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National Press Club urges Obama administration to press Jordan on censorship
The National Press Club joins other national and international news organizations in calling on the government of Jordan to reverse its decision to block more than 200 news websites and to revoke the law upon which it was based, which requires the licensing of journalists in the country. In addition, the Club calls upon the United States government to support freedom of the press in Jordan, exercising the influence it has as a major provider of foreign aid to the Hashemite Kingdom. This year, U.S. taxpayers are scheduled to send $670 million in aid to Jordan -- $25 million of which is…
Type: News
Climate change's impact on U.S. coastal communities is topic of documentary film screening June 18
For many Americans who were not convinced that climate change would affect their lives, Hurricane Sandy was a "game changer" that turned complacency into new national concern over the link between rising sea levels and a warmer climate. That link, and its implications for residents of U.S. coastal communities, is examined by a new documentary film, "Shored Up," that will be screened at the National Press Club on Tuesday, June 18. The screening, by its producer, filmmaker Ben Kalina, will be preceded by a reception beginning at 5:30 p.m. and followed by a brief conversation among sea-level…
Type: News
Get inside story of Discovery empire from founder John Hendricks at Book Rap June 27
The founder and executive chairman of Discovery Communications, John Hendricks, will discuss his new book, “A Curious Discovery,” in conversation with award-winning journalist Paula Zahn at the Club on Thursday, June 27, at 6:30 p.m. For required registration, click here. Tickets are $5 for NPC members, $10 for the public. A book signing will follow the discussion. Proceeds benefit the non-profit National Press Club Journalism Institute. In his book Hendricks tells the remarkable story of building one of the most successful media empires in the world. In 1984, Hendricks had $75,000 of debt on…
Type: News
Coming June 26: Special screening of documentary film on Latinos in America
NPC's The International Correspondents Committee will present a special screening of “Harvest of Empire: The Untold Story of Latinos in America,” at 6 p.m. Wednesday, June 26, in the Conference Rooms. Rep. Luis V. Gutierrez (D-Ill.), a strong advocate for pro-immigration reform who has succeeded in gaining significant bipartisan alliances on the issue, will give closing remarks after the film is shown. Producer Wendy Thompson, who heads EVS Communications, and co-director/producer Eduardo Lopez, the award-winning producer of Linea Directa, the Spanish-language television series in the…
Type: News
Members get special rate for ANWC's award luncheon June 21
The National Press Club has negotiated a special Press Club Rate for members to attend the Barbara Walters gala award luncheon for excellence in journalism to be hosted by the American News Women’s Club (ANWC) in the NPC Ballroom on Friday, June 21. An all-star cast of journalists will be in attendance, including Ted Koppel, Tom Brokaw, Sallie Quinn, Howard Kurtz and Norah O’Donnell. The negotiated rate of $155 covers a seat at the luncheon and program. The event begins at 12:30 p.m. Deadline for registering is Monday, June 10. To get the negotiated rate, click here. Or call 202-332-6770 or e…
Type: News
Climate change threatens agriculture 'as we know it,' Agriculture secretary says
Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack described the effects of climate change on agriculture and detailed three new steps his department is taking to mitigate them at a National Press Club luncheon June 5. “We have a climate that clearly is warming,” he said, adding that the consequent changes “threaten the future of agriculture, long term, as we know it.” The United States is experiencing an increasing number of severe storms, invasive species and intense forest fires, he said. He noted that last year produced the second-most severe weather and the warmest year on record. Effects -- and steps…
Type: News
Walter Cronkite's grandson, at Book Rap, discusses his grandad's WWII letters home
Walt Cronkite took a long time to get to know his grandfather, the late, beloved broadcast journalist Walter Cronkite. And it took him even longer – a year after his grandfather’s death – to learn about his famous ancestor's life as a younger man. Now an associate producer for politics at CBS News, Walt Cronkite admitted as much in in discussing the book about his grandfather he co-authored, “Cronkite’s War: His WWII Letters Home,” at a National Press Club Book Rap June 4. The younger Cronkite – who wrote the book with his former Hamilton College writing professor Maurice Isserman --…
Type: News
Gun-rights advocate complains about ‘biased’ media at NPC Newsmaker
Dick Heller, the winning litigant in a gun-rights lawsuit at the Supreme Court, told a National Press Club Newsmaker event June 5 that the press is biased against responsible gun ownership. “With multiple examples available of proper and appropriate use of guns by people across the nation, I can only conclude that many reporters are willfully biased by mainly reporting stories associated with illegal or inappropriate firearms usage," Heller said. Many people in government and the media don’t want to learn about using guns for self defense, Heller said. “It’s easier to be spoon fed quotes and…
Type: News
NPC joins other groups in pushing for more openness in Wikileaks Trial
The National Press Club this week signed on to a friend-of-the-court brief urging that the press be given prompt access to documents filed in the court-martial of Pfc. Bradley Manning, who provided a large number of U.S. government documents to WikiLeaks in 2010. The amicus brief was filed by the Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press and a number of media organizations. It supports a Center for Constitutional Rights' suit seeking a preliminary injunction from the U.S. District Court in Baltimore that would require the U.S. military court trying Manning to release all filed documents as…
Type: News
Birth Defects
The 1988 national chairwoman of the March of Dimes Birth Defects Foundation announces the organization's health care initiatives during its 50th anniversary year.
Type: Media