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NPC Press Conference: Help the Heroes
The National Press Club held a news conference on September 24, 2020 to launch an innovative program called Help The Heroes which is designed to help front line medical workers at Howard University Hospital receive timely and convenient food assistance at the end of their shift. Speakers included: Anita L.A. Jenkins, CEO of Howard University Hospital Michael Freedman, President of the National Press Club Ed Lewis, Director of Public Policy Communications at Toyota
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In Conversation: Denise Rolark Barnes
Denise Rolark Barnes, publisher of The Washington Informer Newspaper Co., Inc, joined NPC President Michael Freedman to discuss the venerated publication, digital news services and the critical role of ethnic/racial community news outlets across the United States on September 17, 2020.
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Edward R. Murrow's BBC Microphone
Correspondent Sam Litzinger discusses the historic BBC microphone used by Edward R. Murrow for his CBS Radio broadcasts from London during World War II.
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Conversations With Correspondents: Al-Monitor's Amberin Zaman
What’s next for US-Turkey relations under President Biden? Can the two NATO allies reach a compromise on the S-400 issue? What does the new Biden administration mean for Kurdish self-rule in Syria? Amberin Zaman, Al-Monitor’s senior correspondent reporting from the Middle East, North Africa and Europe, answered these questions and more during a program on March 22, 2021 moderated by National Press Club Vice President Jen Judson.
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PREVENTS Public Health Campaign Launch
The White House and Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) launched the REACH national public health campaign aimed at empowering all Americans to play a critical role in preventing suicide on July 7, 2020. VA Secretary Robert Wilkie and PREVENTS Executive Director Dr. Barbara Van Dahlen spoke about how the goal of REACH, which was established by the President’s Roadmap to Empower Veterans and End a National Tragedy of Suicide (PREVENTS), is to change the conversation around suicide by urging people to recognize their own risk and protective factors — as well as the risk and protective factors…
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What's Next for Regional Reporting?
The regional reporters who cover the nation’s capital for audiences outside the Beltway today face a host of challenges: Shrinking newsroom budgets have closed or decimated many D.C. bureaus, leaving those reporters who remain under major pressure to fill the gaps. The nation’s federal offices are more opaque than ever, making it difficult for journalists to hold them accountable on behalf of the public. And the public itself has become increasingly skeptical of--and sometimes hostile toward--the news media. How can regional reporting adapt to, and once again thrive in, this environment? Join…
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#JusticeForJamal: One Year Later, Still Seeking Answers and Accountability
Video courtesy of The Committee to Protect Journalists One year after Washington Post columnist Jamal Khashoggi’s murder at the Saudi consulate in Istanbul, calls for justice and transparency have gone unanswered. CPJ and partner organizations held a candlelight vigil outside the Saudi embassy in Washington, D.C., to mark the first anniversary of Khashoggi’s death. We continue to call for #JusticeForJamal. Read more Follow CPJ on Twitter
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Building Beneficial Relationships Between Journalists & U.S. Latino Thought Leaders
Panelists offer insights into the US Latino market providing a larger vision to spark greater understanding of the extraordinary socio-demographic and economic diversity of US Latinos. The goal is to open an ongoing communications flow that builds with journalists and public relations executives that is based on cultural appropriateness and inclusion. Included are tool kits of data, publications and practical tips for working more closely with the expansive US Latino community, rich in its history and diversity.
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Finding Your Voice: 50 Essential Strategies for Great Writing
Roy Peter Clark, one of journalism's most influential writing coaches, makes his happy return to the National Press Club to conduct one of his popular and informative writing workshops. Clark taught writing at the Poynter Institute for 40 years. He is the author of 18 books on writing, reading, language and journalism, including "Writing Tools," "The Glamour of Grammar," "Help! for Writers," "How to Write Short," and "The Art of X-ray Reading." He promises to add music to the learning.
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Former Mexican President Vicente Fox on jailed journalist Emilio Gutiérrez-Soto
Former Mexican President Vicente Fox was asked about the case of Emilio Gutiérrez-Soto, a Mexican journalist who has been imprisoned and threatened with deportation by U.S. Immigration authorities, at a National Press Club Headliners Luncheon on May 22, 2018.
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