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Club expects revenue to recover from winter hit; Hughes touts press freedom efforts
Bad weather this winter slammed the National Press Club's budget but the return of spring is likely to make up for a revenue shortfall, Club members were told a a general membership meeting May 1. Club President John Hughes also reported on first quarter progress on meeting his ambitious goals for promoting press freedom and embracing new media technology and programs to keep the Club on the cutting edge of journalism. Treasurer Marc Wojno said 2015 is "off to a rough start" with a $112,000 loss, mainly because of event cancellations due to bad weather. Revenue totaled $2.74 million, well…
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Weekend Edition Saturday host Scott Simon discusses his mother at May 5 Book Rap
NPR's Weekend Edition Saturday host Scott Simon will discuss and sign copies of his new book, “Unforgettable: A Son, A Mother, and the Lessons of a Lifetime,” a memoir that builds on the tweets he sent from his dying mother's hospital room. The Book Rap is scheduled for Tuesday, May 5, at 6:30 p.m. in the Holeman Lounge. Tickets are $5 for National Press Club members and $10 for the general public. This event is a fundraiser for the nonprofit NPC Journalism Institute. No outside books will be permitted. When Simon began tweeting from his mother's hospital room in July 2013, he didn't know…
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New York Mayor Address
The speaker was elected mayor of New York City in November 1989. He is the first black to hold the office.
Type: Media
National Public Radio host to discuss Andrew Jackson at May 28 Book Rap
Steve Inskeep, co-host of NPR's Morning Edition, will discuss and sign copies of his new book “Jacksonland: President Andrew Jackson, Cherokee Chief John Ross, and a Great American Land Grab” at a May 28 Book Rap scheduled from 6:30-8:00 p.m. in the conference rooms. Tickets are $5 for Club members and $10 for the general public. Register at http://www.press.org/events/inskeep. Jacksonland tells the history of President Andrew Jackson's long-running conflict with John Ross, a Cherokee chief who resisted the removal of Indians from the eastern United States in the 1830s. Jackson's first major…
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May 8 Luncheon speaker is first female Air Force Academy superintendent
Lt. Gen. Michelle D. Johnson, the first female superintendent of the Air Force Academy, will speak at a Club Luncheon on Friday, May 8, to mark its 60th anniversary. Johnson will discuss the academy's in providing future leadership for the Air Force at a time of challenges and budget constraints. The luncheon will begin promptly at 12:30 p.m. Johnson’s remarks will begin just after 1 p.m. and will be followed by a question-and-answer session. Reservations are required. For questions, please e-mail [email protected] or call 202-662-7501. Tickets must be paid for at time of reservation.…
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Help mark the memory of fallen journalists May 3 on World Press Freedom Day
Be part of the moment of silence remembering fallen journalists on World Press Freedom Day, Sunday, May 3. Stop by the Eric Friedheim Library today, pick up a ribbon, and take a selfie. Then participate in the online moment of silence by posting the photo with the hashtag #remembering between 6=9 p.m. on Sunday.
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North Korean defectors seek U.S. help to replace regime
To launch the 12th annual North Korea Freedom Week, a spokesman for a group of 22 North Korean defectors told an April 27 Newsmaker of their plans to end the regime of Kim Jong-un and bring about the peaceful reunification of Korea, but said lack of support by the U.S. is making this difficult. Kim Seong-min, delegation chairman and director of Free North Korea Radio, said "our main problem is lack of resources," particularly funding. Another problem, he said, is that "China does not recognize people trying to flee North Korea as refugees." Members of the delegation included people…
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Book Rap tells tales of Ghost Army
A "Ghost Army" saved thousands of lives during World War II unbeknownst to other U.S. troops, historian Rick Beyer and artist Elizabeth Sayles told a Book Rap April 29. The ghost army actually consisted of the 1,100 men of the 23rd Headquarters Special Troops, who created a false army of about 20,000 men to fool the Germans. Beyer said they were "putting on a show for the Germans." It was a dangerous job as the troops had to set up only a quarter of a mile from the enemy. Three men were killed and 21 wounded. The troops also had to endure the worst winter in 100 years in 1944. They saved…
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White House reporter to hold book party at Club, 6:30 pm May 21
White House reporter and National Press Club member Connie Lawn will celebrate her new autobiography, "You Wake Me Each Morning: The Final Chapter," at a book party at 6:30 p.m. May 21 in the Murrow Room. The event is co-sponsored by the Broadcast Committee. The book recounts her career at a White House reporter since 1968 and the struggles of her one-woman news bureau, Audio Visual News. She terms the book a guide to the rigors of independent journalism. You can buy the book directly from Lawn for $20 or on Kindle or Nook for $3.99. Contact her at [email protected].
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Wife of imprisoned former Maldives president Mohamed Nasheed urges his release
The wife and human rights lawyers of imprisoned former Maldives president Mohamed Nasheed urged his release at an April 30 Newsmaker, charging that his trial and imprisonment violated basic human rights and legal principles. In 2008 Nasheed became the first democratically elected president of the Maldives, an multi-island country southwest of India in the Indian Ocean. Nasheed left office in 2012 under what supporters said was a coup. The following year, he won a plurality of the vote but the Maldives supreme court annulled the results, returning to power the same family that had ruled for…
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