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Type: News
Shadid's 'House of Stone' on tap for Books & Brunch, Aug. 17
National Press Club's Books & Brunch will discuss Anthony Shadid's "House of Stone" at its meeting Aug. 17 at noon in the Fourth Estate restaurant. All members are welcome to join the discussion. A la carte items are available for purchase from the Fourth Estate's brunch menu. "House of Stone: A Memoir of Home, Family, and a Lost Middle East" is the story of a battle-scarred home and a war correspondent s jostled spirit, and of how reconstructing the one came to fortify the other, Amazon writes on its website. Shadid, who won two Pulitzer Prizes, died in February 2012 of an acute asthma…
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Investment powerhouse Schwab CEO to assess retirement in the U.S. at Nov. 11 luncheon
Walter W. Bettinger, CEO of The Charles Schwab Corporation, one of the world’s largest investment companies, will tackle issues facing future retirees at a National Press Club luncheon on Nov. 11. Bettinger, 52, presides over more than $2 trillion in client assets and 1.6 million retirement plan participants. As CEO since October 2008, Bettinger leads a workforce of 14,000 full-time employees in 300 offices in United States, London and Hong Kong, and sets strategies that guide the investment and savings of millions of people worldwide. The luncheon begins at 12:30 p.m. Remarks begin promptly…
Type: News
Reserve now for NPC Awards Dinner honoring journalism’s finest, Aug. 6
The National Press Club will honor the nation's best journalism and recognize the courageous work of journalists who report despite extraordinary hardship at an awards dinner Tuesday, Aug. 6. The John Aubuchon Press Freedom Awards will honor journalist Zeynep Kuray of Turkey, and the anonymous "whistleblowers" who expose wrongdoing at their own peril. Kuray, a Turkish reporter who writes for a daily newspaper and a news agency in Istanbul, is known for writing about controversial issues, including the conflict between Turkey's government and its Kurdish minority. She was arrested and dozens…
Type: News
Chefs to kings, queens and presidents to explain culinary diplomacy, U.S. tour at NPC Newsmaker, 2 p.m. Aug. 1
In a unique appearance at the National Press Club, 20 chefs to world leaders, including kings, queens and presidents, will participate in a Newsmaker news conference at 2 p.m. Thursday, Aug. 1, in the Holeman Lounge to discuss their week-long visit to the United States. They will come to the NPC from an expected call on President Obama at the White House on Thursday morning and will then take part in a meeting in the afternoon with the State Department Chef Corps to discuss the confluence of culinary diplomacy, a mixture of cuisine and diplomacy. They also are due to meet U.N. Secretary…
Type: News
Actress Shirley Jones embraces role as TV 'grandma', rejects computers
Yes, Shirley Jones is her real name, the actress who shot to fame in Broadway musicals and as the singing TV mom on "The Partridge Family" told the audience at a National Press Club Book Rap on July 26. Jones, who is touring the United States to promote her book, "Shirley Jones: A Memoir," says she prefers nature to computers and social media, and keeps active with TV appearances, touring and an upcoming 50th anniversary of "The Music Man". “I don’t even work on a computer. I don’t do any of that. It is boring," Jones said. "I would rather sit out on my porch in Big Bear Lake and feed a…
Type: News
Women Media Entrepreneurs Summit - Making New Ideas Happen, Sept. 12
A day-long summit featuring women media entrepreneurs who have launched media projects, large and small, is set for 8:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. Sept. 12 in the Conference Rooms. The women will share how they are moving their ideas forward and offer advice on the best digital tools and strategies that you can use for your media projects. Registration is required. Cost is $35 for the public, $25 for National Press Club members, which includes breakfast and lunch. To register and view the agenda click. NPC members should log in to view the discount code. This summit is co-sponsored by J-Lab, the…
Type: News
Justice Department and Ed Meese
The assistant attorney general gives assurances that Attorney General Ed Meese has been very much in charge of the Justice Department. He then summarizes Justice Department efforts to combat drugs, terrorism, and obscenity.
Type: Media
Last Chance to Join NPC Trip to Croatia and the Dalmatian Coast
Don't miss the National Press Club's trip to Croatia and the Dalmatian Coast from Sept. 27 to Oct. 6. Visit Dubrovnik, Split, Plitvice Lakes, Bled, Ljubljana, Slovenia, and Zagreb. Included are eight nights in first-class hotels, buffet breakfast daily, five dinners, sightseeing throughout, and airport and hotel transfers. The cost is $1798 per person, double occupancy, $625 single supplement. International airfare is additional, and costs about $1400 for economy class. This trip offers an opportunity to see some of the greatest -- and most beautiful -- parts of Eastern Europe. There are…
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Newsmaker: Austrian Priest Leads Catholic Reform Movement From Within
If the Catholic Church wishes to draw in more priests and young people and continue ministering to all its faithful, it must become more inclusive and transparent, according to Rev. Helmut Schüller, an Austrian Catholic priest who spoke at a National Press Club Newsmaker event on Monday. Schüller is the founder of the Priests' Initiative which issued a “Call to Disobedience” in 2011. This initiative advocates admitting married men and women to the priesthood, changes to church governance, the allowance of greater lay leadership and participation, and inclusive ministries which should include…
Type: News