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Former president of Colombia plans to discuss new memoir at NPC Book Rap Oct. 10
Álvaro Uribe Vélez, former president of Colombia, plans to discuss his memoir No Lost Causes at a National Press Club Book Rap on Oct 10 at 6:30 p.m. A book signing will follow the discussion. Tickets are free for Press Club members and $5 for all non-members. Space is limited. Club members should login to the website for the discount code. Register at www.press.org/events/uribe. No Lost Causes details how Uribe changed the country during his 2002-2010 presidency. It also provides a behind-the-scenes look at U.S. foreign affairs and never-before discussed details and dealings with various…
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National Press Club plans presidential debates viewing parties
Looking for a fun way to experience the presidential debates that begin next month or are you a journalist covering the debates for work or fun? Come watch or cover them with fellow National Press Club members and bring your friends. There will be a working area for journalists and debates will be shown in the NPC's Reliable Source's Truman Lounge for members only. The debates will also be shown Bloomberg Room, which will be open to the public. Food is available to order from the Truman Lounge and drinks will be available to order from both locations. The event is free and is hosted in a non-…
Type: News
Kalb Report celebrates 18 years as staple of National Press Club
This Week In National Press Club History Sept. 24, 1994: The first Kalb Report, produced in partnership with George Washington University’s Global Media Institute, and a staple of the National Press Club for 18 years, is aired from the ballroom. Among the panelists were Donna Shalala, secretary of Health and Human Services, Sen. Alan K. Simpson, R-Wyo. and White House Budget Director Robert Rubin. In June, 2012 The Kalb Report won top honors with a Gold Medal Award at the New York Festivals International Radio Awards competition and received an overall Grand Award. This Week In National Press…
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Five tickets still available for LinkedIn groups 'Get It Online' event, Tuesday, Sept. 25 at noon
Pulbic relations and association executives know that LinkedIn groups can be a powerful way to build and activate a community. While, Facebook and Twitter get most of the attention, savvy organizations are using LinkedIn as the central piece of their social-media strategy. At the National Press Club Events Committee "Get It Online" lunch discussion on Tuesday, Sept. 25 at noon, Peter Panepento, assistant managing editor of The Chronicle of Philanthropy, will share how his organization is using the professional social-networking site to build deeper connections with its readers, expand its…
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Innovation Key to Economic Progress, PhRMA Executive Tells NPC Newsmaker
Innovation is the key to economic progress in the United States and the pharmaceutical industry is the most innovative, said John Castellani, president and chief executive officer of the Pharmaceutical Research and Manufacturers of America (PhRMA), at a National Press Club Newsmaker Sept. 20. The pharmaceutical industry has been the leading generator of patents for the last five years, Castellani said. Innovation in the pharmaceutical industry has also lead to new and improved treatments for diseases such as AIDS and cancer, he added. Between 2001-2011, 340 medicines were approved, and there…
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United Nations Population Fund deems Oct. 11 at International Day of the Girl Child
The status of women is the major issue facing a great portion of the approximately 900 million young girls around the world today, said Babatunde Osotimehin, executive director of the United Nations Population Fund, at Sept. 21 National Press Club Newsmaker. Osotimehin recalled his time as Nigeria’s minister of health and seeing girls as young as 12 being placed into marriage. “This is not a Nigerian phenomenon, this is a phenomenon that happens across the world,” he said. Osotimehin once visited a hospital in northern Nigeria and saw a young woman confronting great difficulty while in labor…
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Bob Woodward accepts 4th Estate Award for lifetime achievement in journalism
Bob Woodward accepted the Fourth Estate Award for lifetime achievement in journalism Friday night, four decades after his investigative reporting on the Watergate scandal disrupted the first event honoring Walter Cronkite. Press Club President Theresa Werner described the scene at the Club’s first Fourth Estate Award honoring CBS Newsman Cronkite in 1973 when reporter after reporter left the celebration as news of the "Saturday night massacre" broke. President Richard Nixon had fired the Watergate special prosecutor and the attorney general and deputy attorney general resigned in protest.…
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Roberts protected Supreme Court perception in `Obamacare' decision, Toobin says
Supreme Court Chief Justice John Roberts sided with the four liberals in upholding the Obama health care law because he cares about how the court is perceived, Jeffrey Toobin told a National Press Club Book Rap on Sept. 19. Toobin is the senior CNN legal analyst, a staff writer for the New Yorker and author of ``The Oath: The Obama White House and the Supreme Court.'' During his presentation, Toobin poked fun at himself and his errant prediction that the Supreme Court would overturn the law, the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act. “Certain television pundits can be mislead by oral…
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Membership survey last call: Claim your free drink!
We've had great participation in the National Press Club membership survey, which closes next week. We'd like even more of you to add your voices to this important survey that will help set the Club's direction and priorities for the next five years. You should have received the survey in your e-mail box. If you did not or if you need to have it resent, please let us know at [email protected]. Your link is unique to you, so please do not forward it or use another member's. Your opinion is important and will be kept confidential. As a thank you for your time, you will receive a coupon for a…
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