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NPC Luncheon with Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel
Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel discussed "Moving Forward in Chicago" including new initiatives for education and other programs at a National Press Club Headliners Luncheon on June 20th, 2017. Mayor Emanuel said he wants to guarantee the future success of students by requiring public high-school seniors to provide a college or trade school acceptance letter, proof of military enlistment or a job offer in order to graduate.
Type: Media
NPC Luncheon with Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff General Joseph F. Dunford
The Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, U.S. Marine Corps General Joseph F. Dunford, spoke at a National Press Club Luncheon on June 19, 2017. General Dunford, the 19th Joint Chiefs chairman, discussed a number of important issues facing the U.S. military including the latest strategy for defeating the Islamic State and other terrorist groups, challenges from North Korea, cyber warfare, weapons acquisition, and recruiting and strengthening U.S. alliances.
Type: Media
NPC Headliner: Ken Burns Previews "The Vietnam War"
Filmmakers Ken Burns, Lynn Novick, Sarah Botstein and Retired Air Force Chief of Staff General Merrill A. McPeak, a Vietnam War veteran, presented a special "members-only" NPC Headliner preview of their PBS documentary series "The Vietnam War" at the National Press Club on June 14th, 2017. Following the screening they discussed the work and their process, and took questions from NPC president Jeff Ballou and the audience.
Type: Media
NPC Luncheon with FBI Director Robert Mueller III
Robert Mueller discussed the challenges of protecting the public's safety and civil rights, and the relations between the media and the FBI at a May 16, 2008 NPC luncheon event.
Type: Media
When Journalism Becomes the Story: Highlights
The challenges to journalists are coming fast and furious: Access denied; outright falsehoods; alternative facts; sources afraid to talk. The National Press Club Journalism Institute, the club’s professional training affiliate, joined forces with another non-profit dedicated to journalism education, the National Press Foundation, to host a half-day symposium on the morning of April 19, 2017. Our panelists included beat reporters and industry leaders. The goal: to help the working press begin brainstorming on how to navigate the treacherous landscape facing us today.
Type: Media
World Press Freedom Day 2017
Protecting the First Amendment: How Does Press Freedom in the USA Compare to Other Countries? A 2017 Pulitzer Prize winner joined reporters and editors from inside and outside the Beltway, as well as representatives of international press freedom organizations as the National Press Club and its Journalism Institute marked World Press Freedom Day.
Type: Media
When Journalism Becomes the Story: How Does the Press Respond?
Introduction: Kathy Kiely, Press Freedom Fellow, National Press Club Journalism Institute Panel I: When journalism becomes politicized: How is access being denied? Are reporters being threatened? What are beat reporters seeing-- or not seeing? What differs from past practice? · Moderator: Barbara Cochran, president, NPC Journalism Institute board of directors · Margaret Talev: Bloomberg and White House Correspondents Association incoming president · Coral Davenport, New York Times · George Condon, National Journal · Caitlin Emma, POLITICO · Travis Tritten, Washington Examiner and Military…
Type: Media
NPC Newsmaker: Misty Copeland
Misty Copeland, the first African-American Female Principal Dancer with the American Ballet Theatre, discussed her first health and fitness book, Ballerina Body: Dancing and Eating Your Way to a Leaner, Stronger, and More Graceful You, as well as her roles as ballerina and activist in a discussion at the National Press Club on Apr. 17, 2017.
Type: Media
The Kalb Report: The Fight For Freedom Of The Press
The White House has launched an all-out war against the press terming several news organizations, including CNN, CBS, NBC, ABC, and The New York Times, the “enemy of the American people,” and their work, “fake news.” The president’s chief strategist has called the press “the opposition party” and has said the media should “keep its mouth shut and just listen for a while.” On Saturday, April 8, CNN anchor Jake Tapper and Washington Post political reporter David Fahrenthold joined Marvin Kalb to discuss coverage of the new administration, the responsibility of the press in a democracy, and life…
Type: Media
NPC Luncheon with AFL-CIO President Richard Trumka
Just beyond the halfway-mark in President Donald Trump's first 100 days in office, AFL-CIO President Richard Trumka gave a major address at a National Press Club Luncheon on April 4, 2017, assessing opportunities around trade and infrastructure that could create jobs, as well as possible threats to workers' rights. President Trumka spoke about the labor movement's strategy to create a unifying agenda for working families, and the importance it places on ensuring that all workers - union and non-union - have the right to bargain collectively for better wages and working conditions.
Type: Media