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Acclaimed chef José Andrés to discuss food distribution in conflict zones at Headliners event Friday
Chef José Andrés, founder of World Central Kitchen, will discuss the organization's efforts to distribute food in conflict and disaster zones at a Headliners fireside chat on Friday, March. 1, at 6:30 p.m. at the National Press Club.
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Teen entrepreneurs to share secrets of success at Headliners Book Event, March 5
Teen entrepreneurs Fenley Scurlock and Jason Liaw will discuss their new book, Down to Business: 51 Industry Leaders Share Practical Advice on How to Become a Young Entrepreneur, at a National Press Club Headliners Book Event on Tuesday, March 5, at 6 p.m.
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Hear tales of fight for equal rights for women journalists on June 5
Del. Eleanor Holmes Norton and Ann Crittenden In the late 1960s, women journalists finally were beginning to be hired as hard news reporters. But their treatment in salary and responsibility would probably shock today’s reporters. Ground had to be broken. Two of those groundbreakers – Del. Eleanor Holmes Norton and Ann Crittenden – will appear at the National Press Club at 1 p.m. on Monday, June 5, to talk about their legal actions in 1970 against Time Inc. and Newsweek that allowed women to get bylines and close the pay gap with their male colleagues. Norton – now best known for her…
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Thursday's Headliners Newsmaker to feature Indian opposition leader Rahul Gandhi
Rahul Gandhi, India's most prominent opposition leader, will speak at a National Press Club Headliners Newsmaker at 2 p.m. Thursday, June 1. His remarks will focus on the future of Indian democracy, freedom of speech, and sustainable and inclusive economic growth. In March, India's lower house of parliament disqualified Gandhi as a lawmaker following his conviction and sentencing for defamation based on a 2019 speech in which he allegedly defamed Prime Minister Narendra Modi as a thief. He has contended the ruling is a politically motivated measure to stifle opposition and has appealed it to…
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Eleanor Clift joins June 5 Women’s Journalism Panel
Eleanor Clift, whose long journalism career began with the 1970 legal fight by women journalists for equal salaries and responsibilities in newsrooms, will be part of the June 5 panel to talk about “Tales for the Fight for Equal Rights for Women Journalists.” Clift will replace Del. Eleanor Holmes Norton, D-D.C., who said she could not attend because of a scheduling conflict. Admission is free for members and is $5 for nonmembers. Register online. Former Newsweek White House correspondent Eleanor Clift will join the June 5 discussion about the fight for equal rights for women in journalism…
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Here is this week's publication schedule due to the Memorial Day holiday
Due to the Monday's Memorial Day holiday, when the Club was closed, the Wire will publish three days this week, on Tuesday, Thursday and Friday. The Wire will resume its regular four-day-a-week schedule beginning next week.
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Tonight: Former Sen. Gary Hart, reporter James Risen to discuss 'The Last Honest Man'
Former Sen. Gary Hart and two-time Pulitzer Prize-winning reporter James Risen will be featured at a National Press Club Headliners Book Event on Monday, June 5. The program, which begins at 6:30 p.m., will focus on Risen’s new book, “The Last Honest Man,” which explores the Senate Select Committee to Study Governmental Operations with Respect to Intelligence Activities. The committee, chaired by U.S. Sen. Frank Church, D- Idaho, was set up in 1975 to investigate the federal government’s clandestine programs, including the CIA’s plot to assassinate Fidel Castro and the FBI’s role in the…
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NPC Journalism Institute tackles ethics in an age of disinformation with webinar series tapping into Murrow legacy this fall
The family of broadcast legend Edward R. Murrow, 2020 National Press Club President Michael Freedman, and the National Press Club Journalism Institute are joining forces this fall on a series of webinars entitled “Why Murrow Matters: Ethics in an Age of Disinformation.” Under a newly approved grant from Oklahoma City based Inasmuch Foundation, the Institute will develop and host a series of four discussion-oriented webinars providing practical lessons in exercising ethical journalistic decision-making in a time of technological innovation and disinformation campaigns. “The final cog in the…
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Today at 2 p.m.: Transgender advocates to discuss impact of anti-trans laws, rhetoric
Transgender advocates from communities across the nation will discuss the impact of anti-trans laws and rhetoric at a Headliners Newsmaker on Thursday, June 8 at 2 p.m. Lawmakers in 49 states have introduced more than 550 bills in 2023 to limit access to healthcare, curtail legal recognition, and otherwise restrict the rights of transgender and non-binary people, according to the Trans Formations Project's legislation tracker. Registration is essential. Click here to register. This Headliners event is open to credentialed media and Club members. To submit a question for the speaker, email…
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Update-1 podcast hosts organizer of media awards at Paris Air Show
On the eve of the biennial Paris Air Show, the first one in four years due to the pandemic, the Aerospace Media Dinner and Awards event recognized excellence in journalism across the industry. The June 18 dinner attracted approximately 200 attendees to celebrate the winners of 22 categories, including new ones for best space submission and best advanced air mobility submission. In the current edition of Update-1, the National Press Club’s podcast, NPC Broadcast/Podcast team Co-chair Adam Konowe interviews Peter Bradfield, organizer of the annual dinner. Bradfield discusses the honored…
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