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Baltic foreign ministers to discuss NATO defense, Russian aggression today at Newsmaker event
Foreign ministers from Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania will discuss the role of Baltic and U.S. leadership in supporting Ukraine, containing Russia, and strengthening NATO defense and deterrence at a Headliners Newsmaker event on Monday, March 25 at 2:30 p.m. Speakers will include Margus Tsahkna, Minister of Foreign Affairs, Estonia, Krišjānis Kariņš, Minister of Foreign Affairs, Latvia, and Gabrielius Landsbergis, Minister of Foreign Affairs, Lithuania. Russia's invasion of Ukraine, now in its third year, has raised concerns in the Baltic region that Russia will target the Baltic states next. …
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McGraw Fellowship for Business Journalism applications due March 31
Have a great idea for a high-impact story that follows the money but few resources to get it done? If so, check out The McGraw Fellowship for Business Journalism. Applications for Spring 2024 Fellowships are due March 31. The McGraw Fellowships, an initiative of the Craig Newmark Graduate School of Journalism at CUNY, provide up to $15,000 and editorial support for experienced journalists to produce deeply-reported investigative or enterprise stories on critical economic, financial and business topics. Previous McGraw Fellows have explored a wide variety of issues -- and you don't need to be…
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Journalists gathering today to support detained reporter Evan Gershkovich
Today is the day when National Press Club members and representatives of other journalism organizations will gather at Freedom Plaza to mark one year of Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich being jailed on bogus charges in Russia. The group will assemble at 1 p.m. for a photo with the U.S. Capitol in the background. The photo will be used to support the Journal's efforts to free Gershkovich, who was arrested while working and has been held without trial for a year. Gershkovich's sister, Danielle, and Paul Beckett, the Journal associate editor leading the efforts to free him, will be…
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Ukraine can defeat Russia with U.S. support, Baltic foreign ministers say
Ukraine can drive out the invading Russians, three Baltic leaders said Monday at the National Press Club. It simply needs additional U.S. funding and weapons to finish the job, they said. Foreign ministers from Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania spoke at a Headliners Newsmaker while in Washington to meet with President Joe Biden's administration as Congress debates legislation to provide another round of security assistance to Ukraine, which is now in its third year of fighting to push out Russian forces. Ukraine can defeat Russia, if the country gets additional U.S. funding, Baltic foreign…
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'Democracy on Trial' among PBS Frontline’s most watched films this year, producer says
The co-producer of the PBS Frontline's documentary on the Jan. 6, 2021, insurrection and its aftermath said the film was one of its most viewed productions. “It’s one of the most-watched films we’ve made this year, if not in many years,” said Mike Wiser, who co-produced the documentary with Michael Kirk, at a March 27 event at the Club. He said the attention was due to people seeking to learn about events in more detail. “It really seemed to resonate,” he said. The documentary, “Democracy on Trial,” explored the events that culminated in the Jan. 6 assault on the U.S. Capitol by supporters of…
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Press Club veteran Irv Chapman discusses his 65 years in broadcasting
Irv Chapman asked if he could start his remarks a little early when he was honored as a Legend of Broadcasting at the National Press Club on March 26. Not because the 68-year member of the Club wanted to get home to bed early, but because he had a 65 year-plus career's worth of stories to tell in an allotted 75 minutes. So, the usual remarks start time was advanced and even then, he went a little over. From his usual broadcast 2024 Bloomberg Radio news format of telling a story in 35 seconds, Chapman easily filled the extra time. Irv Chapman's journalism career spans more than 65 years…
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Was Ernie Pyle a Club member? We have the answer.
Ernie Pyle is one of the greatest names in newspaper reporting history. His Pulitzer Prize-winning work in capturing the stories of front-line troops as they slogged through Europe on their way to Berlin are legendary. Even today, stories and books about Pyle are widely read. But was he a member of the National Press Club? A tribute to him is on the wall leading to the Fourth Estate Dining Room, but for decades, it was assumed he was not. National Press Club member Noel-Marie Fletcher with Club tribute to Ernie Pyle outside the Fourth Estate. Fletcher is researching World War II…
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Son of famed U-2 pilot promotes history for kids
National Press Club member Francis Gary Powers Jr., son of the famed U-2 pilot, says kids need to know their history to understand the present. That's why his current projects include a series of graphic novels about the Cold War. Powers spoke Wednesday at a meeting of American Legion Post 20. His recent publications include the graphic novel Enemy Territory, which tells the story of his father's shootdown over the Soviet Union in 1960. "Kids are not taught the things they need to know," Powers said. He plans other graphic novels on Cold War events, such as the Berlin Airlift, the Bay of…
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Ethics in an age of disinformation: Free webinar series starts Wednesday
The National Press Club Journalism Institute will present free, four-part webinar series focused on ethics in the age of disinformation starting Wednesday, April 10. These discussions are geared toward equipping journalists and the public with tools to combat mis and disinformation efforts aimed at disrupting journalism and democracy. All of these webinars are free and open to both Club members and the public and are designed to provide tools and best practices to support ethical, trustworthy journalism. April 10: Framing the disinformation crisis for journalists Journalism and democracy…
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Preserving independence of U.S. Agency for Global Media topic of panel discussion, April 17
The American taxpayer-funded U.S. Agency for Global Media (USAGM) employs thousands of journalists in the U.S. and around the world, broadcasting in some 63 different languages to a global audience of over 400 million. While Congress has moved in recent years to protect the journalistic independence of the news outlets that comprise USAGM, including Voice of America, Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty, and Radio Free Asia, concerns remain about what might happen to the editorial integrity of the agency if former President Donald Trump returns to office next year. To examine this pressing…
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