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National Press Club members, families, friends visit Istanbul
Thirty-six National Press Club members and guests had a jam-packed visit to the colorful and history-filled city of Istanbul Jan. 14-19, continuing the Press Club's tradition of trips to far-flung locations over the Martin Luther King holiday weekend. The highly successful trip was coordinated by the NPC's Travel Committee and led by Richard Meyer, a member of the committee. After arriving late in the day on Thursday, Jan. 15, the travelers embarked on two days of guided sightseeing to the city’s major sites and locations, including Topkapi Palace, the Blue Mosque, Sultanahmet Square,…
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Black journalists rue media reports of violence, urge political organization
A panel of predominantly-black journalists rued the attention violence receives in media reports on race -- citing the reporting of protests of the police shooting of Michael Brown in Ferguson, Missouri -- and told a predominantly-black audience at a National Press Club event Jan. 26 that communities must organize politically to get the police chiefs and police responses they want. The event, "Coverage of Race in America: How are we doing? How can we do better?," was co-sponsored by the Capital Press Club (CPC) and the Press Club. The CPC, which recently celebrated its 70th anniversary in…
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Journalism Institute, Poynter Institute plan forum on fact checking, Tues, Feb. 10 at noon
Join the National Press Club Journalism Institute and the Poynter Institute on Tuesday, Feb. 10, at noon for a forum and review of PunditFact, the fact-checking unit of the Tampa Bay Times, which published more than 350 fact-checks of pundits in 2014, from newspaper columnists to television commentators. Registration is required. Tickets are $22 for Press Club members; $37 for non-members and includes lunch. Club members should login for the promo code. The Poynter Institute senior faculty member Al Tompkins will moderate, along with Aaron Sharockman, editor of PunditFact. Panelists will…
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Chief energy regulator lays out FERC’s Clean Power Plan role at Press Club Luncheon
The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission’s (FERC) role in implementing a plan to reduce power plant carbon emissions is to bring together stakeholders and help them overcome market and infrastructural challenges, FERC Chairman Cheryl LaFleur told a National Press Club Luncheon Jan. 27. A big part of FERC's role, LaFleur said, is navigating the changing landscape of the bulk electric system as the Environmental Protection Agency hands down its Clean Power Plan rule, setting new requirements for power plants to reduce carbon emissions on a state-by-state basis. FERC will engage the EPA and…
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This Week in Press Club History: Chief Justice Warren administers oath to Club president
This week in National Press Club History: Jan. 26, 1915: Secretary of State William Jennings Bryan makes the first transcontinental phone call for the Bell Telephone Company from the Press Club’s lounge. Jan. 26, 1938: First Lady Eleanor Roosevelt joins the Women’s National Press Club. Jan. 30, 1960: Comedian Bob Hope, actress Maureen O’Hara, and Vice President Richard M. Nixon attend the swearing in of Club President Ed Edstrom of the Hearst Newspapers. Edstrom is sworn in by Chief Justice Earl Warren. Edstrom is accused of owing 10 cents on his Club account, and Nixon produces the dime,…
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Panel tells Club audience national security can co-exist with government transparency
Despite heightened concerns over government surveillance in the wake of Edward Snowden, WikiLeaks and the prosecution of New York Times reporter James Risen, government transparency and national security are not the oil-and-water concepts they are often made out to be, panelists said at a Jan 21 freedom of the press event sponsored by the National Journalism Institute. The government can't hide everything, the panelists told the National Press Club audience at the event: "Government Transparency vs. National Security: Press Rights, Limits & Ideals in a Post-9/11 World." Increased…
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Law invites National Press Club members to First Ladies presentation
National Press Club member Janice Law invites Press Club members and friends to a presentation: "America's First Ladies Who Wrote About and Dabbled in the Occult" at noon on Wednesday, Feb 4 in the NPC's McClendon Room. No reservations are necessary. Patricia Krider, executive director of the First Ladies Library in Canton, Ohio, plans to profile Mary Todd Lincoln, Florence Mable Harding, and Nancy Reagan. The event is sponsored by American Women Writers National Museum, a nonprofit founded by Law, which is celebrating its third anniversary. Christopher Reich, senior advisor of museum…
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Former NPC President says in podcast journalists can’t be deterred
Former National Press Club President Myron Belkind believes the attack on the office of the Paris satirical newspaper Charlie Hebdo is another example of the increasing dangers to journalists. Belkind discusses press freedom in latest edition of Update-1, which is hosted by 50-year Press Club member Irv Chapman. Belkind, the Club’s 2014 president, spent four decades as a foreign correspondent for the Associated Press, heading bureaus in Kuala Lumpur, New Delhi, London and Tokyo. He says journalists must maintain high professional standards even if there is increasing global intolerance for a…
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Proposals for Palestinian Elections
Mr. Peres appears while in Washington to attend the annual meeting of the International Monetary Fund. He proposes elections leading to a Palestinian representative to negotiate a solution to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. Mr. Peres also discusses changes in the Soviet Union and the superiority of economic strength to military strength.
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108th Press Club President Hughes pledges support for press freedom, new media
Bloomberg LP editor John K. Hughes vowed to fight for press freedom amid threats to journalists worldwide after being sworn in as the 108th president of the National Press Club on Jan. 24. “Our profession needs us more than ever,” Hughes told a packed Press Club ballroom. “As attacks against journalists intensify, we will push back harder than ever.” Hughes, an editor at Bloomberg’s First Word breaking-news desk in Washington, acknowledged the Club’s storied tradition while calling for inclusion of more voices from a new generation of online-media companies. That outreach was already underway…
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