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NPC urges Congress for legislation discouraging foreign lawsuits that limit First Amendment rights
The National Press Club urged the U.S. Congress to enact legislation that would discourage foreign lawsuits that limit American authors' and journalists' First Amendment rights. Plaintiffs, through a practice known as "libel tourism," bring lawsuits against Americans in countries that lack adequate free-speech protections. The legislation in Congress discourages the practice by making it clear that foreign libel judgments must meet American defamation standards in order to be recognized in the U.S. "There is no right more precious to journalists than the ability to write and speak freely,"…
Type: News
Reservations Due Today for Saturday Book Club
RSVP today if you can attend the Saturday, Sept. 26, Books & Brunch, which will discuss "The Worst Hard Time," a history of the 1930s' Dust Bowl survivors by Timothy Egan. The group will meet at noon in the Fourth Estate Restaurant. All members are welcome to attend. RSVP to Rachel Belkind at [email protected] or Sean Reilly at [email protected].
Type: News
Oct. 3 Amish Trip RSVPs Due Friday
There are still some seats left for the day trip to Amish country in Lancaster, Pa., on Saturday, Oct. 3, but reservations need to be confirmed by Friday, Sept. 25. Send reservations to Pat Nelson at [email protected] or phone 662-7501. The trip, organized by the International Correspondents Committee, costs $70 and includes the bus fare; an Amish luncheon buffet featuring traditional Pennsylvania Dutch dishes; a visit the Mennonite Center for a presentation on Mennonite and Amish cultures; and guided visits to other attractions, including an Amish farm. Departure from the National Press…
Type: News
Arts Program Registration Due Oct. 30
Registration to enter artwork in the National Arts Program's 2009 program is due Oct. 30 by the close of business. Club members and employees and their families are eligible to participate. Prizes will be awarded for the three adult classifications of amateur, intermediate and professional as well as the two youth/teen classifications of under 12 and 13-18. The cash prizes for each adult classification range from $300 to $100, and from $75 to $25 in the youth/teen categories. Entries are due Friday, Nov. 6, from 8 a.m. to 9 p.m. or Saturday, Nov. 7, 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. The program is sponsored…
Type: News
Iraqis Give Plaque to NPC
Representatives of the Iraqi armed forces toured the National Press Club on Sept. 17. They presented General Manager Bill McCarren with a plaque embossed with scenes from the history of Iraq.
Type: News
Republicans Hope for a Big November
Which party has the advantage heading into the midterm elections? And what will Eric Cantor's stunning primary defeat mean for the tea party and the GOP? SiriusXM Satellite Radio White House correspondent Jared Rizzi discusses these topics and others with American Enterprise Institute political scientist Norm Ornstein on the latest edition of Update-1.
Type: Media
Cronkite Tribute Audio is Available
The program celebrating the life of broadcast legends Walter Cronkite and Don Hewitt is this week's audio version of From The National Press Club. It can be found at: www.press.org/activities/radio.cfm . The audio can also be found on itunes.
Type: News
"Philadelphia Story" at Dinner & Movie, 7 pm Oct. 1
"The Philadelphia Story" will be shown at 7 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 1 in the McClendon Room for the monthly Dinner and a Movie. Haughty divorced socialite Tracy Lord is preparing for her second marriage. Enter Dexter Haven, her first husband, and Macaulay Connor, a tabloit reporter and a distrust for the wealthy. What follows is a rapid-fire war of words as the two men try to help Tracy the heart beneath the holier-than-thou exterior. Seating is limited, so come early. Also, choose from the great dinner selections on the Reliable Source Menu.
Type: News
This Week in National Press Club History
Sept. 27, 1959: Soviet Premier Nikita Khrushchev holds a press conference at the National Press Club on his return from a transcontinental tour of the U.S. Sept. 27, 1994: CNN founder Ted Turner says it’s over for newspapers, unfortunately, because of the not instantaneous transmission of news electronically. Sept. 28, 1938: First Lady Eleanor Roosevelt appears at the Club. Oct. 3, 1909: Explorer Frederick A. Cook appears at the Press Club and claims to be the first man to reach the North Pole. This Week in National Press Club History is brought to you by the History Committee, which is…
Type: News
Karachi Novel at Oct. 17 Books & Brunch
Author Maniza Naqvi will attend the Saturday, Oct. 17, Books & Brunch meeting to discuss her fourth novel, "A Matter of Detail," at noon in the Fourth Estate restaurant. The novel is about a Pakistani family that began with an eloping couple – a Jewish woman with a Muslim man, who later also married the Muslim woman to whom his family had engaged him. The educated children of this family live upper middle class lives, mostly in New York, but also in Karachi. Naqvi describes three cultures: Karachi in the 1950s and now as well as present-day New York. Naqvi, a senior social protection…
Type: News