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Tim Young: Candidate for Club president
Most years, candidates for the elected NPC offices run unopposed. They make perfunctory statements to members, making vague promises about all the great things they’re going to do. Then, every year---nothing happens. This year is different. This year, there's a choice. That’s why it’s very important for NPC members to vote. For half a decade, the "leadership" of the NPC has been handed from one person to another. People put in time on committees and sat through countless hours of meetings. They climbed the ladder, quietly taking turns in the different offices. Usually, these legacy candidates…
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Keith Hill: Candidate for Club president
I'm Keith Hill, current vice president of the National Press Club. I'm running for the position of NPC President. I've wanted to run for president ever since I joined the NPC in 2003. Sheila Cherry's election to the presidency that year made me feel that, with hard work and persistence, I could eventually achieve the same goal. My campaign is about experience and engagement. Neither of my opponents has ever held an officer position. In addition to being vice chair and chair of the Board of Governors, I was Treasurer for two years. During my second year as Treasurer, the club had two of its…
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Helen Thomas becomes first woman to win Fourth Estate Award, 1984
This Week In Press Club History December 7, 1941: Pearl Harbor is attacked by Japan. Calling it “a date that will live in infamy,” President Franklin D. Roosevelt declares war on Japan in a joint session of Congress the following day. John Cosgrove, the most senior past president of the National Press Club and a Golden Owl, was in the audience as a staffer for Sen. Hiram Johnson of California. Immediately after the address, Cosgrove enlists in the Navy. December 8, 1984: Helen Thomas, then a United Press International correspondent in the midst of her career that spanned six presidential…
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Take a moment to update your membership-directory profile
In an effort to maintain an interactive and comprehensive membership directory, we ask you to take a few minutes to update your membership profile by going to the following link: http://press.org/membership/directory You will be prompted to login to the members-only section with your username (membership number) and password (first initial of your first name followed by your last name all in lowercase). If you're having trouble logging in, please contact [email protected]. If you're already logged in, you can also view and edit your profile by clicking the "My Account" button at the top of…
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Investigative journalists to analyze looted antiquities, museum transparency, 6 pm Jan. 24
Jason Felch and Ralph Frammolino, investigative journalists and authors of "Chasing Aphrodite: The Hunt for Looted Antiquities at the World’s Richest Museum" will join Gary Vikan, director of the Walters Art Museum and Arthur Houghton, a former curator at the Getty Museum, to discuss looted antiquities and transparency in American museums at 6 p.m. Jan. 24 in the National Press Club ballroom. The event will be moderated by James Grimaldi, investigative reporter for the Washington Post. In "Chasing Aphrodite," their gripping art world detective story, Felch and Frammolino reveal the inner…
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Political Speech
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Communicator board candidates clash over voting rights, suspension case
Candidates for the three-year Communicator position on the National Press Club Board of Governors challenged each other over voting rights for Communicators and the Club’s handling of a Communicator member’s suspension at a Nov. 30 debate. Suzanne Struglinski, press secretary for legislative affairs at the Natural Resources Defense Council; Rodrigo Valderrama, principal of the consulting firm Plantation International; and Emily Whitten, a contract attorney with the Department of the Interior, vied for Club Communicator-member votes by highlighting their professional experience and service in…
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Mid-Atlantic wind transmission project gaining momentum, developers claim
Supporters of a massive East Coast offshore wind energy transmission project laid out an optimistic timetable for the effort at a Nov. 30 Newsmaker. They said a major announcement about the permitting process could come from the Interior Department soon. Still, the project will face many months, possibly years, of review by federal and state agencies before actual construction can begin. Project developer Bob Mitchell said he was “feeling very bullish” about the Atlantic Wind Connection, which could deliver high-voltage direct current from wind towers spanning approximately 350 miles of…
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Club secretary explains vote-counting procedure
Votes in this year’s National Press Club election will be counted following a timed-tested procedure. At its last meeting, the Board of Governors appointed an Election Board to count the votes and to deal with other ballot questions. Jonathan Salant, a former Club president, chairs the Election Board. Other journalist members are Carole Feldman, Cary O'Reilly, Darlene Shields, Andrea Stone and Jack Williams. For the first time, two communicator members have been named to the Election Board to count communicator ballots. They are Anthony Shop and another communicator to be named. The ballots…
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Absentee ballots exceed 300; Election Day: Dec. 9; vote now in library
A total of 320 absentee ballots for the National Press Club elections were mailed as of the deadline at 5 p.m. Dec. 2. Ballots can no longer be requested by mail. The hotly contested election will be held Dec. 9. Club members can vote any time between now and then in the library. A list of candidates, candidate statements and links to both the presidential and communicator debases may be found at http://press.org/membership/elections. You'll have to log in to access them.
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