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Iranian Politics and Economy
Mr. Jafarzadeh discussed leadership in Iran, terrorism issues and the economic status of his nation. After his remarks he answered audience members' questions.
Type: Media
Communications strategy for reaching millennials, 8 am Sept. 30
Millennials – people born between 1980 and the mid-2000s – represent one-third of the nation’s population. At the next National Press Club Communicators Breakfast at 8 a.m. Sept. 30, Ebonie Johnson Cooper of Racepoint Global will discuss communications strategy to reach this largest generation of Americans since the Baby Boomers. The breakfast will be held in the Truman Lounge. Admission to the Communicators Breakfast is free for Club members and $10 for guests, who must be accompanied by a member, and includes continental breakfast starting at 8 a.m. The program begins at 8:30 a.m. Ebonie…
Type: News
NPC Book Fair author submissions deadline: Sept. 25
The region’s premier holiday book event, the National Press Club Book Fair and Authors' Night, is accepting author applications until 5 p.m., Friday, Sept. 25. Applications and materials received after this period will not be reviewed. Applicants will be notified of committee decisions via email by Oct. 9. All literary genres are considered; however, self-published books and books only available in e-format will not be accepted. The application fee of $75 for Club members and $150 for non members is due and payable upon acceptance to the Book Fair. Authors are expected to be available for…
Type: News
Reliable Source events in October
Here are some of the exciting events coming up at the National Press Club's Reliable Source restaurant Thursday, Oct. 8: NPC Pub Quiz – 7 p.m. – Truman Lounge Tuesday, Oct. 13: Watch Democratic candidate debate live from Las Vegas in the Truman Lounge starting at 7 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 29: New Orleans Jazz Night and Dinner – 6:30 p.m. Special menu items will be available starting at 5:30 p.m.
Type: News
Screening of documentary about Afghanistan journalists, 6:30 pm Oct. 20
An exclusive preview screening of “Frame by Frame,” a documentary about Afghanistan journalists presented by the Washington West Film Festival, will be held at 6:30 p.m. Oct. 20 in the National Press Club Zenger Room. The event is open to the publicm and registration is required. Tickets cost $5 for Club members and $10 for non-members. In the aftermath of decades of war and Taliban rule, this award-winning documentary follows the lives of four Afghan photojournalists as they struggle to re-frame Afghanistan through an emerging free press. As foreign troops and media withdraw, Afghanistan…
Type: News
Special screening of “Uniquely Nasty: The U.S. Government’s War on Gays,” 6:30 pm Oct. 7
A special screening of the documentary “Uniquely Nasty: The U.S. Government’s War on Gays” will take place at 6:30 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 7, in the National Press Club's conference rooms. The screening is free for Club members and $5 for non-members. Registration is required. Following the screening, a distinguished panel will comment on the film and some of its disclosures, including significant new information about the Cold War-era anti-gay blackmail plot that led to the suicide of Sen. Lester Hunt. The panels will also discuss how the film is relevant to current LGBT issues, including…
Type: News
"Opportunity Gap” to be focus of Education Secretary at Sept. 30 NPC luncheon
Education Secretary Arne Duncan will address how he’ll work to close what he calls the "Opportunity Gap” in education during the remaining time of the Obama Administration, at a National Press Club luncheon on Wednesday, September 30. Duncan’s recent focus has been on early childhood learning and access to higher education, and he will have just completed his sixth annual “back to school” bus tour. Once back in D.C., he’ll be dealing with reauthorization of the legislation best known as "No Child Left Behind.” Tickets may be purchased online by clicking here. Lunch will be served at 12:30 p…
Type: News
Club member McMorris publishes new novel
The latest action and adventure novel by nonresident member, P.B. McMorris, entitled Some Go Beneath the Sea in Ships, was published by Outskirts Press of Fort Collins, Colorado, in August. This tale of the sea revolves around a group of marine environmental activists, who acquire a restored German U-boat in order to stop the corporations who pollute and devastate the seven seas. From deep sea oil rigs to cruise ships dumping at sea, to Japanese whale hunters, the crew of the Oceans First Nine vessel take them all on with extreme prejudice. Although a fictional work, the historical/…
Type: News
Chinese President Xi’s U.S. visit: Will President Obama press on human rights?
Amnesty International (AI) is pushing the Obama administration to use President Barack Obama’s meeting with Chinese President Xi Jinping September 24-25 to advance the cause of human rights in China. M.T. Kumar, international advocacy director of Amnesty International, will discuss the potential for that meeting – and what Kumar sees as the deteriorating state of human rights in China – at a National Press Club Newsmakers news conference on Tuesday, Sept. 22 at 3 p.m. in the Zenger Room. Kumar points to the recent arrests of hundreds of lawyers, some of whom have disappeared, as evidence of…
Type: News
Want a mentor? Be a mentor!
The National Press Club mentoring program is now accepting applications for both mentees and mentors. Open to both journalists and communicators, the program is intended to create the kind of inter-generational connections that were always a benefit of belonging to the club, but are increasingly difficult to establish in the 24/7 news cycle of today. If you’re on the threshold of your career, or if you’re a seasoned Washington hand who’d welcome a chance to give back to the profession, learn more and sign up by October 15 at the new Mentoring Program page on the NPC website. A task force…
Type: News