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Climate Justice in Glasgow: The Elders’ call to action at COP26
The Elders – a group of former world leaders founded by Nelson Mandela working for peace, justice and human rights – will host an interactive online dialogue on the actions countries need to take to secure a just and successful outcome to the COP26 climate summit in Glasgow next month. Two members of The Elders will discuss the need for greater political commitment to tackle the climate crisis, increased financial support to climate-vulnerable countries and the prioritisation of radical cuts in emissions this decade so the world can keep efforts to limit temperature rises to 1.5 degrees…
Type: Event
Club to host 'mixer' for press attaches and international journalists, 6 p.m. tomorrow
The National Press Club's International Correspondents Committee, in collaboration with Club President Lisa Nicole Matthews and the Board of Governors will host the first ever Embassy Press Attaché “Mixer” on Thursday, Oct. 14, from 6 p.m. to 8.p.m. Please RSVP here. Tickets are limited, first come, first served. The mixer offers an opportunity for press attaché’s from Washington's diplomatic community to meet the Club's leadership and top journalists, especially those covering international and foreign news from print and broadcast outlets around the world. Our aim is to provide the…
Type: News
The Headliners event is open to credentialed media and club members, but registration is required. To submit a question via email, put SHULER in the subject line and email to [email protected]. This event is both in-person and viewable via livestream on the club’s website. Members, guests and visitors are required to show proof of vaccination at the entrance to the club. This can be a physical copy of your vaccination card, or a photo of it on your mobile device. If you cannot show proof of vaccination, you must show a recent negative COVID-19 test (within 48 hours). If you would prefer…
COVID pandemic exposes worker inequality, says AFL-CIO president
The coronavirus pandemic is showing how inequitable the current labor system is, and workers are right to advocate for better working conditions, AFL-CIO President Liz Shuler said during a Headliners Newsmaker event at the National Press Club on Wednesday. Shuler said COVID-19 has made the public realize the lack of safe, well-paid jobs, even though millions were called “essential workers” yet faced with stagnant wages, inadequate benefits and a lack of health protections while working during the worst of the pandemic. AFL-CIO President Liz Shuler (right) makes a point to National Press…
Type: News
National Press Club Announces Run For Austin, a Virtual 5K Race in Support of Journalist Austin Tice
#RunForAustin on Saturday, November 13 to help raise awareness and public support.
WASHINGTON, Oct. 12, 2021—The National Press Club will host the inaugural Run For Austin Virtual 5K on Saturday, November 13, 2021 to raise awareness and public support for journalist Austin Tice, who has been unjustly detained in Syria since 2012. The Run For Austin is the next campaign in ongoing efforts from the National Press Club and the Press Freedom community to continue pushing for action in Austin’s case. The Press Club encourages the public to keep Austin top of mind by taking part in the virtual race and sharing on social media. Sign up here to #RunForAustin. Register as an…
Type: News
True crime genre TV producer briefs NPC team on the making of a successful show
Steve Katz is a "show runner." That doesn't sound like a typical job description you see on a newsroom org chart, but it's not much different from being an on-call foreign correspondent ready to coordinate coverage from anywhere at anytime. During a lunchtime meeting Oct. 7 of the National Press Club Broadcast/Podcast team, Katz detailed his move from broadcast news to "running" non-fiction TV projects -- mostly in the immensely popular true crime genre. The meeting day was coincidentally the same date as his first day at Fox News Channel 25 years earlier. He said there's only "a degree of…
Type: News
Attend virtual general membership meeting, noon TODAY
The third National Press Club general membership meeting of the year will be held via webcast at noon Friday, Oct. 15. Register online. Club leadership will provide updates on the Club's finances, programming and response to the coronavirus pandemic, among other topics. Please review the minutes from the May 20 meeting and send your approval or edits to Secretary Gillian Rich at [email protected]. Members are encouraged to send questions to Kate Helster at [email protected] in advance of the meeting. They also will have an opportunity to ask questions and make comments during the…
Type: News
NPC *Virtual* Pub Quiz
Although the world is still social distancing, Virtual Pub Quiz is still a great opportunity for Club members and friends to connect with each other and to make new friends, too. And, through Zoom Meeting, it’s easy to play: Simply form your team and register here. Don’t have a team? Don’t worry. Just register yourself and the Club will team you up with other players. Zoom link will be sent day-of.
Type: Event
Club leaders raise glass to Nobel journalists at Taco Night
National Press Club leaders toasted journalists Maria Ressa and Dmitry Muratov for winning the Nobel Peace Prize at the Club’s Taco Night on Friday, Oct. 8. Ressa, chief executive of the investigative news site Rappler, and Muratov, editor-in-chief of the independent Russian newspaper Novaja Gazeta, were honored for their “courageous fight for freedom of expression in the Philippines and Russia,” the Nobel Committee said in a statement. “At the same time, they are representatives of all journalists who stand up for this ideal in a world in which democracy and freedom of the press face…
Type: News
News Conference: The Unidentified Aerial Phenomenon (UAP) and Nuclear Weapons – Witness Testimonies
A panel of former U.S. Air Force officers will discuss their involvement in UAP incidents at nuclear missile bases and test sites during the Cold War era. Affidavits and declassified U.S. government documents that the substantiate the reality of UAP activity and nuclear weapons sites will be available. In two instances in March 1967, nuclear weapons were disabled during UAP encounters at launch control facilities. Numerous UAP-related missile shutdowns have now been publicly acknowledged by former U.S. Senator Harry Reid, whose efforts resulted in creation of the DOD UAP investigations group…
Type: Event