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Corteva Agriscience CEO Jim Collins speaks at the National Press Club
Jim Collins, CEO of Corteva Agriscience, the newly independent publicly traded spin-off of DowDuPont, delivered an address on the trade, regulatory, environmental and innovation issues facing U.S. farmers and the subsequent threat these issues pose to the food security of American consumers and the growing global population at a National Press Club Headliners luncheon on September 25, 2019.
Type: Media
CANCELLED - "The Beer Pantry" Dinner at The Fourth Estate Restaurant
Note: This event has been cancelled. The Fourth Estate Restaurant inside the National Press Club plans to host a five-course craft beer dinner with special Author-Chef Adam Dulye on Tuesday, Nov. 5, at 6:30 p.m. Tickets are $85.00/single and $160/couple and includes one copy of The Beer Pantry. You must buy two tickets to receive the discount. Club member’s receive a 15% discount on both types of tickets. Chef Dulye is expected to discuss his book The Beer Pantry.
Type: Event
2019 National Press Club Communicators' Summit
National Press Club Communicators’ Summit 2019 Explores: The Future of News Communicating with Journalists The Science Behind Better Communicating Legal Issues Facing Practitioners On Thursday, October 31, the National Press Club will host its annual Communicators’ Summit in the National Press Club, Ballroom – located at 529 14th Street, NW – 13th floor. This year’s program will offer tactics for effectively navigating the ever-evolving communications landscape. Speakers and panels will tackle privacy and legal issues facing communicators and will present research and case studies on the…
Type: Event
2019 NPC Press vs. Politicians Spelling Bee
Relationships between politicians and the media who cover them have been tested throughout history, but on Tuesday, September 17, 2019 in the National Press Club’s historic ballroom, fun and friendly competition prevailed as lawmakers and reporters competed in the uproariously entertaining Press vs. Politicians Spelling Bee.
Type: Media
Building Beneficial Relationships Between Journalists & U.S. Latino Thought Leaders
Panelists offer insights into the US Latino market providing a larger vision to spark greater understanding of the extraordinary socio-demographic and economic diversity of US Latinos. The goal is to open an ongoing communications flow that builds with journalists and public relations executives that is based on cultural appropriateness and inclusion. Included are tool kits of data, publications and practical tips for working more closely with the expansive US Latino community, rich in its history and diversity.
Type: Media
Higher Ed at a Crossroads
Annual college guides compiled and published by national media outlets have bolstered the image of higher education “brands.” But have they perverted the purpose and goals of higher education with their influential reports? How do their rankings work and how do they differ from each other? Are there better ways to determine which colleges are best serving the needs of their students and the nation as a whole? Addressing these questions and more are panelists Paul Glastris, editor-in-chief of Washington Monthly College Guide and Rankings, Kaitlin Mulhere, reporter/special projects editor for…
Type: Media
NPC Newsmaker with UMWA President Cecil Roberts
The International President of the United Mine Workers of America (UMWA) Cecil Roberts discussed the future of the coal industry and what effect he believes proposed climate change legislation and initiatives will have on the jobs outlook for coal producing regions at a National Press Club Headliners Newsmaker on September 4, 2019.
Type: Media
Coast Guard Operations
Admiral Collins talked about the future of the U.S. Coast Guard, operations within the Department of Homeland Security, and coordination with naval forces for maritime security. Following his remarks he answered questions from the audience.
Type: Media
Fourth Estate dinner speakers Don Graham, Sandy Rowe to honor Amanda Bennett
Amanda Bennett, best known for her award-winning leadership in investigative reporting at The Wall Street Journal, The Oregonian and Bloomberg News, will receive the National Press Club's most esteemed prize, the Fourth Estate Award, at a Club gala in her honor on Oct. 17. Bennett is the 47th recipient of the award, which recognizes journalists who have made significant contributions to the field. She will be honored that night with tributes by Donald Graham, former publisher of The Washington Post, and Sandra Mims Rowe, former editor of The Oregonian, where Bennett was managing editor and…
Type: News
More sessions, instructors added for Journalism Institute writing workshop, Nov. 1
What to know how to make an investigative story go viral, what to do when you become part of the story, or how to write for magazines? Want to learn from the likes of Washington Post national correspondent Wesley Lowery, Washington Post Magazine editor Richard Just, and Yvonne Rolzhausen, research director at The Atlantic? Come to the National Press Club Journalism Institute’s half-day multi-session workshop on Friday, Nov. 1, and choose from among these offerings and many more to create your own four-course program. The workshop will be held from 1 p.m. to 5 p.m., and participants will…
Type: News