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Club President Lisa Matthews to discuss NPC goals, her career, in lunchtime discussion, noon today
The Communicators Team will host a lunchtime conversation with National Press Club President Lisa Matthews to discuss her goals and objectives as the Club’s leader. Matthews will also talk about her job at The Associated Press, as well as her experience in the public relations industry. The online conversation is scheduled for noon today,Thursday, Aug. 5. Admission is free for all Club members. Click here to register. National Press Club President Lisa Matthews Matthews is the Club’s 114th president and the third person of color to serve in that role. She also leads an all-female team of…
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Obama’s protocol chief talks about diplomacy and planning a summit
It was a typically warm day in Los Cabos during the 2012 G20 Summit. Ambassador Capricia Penavic Marshall, chief of protocol for President Barack Obama, waited on the steps for the president’s next - and arguably most important - sideline meeting: President Vladimir Putin. But the Russian leader was late. Marshall looked at her Russian counterpart who just shrugged. “A diplomatic power play?” she wondered. When Putin finally appeared, it was Marshall who was the first to shake his hand and then introduce him to her boss. Soon, the two heads of state were in a room discussing the key issues…
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NBC News Anchor Lester Holt to accept NPC's Fourth Estate Award at Oct. 20 gala
NBC News’ Lester Holt, whose seasoned career in journalism for over four decades and his esteemed role as anchor of NBC Nightly News, which earned him the title of most-trusted anchor in America, will receive the National Press Club’s Fourth Estate Award, at a Club gala in his honor on Oct. 20 in Washington, D.C. Holt is the 49th recipient of the award which recognizes journalists who have made significant contributions to the field. “Lester Holt is the perfect person to receive this honor at this time,” said National Press Club President Lisa Nicole Matthews. “Over the past year plus we have…
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Filmmakers Ken Burns and colleagues recall Muhammad Ali as 'prophet of love' ahead of documentary release
National Press Club President Lisa Matthews (top) introduces Ken Burns (lower left) and Sarah Burns and David McMahon (bottom L to R), filmmakers of the new PBS documentary on Muhammad Ali, at a Club Headliners virtual event Monday. Photo: Alan Kotok A new documentary shows the late legendary boxer Muhammad Ali as a “prophet of love” through a trove of footage, filmmaker Ken Burns said at a National Press Club virtual Headliners event on Monday. Ali is the subject of the four-part documentary by Burns and his co-filmmakers, Sarah Burns and David McMahon, who also spoke at the event. To be…
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Exiled Irani journalist needs short-term assistance after recent arrival in U.S.
A recent story in The Washington Post, written by National Press Club Member Jason Rezaian, describes the experience of Mohammad Mosaed, an award winning Iranian journalist whose coverage of anti-government demonstrations, Internet shutdowns and Iran’s crumbling economy led to his arrest and a long prison sentence. Mosaed, who was ultimately released on bail, decided to flee Iran, walking across the rugged land border with Turkey without a passport and with few possessions other than the clothes on his back. Mohammad Mosaed With advocacy from the press freedom defenders, Mosaed was…
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Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. Brown to speak at Headliners event -- 2 p.m., TODAY
U.S. Air Force Chief of Staff, Gen. Charles Q. Brown, Jr., will speak about the Air Force mission in an ever-changing national security environment at a National Press Club in-person Headliners event today, Aug. 6, at 2 p,m. The one-hour Newsmaker will be held at 2 p.m. in the Holeman Lounge. The event is open to credentialed media and Club members, but registration is required. The program will also stream live on the Club's website and YouTube Channel. Submit your questions in advance or during the live program via email to [email protected] with USAF in the subject line.…
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Blues Alley Jazz-Paul Bailey
BUY TICKETS HERE-https://www.instantseats.com/?fuseaction=home.artist&VenueID=3&artistid=20061 Grounded in spirituals and trained in classical, Paul Bailey’s passion has always been the pursuit of excellence in jazz performance and the preservation of the jazz music form. A native of Washington, DC, Paul began playing the trumpet at age 9. As a youth, he performed with the Blues Alley Youth Jazz Orchestra, DC Youth Orchestra and DeMatha Catholic High School's Wind and Jazz Ensembles. Paul received numerous music awards including selection to the 2012 Maryland All State Jazz Band…
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Current Update-1 podcast covers Pew's 2021 State of the News Media report
Increasing audiences for network news, cable television news, online radio and podcasts, a revenue decline for all-news radio stations and a circulation decline for newspapers. Those are just a few of the findings in this year's State of the Media report by the Pew Research Center. Katerina Eva Matsa In the current edition of Update-1, National Press Club Board of Governors member Debra Silimeo talks to Katerina Eva Matsa, the associate director of journalism research at Pew, about the key findings in the 2021 report. Among the issues they discuss are the role that TV plays in news…
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Blues Alley Jazz- Wes Watkins
BUY TICKETS HERE- https://www.instantseats.com/?fuseaction=home.artist&VenueID=3&artistid=22183 Wes Watkins and Got My Own Sound will be live August 27th at NPC. Wes Watkins has toured and worked with different such as Marcus Johnson, Carolyn Malachi, The Fabulous Thunderbirds, Chrisette Michele, Raheem Devaughn, Sirius Company feat. Frank Sirius and Kim Michelle and many more. His fourth album “Moonshine Music” released March 31st and landed at No.1 on the iTunes Jazz charts. The fresh sound of Jazz, HipHop, funk and soul will take you on a musical journey like never before.
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Unless U.S. Air Force modernizes, China will become dominant global power, chief of staff warns
The U.S. Air Force must take Immediate measures to accelerate its modernization to prevent China from overtaking the United States as the dominate global power, Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. Charles Q. Brown, Jr. said at an in-person National Press Club Headliners Newsmaker event Aug. 6. “Without change we are at risk of losing – risk of losing our competitive advantage in a highly contested environment, risk of losing our credibility with our joint teammates and our allies and partners, risk of losing quality airmen and our families – but most importantly, risk of losing our ability to…
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