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Podcast explores the popularity of fair trade products
In this episode of the National Press Club's podcast Update-1, NPC member Shannon Fisher explores fair trade, a manufacturing and distribution process that closely monitors imported products and ingredients from farms to store shelves, with an emphasis on global human rights. Fisher interviews Rodney North, director of marketing and external relations for Fairtrade America, the foremost domestic certifier of fair trade products. They discuss the certification process and the reasons for the growing popularity of fair trade products. Fisher later speaks to Cheryl Pinto, director of values-led…
Type: News
Defense Policy
Mr. Powell spoke about arms control agreements with the Soviet Union and how political changes around the world are affecting U.S. and NATO military strategies. Mr. Powell's address followed the most recent summit between President Bush and Soviet President Mikhail Gorbachev. He argued that the arms buildup of the early 1980s led to the improved relations and that the United States should not let down its military guard despite the era of perestroika.
Type: Media
Actor Kevin Costner describes 8-year project that grew into a graphic novel at NPC Book Rap
Kevin Costner loves telling stories, but he has had to pay for every project he believed in, the Oscar-winning actor and director, and now author told a sold-out National Press Club Book Rap Oct. 23. “’Dances With Wolves’ was resisted by every studio two times around and I had to do it myself, Costner said. “When this book was concerned, I paid for that, too.” Costner collaborated with co-author Jon Baird and illustrator Rick Ross to create "The Explorers Guild: Volume One: A Passage to Shambhala," a 784-page book that Ross described as “graphic fiction.” A graphic novel is all panels while a…
Type: News
An Open Letter to Jeff Larson, CEO, 2016 Republican National Convention
Mr. Jeff LarsonChief Executive Officer2016 Republican National Convention1228 Euclid Ave., 4th FloorCleveland, OH 44115 October 26, 2015 Dear Mr. Larson, The National Press Club is the world's leading professional organization for journalists. We fight for a free press worldwide. We strongly believe reporters should have access to public figures and public information so they can do their jobs, which are essential in a democracy. Therefore, we were disappointed to learn that the Republican National Convention Committee is planning to charge an access fee to cover the 2016 convention. We…
Type: News
VA Secretary McDonald to address the state of the VA at Nov. 6 luncheon
Veterans Affairs Secretary Robert A. McDonald will address the state of the VA and the continuing efforts to improve services to millions of America’s veterans and their families at a National Press Club luncheon on Friday, Nov. 6. McDonald took office on July 29, 2014 amid controversy over reports that dozens of veterans had died while waiting for care from the VA’s hospital system. Internal investigations at the VA identified 35 veterans who died while waiting for care in the Phoenix VHA system. McDonald, a 1975 graduate of the United States Military Academy, served with the 82nd Airborne…
Type: News
Panel of experts in field discuss right to photograph in air and on ground
Legal experts, law enforcement and photographers agree: the law has not kept pace with changing photographic technology. Seven industry professionals convened in the National Press Club's Zenger Room on Oct. 20 for a lively discussion of the rights and boundaries of photography on the ground and in the air at a special event sponsored by the Photography Committee. Mickey Osterreicher, general counsel for the National Press Photographers Association, moderated the panel. Panelist John Verdi, director of privacy initiatives at the U.S. Department of Commerce, described ongoing meetings within…
Type: News
Political reporter Tom DeFrank plans to headline Silver Owls Fall Hoot, Nov. 14, 12:30 p.m.
The National Press Club's Silver Owls are planning their Fall Hoot featuring acclaimed reporter and raconteur Tom DeFrank for Nov. 14 at noon in the NPC's Holeman Lounge. The Silver Owls Fall Hoot is open to all Press Club members and guests. The cost is $35 per person. There will be a cash bar and brief reception preceding the luncheon. Click here for tickets. For more than 30 years, DeFrank had one of the most unique relationships that ever existed between a reporter and president. In 1974, DeFrank, then a White House correspondent for Newsweek magazine, interviewed then-Vice President…
Type: News
Watch the debate with your pals (and themed drinks) at the NPC, Oct. 28
The National Press Club will host its 4th Debate Watch Party of the 2016 campaign at 7 p.m. Oct. 28 in the conference rooms. Tickets will be $10 for Club members and $15 for non-members. You can make an evening of it by making a dinner reservation at the Reliable Source or Fourth Estate restaurants before the event begins. Both locations will be serving drink specials for $6 each: The Rand – Bourbon and branch waterThe Rubio – Cuba LibreThe Cruz – Canadian ClubThe Huckabee – Diet CokeThe Dr. Carson – Bloody MaryThe Trump – CoronaJeb! – Budweiser, the King of BeersThe Kasich – Grateful Dead (…
Type: News
This week in National Press Club history: Which candidate for the Reform Party spoke at the club in 1996?
This Week In National Press Club History Oct. 19, 1973: Walter Cronkite, member of the National Press Club since 1948, receives the National Press Club’s first Fourth Estate Award. In 2015, Gwen Ifill, co-host of the PBS NewsHour, joins the distinguished recipients of the Club’s most prestigious award, including Eric Sevareid, Herb Block, Flora Lewis, Brian Lamb and Mary McGrory. Oct. 22, 1984: The Club’s elegant Fourth Estate Restaurant opens on the 13th floor, catering to members only. The restaurant is now open to the public. Oct. 22, 2014: Cyndi Lauper, singer and composer of the Tony…
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Freelance Fright Night: Join freelancers for a casual gathering Oct. 28
Join your fellow NPC freelancers this Wednesday, Oct. 28, at 6 p.m. in the Truman Lounge for our fall freelance soiree. The soirees are casual get-togethers to discuss various topics of interest to freelancers. With Halloween right around the corner, the focus of this soiree will be “what spooks you about freelancing.” Let’s face it: Being a freelancer can be scary. We’ll talk about those fears and how to overcome them. Bring your own list of “things that go bump in the night” to discuss. This is a great opportunity to network with other freelancers over drinks and great discussion. You’ll…
Type: News