Colts' new “Kicking The Stigma” mental health initiative at a National Press Club Virtual Headliner event at 2 p.m., Tuesday, May 18. Started by the Irsay family, “Kicking The Stigma” aims to raise awareness about the prevalence of mental health disorders, remove the shame and stigma that is often associated with these illnesses, and expand access to treatment by raising and distributing funds to nonprofits and other organizations.…
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Smithsonian choreographer-in-residence to speak on role of modern dance, May 19
Dana Tai Soon Burgess, the Smithsonian’s first choreographer-in-residence at the National Portrait Gallery, will appear at a National Press Club virtual event Wednesday, May 19, at 6:30 p.m. to discuss the role of modern dance in the current social justice conversation and his two decades as a cultural ambassador for the State Department. Smithsonian choreographer-in-residence Dana Tai Soon Burgess. Burgess, poet laureate of Washington dance, will speak about his background as founder of the DTSB Dance Company, now in its 29th season, as well as the choreographic creative process and his…
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'Atlantic' journalist Brownstein to discuss cultural upheaval of 1974 at book talk, May 20
The stars aligned in Los Angeles in 1974 as a diverse group of talents across film, music, and television hit a creative zenith, jolting American popular culture and in turn, American politics. Atlantic senior editor Ron Brownstein, who analyzes that pivotal year in his new book, “Rock Me on the Water: 1974-The Year Los Angeles Transformed Movies, Music, Television, and Politics,” will discuss what we can discern about our political future from the current generational cultural divide on Thursday, May 20, at a National Press Club Headliners Virtual Book Event. This one-hour program will…
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If you've not entered NPC Journalism Contest, deadline nears
The extended deadline is approaching for you to get those entries in for the National Press Club's annual Journalism Contest. The contest web page is open for your online entries, which includes a list of the categories. Entries should be submitted by Monday, May 17. Along with the most popular awards categories such as consumer news and political news, the Club is especially in the market for entries from young journalists, breaking news entries, humor writing and news photos. The Club is looking for the best work from 2020 from journalists covering consumer news, politics, creative…
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Current Update-1: Interview with NPC Press Freedom Team chair on World Press Freedom Day
The current episode of the National Press Club's podcast, Update-1, highlights the cases of three journalists struggling for freedom -- Austin Tice, Maria Ressa and Emilio Gutierrez-Soto -- who are the focus of the Club's virtual event in observance of World Press Freedom Day today. John Donnelly In the podcast, the Club's Press Freedom Team chair John Donnelly speaks withBroadcast/Podcast Team co-vice chair Adam Konowe about today's event and the plight of these and other journalists. He also addresses the state of press freedom more broadly, including specific incidents at home and…
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Searching for a job or a better one? Learn how to set yourself apart at workshop next week
Making an impression on a potential employer starts long before an email or phone call. By then, your digital footprint has done the talking. Don’t let it send you walking. To avoid that – and to help you create and maintain the professional identity you want to showcase to sources, employers, and publishers, the National Press Club Journalism Institute is conducting a weeklong series of virtual hands-on workshops “Career Connection: Defining Your Digital footprint Monday, May 10, to Friday, May 14. Register here for one of the sessions or all five days, which are available at no cost.…
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NPC hosts cancer survivor, NPC member at Headliners Book Rap to discuss ‘Outpedaling the Big C’, May 19
Celebrating both National Bike Month and National Melanoma Awareness Month, Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist Elizabeth McGowan will discuss her memoir "Outpedaling the Big C: My Healing Cycle Across America" at a National Press Club Virtual Headliners Book Rap on Wednesday, May 19, at 2 p.m. Access the event or download a calendar reminder here. "Outpedaling the Big C" chronicles a 90-day solo bike ride from Oregon to Virginia McGowan undertook to celebrate her recovery from melanoma and highlights other cancer survivors who work to promote cancer research. The memoir also explores her…
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Astronaut Michael Collins, dead at 90, was Kalb Report guest at Club in 2019; watch the program
Astronaut Michael Collins, an American hero died Wednesday at age 90, appeared at the National Press Club on April 15, 2019, in advance of the 50th anniversary of the historic Apollo 11 moon landing in which he piloted the command module while his crewmates Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin walked on the lunar surface. . For those in the Club Ballroom during Collins's appearance at the Club, it was an unforgettable experience. For Collins it was a rare, long form interview with one of the legends of broadcasting – Marvin Kalb, during a taping of The Kalb Report. You can view the program here.…
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New reading group will start with book about the ‘Founding Mothers of NPR’
The National Press Club Journalism Institute is starting a reading group for people who love journalism and books and want to discuss them both. The first book we'll discuss is "Susan, Linda, Nina & Cokie: The Extraordinary Story of the Founding Mothers of NPR." Be sure to register for a Headliners event on Thursday, April 29, with author Lisa Napoli and NPR journalists Susan Stamberg, Nina Totenberg and Linda Wertheimer. You can buy the book at the same time. Club members get a discount. The reading group’s first virtual meeting will be Thursday, May 13, at 6 p.m., and we'll discuss the…
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Update-1: Southern Poverty Law Center leader discusses extremism, white nationalism
Southern Poverty Law Center President and CEO Margaret Huang says the U.S. is facing a crisis of “far-right extremism and deep threats to our democracy.” The latest episode of Update-1, the National Press Club podcast, features part of Club President Lisa Matthews' recent interview with Huang at a Headliners event. The issues they discuss include the increase in domestic terror attacks, the surge in white nationalist groups, and how parents should talk to their children about rejecting hate. Mike Hempen produces Update-1. Besides listening on the Club website, Update-1 can be found on Apple…
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