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It's a Wonderful Life: The Radio Play
The National Press Club closed 2020 by presenting a 'radio play' version of the classic story "It's a Wonderful Life" on New Year's Eve. The cast of the one hour radio play included former Club presidents Mark Hamrick, Angela Greiling Keane, Jeff Ballou and Gil Klein, along with Board of Governors members Debra Silimeo, Danny Selnick and Mark Schoeff, Jr. Professional broadcasters and Club members Dan Raviv, Barbara Porter, Sam Litzinger, Irv Chapman and Ken Mellgren are also in the cast, along with members Marc Wojno, Maureen Beasley, Mike Hempen, Adam Konowe, Jan Zastrow and Viola…
Type: Media
It's Time to #FreeAustinTice
The National Press Club marked the anniversary of the abduction and detention of Award-winning journalist and Marine veteran Austin Tice on August 14, 2020 by unveiling a Freedom Clock that will display a dynamic record of the time Austin has been unjustly detained in Syria.
Type: Media
NPC World Press Freedom Day 2020
A conversation on the state of press freedom worldwide between NPC President Michael Freedman, NPC Press Freedom committee chair John Donnelly, and Washington Post Global Opinions Writer Jason Rezaian.
Type: Media
America's Gun Problem: Seeking Solutions Through Journalism
What can journalism do for an issue like gun violence? Can good, solid journalism sustain dialogue, foster understanding, empower a citizenry, and inspire policy proposals and legislative reform? The National Press Club examines these questions through the work of two highly skilled, award-winning Washington Post reporters: John Woodrow Cox and Wesley Lowery. Cox and Lowrey have different approaches to reporting on this complicated issue, but both reporters seem to have found a way to break through the chain of dissociative and complacent coverage and provide meaningful, thought-provoking…
Type: Media
2019 NPC Press vs. Politicians Spelling Bee
Relationships between politicians and the media who cover them have been tested throughout history, but on Tuesday, September 17, 2019 in the National Press Club’s historic ballroom, fun and friendly competition prevailed as lawmakers and reporters competed in the uproariously entertaining Press vs. Politicians Spelling Bee.
Type: Media
Higher Ed at a Crossroads
Annual college guides compiled and published by national media outlets have bolstered the image of higher education “brands.” But have they perverted the purpose and goals of higher education with their influential reports? How do their rankings work and how do they differ from each other? Are there better ways to determine which colleges are best serving the needs of their students and the nation as a whole? Addressing these questions and more are panelists Paul Glastris, editor-in-chief of Washington Monthly College Guide and Rankings, Kaitlin Mulhere, reporter/special projects editor for…
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Coffee & Conversation with David M. Rubenstein
David M. Rubenstein, philanthropist and Co-Founder and Co-Executive Chairman of The Carlyle Group, discusses his recent book, “The American Story: Conversations with Master Historians,” at a National Press Club event on February 24, 2020.
Type: Media
2019 Fourth Estate Award Dinner honoring Amanda Bennett
Amanda Bennett, best known for her award-winning leadership in investigative reporting at The Wall Street Journal, The Oregonian, and Bloomberg News, received the National Press Club's most esteemed prize, the Fourth Estate Award, at a Press Club gala in her honor on October 17, 2019 in Washington, D.C. Bennett is the 47th recipient of the award, which recognizes journalists who have made significant contributions to the field.
Type: Media
Video: "The Boys on the Bus" - 12 Years Later
Following the 1972 McGovern campaign, writer Timothy Crouse wrote "The Boys on the Bus," the seminal book on campaign reporting. As we head into a new campaign, we talk to three reporters who were on that bus — and they weren’t all boys. Connie Chung (CBS News), who had just launched her television news career that year, Carl Leubsdorf (Dallas Morning News) and Tom Oliphant (Boston Globe) shared their stories with moderator Edwin Grosvenor, publisher of American Heritage Magazine. They discussed about how campaigns were covered that year, why the book was so important to journalism history…
Type: Media