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World Jewish Congress President Lauder to discuss Arab Spring, Israel Feb. 10
President of the World Jewish Congress and former U.S. ambassador Ronald Lauder will appear at a National Press Club Newsmaker Friday, Feb. 10, at 10 a.m. Lauder plans to warn that any effort by a drifting and unstable Egyptian government to abrogate its peace treaty with Israel will have disastrous consequences for the Middle East. He also plans to discuss what he views as the implications of a disintegrating Syria, Iran’s response to economic sanctions, and Israel’s communications failure to successfully project itself as the lone democracy in a region of despots, terrorists and radical…
Type: News
Luncheon Speech
Type: Media
HuffPo editor leads talk Feb. 27 on social media for entrepreneurial journalists
Mandy Jenkins, social news editor at The Huffington Post and instructor at Georgetown University, will lead a discussion for entrepreneurial journalists looking to enhance their personal brand through social media on Monday, Feb. 27, from 11:45 a.m. to 1:15 p.m. in the McClendon Room. Seating is limited. Members should register in advance by logging into the Press Club website. There is no fee to attend but members will be asked to provide their membership cards to the wait staff and pay for their own lunch. To register for the event please click here: http://press.org/events/social-media-…
Type: News
America's focus on Asian security to be examined at Feb. 13 Newsmaker
The Newsmakers and International Correspondents committees have teamed up to co-sponsor a panel discussion Monday, Feb. 13, at noon on ``America's New Focus on Asia: A Conversation with CSIS Scholars on Regional Security Issues." The event in the Murrow Room will feature three scholars on the Asian region from the Center for Strategic and International Studies who will discuss a wide range of timely issues including nuclear deterrence, balance of power, climate change and disaster response, with emphasis on China, India and Iran. The panelists are: --Clark A. Murdock, senior adviser for the…
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National Press Club hosts Feb. 14 panel to assess repression of expression in Mideast
The NPC's Press Freedom Committee hosts a panel to examine the latest Mideast trends on repression of expression on Tuesday, Feb. 14 at 9:30am in the National Press Club’s Fourth Estate Restaurant. More than a year ago, uprisings in several Mideast countries triggered what has come to be called the Arab Spring. But when it comes to freedom of the press and the Internet, it has been a chilling period in many parts of the region. Reporters and citizens have been spied on, beaten, imprisoned and even killed merely for telling the truth about what is happening in their countries. The Feb. 14…
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Norman Rockwell painting on way back to NPC after national tour
The NPC’s beloved painting, “Norman Rockwell Visits a Country Editor,” is on its way home after spending the past year traveling to Brooklyn, N.Y., El Paso, Texas, Stockbridge, Mass., and Rochester, N.Y. The painting was part of the highly popular exhibit, “Norman Rockwell: Behind the Camera,” sponsored by the Rockwell Museum in Stockbridge, Mass. The exhibit, which offered new perspectives on Rockwell’s creative process and his intensive use of photography, was greatly enriched by the inclusion of NPC's “Country Editor,” and it was viewed by thousands of people at each venue. “Country Editor…
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If it's Tuesday, Feb. 21, it's time to Meet the Press Club
Mingle with your fellow members, new or veteran, print or broadcast, reporter or communicator, on Tuesday, Feb. 21 starting at 6 p.m. That's right, it's ``Meet the Press Club,'' an exclusive, for members only, event specifically designed as a forum for Club members to network and establish business contacts among fellow members. While there is no formal program for this “Happy Hour” gathering, members will be encouraged to bring forward ideas for better ways to network within the Club. That includes interactions among journalists and communicators, as well as those focused on job-hunting.…
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NPC members can get discount for Kennedy Center opera performance Saturday
NPC members can get a discount to a matinee performance of opera singer Susan Graham Saturday, Feb. 4, at 3 p.m. at the Kennedy Center's Concert Hall. Tickets are only $10 per person. “The Met” in New York City is this mezzo soprano’s operatic home, and she has performed at the world’s top opera houses, including the Royal Opera House at Covent Garden in London where she made her international debut in 1994, Milano’s La Scala, Madrid’s Teatro Real, and many others in Paris, Sydney, Amsterdam and Vienna. You may have seen her at the nationally televised Boston funeral service of Sen. Ted…
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Former lobbyist Abramoff, reform leader Penniman discuss fixing Washington March 5
Jack Abramoff, author of the book “Capitol Punishment: The Hard Truth About Washington Corruption From America’s Most Notorious Lobbyist,” for the first time will come together in public with a reform leader dedicated to repairing the world Abramoff exploited. Abramoff and Nick Penniman, president of United Republic, an organization fighting the influence of well-financed special interests, will discuss ``What Will it Take to Change the Influence of Money in Politics?'' on Monday, March 5, from 7 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. in the National Press Club's Ballroom. Jonathan Salant, former Press Club…
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NPC Member Morgan to appear in Discovery TV promo Feb. 5
NPC member Carol Morgan will appear on a 30-second promotion Feb. 5 about an upcoming Discovery TV show, ``Deadly Sins,'' about the 7 Deadly Sins. Carol was the lead extra in the film. She appears as a working-class woman, lighting candles in the historic Corpus Christi Catholic Church on the grounds of Maryland Institute College of Art in Baltimore. Carol has regularly appeared in stage performances and conducts monthly poetry readings at the Georgetown Retirement Center. She has studied voice and acting.
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