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Sarah D. Wire - Candidate Petition
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James Beard Award-winning chefs to cook for a cause: Freedom for Austin Tice
James Beard Award-winning Chef Chris Shepherd will kick-off a new remote cooking demonstration series designed to bring awareness to the case of Austin Tice, the Marine veteran and award-winning journalist who was detained at a checkpoint in Syria while covering the civil war there back in 2012. Sponsored by the National Press Club, each episode in the Cook for a Cause series will pair a James Beard Award-winning Chef with either a member of the Tice family, or a press freedom advocate well-versed in Austin’s case. Shepherd, the owner and executive chef behind several award-winning…
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My Life So Far
Jane Fonda, actor and activist, talked about her autobiography My Life So Far, published by Random House. In it, Ms. Fonda focused on her childhood as the daughter of actor Henry Fonda, her days spent as an actress, her activism during the Vietnam War, and her marriages to activist Tom Hayden and entrepreneur Ted Turner. She also responded to questions submitted by members of the audience.
Type: Media
Club leaders denounce assault on Agency for Global Media
National Press Club leaders on Thursday, Oct. 29, denounced an attempt by the Trump administration to take away the independence of news outlets such as the Voice of America. Michael Pack, the chief of the U.S. Agency for Global Media, which oversees VoA, Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty and other news organizations, rescinded on Monday a rule that established a firewall between the agency's journalists and its management—a separation that is standard practice in the media. “This move would explicitly jettison the reportorial independence that has differentiated U.S.-government funded news…
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Downtown parking restricted during Reliable Source's extended hours Election Night
The Reliable Source will extend its hours Election Night for National Press Club members who would like to have dinner and view voting results. Parking restrictions will blanket most of downtown at the time. The Club bar and grill will serve food until 9 p.m. and drinks until 10 p.m. on Nov. 3. Members can order food and drinks from the normal menu. The Club will close at the manager's discretion. Takeout also will be available. The D.C. Metropolitan Police Department will prohibit parking on the following streets around the Club from 12 a.m. Tuesday, Nov. 3, through 11:59 p.m. Wednesday, Nov…
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POSTPONED: NPC Newsmaker: U.S. Secretary of Veterans Affairs Robert Wilkie
This event, originally scheduled for 10 a.m. ET on Tuesday, November 10, has been postponed. We will update this page with the new date and time as soon as it has been rescheduled.
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Press Leaders Decry Assault on Global Media Agency
WASHINGTON, Oct. 29, 2020--National Press Club leaders denounced an attempt by the Trump administration to take away the independence of news outlets such as the Voice of America. Michael Pack, the chief of the U.S. Agency for Global Media, which oversees VoA, Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty and other news organizations, rescinded on Monday a rule that established a firewall between the agency's journalists and its management—a separation that is standard practice in the media. “This move would explicitly jettison the reportorial independence that has differentiated U.S.-government…
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Del Wilber - Candidate Petition
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Civil rights leader Huerta to discuss Latino issues, election, Nov. 2
Dolores Huerta, an American labor leader and civil rights activist who, with Cesar Chavez, co-founded the United Farm Workers of America (UFW), will join National Press Club President Michael Freedman at 6 p.m. Monday, Nov. 2, to discuss a range of topics, including her foundation, her work on feminist issues, efforts to gain Senate passage of pandemic relief, the U.S. Latino community and the Latino vote. The Q&A will livestream on the Club website and the Club's YouTube channel. The one-hour program is free and accessible to both the media and general public. Viewers are invited to…
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VA Secretary Wilkie to speak at Club Headliners event Nov. 10
Veterans Affairs Secretary Robert Wilkie will address the National Press Club at 10 a.m. Tuesday, Nov. 10, from the Club's ballroom as the country prepares to commemorate its veterans. To view the livestream on Nov. 10 or download a calendar reminder, click here. The event comes as VA hospitals across the nation deal with a surge in Covid-19 cases. Doctors at VA hospitals are caring for nearly 5,700 patients with active cases of the virus. Wilkie, the son of an Army artillery commander wounded in combat during the Vietnam War, is an officer the the U.S. Air Force Reserve. He has held…
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