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New Orleans photographer plans to discuss decade after Katrina on Feb. 16 at 6 p.m.
Well-known New Orleans photographer David G. Spielman plans to discuss his experiences documenting the impacts of Hurricane Katrina for his new book, The Katrina Decade: Images of an Altered City, at a special event sponsored by the National Press Club’s Photography Committee on Feb. 16 at 6 p.m. in the NPC's Murrow Room. The event is open to the public. Tickets are free to Press Club members and one guest, $10 per person for all others. Tickets may be obtained by clicking here. Spielman, a fine-art photographer and freelance photojournalist, spent a decade capturing images of the gradual…
Type: News
Nobel laureate to join panel on Trans-Pacific Partnership Feb. 11
What are the ramifications of the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP), and in particular will the Investor-State Dispute Settlement provision of TPP take the enforcement of U.S. laws out of the hands of the nation’s courts and legislatures in favor of corporate-controlled tribunals? This question is expected to be answered by three experts on trade and investment law at a National Press Club Newsmakers event on Thursday, Feb. 11 at 10 a.m. in the NPC's Bloomberg Room. As with all Newsmakers events, this press conference is open to credentialed media and Press Club members, free of charge. No…
Type: News
National Press Club seeks members to act as social media ambassadors
If you’re a tweeter, poster, liker, Instagrammer, Periscoper, Storyfier or other social-media devotee, the National Press Club wants to hear from you. Building on the success of our social-media campaign last year, we’re expanding our reach both in and outside the Press Club. Help us spread the word by live-tweeting an event, running one of our accounts as a ‘platform chief,’ or brainstorming innovative ways to recruit members, attract newsmakers and sell tickets across digital platforms. Help out as little or as much as you’re able. Contact Board of Governors member and Multimedia…
Type: News
Five-part Update-1 social media series concludes on a business note
The fifth and final Update-1 podcast on social media from the National Press Club examines why some companies haven't been as successful as they had hoped. NPC Broadcast Committee member Jennifer Strong interviews former New York Times reporter and former Columbia University social-media professor Sree Sreenivasan about opportunities news organizations are missing to maximize the benefits of social media. Later in the podcast, Strong talks with Huffington Post Senior Technology Editor Alexander Howard about the new redesign for the Google Plus site and the future of Google and Google Plus.…
Type: News
New York Times author plans to rap about forbidden Afghan romance on Feb. 10
New York Times veteran international correspondent and long-time member of the National Press Club Rod Nordland plans to talk about his new book "The Lovers: Afghanistan's Romeo and Juliet, the True Story of How They Defied Their Families and Escaped an Honor Killing" at a Press Club Book Rap on Wednesday, Feb. 10, at 6:30 p.m. in the NPC's Holeman Lounge. The event includes an author discussion, questions-and-answers from the audience, and book signing. Tickets are $5 for Press Club members and $10 for the general public. Tickets and advance book purchases are available here. This event is a…
Type: News
William Harwood dies at 90, family plans service for April 1; NPC member for 61 years
William B. Harwood, a 61-year member of the National Press Club, died at his home in North Bethesda, Maryland, on Jan. 14. He was 90. Harwood was a public-relations executive, and a prize-winning writer and editor with the Associated Press. The following is an edited obituary from The WestonForum.com in Weston, Connecticut. A retired vice president of Martin Marietta Corporation, William B. Harwood spent more than 31 years with the aerospace firm following nearly 13 years as an editor with the Associated Press. He owned his own counseling firm, HARCO Public Relations, and was a consultant…
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House Transportation chair intends to discuss new FAA reform proposal on Feb. 4
House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee Chairman Bill Shuster (R-Pa.) plans to discuss new legislation to reauthorize and reform federal aviation programs and the Federal Aviation Administration at a National Press Club Newsmakers event in the NPC’s Holeman Lounge on Thursday, Feb. 4, at 10 a.m. Like all Newsmakers events, it is open to credentialed media and NPC members, free of charge. No advance registration is required. For more information, please contact Jamie Horwitz, chairman of the NPC Newsmakers Committee, at 202-549-4921 or [email protected].
Type: News
McClary thanks National Press Club for retirement party
The National Press Club received the following edited note from Richard McClary, longtime bartender at the NPC's Reliable Source: To: The National Press Club Family Thanks to everyone involved in the wonderful Retirement Party sendoff for me on Jan.13. This extra-special thank you note is for all of you. It holds more appreciation than any words can say. You are the nicest kind of people this world has ever known. You will never be forgotten for the thoughtfulness you have shown. Thanks, Richard McClary and Family
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Selective Service director sees 50-50 chance for women draft registration
There is a 50-50 chance that women will be required to register for a possible military draft now that they are allowed to serve in all combat roles, Lawrence G. Romo, director of the Selective Service System (SSS), told a National Press Club Newsmaker audience Jan. 29. “There has been no change in the Military Selective Service Act to require [women] to register [with SSS], or be subject to a future military draft," Romo said. Current law requires that only men between the ages of 18 and 25 be registered with SSS to be available should Congress declare a national emergency requiring a draft…
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Presidential Privacy
David Eisenhower is the grandson of the late former president, Dwight D. Eisenhower. In 1986 Mr. Eisenhower published a chronicle of his grandfather's wartime policies and activities from 1943 to 1945. He is now working on two more books about President Eisenhower. In his speech, David Eisenhower described the differences between President Eisenhower's time and the present day in concepts of presidential privacy.
Type: Media