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National Press Club to examine crackdown on press in Turkey Jan 27
In the wake of the Turkish government’s December arrests of a large number of opposition journalists and media executives, the National Press Club’s Freedom of the Press Committee is convening a panel to examine repression of the media in Turkey. The event will take place on Tuesday, Jan. 27 from 6:30 p.m. to 8 p.m. in the club’s conference rooms. Attendance is free for club members and costs $5 for non-members. Register here. In mid-December, the government of Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan ordered the arrest of more than 31 people, including a large number of journalists and senior…
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CNBC-Asia interviews Belkind on Charlie Hebdo, freedom of the press
Former Club President Myron Belkind gave a live interview to CNBC-Asia Wednesday, Jan. 14 on the Charlie Hebdo developments, the dangers facing journalists and the importance of freedom of the press. Here is a link to the interview.
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Death of Silver Owl Theodor Schuchat
Theodor Schuchat, a journalist and 32-year member of the National Press Club, died Dec. 5 at his home in Seattle of heart failure. He was 91. Schuchat's dedication to writing prompted him to change his name, recalled his brother, David Schuchat, also a Club member. He dropped the "e" at the end of his first name and his middle initial "L" so that his byline would fit on stories he wrote as editor of his high school newspaper in Baltimore. Schuchat was raised in Baltimore and was a graduate of The New School in New York City. He mixed his journalism career with government service, often…
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NPC doing well as gavel passes to Hughes
Elected leaders of the National Press Club cited new initiatives, improving finances and stabilized membership as major accomplishments in 2014 as Myron Belkind passed the presidential gavel to John Hughes at the club's annual general membership meeting on Friday, Jan. 16. Hughes, who will be inaugurated as the 108th president of the Club on Saturday, Jan. 24, told members he is fortunate to become president when the Club is strong and "in a position to have a great year." Among his goals will be to continue building the Club's cash reserves, boosting membership and expanding on freedom on…
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NEH chair launches initiative to make out-of-print outstanding books into free e-books
The tenth chairman of the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH), William “Bro” Adams, announced a collaboration with the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation called the “One Book Project,” which aims to give “second life to outstanding out-of-print books in the humanities by making them freely accessible to the public as e-books” at a National Press Club luncheon on Jan. 15. He said this partnership is the “first collaboration of this kind with the Andrew Mellon Foundation.” Adams also announced a Common Good initiative that denotes “both the right and obligation of citizens to debate the…
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FERC Chair to speak at NPC luncheon Jan. 27
Cheryl LaFleur, chair of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, will discuss her agency’s role in the Obama administration’s plan to reduce greenhouse gas emissions from power plants at a National Press Club luncheon Tuesday, Jan. 27. LaFleur, chairman of the commission since July 2014, will also address the nation’s increasing dependence on natural gas as a fuel for generating electricity, the integration of renewable energy into the nation’s grid and emerging physical and cybersecurity challenges. Lunch will be served at 12:30 p.m., with remarks beginning at 1 p.m., followed by a…
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National Press Club president urges Egypt to free jailed journalists
National Press Club President Myron Belkind, on his last day in office as the Club’s 107th president, appealed Jan. 15 to Egyptian President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi to free three Al Jazeera journalists imprisoned in Egypt since December 2013. “President El-Sisi, I appeal to you to free these three journalists, who insist they were only carrying out their professional responsibilities as journalists when they were imprisoned on charges of supporting terrorism,” Belkind said. Egypt's Court of Cassation ordered a retrial of the three journalists on Jan. 1, 2015, but they have not been granted bail…
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Anti-abortion leader predicts congressional passage, presidential veto of restricting bill
Marjorie Dannenfelser, president of the anti-abortion Susan B. Anthony List, said at a National Press Club Newsmaker Jan. 15 that the House would pass the Pain-Capable Unborn Child Protection bill on Jan. 20, the day of the March for Life in Washington. Dannenfelser said the Senate, now in control of the Republicans, would quickly follow suit. But she acknowledged that a likely veto by President Obama "would be a high bar for us to reach ... a big one, perhaps insurmountable." Dannenfelser said late-term fetuses can feel pain and barring abortions after 20 weeks would save the lives of 18,000…
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Gallo play "Eugenio" to appear on Broadway Jan. 16
This fact-based, two-act drama deals with the period in Italy during the Holocaust when 1500 Jews were sent to their deaths at Auschwitz. The drama touches on the role of the Church and the Holocaust, and examines forgiveness amidst three conversions. Rome's aloof and scholarly Chief Rabbi Israel Zolli loses faith following the apparent slaughter of his Polish family. He receives asylum in the Vatican, where he comes to appreciate Jesus as God suffering for humanity. The Rabbi rediscovers faith and converts to Roman Catholicism. This is seen as a betrayal of his spiritual duty and a defection…
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Shields calls "The Partisan Divide" the book to read
Mark Shields; political commentator and moderator of a panel on the book, "The Partisan Divide," by Martin Frost, Tom Davis and Richard Cohen; told a Jan. 13 National Press Club audience that “if you are going to read one book this year … this is the one” you should pick up. Democrat Frost represented the Dallas-Fort Worth district of Texas in the House from 1979 to 2005 and Republican David represented a Northern Virginia district from 1995 to 2008. Cohen was a longtime Washington congressional correspondent and columnist. David Eisenhower, author and grandson of former President Dwight…
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