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Thursday's Headliners Newsmaker to feature Indian opposition leader Rahul Gandhi
Rahul Gandhi, India's most prominent opposition leader, will speak at a National Press Club Headliners Newsmaker at 2 p.m. Thursday, June 1. His remarks will focus on the future of Indian democracy, freedom of speech, and sustainable and inclusive economic growth. In March, India's lower house of parliament disqualified Gandhi as a lawmaker following his conviction and sentencing for defamation based on a 2019 speech in which he allegedly defamed Prime Minister Narendra Modi as a thief. He has contended the ruling is a politically motivated measure to stifle opposition and has appealed it to…
Type: News
Bruce Piasecki Book Release on Wealth and the Climate Crisis
Contact Information: Arthur Klebanoff, [email protected] [email protected] More Information: at www.brucepiasecki.com and Wikipedia pages on the Author’s work and life Three Experts Involve Press and VIPS in Briefing on Wealth and Climate Competitiveness Bruce Piasecki’s new book, Wealth and Climate Competitiveness: The New Narrative on Business and Society is the centerpiece of this two-hour discussion at the National Press Club. This session asks: What is wealth in this time of capital and carbon constraints? What is enough in the search for personal and corporate…
Type: Event
Toast to Bill McCarren
Since the mid-'80s, Bill McCarren has been an essential part of the National Press Club, first as a Club member, then as a general manager in 2007, and then as executive director since 2010. We want to celebrate his incredible time here before he retires. All NPC members are invited. Come join us for a toast to Bill McCarren in the Truman Lounge.
Type: Event
Club members invited to June 5 NATO Youth Summit
National Press Club member Kay Floyd invites fellow members to attend the 2023 NATO Youth Summit on Monday, June 5. The NATO Youth Summit is co-hosted by NATO and William & Mary, with the Press Club serving on the planning committee. The full-day summit takes place in the Club's Ballroom beginning at 9 a.m. The summit will provide young participants with the opportunity to engage, build links, enhance understanding, exchange views and explore how NATO addresses challenges that the young generation sees as critical to its security. The issues covered will range from disinformation to the…
Type: News
Eleanor Clift joins June 5 Women’s Journalism Panel
Eleanor Clift, whose long journalism career began with the 1970 legal fight by women journalists for equal salaries and responsibilities in newsrooms, will be part of the June 5 panel to talk about “Tales for the Fight for Equal Rights for Women Journalists.” Clift will replace Del. Eleanor Holmes Norton, D-D.C., who said she could not attend because of a scheduling conflict. Admission is free for members and is $5 for nonmembers. Register online. Former Newsweek White House correspondent Eleanor Clift will join the June 5 discussion about the fight for equal rights for women in journalism…
Type: News
Celebrate Bill McCarren's Club career on Friday
National Press Club Executive Director Bill McCarren, who is retiring this month, will be honored at a reception at 7 p.m. Friday, June 2, in the Reliable Source. McCarren, who returned the Club to financial health and was an advocate for press freedom, has worked for the Club for more than 15 years, first as general manager and then as executive director. Friday's event, open to all Club members, will feature a toast and cake. National Press Club Executive Director Bill McCarren led the Club back to financial health and distinguished himself as a champion of press freedom during his 15…
Type: News
Here is this week's publication schedule due to the Memorial Day holiday
Due to the Monday's Memorial Day holiday, when the Club was closed, the Wire will publish three days this week, on Tuesday, Thursday and Friday. The Wire will resume its regular four-day-a-week schedule beginning next week.
Type: News
Bill McCarren NPC Retrospective
Type: Media
National Press Club Leadership Signs Open Letter on Chinese Journalist Yuyu Dong
WASHINGTON, May 31 – Following is a statement from Eileen O’Reilly, president of the National Press Club, and Gil Klein, president of the National Press Club Journalism Institute, on an open letter signed by leading journalists in support of Chinese journalist Yuyu Dong. Mr. Dong has been detained in Beijing for more than a year and was recently indicted on charges of espionage. “We have signed the letter below in support of Mr. Dong, a career journalist from China’s Guangming Daily who was swept up by Chinese authorities for having lunch with a Japanese diplomat, which is not a crime under…
Type: News