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Special Film Screening 752 IS NOT A NUMBER with In-Person Q&A
Join us on Monday, November 21 for a special screening of 752 IS NOT A NUMBER. The event will start at 6pm. Screening is open to all but registration is required. Guests: Babak Payami, Film Director Hamed Esmaeilion, Spokesperson, Association of Families of Flight PS752 Victims “A portrait of heroism, determination, and unfathomable grief, 752 Is Not A Number is a powerful and deeply personal account from award-winning veteran director Babak Payami.” - Steve Gravestock, TIFF “The clandestine nature of the production, moreover, evokes the furtive nature of Esmaeilion’s quest. With…
Type: Event
Podcast features American Legion Post 20's new commander
American Legion Post 20 at the National Press Club was chartered more than a century ago, and a new commander took the reins this year. In this edition of Update-1, NPC Broadcast Podcast team member Shannon Fisher talks to the new Commander of American Legion Post 20, Tom Young. Young is a decorated Air National Guard veteran flight engineer who carries his military experience throughout all aspects of his life. They discuss the history of the veterans’ organization and the services the American Legion provides to veterans and communities at large. Update-1 is produced by Mike Hempen. …
Type: News
Military Veterans in Journalism Panel
A panel of military veteran journalists discussed the role of veterans in the news media on Veterans Day, 2022, at an event at the National Press Club sponsored by Military Veterans in Journalism
Type: Media
Yellen is the first person to hold all three of America’s top economic policy positions: Treasury Secretary (the first woman to hold the job), chair of the Federal Reserve (also the first woman to hold the job) and of the President’s Council of Economic Advisers. In "Empathy Economics," Ullmann draws an intimate portrait of Yellen's heart and mind as he tells a riveting story of her unmatched journey through Washington's most powerful circles. The book also explores Yellen’s approach to economics, including her commitment to putting those on the bottom half of the economic ladder at the…
Ullmann, a former senior reporter and editor at Knight-Ridder Newspapers, BusinessWeek magazine and USA Today, has covered Yellen for three decades. He conducted more than a dozen interviews with Yellen, and interviewed 150 other family members, friends, colleagues and critics. The program will include a question-and-answer session with Ullmann. Tickets cost $5 for members of the National Press Club and $10 for the general public. Pre-ordered books will be available for pickup and signing at the event. Attendees will also be able to purchase books at the door. To reserve your spot, click…
Tonight at 6:30 p.m.: DC journalist plans to discuss new biography of Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen
Veteran Washington journalist Owen Ullmann plans to share insights about Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen, the subject of his new biography, Empathy Economics: Janet Yellen's Remarkable Rise to Power and Her Drive to Spread Prosperity to All, at a National Press Club Headliners book event on Wednesday, Nov. 16, at 6:30 p.m.
Type: News
Panelists suggest ways to overcome military/civilian divide
Hiring more veterans and writing with more sensitivity about military and veterans affairs could help reduce what panelists described as a “military/civilian divide” at an event hosted at the National Press Club on Veterans Day. The panel discussion featuring four journalists who are also military veterans marked the launch of the Military & Veterans Affairs Reporting Guide by the professional association Military Veterans in Journalism (MVJ). The guide includes a military cultural competency and style guide, an expert directory, a showcase of veterans in media, and a reporting tips blog…
Type: News
National Press Club 5K Run Raises Awareness of Austin Tice Case
WASHINGTON, November 15 – The National Press Club and its network of more than 2,600 members and partner organizations organized a 5K run last weekend to bring attention to the case of journalist Austin Tice, who is being held hostage in Syria. “Hundreds of runners from across the United States and around the world ran thousands of miles over the weekend to call attention to the case of Austin Tice -- the only U.S. journalist currently being held hostage overseas,” said Jen Judson, 115th President of the National Press Club. ‘No U.S. journalist has been held hostage longer than Austin Tice –…
Type: News
VOA efforts outlined at American Legion Post 20 meeting
Limits on free speech around the world have kept the Voice of America (VOA) relevant for 80 years from its founding during World War II, Steve Herman, VOA chief national correspondent, told a Nov. 10 meeting of National Press Club's American Legion Post 20. Steve Herman, chief national correspondent for the Voice of America, spoke at a Nov. 10 meeting of National Press Club American Legion Post 20. Photo: Rex Stucky VOA operates 14 television and 40 radio studios from Washington, D.C. The U.S. Agency for Global Media, of which VOA is a part, oversees five broadcast entities. While radio…
Type: News
National Press Club Statement on Report FBI To Open Investigation In Shireen Abu Akleh Case
WASHINGTON, Nov. 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 decision by the FBI to open an investigation into the killing of journalist Shireen Abu Akleh, an American citizen working for Al Jazeera. “We understand from news reports that the FBI has taken the important step of opening an investigation into the killing of highly regarded journalist Shireen Abu Akleh who was shot and killed while wearing a vest marked PRESS and working with her camera crew in the West Bank…
Type: News