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Club's 'Update-1' Podcast Turns to Press Freedom
Broadcast Committee member Press freedom will be the next topic featured on the National Press Club’s new podcast, Update-1. Moderator Monica Coleman will discuss this enduring subject with NPC President Angela Greiling Keane and Freedom of the Press Committee Chair John Donnelly. The episode, due to run in December, follows recent ones on the economy, Fourth Estate Award winner Andrea Mitchell and the recent federal government shutdown, Update-1 is produced by the Club's Broadcast Committee. It provides a forum for listeners to learn about newsworthy stories either originating from the Press…
Type: News
How a National Budget is Formed
The former U.S. president and member for 14 years of the House Appropriations Committee discusses the budget process.
Type: Media
Club Welcomes 30 New Members in November
The National Press Club would like to welcome the club’s newest members: Michelle Amber (Senior Staff Editor, Bloomberg BNA), Robert Garver (Freelancer), Maria Pena (Correspondent, EFE News Services), Claudia Trevisan (Washington Correspondent, O Estado De San Paulo), Ricardo Franzia (U.S. Correspondent, El Periodico De Catalunya), Camille Grosdidier (International Broadcaster, Voice of America), Brian Oliger (Newsroom Technical Manager, WTOP Radio) Cody Switzer(Web Editor, The Chronicle of Philanthropy), Gavin Stern (Multimedia Fellow, Scripps Howard Foundation Wire), Sara Reardon (Reporter…
Type: News
Making the Freedom of Information Act Work for You
Need documentary evidence on government activity promptly and for a reasonable fee? Dramatically improve the quality and speed of your Freedom of Information Act responses with pointed request and appeal skills taught by veteran journalist and Freedom of the Press Committee member, Lisette Garcia, J.D. The workshop will be held 6:30-8:00 p.m. Monday, Dec. 2, in the Zenger Room. An Internet-capable laptop required. Participants will critique and edit case studies as a class in order to adopt language and strategy with a track record of overcoming standard objections raised by records…
Type: News
Late NPC Member Ike Pappas Recounts Chilling Moments of Oswald Murder for Club’s Oral History Project
Ike Pappas, legendary broadcast journalist and late Club member, shared his detailed and chilling accounts of his coverage of the assassination of President John F. Kennedy, in a 2006 interview for the Club’s Oral History project. A 20-minute excerpt of this interview is available on the Club’s website (click here) in commemoration of the 50th anniversary of the assassination of Kennedy. He was the reporter for WNEW Radio in New York who, back on Sunday, Nov. 24, 1963, tried to get a comment from Kennedy assassin Lee Harvey Oswald the moment Jack Ruby stepped in and shot Oswald dead. “There’…
Type: News
Member Profile: Molly McCluskey -- Have Passport, Will Freelance
Molly McCluskey always knew she wanted to be a freelancer, even as a kid. “I've always been captivated by the works of Hemingway, Fitzgerald, Stein, and the idea that a person could simply move around the world, find a cafe in Paris and make a home there,” she says. “Not surprisingly, I love freelancing for the freedom it gives me.” Today McCluskey is based in Washington but spends half her year living in Europe covering foreign affairs, finance and travel. “I'm most fascinated with Eastern Europe, and the expansion of the European Union,” she says. “Being a freelancer means I can go live…
Type: News
Nader Group Releases Report on Corporate Espionage
Essential Information released a report at a Nov. 20 National Press Club Newsmaker event on what it called corporate and trade associations' undercover activity against nonprofit organizations. The report, "Spooky Business: Corporate Espionage Against Nonprofit Organizations," was authored by Gary Ruskin, Director of the Center for Corporate Policy, a project of Essential Information, a group formed by activist Ralph Nader in 1982. Ruskin said "Corporate espionage against nonprofit organizations presents a threat to democracy and to individual privacy." The report lists major corporations…
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Satisfied Customers for NPC Online Voting
I want to send my profound thanks to the National Press Club for finally allowing members to vote online. As a member who lives overseas, there are very few benefits to continuing to pay annual dues and one of the biggest privileges is the right to vote. When a member is not allowed to exercise his or her right to vote (because they live outside the Metro DC area or farther or because they may be bed-ridden), it dampens what the club stands for -- free expression, fraternity. Those of us who practice the craft of journalism abroad and who love the club…
Type: News
Brady campaign president and Sarah Brady speak on effects of Brady Bill, 20 years later
Sarah Brady, Chair of the Brady Campaign to Prevent Gun Violence, spoke at a Nov. 19 National Press Club Luncheon on the long process toward getting the Brady Law passed, 20 years ago and how she has made the prevention of gun violence through restrictions on gun sales her “life’s work.” One of the things the "Brady Bill" did was to “set up the national system for doing background checks. Before that, each state took care of their own,” she said. Dan Gross, president of the Brady Campaign, spoke to the audience about the significant number of casualties from gun violence on a daily basis,…
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Special NPC Year-End Member Overnight Stay Benefits at Harvard Club in Boston
Stay overnight in one of the Harvard Club of Boston's well-appointed guest rooms from Thursday, Nov. 21 through the end of December 2013 and, as a special gift to you, please enjoy a complimentary continental breakfast, as well as access to the club's athletic facilities during your overnight stay! For more information, or for reservations, please call the GHarvard Club front desk at 617-536-1260. Be sure to mention this National Press Club offer when making your overnight room reservations! Blackout dates are applicable, and rooms are based on availability.
Type: News