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Rep. Joaquin Castro to call for boosting Latino representation in Hollywood, tomorrow
U.S. Rep. Joaquin Castro, D-Texas, will speak at a National Press Club Headliners Newsmaker at 11 a.m. on Sept. 21 about the lack of representation of Latinos in Hollywood and media.
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Sharpen your pencils: Pub Quiz returns on Oct. 14
The next Pub Quiz is scheduled for Thursday, Oct. 14 at 7 pm. Call your friends, organize a team and memorize all the facts in encyclopedias, magazines and trusted websites that your mind can handle. The big question, however, remains: Will the October Pub Quiz be virtual or at the Club? Stay tuned and keep reading the Wire for more information. Pub Quiz is still a great way to meet new people and/or gather your old friends at the Club, even if you’re playing from your pad. Although we’re still going through rough times, the days are getting better and take comfort knowing that this game…
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The ‘other Murrow’ on the air in London during WWII
To celebrate the contributions of Edward R. Murrow’s family to the National Press Club, former CBS News correspondent and Club member Sam Litzinger produced an audio broadcast highlighting the ‘other Murrow’ in London during the World War II Blitz. Janet Murrow, Edward R. Murrow’s wife, filed radio broadcasts herself for CBS and the BBC, and volunteered to organize relief for beleaguered London families. In the four-minute audio presentation, air raid sirens blare as Edward R. Murrow reports from a rooftop as bombs fell. And one can also hear the distinct voice of Janet Murrow as she…
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Monday's Headliner with GE Renewables CEO Jérôme Pécresse postponed until Oct. 28
The Headliners luncheon with Jérôme Pécresse, CEO of GE Renewable Energy, scheduled for Monday, Sept. 27, is postponed until Thursday, Oct. 28.
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Club to mark anniversary of Khashoggi murder with moment of silence Friday at 3 p.m.
The National Press Club will mark the third anniversary of the murder of Washington Post Opinion Contributor Jamal Khashoggi with a moment of silence Friday, Oct. 1, at 3 p.m., followed by brief remarks from Club President Lisa Nicole Matthews. (Note: the actual anniversary of Mr. Khashoggi’s murder is Saturday, Oct. 2). Club members will gather in the 13th floor lobby by the staircase for a brief moment of silence to mark the 2018 murder of Jamal Khashoggi in Istanbul while he was visiting the embassy of Saudi Arabia there on official business. At the time Khashoggi was living in Virginia…
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Robert Costa to discuss 'Peril' at Headliners Book Event, live streamed today, 1:30 p.m.
Robert Costa with the cover of his and Bob Woodward's Book, "Peril" Washington Post reporter and National Press Club member Robert Costa will speak at a National Press Club in-person Headliners Book Event today, Monday, Oct. 4, at 1:30 p.m. Costa will discuss “Peril,” the new book co-authored with journalist and Club member Bob Woodward. Tickets, which can be purchased online, cost $5 for Club members and $10 for the general public. Books pre-ordered with your ticket or purchased at the door will be available for signing at the event. The book covers President Trump’s final year in office…
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NYSE President Cunningham Headliners Luncheon appearance postponed until 2022
A National Press Club Headliners Luncheon speech by New York Stock Exchange President Stacey Cunningham has been postponed until a date to be determined in 2022. Her appearance had been scheduled for Oct. 6. An item in yesterday's edition of The Wire gave an incorrect date for the postponement. Cunningham is president of the NYSE Group, which includes the New York Stock Exchange, the world’s largest equity exchange. She is the 67th president and the first woman to lead the exchange in its 229-year history. Cunningham oversees an organization that is home to 2,200 of the world’s largest…
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New Yorker cartoonist Liza Donnelly to donate signed press freedom cartoon for Fourth Estate Award Gala
Advocates of the independent, free press can display their support with an exclusive signed print from renowned cartoonist and writer Liza Donnelly. Donnelly has generously contributed prints of her illustration commemorating the importance of the free press in democracy, in conjunction with this year’s Fourth Estate Award Gala. The gala will take place on Oct. 20, and tickets are available through Wednesday, Oct. 13. The artist’s live digital reporting and cartoons have been featured in The New Yorker, where she has been a staff artist since 1979; on CBS News, NBC, and CNN; and in Forbes,…
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Club's Update-1 podcast highlights two imprisoned NPC honorees
American journalist Danny Fenster has been imprisoned in Myanmar since May, while Chinese journalist Haze Fan has been detained in China since December. Fenster and Fan are the National Press Club's most recent John Aubuchon Press Freedom Award winners. John Donnelly In the current edition of Update-1, the Club's podcast, Broadcast/Podcast team member Lincoln Smith interviews veteran reporter John Donnelly, chair of the Club's Press Freedom Team, who discusses the two Club honorees and another detained journalist, Austin Tice. Donnelly also highlights his own career and offers…
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Tickets still available, virtually or in-person, for Fourth Estate Award Gala, Oct. 20
Tickets to the 2021 Fourth Estate Award Gala honoring NBC News’ Lester Holt are still available for Club members and their guests to purchase. Holt will receive the National Press Club’s most esteemed prize, the Fourth Estate Award, at a gala in his honor on Oct. 20, 2021.The celebration will take place at the National Press Club and online, with Holt joining the event live from New York to accept his award. Club members in the Washington, D.C., area can join in person for an elegant dinner and black-tie celebration in the ballroom of the National Press Club, where they can watch the…
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