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This Week in Club History: Vice President Nixon attends 'father-daughter' event alone
This Week in National Press Club History November 4, 1955: Vice President Richard M. Nixon comes by himself to the National Press Club’s annual “Father-Daughter Night” (for girls 11 years or younger), as Tricia and Julie are sick. Press Club Secretary Donald Larrabee’s daughter sits on the Vice President’s lap. November 4, 2013: To mark the 50th anniversary of President John F. Kennedy’s assassination, three journalists reminisce in the Club Ballroom about covering that shattering event: CBS senior Washington correspondent Bob Schieffer, then a young reporter with the Fort Worth Star…
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Press Club welcomes statements urging end to impunity in the murder of journalists
The National Press Club on Nov. 3 warmly welcomed recent calls by the White House and the United Nations to end the widespread impunity that has been the response to the murder of hundreds of journalists around the world. Since 1992, 632 journalists have been murdered with complete impunity, according to the New York-based Committee to Protect Journalists. Murder constitutes nearly 70 percent of work-related deaths for journalists, with local reporters making up 96 percent of those deaths, CPJ said. Nov. 2 marked the first International Day to End Impunity for Crimes Against Journalists -- an…
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Post publishes Letter to Editor from NPC president urging release of journalists
The Washington Post published the following letter from Myron Belkind, president of the National Press Club, on Oct. 31: “Glossing over repression” (an Oct. 29 editorial in the Washington Post) lamented “the elimination of a once-robust free press” in Egypt. The National Press Club is deeply concerned about the continued imprisonment in Egypt of media professionals, including three Al Jazeera journalists who have been sentenced to prison terms ranging from seven to 10 years for carrying out their duties. We had hoped for favorable developments after President Obama had urged Egyptian…
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Panel finds Latino electorate expanding as turnout declines
The Hispanic electorate is diverse and expanding but turnout of Latino voters on Nov. 4 looks at this point to be smaller than in 2012 and may not be decisive for either party. These were some of take-aways from a National Press Club Newsmakers panel Oct. 31. There are currently about 25 million eligible Hispanic voters in the U.S. but only about 8 million have registered to vote to date. In 2012, only 48 percent, or about 11 million, eligible Hispanic voters cast ballots; in 2014 the turnout percentage is expected to be even lower. “One reason for lower turnout of Latino voters in 2012 and…
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Round out Press Club's 'International Year' at International Cultural Evening, Nov. 19
The National Press Club's Ballroom is scheduled to be the scene of an International Cultural Evening featuring energetic dance troupes, vibrant musical performances and tasty delicacies from different regions around the world on Wednesday, Nov. 19 from 6 to 8:30 p.m. Admission to this event is $25 for Press Club members and $35 for all others. Purchase tickets here. “This program will highlight our immense cultural diversity and will serve to underscore what we have proudly called the international year at the National Press Club,” said NPC President Myron Belkind. “On Nov. 19, the National…
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Entrepreneurial journalism is the future, says NPC Freelance Committee chair
Tam Harbert thinks freelancing is the future for many journalists. “As traditional media, including print newspapers, magazines and wire services, shrinks, it’s getting more and more difficult to get a traditional job if you’re a young journalist, and even harder if you’re a mid-career journalist,” Harbert said. At the same time, technology and the Internet have made it easier for journalists to become entrepreneurs. And more and more are doing so – by running their own businesses, she said. Harbert has freelanced off and on for her entire career. She spent 20 years in traditional trade…
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Author tells story of military working dogs at NPC Book Rap
The emotional bond between military dogs and their handlers has made combat for the human soldiers easier, Rebecca Frankel says in her new book "War Dogs: Tales of Canine Heroism, History, And Love." “There was something about having a dog there that not softened the experience but allowed them to keep more of their humanity intact,” Frankel said at a National Press Club Book Rap on Wednesday. Veterans of several conflicts, including War II, Vietnam, Iraq and Afghanistan, told Frankel they "can come back more whole because they had the comfort and companionship of a dog.” Dogs have helped…
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Janis Joplin's road manager takes audience back to the 1960s
John Byrne Cooke, road manager for Janis Joplin from 1967 until her death, talked about his new book "On the Road With Janis Joplin" at the National Press Club Oct. 28. Cooke explained why Janis Joplin was in three different bands in 3 years. He said she was looking for new challenges and never “jelled” with the first 2 bands. Her intelligence and ability to articulate enabled her to know and communicate what she wanted in the music, he said. Cooke thinks she might have done a country album if she had lived. "Me and Bobby McGee" is a country song and the audience loved it when she performed…
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Newsmaker event plans to analyze Latino vote in midterm elections Nov. 6
LIBRE Executive Director Daniel Garza and Ben Domenech, publisher of The Federalist, plans to discuss the Latino vote in the 2014 midterm elections and its effect on immigration, health care and the economy at a National Press Club Newsmakers news conference on Thursday, Nov. 6 at 10 a.m. in the NPC's First Amendment Lounge. Garza and Domenech plan also to describe the ramifications for the 2016 Presidential election and evaluate changes in the Latino community over the last few years. LIBRE is a national organization dedicated to promoting private-sector-based prosperity in the Latino…
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