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National Press Club to Honor Azerbaijani Journalist
The National Press Club announced that it will honor an Azerbaijani reporter, Khadija Ismayilova, with one of its 2015 press freedom awards. Ismayilova, who has reported for Radio Free Liberty/Radio Free Europe and other news organizations, has been jailed since December 2014 on a variety of charges that independent observers such as the Committee to Protect Journalists have called bogus. Ismayilova is well known for hard-hitting reporting, including on the financial dealings of Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev and alleged corruption in his government. She is one of nine reporters known to…
Type: News
White House correspondents join Mike McCurry at June 1 Kalb Report
Host Marvin Kalb brings seasoned White House correspondents together with former White House spokesman Mike McCurry and historian Harold Holzer to take an inside look at the tempestuous 225-year relationship between the president and the press for the next Kalb Report at 8 p.m. Monday, June 1, in the National Press Club ballroom. Former ABC News correspondent Ann Compton, Fox News correspondent Ed Henry and USA Today Washington Bureau Chief Susan Page will add their combined experience to the knowledge of McCurry, former spokesman for President Bill Clinton, and Holzer, the author of “Lincoln…
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Club members can attend newswomen's dinner with Norah O’Donnell at special price
National Press Club members will receive a special rate to attend the American News Women's Club reception and dinner to raise money to fund scholarships for aspiring journalists. Norah O'Donnell of CBS News and some special guests will headline the evening. Club members can attend for the special rate of $195. The event is scheduled for Thursday, June 11, at the Club, with cocktails at 6:30 p.m. and dinner to begin at 7:15 p.m. To reserve contact Janina at ANWC at 202-332-6770 or go to www.anwc.org.
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Reception tonight to highlight Travel Committee trip to India and Bhutan
The Travel Committee will hold a reception tonight begining at 7 p.m. to offer details about the Club's upcoming trip to India and Bhutan scheduled for Nov. 8–22. Wendy Clayton, an associate of &Beyond Asia, the tour company operating the trip, will discuss the itinerary and then answer questions. Refreshments will be served. Visit the Travel Committee web page or or stop by the Club front desk for more information.
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Levin seeks transparency on Asian trade pact
As the Senate works its way through trade legislation, the bigger struggle will happen in the House, one of the key players in the debate said at a Club Newsmaker on May 14. “The real story is going to be in the House,” said Rep. Sander Levin, D-Mich. and ranking member of the House Ways and Means Committee. “We are working to produce a progressive trade policy – the administration is talking about [trade promotion authority] being the most progressive policy, but it is flawed.” Levin called for “leveling the playing field” with global trading partners. Up to 5 million jobs in the United…
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Airline executives charge Qatar, UAE with trade violations, urge U.S. government action
Leaders of American, Delta and United Airlines charged the governments of Qatar and the United Arab Emirates with violating trade agreements by subsidizing their national airlines and urged the U.S. government to open consultations on the agreements at a May 15 National Press Club luncheon. "Of 114 open skies agreements, two are being heavily abused," said Jeff Smisek, chairman, president and chief executive of United Airlines. Open skies pacts are intergovernmental agreements that set rules for flying in other countries' airspace. They are supposed to prevent market distortions, Smisek said…
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C-SPAN's Lamb thanks Club for early involvement in cable's video venture
C-SPAN executive chairman and founder Brian Lamb thanked the National Press Club profusely this week for helping get the network off the ground, as he talked to a group of 30 Club members and guests at the Broadcast Committee's second "Legends of Broadcasting" dinner on May 12 at the Fourth Estate restaurant. In the beginning, C-SPAN relied on congressional cameras for a feed of hours House and Senate floor proceedings but had no cameras of its own and did not cover hearings, Lamb said. When there was nothing happening in the chambers, C-SPAN had nothing to show. Through a deal with Storer…
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Freedom of Information
Ms. Hefner's address was sponsored by the National Press Club and the Society of Professional Journalists. It was part of activities commemorating passage of the Freedom of Information Act in 1966. Her speech followed a moment of silence observed for Associated Press reporter Terry Anderson, who was entering his sixth year as a hostage in the Middle East, and the presentation of freedom of the press awards. Hefner talked about diversity of ethnicity and lifestyles in the 90s, contrasting with increased censorship. She refers to the commercial pressures that bring about self-censorship.
Type: Media
Peter, Paul and Mary musician, former Yankees center fielder turned jazz guitarist to release music education survey, 10 am May 19
Legendary musician Peter Yarrow of Peter Paul and Mary fame, Disney Channel star Doc Shaw and New York Yankees center fielder turned jazz guitarist Bernie Williams will join a panel of researchers and music experts at a Newsmakers news conference at 10 a.m. Tuesday, May 19, in the Murrow Room to unveil a new nationwide study of 1,000 teachers and 800 parents on music education. Entitled "Striking a Chord: The Public’s Hope and Beliefs for K-12 Music Education in the United States 2015," responds to the No Child Left Behind Act of 2001 that elevated math, reading and other subjects tied to…
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Sharpen your speaking skills at Toastmasters meeting, 7 pm May 18
Hone your speaking skills at the next meeting of the National Press Club Toastmasters Club at 7 p.m. Monday, May 18, in the McClendon Room. Learn more about the organization.
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