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Federal shield law most needed for local, freelance journalists, reporters to say on June 1
While a federal shield law would benefit all journalists, those with the most to gain are freelancers and reporters for smaller news organizations, according to two journalists with direct experience in the matter. Lisa Abraham and Josh Wolf will join with nearly a dozen other journalists who have been jailed for insisting on their rights under the First Amendment at the National Press Club on June 1 to call for national shield law. The historic two-hour symposium starts at 6 p.m. in the Murrow Room. The event is open to the public and is sponsored in part by the Club’s Journalism Institute…
Type: News
Jazz it up with Reliable Source BBQ June 25
The Greater U Street Jazz Collective will supply the music and the Reliable Source a barbecue buffet on Thursday, June 25. The price of the buffet is $25 for NPC Members and $35 for nonmembers. The music will begin at 6:30 p.m. Please purchase tickets at http://www.press.org/events/reliable-source-jazz-night-and-summer-bbq-b…
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Get ready for Club members' 16th annual photo exhibit
Get ready for the 16th annual NPC members' photography exhibition. Entries are due by Friday, Aug. 14. Entries may be submitted beginning Monday, Aug. 3, to the NPC Membership Office. There will be a sign-in sheet. You will need to register your photos and supply your NPC membership number. The exhibition, sponsored by the Club's Photography Committee, is open to all Club members and will be on display in the 13t hfloor lobby during the entire month of September. Each photo may not exceed 11" x 14" (print and mat), and must be securely mounted and matted. They must not have displayed in…
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June 1 Kalb Report features White House spokesman and correspondents
The next Kalb Report features former Clinton White House spokesman Mike McCurry and historian/former gubernatorial press secretary Harold Holzer to discuss the relationship between the president and the press with former ABC News correspondent Ann Compton, Fox News White House correspondent Ed Henry and USA Today Washington Bureau Chief Susan Page. The June 1 program starts at 8 p.m. in the Club’s ballroom. The audience should be seated by 7:45. Admission is free but seats are limited. Club members should reserve by calling 202-662-7501.
Type: News
Roxana Kopetman, who refused to testify, to join June 1 event on jailed journalists
In the 1980s, Roxana Kopetman spent time in jail in defense of the principle that journalists should not be compelled to testify just for being witnesses to an event, particularly when there are other bystanders. Kopetman will be part of a panel of fellow jailbird journalists at 6 p.m. Monday, June 1, in the Murrow Room. The two-hour landmark symposium will focus on the need for stronger legal protections for reporters. The event is open to the public and is sponsored in part by the club’s Journalism Institute and Freedom of the Press Committee. Tickets are $5 for Club members and $10 for…
Type: News
The Bush Administration and the Press
Type: Media
Celebrate Connie Lawn's latest book at party tonight
Connie Lawn and the Broadcast committee invite you to a book party tonight at 6:30 p.m. There will be French music, light snacks, good fellowship and a =chance to buy the fourth update of her autobiography is "You Wake Me Each Morning - the Final Chapter."
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Questions about climate change to be answered at June 3 program
What activity causes the most greenhouse gas? Which country releases the largest amount of it? Besides rising temperatures, what are the other indicators that lead the overwhelming majority of scientists to conclude that the climate is changing. Join Dr. Andy Jorgensen for a discussion and share your answers to these and other questions using a clicker and see how your answers compare with over 4,000 others who have attended his presentations. This event is sponsored by the Events Committee and will take place on Wednesday, June 3 from 9-10 a.m. in the Zenger Room. The event is free but…
Type: News
Peter Yarrow and Bernie Williams talk about need for music education at Newsmaker
Folk legend Peter Yarrow and former New York Yankees centerfielder Bernie Williams joined a May 19 Club Newsmaker panel to talk about the need for music education in elementary andf secondary schools. A survey found 77 percent of teachers and 64 percent of parents saying that music is very important, and more than three-quarters of teachers saying that music positively affects students who take music education, said Peter Grunwald, an education researcher and president of Grunwald Associates LLC. “What struck us about the findings, overall, is that the teachers and parents consistently told…
Type: News
New KAL Toons Grace The Walls In Reliable Source
Each spring, the walls of the Reliable Source receive a fresh application of cartoons from the winner of the Herblock Prize. This year, the winner was Kevin Kallaugher who pens under the name KAL for the Baltimore Sun and The Economist. We had KAL over for lunch (he loved the crabcake) to see his work up on the wall with so many of the other greats. While he was here, he asked for a quiet place to finish up a drawing for deadline. It was pretty cool to see tomorrow's cartoon taking shape today. It has been an introspective year for cartoonists around the globe and a tough year for anyone…
Type: News