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Tickets now available for 2022 Fourth Estate Award Gala on Dec. 7
Clarissa Ward, CNN Tickets to the 2022 Fourth Estate Award Gala honoring Clarissa Ward of CNN now are on sale. Ward, CNN’s multi-award-winning chief international correspondent based in London, will receive the National Press Club’s highest honor during a black-tie dinner and gala on Wednesday, Dec. 7. Tickets are $150 for Club members, with a limit of four tickets per member, and $300 for the public . Doors will open at 6:30 p.m., with dinner and the program starting at 7:30 p.m. Tickets can be purchased here. The Fourth Estate Award, given by the Club’s Board of Governors, recognizes…
Type: News
Latino media representation in newsrooms is subject of Dec. 1 discussion
The National Press Club's Communicators Team is planning a virtual conversation at noon Thursday, Dec. 1, with Latino reporters and editors to explore ways to improve representation in today’s newsrooms. This is a members-only event. Members must be logged into their account on press.org to register. Latino underrepresentation in the American media and entertainment industries has barely improved over the last decade, according to a new Government Accountability Office report, presented last month at the Club by Rep. Joaquin Castro, D-Texas. Latino journalists represent only 12% of…
Type: News
Author lauds Yellen’s transparency, devotion to economic policies benefitting all
Janet Yellen stands out in Washington for transparency, not letting success go to her head and devotion to policies that would make the economy work better for everyone, veteran journalist Owen Ullman told a Natinonal Press Club Headliners Book Rap Nov. 16. Former NPC President Mark Hamrick, Washington bureau chief and senior economic analyst for BankRate (Right), presented a National Press Club mug to author Owen Ullmann, who penned "Empathy Economics: Janet Yellen's Remarkable Rise to Power and Her Drive to Spread Prosperity to All," during a Headliners Book Rap on Wednesday, Nov. 16.…
Type: News
NPC Newsmaker: Ambassador Masood Khan of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan
Note: This event has been postponed. Please check back for new date/time. Earlier this year Pakistan suffered a devastating flood that caused significant death and injury among its people. The floodwaters covered more than 1/3 of the country. Contributing factors included excessive rains from the rising temperature of the Indian Ocean and rapid, early melting of the mountain snowcaps. These factors are one of the most clear indications of the role of climate change in natural disasters. Ambassador Khan briefed at the Press Club earlier in the year at the outbreak of the crisis. Now he can…
Type: Event
Journalist Jemele Hill discusses her life, career and new memoir
Jemele Hill talks about her career and memoir in the latest the National Press Club's Update-1 podcast. Former National Press Club President Jeff Ballou interviews journalist and author Jemele Hill about her new book, 'Uphill: A Memoir,' in the latest episode of the Club's podcast, Update-1. Former Club President Jeff Ballou interviewed Hill, a contributing writer at The Atlantic and a former ESPN SportsCenter anchor who recently released her memoir, “Uphill: A Memoir.” The book covered her Detroit childhood, rise as a journalist, her very public management and presidential clashes,…
Type: News
Having problems voting? Here's how to get help.
Having problems voting in the 2022 National Press Club elections? If so, please contact [email protected] and the staff will assist you. Online balloting, which began Monday, will end at 4 p.m. on Friday, Dec. 9. Members will be able to vote in-person at the Club on Friday, Dec. 9, from 4 p.m. to 7 p.m. To vote online, use the unique code provided in an email from the Club sent on Monday,. Candidate statements can be found on the Club website. Members must be logged in to view the statements and to vote.
Type: News
Club closed rest of week for Thanksgiving
The National Press Club will close Thursday, Nov. 24, and Friday, Nov. 25, for the Thanksgiving holiday. The Club will resume normal operations on Monday, Nov. 28. The Wire will not publish while the Club is closed. The next edition will be on Monday.
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About the Speakers
Ana Arana, is an investigative journalist who reports on Latin American criminal organizations. A former foreign correspondent, Arana was based in El Salvador and Colombia from 1987 to 1992, reporting for the Miami Herald, U.S. News & World Report, and The Baltimore Sun. She is a former staff reporter for the San Jose Mercury News and the Fort Lauderdale Sun-Sentinel. Arana was Americas coordinator for the Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) from 1993-1995, and is a consultant for the Inter American Press Association (IAPA), where she conducts in-depth investigations on the murders of…
Felix Contreras is co-creator and host of Alt.Latino, NPR's pioneering radio show and podcast celebrating Latin music and culture since 2010. In addition to his post behind the mic, Contreras programs music from the Latin diaspora for the acclaimed Tiny Desk concerts and hosts a weekly Instagram Live interview with a wide-ranging roster of guests. A knowledgeable international ambassador for Latino heritage and arts, “Tio Felix '' travels extensively in search of new talent and new music and captures important legacy performers in jazz and Latin genres. As a leading voice on Latino culture,…
Silvia Foster-Frau is a national reporter covering multiculturalism for The Washington Post, where she writes about how the country is changing racially, ethnically and culturally. She was previously the immigration reporter for the San Antonio Express-News and covered the 2017 Sutherland Springs mass shooting, embedding in the community for over a year. She is vice-president of the National Association of Hispanic Journalists - D.C. chapter board and former president of the San Antonio Association of Hispanic Journalists. She received her bachelor’s in English from Grinnell College.