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Anya Bourg is a producer and journalist who has been making films for FRONTLINE since 2014. Her most recent was Amazon Empire, a two-hour film that investigated how Jeff Bezos transformed Amazon from an online bookseller into a business empire that is unprecedented in its size and reach. Prior to that, she produced The Facebook Dilemma, a two-hour investigation into how the social media giant departed from its idealistic origins to become an international platform for political disinformation and division; War on the EPA, which traced the rise of Scott Pruitt and the Trump administration’s …
RESCHEDULED: Documentary Screening of "Elon Musk’s Twitter Takeover" & Panel Discussion
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Join the NPC Events Team for a screening of FRONTLINE's Elon Musk’s Twitter Takeover followed by a discussion. FRONTLINE traces Elon Musk’s long and often troubled relationship with Twitter. James Jacoby and Anya Bourg follow Musk’s journey from being one of the platform’s most provocative users to becoming its sole proprietor, exploring the acquisition, free speech issues and the company’s uncertain future. From the award-winning team behind Amazon Empire: The Rise and Reign of Jeff Bezos and The Facebook Dilemma, Elon Musk’s Twitter Takeover traces two parallel stories – Musk’s political…
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Dr. Califf, who assumed office on Feb. 17, 2022, is serving for the second time as FDA commissioner. He served previously from February 2016 to January 2017. Before rejoining the FDA, Dr. Califf was a senior advisor at Alphabet, Inc. where he served as head of medical strategy. He joined Alphabet in 2019, after serving as a professor of medicine and vice chancellor for clinical and translational research at Duke University.
NPC Headliners: FDA Commissioner Robert M. Califf
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Join Commissioner of Food and Drugs Robert M. Califf, M.D. for a Headliners address on Wednesday, Feb. 14 from 12:30 to 2 pm at the National Press Club. The Food and Drug Administration oversees the safety of more than $2.1 trillion worth of food, tobacco, and medical products produced in the U.S. and abroad, and regulates about 75% of the U.S. food supply. Dr. Califf's remarks will focus on communication and its link to health outcomes, and will be followed by a question-and-answer period. The Headliners event begins with a light lunch in the Holeman Lounge at 12:30 p.m. Remarks begin at 1 p…
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Jose Granados retiring after decades of adding to warmth of Reliable Source
Long-time Reliable Source waiter Jose Granados will retire on Feb. 29 after 35 years at the National Press Club. A native of San Miguel, El Salvador, Granados arrived in Washington in 1980 after a brief stint in Los Angeles and worked at a variety of restaurants in the city. While employed at Pizzeria Uno at Union Station, Granados was recruited by a colleague to apply for an opening at the Reliable Source. Granados was hired, started the job on Nov. 9, 1989, and never left the Club. “The members are so nice,” he said. “It’s so easy to work with the members.” Jose Granados joined the…
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Club's Photo Team will discuss urban farm photo essay with photographer, Feb. 20
Did you know there are working farms today in D.C.? National Press Club colleagues are invited to hear from long-time member Carol Morgan, who discovered one of these farms in her neighborhood and recently published a photo essay and commentary about it, at the next NPC Photography Team meeting on Tuesday, Feb. 20, at noon. The Club's Photo Team meets in the Cosgrove Lounge, starting with a self-funded lunch from the Reliable Source. Morgan's talk begins at 1 p.m., and will be available via Zoom for those who can't be there in person. The meeting is open to all Club members, but RSVPs are…
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The dystopian novel, set in Ireland, tells the story of a country veering into tyranny through the eyes of a Dublin mother of four. It is the winner of the 2023 Booker Prize. To RSVP and receive a Zoom link, please email Fay Iudicello at [email protected] by Thursday, Feb. 15. Those who RSVP should expect to receive the invitation at 9 a.m. on Feb. 17. Want to get a head start on the March book? Books & Brunch will discuss Liz Cheney's best-selling "Oath and Honor, A Memoir and A Warning" on Saturday, March 16.
Books & Brunch to discuss 'Prophet Song' at Feb. 17 Zoom gathering
The National Press Club's Books & Brunch group will meet via Zoom at noon Saturday, Feb. 17, to discuss "Prophet Song" by Paul Lynch.
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On America’s health: “We’re gaining a pound a year as a society,” he said. “It starts in childhood, leads to diabetes, cancer etc. It seems like we’re creating obesity and then trying to reverse engineer it with an expensive anti-obesity drug.” While applauding the growth of information sources in traditional and social media that create more space to share information, he sees the downside of that growth as increasing ways to spread half-truths and misinformation: