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Friedman Receives NPC's Top Honor
Thomas L. Friedman offered an optimistic take on the future of journalism Friday -- while his friends told us things about the three-time Pulitzer winner that we never knew -- as the Club presented him with its 37th annual Fourth Estate Award for career achievement. Speaking at a dinner in his honor, Friedman called journalism "the most fun you can have legally" and said he is convinced that the profession has a strong future even though its current delivery system seems broken. "Journalism -- good journalism -- is not about delivery systems," Friedman said. "It's about old-fashioned values:…
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Hard News Key to '60 Minutes' Success
“60 Minutes” has attracted a greater audience because it is emphasizing hard news at the same time that most news programs are going soft, Jeffrey Fager, the show’s executive producer, told host Marvin Kalb at the Nov. 16 Kalb Report. “Our audience has increased as we have gotten harder,” Fager said. “There’s an appetite out there for hard news, and everyone else is going softer.” That means the show is doing fewer personality profiles than it has in the past, he said, and more investigative pieces and more analysis of the big breaking news events. “60 Minutes” has been one of television’s…
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NTSB Chairman Warns 'First Impressions Can Be Wrong'
National Transportation Safety Board Chairman Debbie Hersman criticized the way some members of the press cover the aviation and transportation accidents at a Luncheon Nov. 16. “We understand the need to solve the puzzle in the early hours of an accident, and we know your editors and producers want you to be the first to get the ‘cause’ of the accident, but what is the cost to your credibility if you are the first to get the cause wrong? We have learned from experience that first impressions can be wrong,” she said. Hersman pointed to some of the less-than-savvy questions NTSB officials have…
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German, US Unions Form Alliance to Organize US Telecom Firm
For decades, globalization has involved buying and selling goods and services and making financial transactions across borders, creating a seamless worldwide market place. Now German and U.S. unions want to secure collective bargaining rights on a global scale. The Communications Workers of America and ver.di, the German union at Deutsche Telekom/T-Mobile, announced at a Nov. 18 Newsmaker that they are joining forces to try to organize workers at T-Mobile USA, a subsidiary of Deutsche Telekom. Larry Cohen, president of the communications workers union, said that Deutsche Telekom treats its…
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Thanks for Helping SEED School Fill its Library; Book Fair a Success
Every year, the National Press Club's popular book fair raises money for the Club's Eric Friedheim National Journalism Library. But this year, the book fair also helped students in desperate need of books of their own. The Nov. 17 book fair marked a partnership between the Club and the SEED school, a public charter school that serves at-risk students with campuses in Anacostia, D.C., and Baltimore. As part of a literacy initiative organized by the NPC's Eric Freidheim library, book fair participants, including Press Club members and authors, purchased books and donated them to stock the…
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Committee to Protect Journalists Recognizes 4 Int'l Journalists
Naziha Réjiba, editor of the Tunisian online news journal Kalima, said she knows what to expect when she returns home: surveillance, harassment, and threats conducted by one the world’s most repressive governments. “While I’m speaking, many homes of Tunisian journalists are completely surrounded,” Réjiba, one of four recipients of the 2009 International Press Freedom Awards, said Nov. 19 at the National Press Club. The Committee to Protect Journalists gives the awards each year to courageous journalists working in dangerous and repressive circumstances. CPJ also introduced awardee Mustafa…
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Top Authors Draw Big Crowds for Book Fair
Top pols, pundits and cultural legends brought a spillover crowd of nearly 1,000 book lovers s to the 32nd Annual Book Fair & Authors' Night Nov. 17. Even with a few last-minute cancellations, the Book Fair included a robust lineup of nealy 100 authors, including Ann Coulter, Kinky Friedman, Gwen Ifill, Jim Lehrer, Isabelle Gilles, Ken Auletta, Sen. Barbara Boxer, Rep. Henry Waxman, and Top Chef's Spike and Carla. Authors filled the Holeman Lounge and the Ballroom, chatting with visitors and signing copies of their books. LiveTwitter feeds from both authors and fans were projected on an…
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NPC Mourns 12 Journalists Killed in Philippines
The National Press Club mourns the 12 journalists reportedly killed while covering a local gubernatorial candidate's attempt to file election papers in the Philippines' Maguindanao Province on the island of Mindanao. Early reports from the Philippines state-run media say 46 people, including 12 journalists, were slain, allegedly by supporters of the incumbent governor. More than 100 gunmen surrounded the group, including the candidate's wife, and kidnapped them. Some of the victims had been beheaded, the media reported. "No one benefits when journalists are intimidated, threatened and…
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NewsChannel 8: NPC Chef Discusses Going Green at Club's Restaurants
NPC Executive Chef Susan Delbert seems to be everywhere these days. Recently profiled in the Washington Post by Tom Sietsema, she was invited on a television talk show this week to discuss the “green” movement in restaurants. The show “Let’s Talk Live” aired on News Channel 8 at 12:45 Nov. 23 and was repeated at 3 p.m. It is also on their website at the link below. http://www.letstalklive.tv/showpage.cfm?a=v#videoplayer
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Lobster Night in the Fourth Estate, March 31; $25 for Members
Steamed 1 1/4-pound lobsters will be served in the Fourth Estate Restaurant on Wednesday, March 31. The price is $25 for members and their guests, $30 for non-members. The lobsters will be served with drawn butter and a choice of oven-roasted potatoes or fries and coleslaw or green salad. Diners are seated from 5:30 to 8:30 pm. Reservations are required 24 hours in advance to assure service, but some may be available to walk-in diners. Call 202-662-7638 or email [email protected] to reservet. The lobster night special will be offered the last Wednesday of every month for a limited time…
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