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Yegi Rezaian on the Importance of NPC Membership (FULL VERSION)
Yeganeh Rezaian speaks on the true value of membership in the National Press Club. Rezain, who was arrested and imprisoned in Iran along with her husband, Washington Post reporter Jason Rezaian, was given an honorary membership following Jason's release in January 2016 after spending 543 days detained in Iran's notorious Evin prison.
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2016 National Press Club Journalism Awards Ceremony
The Baltimore Sun, The Wall Street Journal and a freelance columnist who now works for USA Today were honored with top awards at the 2016 National Press Club Journalism Awards ceremony on August 4. The Sun won the Breaking News Award for its coverage of the riots following the death of Freddie Gray, while Adam Entous won the Edwin Hood Diplomatic Award for the Journal for his stories on the erosion of relations between the United States and Israel. Jill Lawrence, now with USA Today, won the Lee Walczak Award for her freelance columns on the 2016 presidential candidates. The Associated Press…
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2015 Fourth Estate Award Honoring Gwen Ifill
NPR special correspondent Michele Norris, The Washington Post’s Dan Balz and former PBS reporter Charlayne Hunter-Gault paid tribute to PBS NewsHour co-anchor Gwen Ifill as she received the Fourth Estate Award for lifetime achievement in journalism at a dinner Oct. 15, 2015.
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Welcome Home, Jason Rezaian
Washington Post journalist Jason Rezaian spent 545 days isolated in an Iranian prison, a political hostage unjustly tried and convicted for doing what journalists do across the globe. Now he's free, and the National Press Club threw a welcome home event on March 14 to celebrate his return. The gathering doubled as a way to call attention to the challenges faced by journalists everywhere.
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Impact of Paris Accords on U.S. Energy Utilities
Pulitzer Prize winner and best-selling author Thomas Friedman of the New York Times leads a panel discussion on the impact of the recent UN Climate Conference in Paris and what it will mean for the U.S. Electric Utility industry and their customers. This program is sponsored by the National Press Club. Mr. Friedman has written about the Paris Conference and what it will mean in a recent column. The panel includes such energy leaders as: Tom Kuhn, President of the Edison Electric Institute; Larry Kellerman, managing partner at Twenty First Century Utilities LLC; Joe Garcia, former Chairman of…
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2015 NPC "Politicians vs. Press" Spelling Bee
Politicians from both sides of the aisle battle journalists in the 2015 National Press Club "Politicians vs. Press" Spelling Bee, held Oct. 21 at The National Press Club. Returning champion Sen. Tim Kaine (D-Va.) defends his title on a team of politicians that includes Rep. Brendan Boyle (D-Pa.), Rep. Don Beyer (D-Va.), Rep. Ted Lieu (D-Ca.), Rep. Brad Ashford (D-Ne.), Sen. Jeff Flake (R-Az.), Rep. Bill Pascrell (D-N.J.) and Rep. Tom Emmer (R-Mn.). The team attempting to win for journalists includes former Press Club president Angela Greiling Keane of Bloomberg News, David Kerley of ABC News…
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Updates on the Jason Rezaian Case - July 22, 2015
One year ago, on July 22, 2014, Iranian Security Forces swarmed Jason Rezaian’s home with no warning and took him to prison where he was held without charges. For months he was interrogated and kept in solitary confinement with inadequate medical care and no access to a lawyer. Jason has been held in Iranian prison for nearly a year – three times longer than any other Western journalist. On July 13, 2015 Jason completed his third one-day trial session. Ali Rezaian, Jason's brother, gives an update on the case after one year and how it looks in the post-Iran Agreement environment. He also…
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NPC News Conference with Matt Dillon
Oscar-nominated actor and screenwriter Matt Dillon discussed his recent visit to western Myanmar and reports of a humanitarian crisis among the Muslim ethnic minority, known as the Rohingya refugees, at an NPC Speakers Newsmakers event on June 11, 2015. One of the first celebrities to spotlight the plight of the Rohingyas, Dillon toured the region at the request of Rohingya activist Thun Khin during an Asian promotional tour for his new TV series “Wayward Pines.” Dillon was joined by Michael Gabaudan, President of Refugees International. Gabaudan previously served as the UN High Commission on…
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Jason Rezaian Press Conference/Case Update
National Press Club president John Hughes hosted a March 12, 2015 news conference to discuss developments in the case of Jason Rezaian, The Washington Post's Tehran bureau chief who is currently being held in prison in Iran. Ali Rezaian, Jason Rezaian's brother, and Douglas Jehl, Foreign Editor of The Washington Post described recent events in the case and the latest conditions for Jason and the prospects for his release.
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NPC Panel: Crackdown on press freedom in Turkey
The administration of Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan and underlying attitudes of Turkish society are the sources of journalists’ restrictions, harassment and arrests in Turkey, panelists at an NPC's Freedom of the Press Committee event said Jan. 27 at the National Press Club. Video kindly provided by Haykaram Nahapetyan.
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