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Idaho: More than just potatoes; Media tour Sept. 11-15
The State of Idaho is offering a special media tour, Sept. 11-15, to show how outdoors products manufacturers in Idaho are succeeding in finding new markets. A few of the stories to find here: A new boat manufacturer consortium is reaching out to Europe and Asia for the first time. A high-end log home manufacturer has found that demand continues in the western U.S. for unique second (and, sometimes, third) homes. A large hunting knife company is insourcing its manufacturing, back to the U.S. The Coeur d’Alene Tribe not only operates a large manufacturing operation that sells…
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Jane Goodall to Club: I'm not on first-name basis with every chimp in Africa
This Week In National Press Club History June 21, 1996: Primatologist Jane Goodall tells the Club that we have to understand primate animal behavior as humanity’s nearest link to the animal world. She denies knowing half the chimpanzees in Africa on a first name basis. This Week in National Press Club history is brought to you by the History & Heritage Committee, which preserves and revitalizes the Club’s history through displays, events, panel discussions, lectures and the oral history project. For more information on History and Heritage Committee-related events, or to join the…
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Short film "Scenes from the Suburbs" to be shown June 30
See Spike Jonze's short film Scenes from the Suburbs at a Young Member screening 7 p.m. June 30 in the Holeman Lounge. Jonze teamed up with Arcade Fire to create a 30-minute film inspired by the band's critically acclaimed album The Suburbs and its themes of war and coming of age in suburbia. Co-written by Jonze & Arcade Fire’s Win & Will Butler, this companion piece to the album follows the narrator, living in a suburban dystopia, as he tries to piece together fragmented memories from his teen years. Tickets are free to members and $5 for non-members. Tickets may be purchased in…
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Journalist Bahari: "I am free now, but others are not."
Journalist Maziar Bahari, who spent almost four months in a six-by 12 foot cell in Tehran's Evin prison on what he says were unspecified espionage charges, urged journalists to remember others who are imprisoned and work for their release. "I am free now, but others are not," the Iranian-born Bahari told a Newsmaker audience June 16. Bahari, a journalist, filmmaker and former Newsweek correspondent, also co-authored with Aimee Molloy a book about this experience, Then They Came for Me: A Family's Story of Love, Captivity and Survival, which he distributed at the Newsmaker. Complimentary…
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Pentagon Papers break, author later honored at Club in 1971
This Week In National Press Club History June 13, 1971: The New York Times begins publication of the Pentagon Papers, a government study of United States involvement in Southeast Asia, touching off a constitutional battle over freedom of the press. Neil Sheehan receives the Drew Pearson Award for investigative journalism for breaking the Pentagon Papers story at a National Press Club luncheon on December 13, 1971. Forty years later, the National Archives officially declassifies the papers. This Week in National Press Club History is brought to you by the History & Heritage Committee,…
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Panel to explore growing threat of counterfeit products, 10 am June 23
A panel of experts will discuss the growing threat that counterfeit products pose to public health and safety and the U.S. economy at a Newsmaker at 10 a.m. Thursday, June 23, in the Zenger Room. Participants from the U.S. Department of Homeland Security , Eaton Corp. and Pfizer Inc. will explore how government and industry can collaborate to combat counterfeiters.
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Beyer combines history, journalism in story of music
When he writes a book, author Rick Beyer combines journalism and history. “I try to bring to history news sensibility,” Beyer said at a National Press Club event on June 14 featuring his latest book, "The Greatest Music Stories Never Told." The book tells 100 stories that illuminate hidden details about music -- ranging from 1400 BC to 2007. “History is important and fun,” Beyer said, adding that that music may older than humanity and probably predates language. During his presentation, Beyer created musical tones by running the tip of his finger around the rim of wineglasses filled with…
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Club welcomes 23 new members
Please welcome the following new members of the National Press Club: Journalist Joann Weiner – Bloomberg LP, Tax Team Header; Andrew W. Clevenger – The Bend Bulletin/Western Communication, DC Correspondent ; Hazel Bradford – Pension & Investments, Reporter; Omar Karmi – The National Newspaper, U.S. Bureau Chief; Elaine King Journalist Young Member Tiffany Stecker – Environment & Energy Publishing, Reporter; Laura Petersen – Environment & Energy Publishing, Reporter; Julian Hattem – Yomiuri Shimbun, Washington Correspondent; Sara Schwartz – Washington Post Express, News Editor…
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New member lunch on June 17 canceled
The previously scheduled New Member Luncheon scheduled at 12 p.m. Friday, June 17, has been canceled. For questions or concerns please contact Havilah Ross at [email protected] or 202-662-7584.
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Press Club Rewind: 5K special edition video available
The National Press Club Broadcast Operations Center has produced a special edition of Press Club Rewind focusing on the Beat the Deadline 5K held on June 11. The race supported the training programs and journalism diversity scholarships offered by The Eric Friedheim National Journalism Library. For more information on the race, photos and results, click here. Click the "Related Video" link to the right to watch it now. Click here to visit the Rewind Archives
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