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D.C. Councilmember Pinto Discusses Helping Business Recover From COVID-19
The coronavirus is in its third year, yet two subvariants are becoming more prominent in the U.S., and some health experts think there could be a surge in cases this fall. Washington, D.C. Ward 2 councilmember Brooke Pinto has ideas on how to help businesses that have suffered as a result of COVID-19. In this edition of Update-1, Pinto discusses why she thinks legislation she has introduced could help not only in the district but throughout the country. She also talks about the national economic recovery from COVID and why she believes flexible work schedules will become more popular in the…
Type: Media
Faith in Journalism: How news organizations can build trust with religious Americans
More than 75 percent of Americans say religion is an important part of their lives. How do these Americans see themselves and their faith reflected in news coverage? What does reporting on faith get right and wrong? How do editors and reporters think about who they’re reaching with these stories and who they’ve lost? And how might this coverage build trust in journalism among communities who have been historically misrepresented? Registration is open for this program, which will take place on Friday, June 24 from 11:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. ET. Participants will learn: How journalists of faith…
Type: Event
The book delivers a deeply reported account of the 2020 presidential election and the first year of the Biden presidency. It 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 both administrations. A review in The Atlantic calls it, "a document of decline and fall—a chronicle that should cause future readers to ponder how American leaders in the early 21st century lost the ability and will to govern." Tickets cost $5 for members of the…
NY Times reporters Martin and Burns to discuss best-selling 'This Will Not Pass,' June 14
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.
Type: News
Australian naval attaché to speak at American Legion Post 20 meeting, June 14
Commodore Darren Grogan of the Royal Australian Navy, Australian naval attaché in Washington, will be the guest speaker at the National Press Club's American Legion Post 20 meeting on Tuesday, June 14, at noon in the McClendon Room. Grogan has been in his current position since December. Previously he was director general of maritime operations at Headquarters Joint Operations Command in Australia. Prior to that he had command of HMAS Success, and before that was commanding officer of HMAS Sirius, then Australia's largest ship. He has had numerous key shore assignments, including military…
Type: News
Author, NYT writer Elizabeth Williamson to share tips for reporting amid lies and disinformation, June 10
Journalists have long been charged with sorting fact from fiction through their reporting. But what happens when readers redefine what they see as truth and what they’ll accept as fact? New York Times writer and author Elizabeth Williamson is among journalists confronting the rampant rise and spread of conspiracy theories through her reporting and research. Her current work has focused on unraveling the targeted misinformation and lies spread after the 2012 Sandy Hook school shooting in Newtown, Conn., the surviving families’ lawsuits against Infowars conspiracy theorist Alex Jones, and…
Type: News
National Press Club Statement on Bloomberg Journalist Haze Fan
WASHINGTON, June 14 – 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 reported release of Bloomberg Journalist Haze Fan from detention in China. “We were relieved to hear that Bloomberg journalist Haze Fan has been released on bail in China, according to a Bloomberg report. The report is based on a statement on the Chinese Embassy website in Washington that seems to have been posted early last month. While we cautiously welcome this development, we continue to have concerns over…
Type: News
D.C. Council member Brooke Pinto outlines ideas for helping business recover from COVID-19
The coronavirus is in its third year, yet two subvariants are becoming more prominent in the United States, and some health experts think there could be a surge in cases this fall. Washington, D.C., Ward 2 Council member Brooke Pinto has ideas on how to help businesses that have suffered as a result of COVID-19. D.C. Council member Brooke Pinto In the latest edition of Update-1, the National Press Club podcast, Pinto discusses why she thinks legislation she has introduced could help not only in the district but throughout the country. She also talks about the national economic recovery…
Type: News