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Dunham trades 24/7 news cycle for academia in China
As he sets off on his new professional adventure in international academia after Labor Day, Rick Dunham will miss the crab cakes at the National Press Club, Burma restaurant in Washington’s Chinatown and his wife Pam, who will remain at her job with the Washington Post — not particularly in that order. He’ll also leave behind lunch with his close friends at the Club, Friday night tacos and NHL hockey. The list includes NFL football, too, but only for about the first two weeks he’s abroad. Dunham, a longtime Club member, former Club president (2005) and former president of the board of the…
Type: News
Impact of INF Treaty on NATO
Type: Media
Free admission for Gallo play at Kennedy Center, Aug. 31
Anthony Gallo's play, "Eugenio," will be performed at the Kennedy Center's Page-to-Stage Festival Saturday, Aug. 31 at 1 p.m. in Rehearsal Hall 2. Admission is free. This two-act drama examines forgiveness amidst three conversions. Chief Rabbi Zolli loses faith following the apparent slaughter of his Polish family during the Holocaust. He receives asylum in the Vatican, where he comes to appreciate Jesus as God suffering for humanity. The Rabbi re-finds faith and converts to Roman Catholicism. This is seen as a betrayal of his spiritual duty and a defection to the age-old enemy. Was his…
Type: News
Newsmaker panel to discuss Egypt tomorrow, Aug. 27
A panel of experts in Middle East policy will appear at a Newsmakers news conference on Tuesday, Aug. 27, at 10 a.m. in the Zenger Room to discuss the current crisis in Egypt and the forces that will shape Egypt's future, including U.S. involvement there. The panel includes Stephen McInerney, Executive Director of Project on Middle East Democracies; Michele Dunne, Director, Rafik Hariri Center for the Middle East at the Atlantic Council; and Tamara Cofman Wittes, Senior Fellow and Director of the Saban Center for Middle East Policy at the Brookings Institution. CONTACT:Monica Coleman, NPC…
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Pulitzer Prize winners to discuss new book on counterterrorism at NPC book rap
Matt Apuzzo and Adam Goldman, winners of the Pulitzer Prize for Investigative Reporting, will discuss and sign copies of their new book "Enemies Within: Inside the NYPD's Secret Spying Unit and bin Laden's Final Plot Against America," at a National Press Club book event on Sept. 10 at 6:30 p.m. For Americans who wonder, "How safe are we?" Associated Press reporters Apuzzo and Goldman pull back the curtain to reveal the strengths and weaknesses of our counter-terrorism measures. Six months after the 9/11 attacks, New York Police Commissioner Ray Kelly initiated a straightforward, yet audacious…
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Freelance committee meeting, Sept. 6
The Freelance Committee is revving up for some awesome activities over the next few months, including another Freelance Workshop. We need your input to make them as useful, relevant and fun as possible. Please join us at our next committee meeting, Sept. 6, noon to 1 p.m. in the McClendon Room at the Club. Some of the items on the agenda:•Now that we have a listing of freelancers on the NPC website, how do we promote it to editors? •What other writers groups can the NPC Freelance Committee work with to create stronger programs for independent journalists? •Plans for a free tour of the Club…
Type: News
National Press Club Condemns Recent Violence Against Journalists In Egypt
The National Press Club condemned the continuing violence against journalists in Egypt and called for the country's military-backed government to ensure news media aren't targeted for doing their jobs. Egyptian security forces killed Tamer Abdel Raouf, Beheira bureau chief for the newspaper Al-Ahram, and wounded Hamid al-Barbary, Beheira bureau chief of the Al-Gomhuria newspaper, at a military checkpoint on Aug. 19, according to the Committee to Protect Journalists. The two were stopped in a car, told to turn around, then fired upon when they drove away, according to al-Barbary. Raouf was the…
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Rapidly-growing threats to America and the global community will take center stage at Sept. 10 Luncheon featuring CDC director Frieden
Tom Frieden, director of the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), will update his audience on major health issues and challenges at a Tuesday, Sept. 10 National Press Club luncheon. In his talk, “The Cough Heard ‘Round the World: CDC and Health Security,” he will discuss new and deadly pathogens that can “hitch-hike rides and crisscross the globe in a day,” creating a growing global threat. The CDC, a part of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, is charged with protecting public health and safety via the control and prevention of disease, injury, and disability…
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Upcoming National Press Club luncheons
NPC Luncheons are open to credentialed members of the media. Luncheon tickets are open to the public except where noted as "members and guests only". For more information go to www.press.org or email [email protected] All NPC Luncheons are held in the National Press Club Ballroom unless otherwise noted. The upcoming series includes: Aug. 29: Ben Jealous, President and CEO, NAACPTopic: The Trayvon Martin case and stand your ground laws. Sept. 10: Thomas R. Frieden, Director of the Centers for Disease Control and PreventionTopic: Rapidly-growing health threats to America and the global community…
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Did you know: NPC’s annual Beat the Deadline 5K on Sept. 7
Did you know that the Club hosts a number of special events for our members? Our next event will be the NPC’s 16th annual Beat the Deadline 5K on Sept. 7. It’s time to lace up your shoes and join Washington-area media, celebrities, elite runners and weekend walkers. To register to run or walk, please click http://www.press.org/5k#tickets. The cost to participate is $35, which includes an official 5K shirt and entrance to the post-race pancake breakfast. The Club is looking for a few volunteers to help out on race day. If you are interested please email us at [email protected]. This annual…
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