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This Week in National Press Club History: Obama and Clooney discuss Darfur
April 27, 2006: Barack Obama, U.S. Senator from Illinois (2005-2008) and future President of the United States, participates in a panel discussion on human rights abuses in Darfur, Sudan, with actor/activist George Clooney and Senator Sam Brownback (R-Kansas), attracting the largest attendance ever of journalists at a National Press Club event. April 27, 2012: Smithsonian Folkways releases Satchmo at the National Press Club-Red Beans and Rice-ly Yours, a Club-produced recording of Louis Armstrong’s concert at the inauguration of 1971 Club President Vernon Louviere. This was Satchmo’s last…
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Turning point in Malaysia: Will the ruling coalition finally lose power?
Ahead of Malaysia's May 5 general election, John Mallott, former U.S. Ambassador to Malaysia and one of the foremost experts on the Asian country's politics, will analyze the forces at play that could make the polls a historic turning point for this significant U.S. trading partner and military ally. He will speak at a National Press Club Newsmaker event on Wednesday, April 24, at 2 p.m. in the NPC's Zenger Room. Disenchantment with Malaysia's ruling Barisan Nasional (BN) coalition, the growing influence of online media and an explosion in the number of young voters -- 20 percent of the…
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War, nature, and the quest for gold: Famous filmmaker to show clips on May 20
From the Vatican to Venezuela, from Berbers to buffaloes, from gauchos to gold, the documentaries of Judith Dwan Hallet span the map of the world. A documentary filmmaker for over 40 years, Hallet will discuss her career and her adventures making films. The event will take place on May 20, at 7:00 p.m., in the National Press Club conference rooms. It is free for club members and $5 for nonmembers. To register, (http://www.press.org/events/evening-judith-dwan-hallet). There will be free refreshments and popcorn, and a cash bar. Hallet's clips will draw from eight films, starting with The…
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Educators urge closing opportunity gap on `Nation at Risk' anniversary, April 25
On the 30th anniversary of the landmark education reform report, A Nation at Risk, which spawned a decades-long focus on closing the academic “achievement gap” between low-income and minority children and their peers, three leading educators will call for a radical change in educators’ focus – to close the “opportunity gap.” This National Press Club Newsmakers news conference is on Thursday, April 25, at 10 a.m in the NPC's Zenger Room. At the event, the authors of a new book and education reform campaign called Closing the Opportunity Gap will address how the current intense emphasis on…
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Award-winning photographer to discuss Belarus photos at NPC on April 23
Bill Crandall, award-winning freelance photographer, will speak at a joint luncheon meeting of the Photography and International Correspondents Committees on Tuesday, April 23, at noon in the McClendon Room of the National Press Club. Crandall will discuss his book, "The Waiting Room," the result of a nine-year project documenting life in post-Soviet Belarus. The book won 2nd place in the FotoWeekDC's 2012 international awards in photojournalism/print. As an independent photographer with more than 20 years of photojournalism experience, Crandall has worked for major publications including…
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Screening of 'Countdown to May Day' with documentary filmmaker Leigh Simons
You are invited to the screening of the sports documentary "Countdown to May Day," a profile of the highly anticipated boxing matches between undefeated eight-time World Champion Floyd Mayweather and six-time world Champion Robert Guerrero, as well as undefeated two-time World champion Abner Mares versus two-time World Champion Daniel Ponce de Leon. The show starts 6:30 p.m. on April 24 in the National Press Club's conference rooms. Tickets for "Countdown" are on sale for $5 for NPC members with promotional code, and $10 for general admission. Light refreshments will be served, and there will…
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NPC plans discussion of foreign correspondents’ impact on international relations on April 29
Giovanna Dell'Orto, a journalism professor, a former reporter with the Associated Press in Italy and the United States and a new member of the National Press Club, plans to discuss her new book, American Journalism and International Relations: Foreign Correspondence from the Early Republic to the Digital Era, at 6 p.m. on Monday, April 29, in the NPC's Zenger Room. The event, sponsored by the International Correspondents Committee, is open to the public, but reservations, including professional affiliation, should be made at [email protected]. Cambridge University Press is offering the…
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National Press Club plans Newsmaker on the cost of fixing infrastructure
At a National Press Club Newsmaker press conference on April 23, the president of the American Society of Civil Engineers, Gregory DiLoreto, plans to review America’s infrastructure problems and outline the steps and funding necessary to restore it. The Newsmaker is scheduled for 10 a.m. in the NPC's Bloomberg Room. NPC Newsmakers are open to members and the working press. The American Society of Civil Engineers has just released its quadrennial report card on the U.S. infrastructure – and the overall grade was an alarming D+. In the World Economic Forum’s most recent ranking, U.S.…
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National Press Club offers LinkedIn workshop for journalists on April 24 at 9:30 a.m.
The National Press Club's Journalism Institute plans to host a workshop on how LinkedIn can be useful for journalists on April 24 at 9:30 a.m. in the NPC's Bloomberg Room. Registration is required at http://www.press.org/events/linkedin. The charge is $5 for NPC members, $15 for non-members. Yumi Wilson, a journalism professor at San Francisco State Univesity and community manager for LinkedIn for Journalists, which has doubled to nearly 28,000 members in the last six months, will present a workshop focusing on how professional journalists can get the most out of LinkedIn by using it in their…
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NPC's Get it Online series plans discussion of social TV on May 21 at 8:30 a.m.
The National Press Club's Get It Online series plans to discuss social TV on May 21 at 8:30 a.m. This event is free of charge for NPC members and $20 for non-members. Register here. Doors will open at 8:30 a.m. A continental breakfast and coffee will be served before the panel begins at 9 a.m. It should conclude by 10:30 a.m. In this age of dual screens, watching a Twitter feed during a live, broadcast event can be as important an event as the broadcast itself. From Oreo’s “You can still dunk in the dark” Super Bowl ad to real-time audience participation of American Idol, social channels are…
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