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Army Chief of Staff to speak at Club Luncheon July 27
Army Chief of Staff Gen. Mark. A. Milley plans to speak at a Club Luncheon on Thursday, July 27. Lunch will be served at 12:30 p.m., with remarks beginning at 1 p.m. followed by a Q&A session ending at 2 p.m. Tickets cost $25 for Club members, who may purchase two tickets at this rate, and $39 for all other non-member tickets. Tickets may be purchased online. For questions, please email [email protected] or call 202-662-7501. Tickets must be paid for at time of purchase. Milley became the 39th chief of staff in August 2015. He most recently has served as the commander of Fort Bragg…
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Club podcast chronicles life of a war correspondent
There is seldom a day that Iraq, Syria or Afghanistan are not in the headlines. But how do journalists in these conflict areas cover those stories on the ground? What are the risks they undertake? Nagieb Khaja, a Danish journalist and filmmaker, has traveled to countless war-torn areas and endured kidnappings, arrests and other hardships, to share his stories with the world. In this interview with National Press Club Broadcast/Podcast Team member Leone Lakhani, Nagieb talks about his harrowing experiences, what drives him and why he perseveres, against all odds, to tell his stories. Update-1…
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Podcasting 101 class moves to bigger room to satisfy demand, May 15
If you’ve ever wanted to try podcasting but aren’t quite sure where to begin, join the National Press Club Journalism Institute’s introduction to podcasting class at 9:30 a.m. Monday, May 15. After the class quickly sold out following the initial announcement, it was moved to a bigger room to accommodate the demand. Tickets are $5 for Club members and $10 for the general public. Online registration is required. Taught by Molly McCluskey, a former Club board member and member of the Club's Podcasting Team, the class will run from 9:30 - 11 a.m. in the Zenger Room. Using the Club’s Update-1…
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Tonight: Book Rap for Obama biography, 6:30 p.m.
The National Press Club plans to host Pulitzer-Prize winning historian David J. Garrow to discuss his new biography of former President Barack Obama at 6:30 p.m. Thursday, May 11, at in the Club’s Murrow Room. Tickets are $5 for Club members and $10 for the public. Tickets and copies of the book can be purchased online. Books will also be available for purchase at the event. No outside books or memorabilia are permitted. "Rising Star: The Making of Barack Obama" explores the early life of Obama and the decades leading up to his winning the presidency. Garrow’s prior books include "Liberty…
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Charles Krug wine added to Certified Angus Beef dinner, May 24
The Fourth Estate restaurant at the National Press Club, on the 13th floor, will host a special night on May 24 featuring unusual cuts of Certified Angus Beef, such as flat iron steak, teres major and the king of all cuts, Prime Rib, paired with a selection of wines from the Charles Krug vineyards in California. Dinner begins at 6:30 p.m. with hors d’oeuvres. Dinner is from 7-9 p.m. Tickets are $80/single; $150/couple. Club members receive a 15% discount. Tickets can be purchased online. Club members can secure the discount, logging onto the Club website. Please address questions or any…
Type: News
N. Korean nukes tension underscores theme of Graff's 'Raven Rock,' May 22 Book Rap
The National Press Club plans to host Garrett M. Graff for a Book Rap to discuss his new book, "Raven Rock: The Story of the U.S. Government’s Secret Plan to Save Itself – While the Rest of Us Die," at 6:30 p.m. Monday, May 22, in the Club’s conference rooms. Tickets are $5 for Club members and $10 for the general public. Tickets and books are available online. For four years, Graff dug through presidential libraries and examined recently declassified military and government documents for what he thought would be a fun history of how the United States government planned for Armageddon during…
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National Press Club podcast explores threats to press freedom at home and abroad
The latest edition of Update-1 , the National Press Club podcast, highlights World Press Freedom Day on May 3, an observance created by the United Nations to remind member governments that freedom of expression is promised in the Universal Declaration of Human Rights. Kathy Kiely, who holds the press freedom fellowship of the National Press Club Journalism Institute and is a 40-year veteran reporter and editor, discusses the threats to press freedom with broadcast journalist Irv Chapman. She notes that, while dictatorships have long throttled the press, Western democracies are increasingly…
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Journalism Institute schedules World Press Freedom Day expert panel, May 3 at 9 a.m.
The National Press Club and the Journalism Institute plan to recognize World Press Freedom Day by convening an expert panel of journalists, including a 2017 Pulitzer Prize winner, on Wednesday, May 3, from 9 a.m. to noon to discuss the state of press freedom in the United States and internationally. Registration is required; tickets are $5 for Club members and $10 for the general public. Visit the event page for updated list of panelists and to RSVP. Panel topics include: Protecting the First Amendment: How does press freedom in the USA compare to other countries? The state of local news…
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Sign up today -- Cybersecurity class for journalists this Saturday, April 29
Sign up today for hands-on training and to learn best practices for protecting your research and your sources using the latest in cybersecurity tools. The half-day boot camp will be held at the National Press Club this Saturday, April 29, in the Club’s Zenger Room from 9 a.m. to 1:45 p.m. Registration is required and tickets can be purchased here. Tickets are $30 for members and $45 for nonmembers; lunch is included. Security experts, Aaron Rinehart and David Reese from Testbed Inc., along with NPC Treasurer Ferdous Al-Faruque will instruct the workshop hosted by the National Press Club…
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“Your Health: A Sacred Matter” documentary premier and discussion, May 23
The National Press Club will host the exclusive D.C. premier of the new documentary “Your Health: A Sacred Matter” on Tuesday, May 23, at 6 p.m. in the Club Ballroom followed by a panel discussion. Tickets are required: $10 for Club members and $15 for general public. Tickets can be purchased here. The film, created by National Press Club members Adam and Gerald Krell, focuses on how the medical profession is not only looking to the origins of medicine in order to move forward, by reintegrating religiously based tenets into the healing process, but also responding to contemporary research…
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