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Why are vaccine-preventable diseases rising? Panel offers reasons at media briefing
A panel of experts on vaccination issues and the producers of an upcoming PBS NOVA documentary on vaccines lent perspectives to the growing trend of opting their children out of immunizations and challenges of communicating with the public on vaccinations at a Sept. 4 National Press Club media briefing. The airing of the documentary, "Vaccines – Calling the Shots," slated for Wednesday, Sept. 10, at 9 p.m. on NOVA PBS, comes at a time when outbreaks of vaccine-preventable diseases are on the rise. Almost 600 confirmed cases of measles have been reported in the United States to date in 2014…
Type: News
Wife of tortured Chinese human rights lawyer to plead for his release at Tuesday Newsmaker
The wife of renowned Chinese human rights lawyer Gao Zhisheng will make a pubic appeal for her husband’s release to the United States at a National Press Club Newsmaker news conference on Tuesday, Sept. 9, at 10 a.m. in the Zenger Room. He was released from prison on Aug. 7 and his now staying with his wife’s sister in Xinjiang, under house arrest. He is being denied access to medical care. Gao Zhisheng's wife, Geng He, will reveal at the Newsmaker previously unknown details of the torture her husband suffered at the hands of Chinese security officials during his four years of imprisonment.…
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Ideological foes Nader, Norquist spar, but sometimes agree at NPC luncheon
Two unlikely colleagues -- consumer advocate Ralph Nader and anti-tax crusader Grover Norquist -- said they agree on many things but continued to disagree over campaign finance and governmental regulation in a joint appearance at a National Press Club luncheon Sept. 4. “We can win on things we agree on,” Nader said. Nader also had sharp criticism of Hillary Rodham Clinton and the Clintons' relationship with Wall Street. “The two parties are one corporate party with two heads,” Nader said. “The Democrats are worse than the Republicans. "The Clintons are now Wall Street. They are corporatists…
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National Press Club mourns death of photojournalist in Ukraine
The National Press Club president expressed sadness on Thursday at news that a Russian photojournalist had been found dead in Ukraine. Andrei Stenin, who worked for the state-run Russian news agency Rossiya Segodnya, had been missing since Aug. 5. His employer said in a statement today that he was found dead in a car. The circumstances of his death are not completely clear. "Andrei Stenin worked for a Russian state-run news organization, but he was not a combatant," said NPC President Myron Belkind. "Too many reporters are being treated as if they are belligerents in the world's conflicts…
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Member invites NPC members to mid-November study trip to Turkey; signups due Sept. 18
National Press Club Member Mehmet Saracoglu invites National Press Club members, both journalists and communicators, to Rumi Forum`s upcoming study trip to Turkey, Nov. 14-23. To participate in the trip, NPC members will need to purchase their own airfare to and from Turkey and provide $500 for domestic flights within Turkey. The Rumi Forum, a Washington-based intercultural dialogue organization and sponsor of the trip, will cover all other expenses including accommodations, ground transportation and meals. However, if any NPC members wish to reimburse Rumi Forum for these costs, they may do…
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Building a Department: The New VA
The first Secretary of Veterans Affairs discusses the elavation of the Veteran's Administration into a cabinet-level department.
Type: Media
Marvin Kalb to discuss Vietnam War impact at anniversary observance Nov. 20
Longtime CBS and NBC journalist Marvin Kalb will discuss at the National Press Club on Thursday, Nov. 20, the ways in which the Vietnam War has impacted presidential decision-making in the years since its end. The event will be part of the nation's official commemoration of the 50th anniversary of major events in the Vietnam War. Kalb is the author of two books on the subject, "The Road to War: Presidential Commitments Honored," and "Betrayed and Haunting Legacy: Vietnam and the American Presidency from Ford to Obama." Kalb was the founding director of the Shorenstein Center on Media,…
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Time running out to buy tickets for Fourth Estate Award dinner; deadline Monday
There’s still time to purchase tickets for the 2014 Fourth Estate Award dinner. Sales end Monday, Sept. 8. Norah O’Donnell, co-host of "CBS This Morning," and Al Hunt, columnist for Bloomberg View, will headline the guest list to help honor acclaimed broadcast journalist and interviewer Charlie Rose when he accepts the National Press Club’s most-prestigious prize, the Fourth estate Award, at a Club dinner Saturday, Sept. 13. Other special guests, including Rose’s colleagues from CBS, Bloomberg and PBS, will be on hand for the festivities. Rose is the 42nd recipient of the award, which…
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National Press Club statement calls Sotloff execution 'abhorrent'
The National Press Club condemns the execution of U.S. journalist Steven Sotloff, who was being held by the terrorist organization Islamist State. Sotloff was a freelancer for Foreign Policy and Time magazine, among other outlets. He is thought to have been kidnapped in Syria by Islamic State fighters in August 2013. Sotloff was last seen in a video released Aug. 19 of the execution of American freelancer James Foley at the hands of an Islamic State militant. In a new video released on Tuesday by Islamic State, the executioner claims to be the same man who murdered Foley. "We condemn in the…
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Freelance Committee panel to explore custom content Sept. 17
The National Press Club Freelance Committee will present a panel discussion on the rise of custom content on Wednesday, Sept. 17, from 7 p.m. to 9 p.m. in the Zenger Room. The program will feature input from three influential leaders in the field: Kim Caviness, formerly of the Boston Herald and now chief content officer at McMurry/TMG; Brock N. Meeks, a former investigative journalist now working as editor at Atlantic Media Strategies, the digital consultancy arm of Atlantic Media; and Andy Seibert, chairman of the Content Council and managing partner of Imprint, a Sullivan Content Lab .…
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