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NPC Breakfast with Gary Sinise
Actor/Humanitarian Gary Sinise addressed an NPC Speakers Breakfast on June 16, 2015 to discuss his advocacy for America's servicemen and women through the Gary Sinise Foundation.
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NPC News Conference with Matt Dillon
Oscar-nominated actor and screenwriter Matt Dillon discussed his recent visit to western Myanmar and reports of a humanitarian crisis among the Muslim ethnic minority, known as the Rohingya refugees, at an NPC Speakers Newsmakers event on June 11, 2015. One of the first celebrities to spotlight the plight of the Rohingyas, Dillon toured the region at the request of Rohingya activist Thun Khin during an Asian promotional tour for his new TV series “Wayward Pines.” Dillon was joined by Michael Gabaudan, President of Refugees International. Gabaudan previously served as the UN High Commission on…
Type: Media
NPC Luncheon with Garrison Keillor
Garrison Keillor, host of A Prairie Home Companion, spoke at a National Press Club luncheon May 22, 2015. Keillor, host of the Minnesota Public Radio nationally syndicated radio show, gave a current-events-related speech titled "Fifteen Things That Need to Happen Tomorrow."
Type: Media
NPC Luncheon with Airline CEOs
The leaders of the nation's three largest airlines explored what they call unfair international competition at a National Press Club luncheon on Friday, May 15. Richard Anderson, Delta Air Lines chief executive, W. Douglas Parker, chairman and chief executive of American Airlines Group, and Jeff Smisek, chairman, president and chief executive of United Airlines, made a joint appearance at the Club entitled “Restoring Fair Competition to the Skies.” They argued that billions of dollars of subsidies from the governments of Qatar and the United Arab Emirates to their domestic airlines give them…
Type: Media
NPC Luncheon with Lt. Gen. Michelle D. Johnson
Lt. Gen. Michelle D. Johnson, the first female superintendent of the Air Force Academy, spoke at a National Press Club luncheon on May 8, 2015.
Type: Media
NPC Luncheon with Vint Cerf
Vinton G. "Vint" Cerf, widely recognized as one of the co-founders of the Internet, discussed the Internet of Things and the future of the Web at a National Press Club luncheon on Monday, May 4.
Type: Media
NPC Luncheon with Ray Mabus
U.S. Secretary of the Navy Ray Mabus discussed the state of America’s sea services and the maritime, budgetary and resource challenges facing the force in the 21st century at an NPC luncheon event on April 30, 2015.
Type: Media
Freelancers at Risk: Photojournalism and the Call for Global Safety Standards, Pt. 2
Part 2: Implementing the Guidelines In light of the increasing brutality against journalists overseas, the Investigative Reporting Workshop, the National Press Club Journalism Institute and the Committee to Protect Journalists presented a frank conversation titled “Freelancers at Risk: Photojournalism and the Call for Global Safety Standards.” Panelists from journalism organizations in London, New York, Boston and Washington discussed baseline standards for hiring and protecting freelance journalists working in war zones. Moderator: Charles Sennott, The GroundTruth Project Panelists: Elisabet…
Type: Media
Freelancers at Risk: Photojournalism and the Call for Global Safety Standards, Pt. 1
Part 1: Freelance Photography In light of the increasing brutality against journalists overseas, the Investigative Reporting Workshop, the National Press Club Journalism Institute and the Committee to Protect Journalists presented a frank conversation titled “Freelancers at Risk: Photojournalism and the Call for Global Safety Standards.” Panelists from journalism organizations in London, New York, Boston and Washington discussed baseline standards for hiring and protecting freelance journalists working in war zones. Moderator: David Rohde, Reuters Panelists: Lindy Hill, Reporters Instructed…
Type: Media
NPC Luncheon with UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon
United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon spoke at a National Press Club dinner April 16. Ban, who succeeded Kofi Annan in 2007 and won a re-election in 2011, is the sixth UN secretary-general to speak at the NPC.
Type: Media