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YMCTV - Week 2
Young Members Committee chair Tim Young chats with National Press Club President Mark Hamrick about ways he'd like to see young members grow and participate in the club.
Type: Media
Press Club Rewind - 3.21.2011
Press Club Rewind is a weekly series about the events at the National Press Club in Washington, D.C. In this week's edition, former Libyan ambassador to the U.S. cheers the U.N. "no-fly zone" resolution; Nuclear experts weigh in on Japan's troubles with the Fukushima power plant; Newt Gingrich predicts the repeal of the health care bill; and Harry Shearer, comedian, commentator and the voice of many (many) Simpsons characters talks about how media coverage tends to go for emotion rather than the truth.
Type: Media
SEO Primer: How We Search and How Search Works
The NPC’s professional development committee presents a session with Vanessa Fox, who worked at Google and built Webmaster Central, which provides tools, information, and community for site owners about how their sites are performing in Google’s search engine. SEO theories may be obvious to those who have been involved in search for any length of time, but for people who haven’t, it can be difficult to know what’s concrete advice, what’s speculation, and what’s just plain terrible. For that matter, it can be difficult for those outside of SEO to know what’s smart and what’s considered search…
Type: Media
NPC Luncheon with Gail J. McGovern
Gail J. McGovern, President and CEO of the American Red Cross, delivered a speech entitled "One Year After the Haiti Earthquake: Progress and Challenges" at a National Press Club luncheon on Jan, 12, 2011.
Type: Media
NPC Luncheon with Vivian Schiller
NPR CEO Vivian Schiller talked about National Public Radio's vision for the future of public radio and the achievements of NPR's member stations at a March 7 luncheon at the National Press Club. She also presented her case for continued public support for the 40-year-old media organization.
Type: Media
NPC Luncheon with Ben Bernanke
Ben Bernanke, the chairman of the Federal Reserve, addressed the National Press Club at a luncheon on February 3, 2011. The head of the Federal Reserve is often called the "second most powerful position in the country." Bernanke has steered the economy through the greatest economic crisis since the Great Depression and will discuss the burgeoning economic recovery.
Type: Media
NPC Luncheon with Tim Pawlenty
Former Minnesota Governor Tim Pawlenty Pawlenty launched his book tour for his memoir, Courage to Stand. In his book, Pawlenty tells his story of going from blue-collar South St. Paul to the governor's mansion, about his time as governo,r and shares his ideas for the direction of the country and how some of the things he's done in Minnesota might translate nationally.
Type: Media
NPC Luncheon with Harry Shearer
Actor, writer and public radio host Harry Shearer spoke on March 14, 2001 at the National Press Club about the state of journalism in the U.S. Mr. Shearer gives voice to multiple characters on the Fox animated series "The Simpsons" and hosts the syndicated public radio program "Le Show."
Type: Media
Helen Thomas on the role of the press in a free society
Legendary journalist Helen Thomas, a long-time member of the National Press Club, passed away July 20, 2013 at the age of 92. In 2004, she was interviewed for the documentary "The National Press Club at 100: A Century of Headlines." Here we present an outtake of that interview in which she talks about the role of the press in a free society.
Type: Media
NPC Luncheon with Second Lady Barbara Bush
Second Lady Barbara Bush addressed the topic of adult literacy - and the public and private initiatives she was promoting to advocate for this cause - at a National press Club luncheon event on Sept 23, 1986.
Type: Media