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For first time in 22 years, representative of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints will address Club, TODAY
Elder David A. Bednar, a member of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, will speak at a National Press Club Luncheon on Thursday, May 26. Elder David A. Bednar Bednar will speak about what the church is doing to address food shortages in sub-Saharan Africa, its response to the war in Ukraine, and how it educates nearly a million young people a year. Bednar, formerly a business management professor at Texas Tech and the University of Arkansas, led Brigham Young University-Idaho from 1997 until his appointment to the Quorum of the Twelve in…
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Mormon church leader cites easing of church's stance on social issues, but rules out same-sex marriage, women leaders
During an appearance at a National Press Club Headliners Luncheon May 26, Elder David A. Bednar, a member of the the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, was eager to highlight the advances the church has made on social issues within recent years. In his opening remarks, the religious leader noted that the church has lent its support to efforts to prevent workplace discrimination among members of the LGBT community in a number of states, including Utah, Arizona and Georgia. Elder David A. Bednar speaks at a National Press Club Headliners…
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NPC Headliners Book Event: Jonathan Martin and Alex Burns, "This Will Not Pass"
New York Times reporters Jonathan Martin and Alexander Burns will discuss their best-selling book, “This Will Not Pass: Trump, Biden, and the Battle for America’s Future” at a National Press Club in-person Headliners Book Event on Tuesday, June 14 at 6 p.m.. The book delivers a deeply reported account of the 2020 presidential election and the first year of the Biden presidency. The book explores how both parties confronted unprecedented events, including the COVID-19 pandemic and the January 6 attack on the Capitol, and gives an insider look at political decision-making and deal making in…
Type: Event
National Press Club statement on death of French journalist in Ukraine
WASHINGTON, May 30 – Following is a statement from Jen Judson, President of the National Press Club, and Gil Klein, President of the National Press Club Journalism Institute, on the death of French Journalist Frederic Leclerc-Imhoff, who was working in Ukraine. “Our hearts are broken for the family and colleagues of Fredric Leclerc-Imhoff, who became the 14th journalist killed in Ukraine. According to reports, Fredric was killed when he was struck in the neck by shrapnel from a Russian artillery round. At the time he was riding in an armored vehicle following a bus carrying refugees from the…
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June 4 memorial set for 1976 Club President Robert Alden, who died at 87 in 2020
Friends and colleagues of former National Press Club President Robert Ames Alden are invited to a memorial service at 2 p.m. on Saturday, June 4, at Lewinsville Presbyterian Church, 1724 Chain Bridge Road, McLean, Virginia. Alden, who had been an active Club member for more than six decades, died June 7, 2020, at his home in McLean at the age of 87. The cause was complications from Alzheimer’s disease, according to his wife, Diane Alden. A small service for immediate family was held at the time, but since Alden died during the COVID-19 pandemic before vaccinations were as widespread as they…
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Another step to Club's normalcy: Library reopens today
The Eric Friedheim National Journalism Library reopens today, Wednesday, June 1, for members of the National Press Club and their guests as the Club seeks to return to normal operations. The doors will be unlocked when the Club is open. The library can be used for freelance work and research on the available computers. Members who visit the library will soon have full access to the Bloomberg terminal and other databases and materials available in the library. Instructions for using the Bloomberg terminal will be posted. While no librarian is on duty at this time, instructions for…
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National Press Club statement on killing of Palestinian journalist in West Bank
WASHINGTON, June 2 – Following is a statement from Jen Judson, President of the National Press Club and Gil Klein, President of the National Press Club Journalism Institute on the shooting death of Palestinian Journalist Ghufran Hamed Warasneh while she was on her way to work in the city of Hebron on the West Bank. “We are calling attention to another shooting of a Palestinian journalist by Israeli Defense Forces (IDF). The killing of Ghufran Hamed Warasneh, a radio presenter who was commuting to work, requires a full and fair investigation. This tragic event follows the fatal shooting last…
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National Press Club statement on Egyptian court sentence against Al Jazeera journalist
WASHINGTON, June 1 – Following is a statement from National Press Club President Jen Judson and National Press Club Journalism Institute President Gil Klein on the 15-year prison sentence imposed by an Egyptian court this week on Al Jazeera Journalist Ahmed Taha. “We object in the strongest terms to the arbitrary sentence against Ahmed Taha, a journalist for Al Jazeera since 2011. Taha, who lives in London and is a presenter on Al Jazeera’s Mubasher Channel interviewed former presidential candidate Aboul Fotouh in late 2018 to discuss the upcoming 2019 elections. For this interview, Taha was…
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