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'Funaticals' deliver religious comedy, dispel stereotypes
Stop us if you've heard this one. An African-American convert to Islam, a Christian Egyptian woman, an Egyptian Muslim--all comedians--and three Afghan-American sisters go into the National Press Club on April 14 and...hold a Newsmaker. Seriously. The first three are members of "FUNATICALS," a Middle Eastern/South Asian/Jewish/Christian comey group that was in Washington as part of its Taking Comedy to the Extreme's 'We Come in Peace' tour. The sisters are the founders of PlanetPix Media, prodcer of the Funaticals tour. The comedians were Ahmed Ahmed, the star of the original "Axis of…
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Club sponsors trip to Maryland wine country, May 7; $30
The National Press Club will sponsor a trip along the Frederick, Maryland, Wine Trail on May 7. The bus journey will include tastings at the Loew, Linganore, Elk Run, and Black Ankle Vineyards. The bus will pick up members at the Club at 9:30 a.m. and return around 7:30 p.m. The cost of the EventBrite ticket, which only includes the bus fare, is $30 for Club members, $35 for non-members. You will need to bring an additional $20 for the tastings. Act fast. We only have 40 spaces for this awesome event. Tickets can be purchased athttp://press.org/events/npc-frederick-wine-trail-tour For the…
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Fox News' Kelly Wright issues media challenge for 5K
Kelly Wright, co-anchor of Fox News Channel’s “America’s News Headquarters,” is challenging fellow journalists to unseat USA Today as winning team for fastest and largest media team in this year’s Beat the Deadline 5K, Saturday, June 11. Wright joins the all-star media lineup that includes CNN’s Suzanne Malveaux and Jill Dougherty, P90X creator Tony Horton and supermodel Kim Alexis. Prior to joining Fox News, Wright anchored at WVBT-TV (FOX) in Norfolk, Virginia, and at WRAL-TV in Raleigh, North Carolina. He also reported for WWOR-TV in New York. He began his journalism career in 1977, while…
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British professor says Pakistan won't cease fight against terror
Despite all its internal distress, Pakistan will continue to help the United States and its Western allies fight terror, Anatol Lieven, professor in the War Studies Department of King's College, London, told an audience at the National Press Club on April 14 in an event sponsored by the International Correspondents Committee. He said it would be a terrible blow to Pakistan, no matter what it thinks of the United States and its allies, to end its anti-terror partnership. But he expressed alarm at the increasing number of American agents in the country. The Pakistan government, headed by Asif…
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Social media classes start April 28; $25
Classes on social media will be offered Thursday, April 28, Friday,April 29, Wednesday, May 18, and Thursday, May 19. Each class is one hour and 15 minutes. Sign up for as many as fit your schedule. The fee is $25 per class for National Press Club members and $50 per class for non-members. The classes will be held in the 13th floor Bloomberg Center for Electronic Journalism next to the library. April 28 and May 18:9:30 to 10:45 a.m. - Social Media Tools11 a.m. to 12:15p.m. - Advanced Google Search Techniques1:30 to 2:45 p.m. - Twittering Away3 to 4:15 p.m. - Reporting from Facebook April 29:…
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"Real Housewives of DC" cast member signs to run NPC 5K, June 11
Mary Amons, a cast member of Bravo TV’s “The Real Housewives of DC” and host of “Keeping it Real with Mary!” on WMZQ radio, will run in the National Press Club’s 14th Annual Beat the Deadline 5K on Saturday, June 11. Amons joins a growing list of celebrities that includes race marshals P90X creator Tony Horton, “CNN Newsroom” anchor Suzanne Malveaux, supermodel Kim Alexis, and CNN correspondent Jill Dougherty. Amons is founder of “Labels for Love,” a nonprofit that supports awareness to women’s and children’s causes. She is the granddaughter of radio and television legend Arthur Godfrey, and…
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Too soon to predict nuclear power’s future, Newsmakers panelist says
It is too soon to know what impact the Japanese crisis will have on the future of nuclear power, former Rep. Phil Sharp, D-Ind., told a National Press Club Newsmakers audience April 14. “I would be very reluctant to think that some action in Congress is going to make it or break it, some action in Japan is going to make it or break it,” said Sharp, who participated in a forum. “I think we are a bit premature to either write this off or to believe it is going to move forward,” said Sharp, who is now president of Resources for the Future, a policy think tank. Nuclear power supplies about 20…
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Massachusetts Gov. Patrick stresses character, not politics
Gov. Deval Patrick chose to discuss character development rather than politics before his National Press Club book event audience April 13 because “I’m not running for anything,” he said. The Massachusetts Democrat, introduced by Bea Snyder of the Book and Author Committee, was here to promote and sign copies of his memoir, “A Reason to Believe: Lessons from an Improbable Life.” The book describes his rise from the tenements of south Chicago through Harvard and Harvard Law, work for the NAACP and the Justice Department, humanitarian work in Africa, legal posts with Fortune 500 companies, and…
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Workshop helps news managers tackle Mideast, Asia, 9:30 am May 13
Bruce Shapiro, executive director of the Dart Center for Journalism and Trauma at the Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism, will lead a workshop at 9:30 a.m. Friday, May 13, designed to help news managers responsible for decision-making on stories involving large-scale violence, disaster and tragedy. Political violence, social upheaval, and natural disaster pose unique challenges to news organizations. The ongoing crises in the Mideast and Japan are placing foreign staffs, Washington production teams and managers under extraordinary stress. The workshop will run from 9:30 a.m.…
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CNN foreign affairs correspondent Jill Dougherty joins 5K race
Jill Dougherty, CNN foreign affairs correspondent, will run in the National Press Club’s 14th Annual Beat the Deadline 5K race on Saturday, June 11, and made a challenge for other journalists to sign up and compete against one another. Dougherty previously served as U.S. affairs editor for CNN International, covering political, cultural and business stories in the United States. She also was managing editor of CNN International Asia Pacific based in Hong Kong and coordinated CNN’s newsgathering across the Asia Pacific region. Prior to that she was CNN’s Moscow bureau chief. Proceeds from the…
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