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Iraq-USA 2019, What Went Wrong
Type: Event
Community Development Issues
Secretary Jackson talked about affordable housing and community development initiatives. Among the issues he addressed were the importance of the housing market to the economy, housing programs for low to moderate income families, and efforts to alleviate poverty.
Type: Media
Club members elect Michael Freedman as 113th NPC president
National Press Club members elected Club officers and members of the board in voting that concluded Friday, Dec. 6. Back row (l-r): Mark Schoeff Jr. (board), Eileen Drage O'Reilly (membership secretary), Kimberly Adams (treasurer), Lisa Nicole Matthews (vice president), Herb Jackson (board), Gillian Rich (board). Front row (l-r): Menachem Wecker (board), Michael Freedman (president), Emily Wilkins (secretary). Members of the National Press Club elected Michael Freedman, journalist-in-residence at University of Maryland Global Campus and executive producer of The Kalb Report, to…
Type: News
Broadcast journalist, executive and educator Michael Freedman elected President of the National Press Club
Michael Freedman, Journalist in Residence at University of Maryland Global Campus and Executive Producer of The Kalb Report, was elected the 113th president of the National Press Club, The World’s Leading Professional Organization for Journalists™, on Friday, December 6, 2019. Freedman, a 35-year broadcast journalist, network executive and teacher, will officially assume the duties of the presidency in January, 2020. In his acceptance speech before his fellow members, Freedman acknowledged the opportunities and challenges the coming election year would bring to the journalism profession,…
Type: News
Sikhs To Hold Referendum To Secede From India
Contact: Michelle Fisher, 516-458-2090 Available for Interview: Gurpatwant Pannun, Legal Advisor, Sikhs for Justice Sikhs Announce Plans for Referendum to Secede State of Punjab from India Press Conference: Wed., Dec. 11th, 2:00 p.m. @ National Press Club, Washington, D.C. – Reception to Follow WHO: “Sikhs for Justice” (SFJ) – An international advocacy group / www.sikhsforjustice.org WHAT/WHEN/WHERE: Press conference from 2:00 to 5:00 p.m. in the Bloomberg Room followed by a reception from 6:00-8:00 p.m. in the Truman Lounge at the…
Type: Event
NPC election results announced in Reliable Source tonight
Election Day is here! Please join us in the Reliable Source as we reveal the results of the 2019 National Press Club Election at 7:30 p.m. tonight. Online voting closes today at 4 p.m. and switches to in-person voting outside of the 14th Floor President’s Suite from 4 p.m. to 7 p.m. For members attending Taco Night please stay to congratulate our new leadership and enjoy celebratory champagne. This will also be a chance to thank our 112th President, Alison Fitzgerald Kodjak, for her extraordinary leadership and tireless commitment to fostering a free press worldwide. For more information…
Type: News
Celebrate the season at the NPC Winter Reception, Dec. 11
Celebrate membership with lots of good cheer at the National Press Club’s Winter Reception – held in the Holeman Lounge on Wednesday, Dec. 11. This festive event is free for members and guests and begins with a brief presentation of the Vivian Awards at 6 p.m., followed by Chef Susan Delbert’s delectable menu and libations at 6:30 p.m. – compliments of our 112th President, Alison Fitzgerald Kodjak of the Associated Press. We look forward to seeing you there! Please RSVP HERE to attend. For more information, please email NPC Engagement Manager Laura Coker at [email protected].
Type: News
Photos: The Kalb Report: "We the People..."
Type: Media
Kalb Report: Will Trump’s impeachment damage democracy?
Coming directly to the National Press Club from testifying at the House impeachment hearing on Wednesday, George Washington University legal scholar Jonathan Turley told The Kalb Report that the process for impeachment is moving too quickly and threatens to “tear the country apart.”
Type: News
Whitehouse says Supreme Court captured by "dark money"
Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse, D-Rhode Island, said the U.S. Supreme Court is captured by "dark money" from conservative corporate interests resulting in 5-4 majorities that favor business and Republicans over unions, consumers and Democrats.
Type: News