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Update-1: Former Moscow correspondent discusses Putin and Ukraine invasion
Correspondent David Satter, left, talks with Broadcast/Podcast Team member Lincoln Smith, right. What motivates Russian President Vladimir Putin? In this edition of Update-1, the National Press Club's podcast, Club Broadcast/Podcast Team member Lincoln Smith discusses Putin and the Russian people with David Satter, a former Moscow correspondent for the Financial Times and a former special correspondent on Soviet affairs for The Wall Street Journal. They talk about the challenges of reading Putin's mind and whether he's an enemy or a friend to the Russian people. Satter offers his thoughts…
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Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints Elder David A. Bednar to speak at luncheon, Thursday
Elder David A. Bednar, a member of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, will speak at a National Press Club Luncheon on Thursday, May 26. Bednar will speak about what the church is doing to address food shortages in sub-Saharan Africa, its response to the war in Ukraine, and how it educates nearly a million young people a year. Bednar, formerly a business management professor at Texas Tech and the University of Arkansas, led Brigham Young University-Idaho from 1997 until his appointment to the Quorum of the Twelve in 2004. Reserve your space…
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Deadline to submit entries for Club's Journalism Contest only days away
Time is running out! The deadline to get your entries in for the National Press Club Journalism Contest entries is Tuesday, May 31. Have your work for 2021 recognized by the nation’s leading media organization. Club members can enter at no charge, while non-members pay $135 per entry. Find more information and submit entries online. The categories are: breaking news (print and broadcast), consumer news (newspaper, periodical and broadcast), news photos, humor writing, animal reporting (print and broadcast), media coverage (print and broadcast), diplomatic coverage (print and broadcast) and…
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New category, Cultural Criticism, highlights Club's annual Journalism Awards competition; entries due Tuesday
The National Press Club's annual Journalism Awards competition features a new award this year, the Nell Minow Award for Cultural Criticsm. Named for Club member Nell Minow, a longtime journalist and movie critic, the Nell Minow Award honors excellence in cultural criticism. The prize recognizes original critiques addressing the state of society or unique commentary on the human experience (as related to arts, media, politics, identity, and community). The award joins the many other categories in the Journalism Contest. Entries should be from work in 2021, and the deadline is the end of…
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For first time in 22 years, representative of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints will address Club, TODAY
Elder David A. Bednar, a member of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, will speak at a National Press Club Luncheon on Thursday, May 26. Elder David A. Bednar Bednar will speak about what the church is doing to address food shortages in sub-Saharan Africa, its response to the war in Ukraine, and how it educates nearly a million young people a year. Bednar, formerly a business management professor at Texas Tech and the University of Arkansas, led Brigham Young University-Idaho from 1997 until his appointment to the Quorum of the Twelve in…
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NY Times reporters Martin and Burns to discuss best-selling 'This Will Not Pass,' June 14
New York Times reporters Jonathan Martin and Alexander Burns will discuss their best-selling book, “This Will Not Pass: Trump, Biden, and the Battle for America’s Future” at a National Press Club in-person Headliners Book Event on Tuesday, June 14, at 6 p.m.
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Author, NYT writer Elizabeth Williamson to share tips for reporting amid lies and disinformation, June 10
Journalists have long been charged with sorting fact from fiction through their reporting. But what happens when readers redefine what they see as truth and what they’ll accept as fact? New York Times writer and author Elizabeth Williamson is among journalists confronting the rampant rise and spread of conspiracy theories through her reporting and research. Her current work has focused on unraveling the targeted misinformation and lies spread after the 2012 Sandy Hook school shooting in Newtown, Conn., the surviving families’ lawsuits against Infowars conspiracy theorist Alex Jones, and…
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D.C. Council member Brooke Pinto outlines ideas for helping business recover from COVID-19
The coronavirus is in its third year, yet two subvariants are becoming more prominent in the United States, and some health experts think there could be a surge in cases this fall. Washington, D.C., Ward 2 Council member Brooke Pinto has ideas on how to help businesses that have suffered as a result of COVID-19. D.C. Council member Brooke Pinto In the latest edition of Update-1, the National Press Club podcast, Pinto discusses why she thinks legislation she has introduced could help not only in the district but throughout the country. She also talks about the national economic recovery…
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Washington Post's Robert Samuels plans to discuss George Floyd biography at Headliners Book Rap on June 23, 6 p.m.
Washington Post reporter Robert Samuels plans to discuss his book, His Name is George Floyd in conversation with Bread for the City CEO George A. Jones at a National Press Club in-person Headliners Book Rap on Thursday, June 23, at 6 p.m.
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Today: Conversations with Correspondents features Politico’s Christopher Miller, Ukrainian journalist Tanya Kozyreva
Christopher Miller, world and national security reporter at Politico who has lived for more than 12 years in Ukraine and Eastern Europe, and Tanya Kozyreva, a Ukrainian journalist who has been a Pulitzer-Prize nominee and is an incoming Nieman Fellow at Harvard University, plan to discuss what it’s like to cover Russia’s war on Ukraine from the frontlines during a National Press Club virtual event at noon today, Tuesday, June 21. Register online. Politico reporter Christopher Miller Miller joined Politico in April after several years with BuzzFeed News covering the frontline of the war in…
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