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'Meme Wars' authors highlight online threats to democracy, Sept. 29
Joan Donovan, research director of the Shorenstein Center on Media Politics and Policy at Harvard, and Emily Dreyfuss, a senior writer at Wired, will explore how nefarious online activity threatens the U.S. political system at a National Press Club in-person Headliners Book Event on at 6:30 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 29. Donovan and Dreyfuss will discuss their new book “Meme Wars: The Untold Story of the Online Battles Upending Democracy in America,” which dives into how bad actors are using hate-based memes and social media to spread disinformation online and to organize various communities that…
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Today: Club teams with Project Healthy Minds to talk about mental health for journalists
The National Press Club and Project Healthy Minds, a millennial and Gen-Z-driven non-profit, will convene two panels to discuss mental health and wellbeing in journalism on Friday, Sept. 30. The in-person event is free. Sign up for one or both of those sessions here.
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Today: Climate activist and UN Goodwill Ambassador Vanessa Nakate to address key actions ahead of COP27
Climate activist and UN Goodwill Ambassador Vanessa Nakate will address the need for the world's biggest polluters to compensate victims of climate change at a National Press Club Newsmaker press conference on Friday, Oct. 7, at 10 a.m.
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Books & Brunch to discuss satirical Russian novel "Monumental Propaganda," Saturday
Books & Brunch will meet via Zoom at noon on Saturday, Sept. 17, to discuss "Monumental Propaganda" by Vladimir Voinovich. Russian writer and former Soviet dissident Voinovich's satirical novel, published in 2000, explores the Neo-Stalinist legacy residing in the subconscious of Russian citizens. The book centers on Aglaya Stepanovna Revkina, who is nostalgic about purges and gulags and longs for ideological purity. When the people in her village tear down the statue of Stalin, she rescues it from the scrap heap and installs it in her apartment. Voinovich's writings forced him into exile…
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Books & Brunch to discuss Dana Milbank's "The Destructionists," Oct. 15
Books & Brunch will meet via Zoom at noon on Saturday, Oct. 15, to discuss "The Destructionists: The Twenty-Five Year Crack-Up of the Republican Party" by Dana Milbank. The New York Times bestseller by the popular Washinton Post columnist gives a blistering history of 25 years of the Republican Party's attempts to hold onto political power, stretching from Congressman Newt Gingrich's Contract to America to the Jan. 6, 2021 attack on the Capitol by a mob of Trump supporters. To RSVP and receive a Zoom link, please email Fay Iudicello at [email protected] by Thursday, Oct. 13.…
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Member-Author Group explores issues surrounding ‘Truth and Lives on Film’ on October 20 at 7 p.m.
John T. Aquino plans to discuss the second-and-updated edition of his book "Truth and Lives on Film: The Legal Issues in Depicting Real Persons and Events in a Fictional Medium" at a virtual event on Thursday, Oct. 20, at 7 p.m. The event, sponsored by the Member-Author Group of the National Press Club, is open to everyone. To be admitted, you must RSVP by email to Heather Forsgren Weaver at [email protected] to receive the link and be put on the guest list. Only those on the RSVP list will be admitted t"o the event. Real people have been portrayed in film since the early days…
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Military Veterans in Journalism to discuss veterans in media at NPC, Nov. 11
A panel of military veteran journalists will discuss the role of veterans in the news media on Veterans Day, Friday, Nov. 11, at an event at the National Press Club sponsored by Military Veterans in Journalism, beginning with a time of socializing at 4:45 p.m., and the panel discussion starting at 5 p.m. The panel features Bob Woodward of The Washington Post, Ron Nixon of the Associated Press, Allison Erickson of the Texas Tribune, and Military Veterans in Journalism Executive Director Zack Baddorf. Club President Jen Judson will moderate. Military Veterans in Journalism also will be…
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Club open on Veterans Day; next week's events put focus on veterans
The National Press Club will be open on the next federal holiday, Veterans Day on Friday, Nov. 11, but closed the Friday after Thanksgiving. Here is a roundup of events at the Club next week that highlight the contributions of those who have served in the U.S. military, our veterans. Monday, Nov. 7: 12:30 p.m. Department of Veterans Affairs Secretary Denis McDonough will speak at a National Press Club in-person Headliners Luncheon. He will discuss the impact of the PACT Act, a bill signed in August by President Joe Biden that expands medical benefits to veterans exposed to toxins from burn…
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VA Secretary to discuss PACT Act, update state of U.S. veterans, MONDAY
VA Secretary Denis McDonough will update the state of veterans and their families, Nov. 7. Department of Veterans Affairs Secretary Denis McDonough will speak at a National Press Club in-person Headliners Luncheon on Monday, Nov. 7. To purchase a ticket, click here. McDonough will discuss the impact of the PACT Act, a bill signed in August by President Joe Biden that expands medical benefits to veterans exposed to toxins from burn pits on military bases, and deliver an update on the state of America’s veterans and their families. Lunch begins at 12:30 p.m. Remarks begin at 1 p.m.,…
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Update-1: Edison Research exec reports latest podcasting stats and trends
The number of Americans listening to podcasts has risen dramatically since 2006, when listenership was first measured. What has led to the steady increase over the years? Which podcasts are most popular? Do men and women prefer different subject matters when listening to podcasts? And what caused last year's slight drop in podcast listeners? These are some of the topics discussed in the latest edition of Update-1. Broadcast/Podcast Team Chair Mark Hamrick interviews Melissa Kiesche, a senior vice president at Edison Research, who was a guest at the committee's monthly meeting in October.…
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