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NIGHT OUT FOR AUSTIN TICE - April 5 Update/Briefing
The National Press Club and it's Free Austin Tice Coalition partners will be joined by Marc and Debra Tice, Austin Tice’s parents, for a special press briefing on Friday, April 5 at 10:30 a.m. to discuss the progress of NIGHT OUT FOR AUSTIN TICE -- a campaign announced this past November to raise reward money for information leading to the safe return of Austin Tice, the award-winning journalist who was taken hostage in August of 2012 while covering the civil war in Syria.
Type: Media
NPC Headliners Event: Holder & Schwarzenegger on Gerrymandering
Two of the nation's most prominent voices against gerrymandering shared the stage for the first time on March 26, 2019 immediately following oral arguments in two anti-gerrymandering cases at the U.S. Supreme Court. Eric H. Holder, Jr., the 82nd Attorney General, and Former California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger discussed why they believe redistricting reform is crucial to the future of our democracy at a National Press Club Headliners event.
Type: Media
The Inauguration of NPC President Alison Kodjak
The inauguration of Alison Fitzgerald Kodjak. 112th President of the National Press Club on Jan. 12, 2019. Kodjak was sworn in by Supreme Court Justice Stephen Breyer and during her inaugural address told a sold out ballroom audience that she wants to widen the Club’s role protecting freedom of the press to include gaining greater access to government information so people can know what their government is doing.
Type: Media
2018 NPC Fourth Estate Award Honoring Dean Baquet and Martin Baron
Washington Post Executive Editor Marty Baron and New York Times Executive Editor Dean Baquet receive the National Press Club's most esteemed award, the Fourth Estate Award, at a Press Club gala in their honor on November 29, 2018 in Washington, D.C. Baquet and Baron are the 46th recipients of the award, which recognizes journalists who have made significant contributions to the field.
Type: Media
Emilio Gutiérrez-Soto Update - October 12, 2018
Eduardo Beckett, the lead attorney for Emilio Gutiérrez-Soto, the National Press Club's 2017 Press Freedom award winner, briefed reporters on continuing legal threats to the Mexican reporter on October 12, 2018.
Type: Media
2018 "Press vs Politicians" National Press Club Spelling Bee
Relationships between politicians and the media who cover them have been tested throughout history, but on September 27, 2018 in the National Press Club’s historic ballroom, fun and friendly competition prevailed as lawmakers and reporters compete in the uproariously entertaining Press vs. Politicians Spelling Bee. More Info
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A Conversation with Rob Rogers
The National Press Club Journalism Institute hosted a July 19, 2018 conversation with former Pittsburgh Post-Gazette cartoonist Rob Rogers about the work that was too hot for his publisher to handle. Ann Telnaes, Pulitzer Prize-winning cartoonist at the Washington Post, moderated the discussion.
Type: Media
Annapolis Capital Gazette staff honored at NPC Journalism Awards ceremony
Editor Rick Hutzell accepts the National Press Club President's Award at the 2018 NPC Journalism Awards ceremony on behalf of the staff of the Annapolis Capital Gazette for their journalistic service and bravery in the face of a newsroom shooting that left five of their co-workers dead. Read more (in the Capital Gazette's own words) here.
Type: Media
NPC Headliner: Teamsters Presidential Debate
Two candidates vying to lead the 1.4 million member Teamsters union faced off in a debate at the National Press Club on Sept. 1, 2021. The election of the new general president of the International Brotherhood of Teamsters marks the beginning of a new era for the powerful union. Teamsters President James P. Hoffa, 80, will step down in March after leading the organization for 23 years. His father, Jimmy Hoffa, led the organization from 1957 until 1971. Two longtime labor leaders are seeking the post. Teamsters International Vice President-East Sean M. O'Brien, representing the Teamsters…
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2021 Fourth Estate Award Honoring Lester Holt
The National Press Club Journalism Institute presents the Fourth Estate 2021 gala honoring Lester Holt, Haze Fan, Danny Fenster, and The Marshall Project for their achievements in journalism and press freedom. Learn more about the honorees and their impact here.
Type: Media