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Author Describes History of Sesame Street
Calling the book “a labor of love,” author Michael Davis discussed his book "Street Gang: The Complete History of Sesame Street" at the Club on Tuesday. Davis stated that Sesame Street is the world’s most influential television program with over 120 versions playing in countries around the globe. Davis explained that the idea of Sesame Street was born at dinner party in New York City when Joan Ganz Cooney and Lloyd Morrisett discussed the possibility of using television to teach pre-school children. Cooney and Morrisett founded the Children’s Television Network, which produced Sesame Street…
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NASDAQ Chief Advocates Reform, Applauds Markets
The head of the NASDAQ stock market used his Jan. 8 Club luncheon platform to outline causes of the U.S. economic crisis last fall, and to urge regulatory reforms to provide trading markets with better information for investors. Robert Greifeld, president and CEO since 2003 of the electronic stock market, said the breakdown''s root cause was "bad decision-making based on bad information….Throughout the economy, trillions of dollars in investment instruments were never subject to the rigor of trading on a transparent, well-regulated market." "The time has come," he said, "for best practices…
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Journopalooza Rocks National Press Club
NEW & NOTEWORTHYPosted by Ryan Howell - 01/12/2009 | Email the editorJournopalooza Rocks National Press Club Four journalist-driven bands rocked the Club on Friday in the first-ever Journopalooza music festival for charity. The Club sold more than 700 tickets for the event and raised about $15,000, according to an early estimate, packing the ballroom and overflowing onto the 13th floor in a concert for which every dime benefited a journalist. "Everything exceeded our expectations: the crowd, the music, and especially the amount of money raised,'' said Jonathan Landay, a reporter for…
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Dunn, Enoch Honored as Top NPC Volunteers
Remarks from President Sylvia Smith Tuesday evening as she presented the Berny Krug Award to the 2008 co-chairs of the Events Committee, Frederica Dunn and Joe Enoch: If I heard it once, I heard it five dozen times: The Club is more lively this year. Whether that’s reality by a numbers count is irrelevant because our members clearly feel there’s more to do, attend and participate in. Here are some examples: a Super Tuesday returns party followed by debate-night watching and an election night blowout. A picnic and children’s holiday party that exceeded all past attendance levels. Movie nights…
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What Will It Take to Get the Economy Moving?
Update-1 talks to Stanford Economics professor John Taylor about the Federal Reserve’s policies, the subsequent changes in interest rates and the resulting impact on the economy. following a National Press Club Newsmaker panel discussion.
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35 Club Members Receive Vivian Awards
Remarks by President Sylvia Smith Tuesday as 35 Club members received awards for their spirit of generosity in volunteering time and talent to the NPC in 2008: Thirty three years ago, board member Vivian Vahlberg suggested creating a Press Club awards program that would recognize members who had done the most work for the Club over the previous year. The formal title is the Hard Work and Inspiration Award but has always been informally known as the “Vivian.” And it has always been one of the special pleasures of presidents to have an opportunity to publicly thank the stellar volunteers of…
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ConocoPhillips CEO Urges Pragmatic Approach to Green Energy
James Mulva does not yet drive a plug-in or hybrid car, but at a Jan. 13 luncheon, the chairman and CEO of ConocoPhillips was adamant that the Obama administration focus on the energy opportunities. “In just seven days, our new president takes office, [and] his confidence and calmness are reassuring,” said Mulva, pointing to one of the solutions that the president-elect has suggested is the creation of a green energy economy. “We agree that we must reduce the environmental footprint of energy production and consumption. But we must be realistic about the cost of green energy. Also about its…
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Club Member Witnesses Plane's Crash Landing
NPC member Joe Enoch (2008 recipient of the Berny Krug Award for his work as co-chairman of the Events Committee) now works for Inside Edition in New York. Here are excerpts from an email he sent yesterday: I saw that plane descend from my office and ended up shooting footage of survivors on the plane's wing in the Hudson and later being carted off in stretchers. I was on the phone with my boss, Bob Read, when he went silent mid-sentence. A few seconds later he asked, "Do you see that plane?" I rush to the window when it comes into view. It was surreal. From my 13th floor vantage point, it…
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News Outlets "Fighting for Survival," Yet Young People Seek Jobs in News
NEW & NOTEWORTHYPosted by Ryan Howell - 01/19/2009 | Email the editorNews Outlets "Fighting for Survival," Yet Young People Seek Jobs in News For the Club’s Centennial, you sent me across the nation to hold forums on the First Amendment, Freedom of the Press and the Future of Journalism. At every stop, I gathered leading journalists from print, broadcast and the Internet as well as journalism scholars and First Amendment authorities. In all, our project involved about 130 journalism experts and reached 38 live audiences in 35 states and the District of Columbia as well as thousands more…
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Leinwand Accepts President's Gavel
Despite temperatures that dipped to 10 degrees, more than 80 NPC Members turned out for the annual membership Meeting on Friday to review "an extraordinary Centennial year" under outgoing President Sylvia Smith and to prepare for a "challenging" 2009 led by new President Donna Leinwand. Against a backdrop of unprecedented difficulties facing the journalism profession, with continuing job losses and threatened newspaper closures, there was a common theme throughout the meeting that the state of the National Press Club is strong, with year-end profits of $370,237 compared to $203,507 in 2007…
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