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Chairman of the Joint Chiefs Gen. Mark Milley to speak at Headliners Luncheon, Friday
Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Gen. Mark Milley will speak at a National Press Club in-person Headliners Luncheon on Friday, June 30. Milley is nearing the end of his four-year term as the nation’s highest-ranking military officer and the principal military advisor to the President, Secretary of Defense, and National Security Council.
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Change.org petition calls on Chinese authorities to release journalist Yuyu Dong
The National Press Club through a petition on Change.org is calling on Chinese authorities to release journalist Yuyu Dong, who has been in detention on false charges of espionage since February 21, 2022, the day after the end of the Beijing Winter Olympics. Dong is a senior editor and columnist for the Guangming Daily, one of China’s major papers. He was a Nieman Fellow at Harvard University and is well-known to many foreign journalists and scholars. He was also a visiting fellow to Keio University and Hokkaido University in Japan. He has written articles for The New York Times Chinese…
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Special Envoy Kennedy to discuss N. Ireland economic development, July 11
U.S. Special Envoy to Northern Ireland for Economic Affairs Joe Kennedy III will discuss economic development in the region at 10 a.m. Tuesday, July 11, at the National Press Club in The Cosgrove Lounge. A former US House member from Massachusetts, Kennedy was appointed to his current position in December. Kennedy focuses on expanding U.S. & European foreign direct investment opportunities in Northern Ireland, the U.S. State Department said in announcing his appointment. In December, Joe Kennedy III was appointed U.S. Special Envoy to Northern Ireland for Economic Affairs. “His role…
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SEC Chair Gary Gensler to speak on artificial intelligence, securities regulation at Headliners Luncheon, July 17
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) Chair Gary Gensler will address artificial intelligence and securities regulation at a National Press Club Headliners Luncheon at 12:30 p.m. Monday, July 17. SEC Chair Gary Gensler The commission has indicated on its regulatory agenda that it intends to propose rules in the next few months “related to investment adviser conflicts in the use of predictive data analytics, artificial intelligence, machine learning, and similar technologies in connection with certain investor interactions.” Gensler was nominated by President Biden and confirmed by the…
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News conference on Russia’s detention of Wall Street Journal reporter, July 13
The National Press Club has scheduled a news conference Thursday, July 13, examining the first 100 days of the detention by Russia of Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich. Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich Gershkovich was detained by Russian security services March 29 while reporting in Russia and has been held in a Moscow prison ever since. His detention recently was extended at least until Aug. 30. The event, to be held at 11 a.m. in the Ballroom, is open to Club members and credentialed press. Registration required. The briefing will include a discussion of actions…
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Today, 3 pm: Former Arkansas governor Hutchinson to announce first plank of presidential campaign's platform
Former Arkansas Gov. Asa Hutchinson, who is seeking the Republican nomination for president, will announce the first plank of his presidential campaign's policy agenda at a National Press Club in-person Headliners Newsmaker on Monday, July 17, at 3 p.m. His remarks will focus on his proposals for a complete reform of federal law enforcement. Former Arkansas Gov. Asa Hutchinson is running for the Republican presidential nomination. Hutchinson, a vocal critic of former President Donald Trump, launched his presidential campaign in April in his hometown of Bentonville, Arkansas. He has…
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National Guard Chief Hokanson to speak at Headliners Newsmaker, 10 am Thursday
Gen. Daniel Hokanson, chief of the National Guard Bureau and a member of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, will speak and take questions at a National Press Club in-person Headliners Newsmaker on Thursday, July 27, at 10 a.m. Hokanson's remarks will focus on how the 30-year-old State Partnership Program between Ukraine and the California National Guard created such close military ties that Ukrainians exchanged urgent phone calls between Kyiv and California in the opening hours of the Russian invasion and how the Guard’s global impact animates the National Defense Strategy. The all-volunteer force…
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Update-1: Virginia death row chaplain recounts what he saw
The Rev. Russ Ford witnessed 28 executions during his time as chaplain for Virginia’s death row. The experience challenged his own faith but also demonstrated the potential for spiritual growth among the most hardened criminals. Ford’s new book, “Crossing The River Styx: The Memoir of a Death Row Chaplain,” is a moving work of reportage. Ford and co-author Dr. Todd Peppers discuss the book with NPC Broadcast/Podcast Team member Tom Young in the latest edition of Update-1. This podcast contains graphic descriptions of electrocution and other aspects of prison life. Listener discretion is…
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National Press Club Journalism Institute hires new development manager
Mitch Harle, an experienced communications and fundraising professional in Washington, D.C., has joined the National Press Club Journalism Institute as its development manager. Harle started in the role on July 20.
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Tonight: Podcast creators on panel to talk about 30-year-old unsolved murders of radio journalists
National Press Club member Ana Arana will appear with other panelists at a special Club event highlighting the iHeartRadio and Kaleidoscope podcast about the murder of journalists, "Silenced: The Radio Murders," on Thursday, July 27 at 5:30 p.m. Transporting listeners back to 1990s Miami, the series re-examines the unsolved assassinations of three radio journalists in Little Haiti linked to pro-democracy broadcasts. To this day, the masterminds remain free. Ana Arana, who first investigated the crimes 30 years ago, teamed up with host and Kaleidoscope founder Oz Woloshyn to find answers. The…
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