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Romney Luncheon Audio Posted Online
An audio of the March 5 luncheon speech ofr Mitt Romney is available at: http://www.press.org/activities/programs/xmradio/Mittfinal.mp3 He discussed the Obama administration, health care, government spending, terrorism, war and political rhetoric and divisiveness.
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YM Meets 7 pm March 15
The Young Members Committee meets at 7 p.m. Monday, March 15, on the mezzanine to discuss upcoming programs. If you have an questions, please email Chairman Evan Sweetman, [email protected].
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Haitian Ambassador at 6 pm March 25
Haitian Ambassador Raymond Joseph and his wife, Lola Poisson-Joseph, will discuss their country and how it is coping with the aftermath of the Jan. 12 earthquake at 6 p.m. Thursday, March 25, in the ballroom. The earthquake killed at least 200,000 and left more than 1 millionhomeless. The Josephs will focus on the best way toredevelop Port-au-Prince, the capital that was most severely destroyed,and other regions. l Joseph has been ambassador since October 2005, when he became his country¹sfirst full-fledged envoy to the United States since 1998. A journalist byprofession, he spent 19…
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This Week in National Press Club History
March 14, 1963: Movie director Alfred Hitchcock tells a Press Club luncheon that his job is to “raise goose flesh” both domestically and internationally. March 15, 1974: King Hussein of Jordan says a new political climate makes it a good time for Middle East peace. March 18, 1908: A second meeting is held in the F Street Parlor of the Willard Hotel to organize the National Press Club. March 18, 1992: Independent presidential candidate H. Ross Perot discusses his campaign. This Week in National Press Club History is brought to you by the History and Heritage Committee, which is dedicated…
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Sign Up to be an NPC Mentor or Mentee; Applications Due April 15
Applications for participation in the 2010 National Press Club MentoringProgram are due Thursday, April 15. This is a one-year commitment aimed at benefiting members at all stages of their careers.The program is open to journalists and PR professionals. Once matches are made, mentors will be given a copy of the mentee'sapplication to the program. After meeting at a kick-off reception andbased on what the mentee said in the program application, mentors andmentees can mutually agree on how often they would like to have contactand under what circumstances. At minimum, a mentor should allow…
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The National Press Club condemns the terrorist attack on Peshawar's Press Club
A suicide bomber on Tuesday detonated explosives at the gates of the Club, killing a guard, the Club's accountant and a bystander and wounding at least 20 others. The Club in this northwest Paskistan city had received a series of threats in the month leading up to the suicide attack. "The targeting of journalists who strive merely to report the truth to the public is unacceptable," National Press Club President Donna Leinwand says. "We grieve along with Pakistani journalists for the lives lost. We know that our colleagues in Pakistan will continue to uphold the best principles of our…
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NPC Urges Venezuela to End Restrictions on Free Press
The National Press Club is distressed by the Venezuelan government's recent actions to intimidate and bully the country's media. The government of Venezuela has taken a series of steps since July 31 that threaten to destroy press freedom. On July 31, the government revoked licenses for more than 30 private radio stations and a Venezuelan minister has said more than 200 other stations are under investigation. Venezuela's attorney general recently proposed a "Special Law Against Media Crimes" that would punish journalists who present a "false perception" or "cause a panic". Venezuela's…
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National Press Club decries embedding censorship
The U.S. military’s decision to bar embedded reporters in Afghanistan from publishing photographs of U.S. military personnel injured or killed in action hampers journalists' ability to independently report the war and the public's right to know. "The U.S. military should not determine what is and is not news," National Press Club President Donna Leinwand said. "Censoring journalists who cover war and permitting only government-approved news and photographs undermines our country's fundamental commitment to a free and independent press." The policy applies to Regional Command East, which…
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NPC Statement on the Return of American Journalists Laura Ling and Euna Lee
The National Press Club applauds the release and pardon of American journalists Laura Ling and Euna Lee, who arrived in California on Wednesday. The journalists had been held by North Korea since March 17 for allegedly perpetrating "hostile acts" for entering the country while reporting on North Korean refugees living in China. The journalists, of San Francisco-based Current TV, had been sentenced to 12 years working in North Korean labor camps but were pardoned by North Korean president Kim Jong Il during negotiations with former President Bill Clinton Tuesday. "We condemn the government of…
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National Press Club Celebrates Dismissal of Charges Against AP Photographer
The National Press Club joined other journalism organizations Wednesday in celebrating the dismissal of terrorism-related allegations against an Associated Press photographer. A judicial committee in Baghdad ordered the release of Bilal Hussein nearly two years after he was detained by the U.S. military. "This is a long-overdue decision," said Sylvia Smith, president of the National Press Club. "The next step is to free him." "Bilal is not a member of the National Press Club, but he is a brother journalist," Smith said. "When the freedoms of any journalist are curtailed, all of us are…
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