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Press Club Statement on murder of Honduran journalist Luis Alonso Teruel
WASHINGTON, Feb. 1 -- Following is a statement by Emily Wilkins, president of the National Press Club, and Gil Klein, president of the National Press Club Journalism Institute, on the murder of Honduran journalist Luis Alonso Teruel on Sunday. “The National Press Club is outraged over the murder of Luis Alonso Teruel, the first Honduran journalist killed in 2024. The Honduran government must thoroughly investigate Teruel's killing and determine if he was targeted for his work, while bringing his murderers to justice. “Teruel was traveling in a vehicle with his 11-year old son when two…
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Club greenlights five-year strategic plan
The National Press Club recently gave a greenlight to its 2024-2028 Strategic Plan, which lays out the visions and goals for the next five years. The plan, which includes 36 goals in eight categories including membership recruitment, security, professional development and press freedom, received unanimous support from the board and strong support among members at the Annual Membership Meeting. The report can be read in full here. How this plan came together The Strategic Plan has been almost a year in the making. It started last spring with several wide ranging discussions and brainstorming…
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Covering Firearm Violence: How journalists can reframe their reporting
Firearm violence is largely covered in the media as a crime issue focused on individual shooting events. But experts assert that reframing firearm violence as a broader public health issue is crucial to finding policy and community solutions aimed at preventing deaths and injury from guns. Join the National Press Club Journalism Institute, with support from the Association of Health Care Journalists, at 11:30 am ET on Friday, Feb. 9, for a conversation among experts and journalists on where to find the best data and research on firearm and gun deaths for your reporting. Registration is open…
Type: Event
Beyond the Ballot: How Election Officials are Facing 2024
Beyond the Ballot: How Election Officials are Facing 2024 Light breakfast served at 8:00am; event 9:00 - 11:00am. Nationwide, election officials are working diligently to prepare for record levels of voter participation and ensure the 2024 election is conducted with fairness and integrity. How are election officials – from secretaries of state to election directors and local officials – preparing to face this cycle? What lessons from past cycles are changing how we conduct elections? And how can election officials build greater community trust and promote a fair, transparent election…
Type: Event
Press Club Statement on Russia’s Detention of U.S. Journalist Alsu Kurmasheva
Radio Free Europe editor Alsu Kurmasheva has been detained since October 2023 in Russia. Photo: Pangea Graphics (RFE/RL) WASHINGTON, Feb. 1 — Following is a statement by Emily Wilkins, President of the National Press Club, and Gil Klein, President of the National Press Club Journalism Institute, on a Russian court’s extension of the detention of U.S. journalist Alsu Kurmasheva. “Alsu Kurmasheva is an American by choice. She chose to become a U.S. citizen because of the freedoms that come with that citizenship. Now her already cruel detention has been extended an additional two months. “Now…
Type: News
NPC's Reliable Source adds champagne, violinist to Valentine's Day dinner plans
The solo violinist DaVinci plans to entertain diners as the National Press Club's Reliable Source offers them a glass of champagne during its Valentine's Dinner on Wednesday, Feb. 14. Reservations are encouraged for the two planned sittings at 6 p.m. and 8 p.m. A limited number of tables will be available for walk-in diners. The price is $60 per Club member, not including additional beverage, tax and gratuity. The Reliable Source is open to members and their guests. The Reliable Source validates parking in the evening after 5 p.m. at the 24-hour ONE Parking garage, 1325 G St., near 13th St.,…
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Golden Owl Bruce Agnew dies at age 89
Bruce Andras Agnew, a member of the National Press Club for more than 60 years, died at age 89 on New Year’s Day. “My dad worked until 2023, pretty much up to his passing,” said his daughter, Eleanor Agnew Kotler. Agnew began his 60-year journalist career as a reporter in New York in 1958; then he moved to Washington, D.C. in 1962, where he covered Capitol Hill and the White House. He was a member of the White House Press Corps from 1962 through 1985 for several publications, including United Press International, the New York Post, and McGraw Hill’s World News and BusinessWeek. Highlights of…
Type: News