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NPC Headliners Newsmaker: New York City Mayor Eric Adams
New York City Mayor Eric Adams will address gun control and manufacturers at a National Press Club Newsmaker press conference at 1 p.m. Tuesday, Sept. 13. A former captain in the New York Police Department, Adams has been an advocate for tougher gun laws. In June testimony before the House Committee on Oversight and Reform, he called for a ban on assault weapons, among other reforms. “It is high noon in America,” Adams said in written testimony. "Time for every one of us to decide where we stand on the issue of gun violence. Time to decide if it is more important to protect the profits of gun…
Type: Event
Press Club Statement on Developments in Murder of Las Vegas Journalist Jeff German
WASHINGTON, Sept. 9 – Following is a statement by National Press Club President Jen Judson and National Press Club Journalism Institute President Gil Klein on developments this week in the murder case of journalist Jeff German of the Las Vegas Review. “In a week of fast-moving events, we wanted to congratulate the Las Vegas police department for their swift and professional work in finding and arresting a suspect in Jeff German’s murder. This was clearly a priority for the department and the community, and as sad as the story is, we find hope that Las Vegas was not going to let this go but…
Type: News
Member Author Group views U.S. Constitution from an African American perspective, Sept. 15
The National Press Club's Member Author Group plans to host a virtual event for fourth edition of "The U.S. Constitution: An African-American Context" with author Gloria J. Browne-Marshall, professor of constitutional law at the John Jay College of Criminal Justice, at 7 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 15. The event is open to everyone. To be admitted, you must RSVP by email to Heather Forsgren Weaver at [email protected] to receive the link and be put on the guest list. Only those on the RSVP list will be admitted to the event. Browne-Marshall is the host of WHYY's "Your Democracy,"…
Type: News
New York Mayor Eric Adams to address gun, immigration at Club, Sept. 13
New York City Mayor Eric Adams will address gun control and manufacturing as well as immigration policy at a National Press Club Headliners Newsmaker press conference at 1 p.m. Tuesday, Sept. 13. Eric Adams was elected mayor of New York City last November. This event is open to credentialed media and Club members, but registration is required. This event is both in-person and viewable via livestream on the Club’s website. A former captain in the New York Police Department, Adams has been an advocate for tougher gun laws. In June testimony before the House Committee on Oversight and Reform…
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Club to salute 50 years of women membership at Silver Owls Hoot, Sept. 16
The National Press Club will mark the 50th anniversary of the historic vote to admit women as members with a celebratory dinner at the Club Friday, Sept. 16. The commemorative dinner is being organized and arranged by the Club's Silver Owls at its Fall Hoot. While the 50th anniversary was last year, the Club was unable to observe this historic event then due to restrictions imposed by the coronavirus pandemic. The Hoot is open to all Club members and their guests. Purchase tickets and obtain further information online. After a heated debate, National Press Club members voted 227-57 to…
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Situation 'dire' after massive flooding in Pakistan, its ambassador tells Newsmaker
In a harrowing account of the recent catastrophic flooding that left his country one-third underwater, Ambassador Masood Khan of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan praised the global response to this devastation Friday and called on “the global North to take responsibility for [its] role in global warming.” “The situation is dire,” he told a National Press Club audience at a hybrid Headliners Newsmaker event. Khan said his government is “sharply focused on rescue, relief operations,” and praised it for quickly mobilizing its resources and military rescue operations during the worst flooding in…
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Online workshop to offer insights on covering foreign aid, Sept. 15
Discover the treasure trove of data and insights about U.S. foreign aid that most journalists routinely miss at an interactive online workshop for members of the National Press Club on Thursday, Sept. 15, from 1 p.m. to 2:30 p.m. The event, sponsored by the International Correspondents Committee is free. Register to join Edward DeMarco, a former Bloomberg international politics editor in Washington and National Press Club member who worked in Africa as a strategist for the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) for a decade, will steer you through a raft of overlooked sources and…
Type: News
Veterans advocate hails PACT Act at Legion Post 20 meeting
"Unfortunately, sometimes we have to shame them [members of Congress] into doing what's right," Thomas Porter, vice president for Government Affairs at Iraq and Afghanistan Veterans of America (IAVA), told National Press Club American Legion Post 20 at its meeting Thursday, Sept. 8. Porter discussed the relatively new goals of the veterans' advocacy group and traced the tortuous history of its most significant victory: passage on Aug. 2 of the Promise to Address Comprehensive Toxics (PACT) Act. The legislation will greatly expand health care benefits for veterans exposed to toxins during the…
Type: News
DarkPulse Press Conference
DarkPulse Inc. will host a press conference on Tuesday, September 13, 2022 at 9 am at the National Press Club to announce that the Company, noted Neurologist Dr. Philip R. Kennedy MD, PhD and Neural Signals Inc, the pioneer in Brain - Machine Interfaces, have created a joint venture for BCI technology development and implementation.
Type: Event