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Sept. 15 brings 'perfect storm' of activities to Club: Webinars on foreign aid stories, African-American perspective on Constitution; talk on journalism-to-'dark side' transition; book talk on 'The Other'
The historic peak of the Atlantic hurricane season is Sept. 15, and this year, the National Press Club is unofficially marking that date with a "perfect storm" of activities on its calendar. In a sign of further emergence from the limitations on indoor gatherings imposed by the COVID-19 pandemic guidelines, the Club has two in-person events on the day's schedule, one of which is hybrid, and two that are online-only. While the Wire has been promoting these events for several weeks, we thought it might be helpful to members to list these here, for your planning purposes. Sept. 15 at the NPC: …
Type: News
National Press Club Statement on Murders of Haitian Journalists Charles and Lartigue
WASHINGTON, Sept. 14, 2022 – 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 murders, Sept. 11, of two Haitian journalists: Frantzsen Charles and Tayson Lartigue. “We call on the Haitian government to do everything in its power to bring to justice the killers of Frantzsen Charles and Tayson Lartigue. These two journalists were reportedly ambushed by the G9 gang after interviewing the parents of a teenager who had been killed in gang violence in the Cite Soleil section of Port Au…
Type: News
Press Freedom Team launches letter-writing campaign on behalf of Maria Ressa, Rappler
National Press Club members are encouraged to write to their U.S. representatives and senators to urge them to demand the Philippine government adhere to the rule of law and cease its efforts to shutter and bankrupt the independent news site Rappler and imprison its founder and CEO, Maria Ressa. Maria Ressa, founder and chief executive of the independent news site Rappler, won the 2021 Nobel Peace Prize and the 2020 National Press Club John Aubuchon International Press Freedom Award. The letter-writing campaign, organized by Press Freedom Team volunteers, aims to build political pressure…
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New Lewis Scholarship opens to student journalists seeking D.C. internships
Aspiring journalists can apply now for a new scholarship that provides free housing and a monthly stipend to support student journalists of color who plan to intern at news media outlets in Washington, D.C., in spring 2023. Applications are open for the National Press Club’s new Lewis Scholarship, which aims to improve accessibility to experiential learning opportunities in the nation’s capital for students of color. This scholarship, administered through the National Press Club Journalism Institute, will extend the Lewis family’s commitment to increasing representation in Washington, D.C.,…
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Amy B. Wang wins Spelling Bee with naughty-ish word; journalists break tie with politicians
What a neighl -- oops, make that "nail"-- biter! The National Press Club's annual Press vs. Politicians Spelling Bee, back Wednesday after a pandemic-induced break, was down to the last of the journalists team, Amy B. Wang, and the remaining politician, Rep. Chris Pappas. Wang, a national political reporter at The Washington Post, was making her first appearance in the bee. Pappas, a New Hampshire Democrat, won the previous contest in 2019. Amy Wang, a national political reporter at the Washington Post, won the National Press Club Press v. Politicians Spelling Bee on Sept. 14. Photo: Aileen…
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AACR Policy Briefing for Cancer Progress Report
AACR to Host a Policy Briefing at the National Press Club to Unveil 12th Annual Cancer Progress Report The American Association for Cancer Research (AACR)—the world’s first and largest professional organization dedicated to advancing cancer research and its mission to prevent and cure cancer—will host a policy briefing to unveil the AACR Cancer Progress Report 2022 at the National Press Club on Wednesday, September 21, 2022 from 12-1:30 p.m. There will also be a virtual livestream of the event. Now in its 12th edition, the AACR Cancer Progress Report showcases progress against cancer from the…
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NPC Headliners Book Event: Scott Higham & Sari Horwitz with special guest Beth Macy - “American Cartel: Inside the Battle to Bring Down the Opioid Industry”
Award-winning "Dopesick" author and journalist Beth Macy will join Pulitzer Prize-winning Washington Post reporters Scott Higham and Sari Horwitz for a discussion of their new books on the opioid crisis in America at a National Press Club in-person Headliners Book and Author event on Thursday, Sept. 22 at 6:30 p.m. Higham and Horwitz will discuss their new book, “American Cartel: Inside the Battle to Bring Down the Opioid Industry, which takes a hard look at the role drug companies played in the epidemic of opioid addiction. Macy, the author of the bestselling "Dopesick" and a writer and a…
Type: Event
Blues Alley offers discount to Club members
One of the few joys of the pandemic was that the National Press Club was able to collaborate with Blues Alley so that their remarkable musical programming continued in person at the Club. Club member and Blues Alley Executive Director Harry Schnipper checked in last week to remind us that Blues Alley is back operating in their wonderful Georgetown location, and Club members are eligible for half-price admissions during the week between Sunday and Thursday. The discount can be accessed on the Blues Alley website using the code "NPC." This is a wonderful benefit of membership!
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Club to salute 50 years of women membership at Silver Owls Hoot, Sept. 16
Four prominent women journalists, all former Press Club presidents, will provide one of the highlights of the National Press Club dinner, Friday, Sept. 16, celebrating the 50th anniversary of the Club's historic vote to admit women as members. The commemorative dinner is being organized and arranged by the Club's Silver Owls at its Fall Hoot. "We are calling our program 'Down from the Balcony' as a way to recognize the moment in 1971 when professional women journalists were finally admitted as NPC members and allowed to cover Club speakers and other NPC news events on an equal footing with…
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New book by MSNBC journalist explains how women can bolster workplace confidence
Growing up as an undocumented immigrant taught Daniela Pierre-Bravo -- now an MSNBC producer and reporter -- how to keep her head down, work hard, and please everyone. It also burdened her with shame, resentment and the omnipresent feeling of not fitting in, she said at a Sept. 15 National Press Club book event. At 11, Pierre-Bravo arrived in Ohio from Chile. She thought her parents were chasing The American Dream while working two and three jobs. “We never really talked about why we were here or about our status,” she said while discussing her new book, 'The Other: How to Own Your Power at…
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