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Update-1 remembers James Foley nine years after his death
In August 2014, ISIS murdered James Foley, a young videographer and journalist with GlobalPost who was covering the conflict in Syria. The terrorist group held him hostage for two years before beheading him, brutally recording the killing on video. As a tribute to him, his parents Diane and John Foley started the James W. Foley Legacy Foundation to “advocate for the freedom of all Americans held hostage” and wrongfully detained.
Type: News
Tickets still available for Aug. 30 NPC awards dinner
Tickets are still available for Wednesday's awards dinner at which the National Press Club will mark its 50th anniversary of recognizing the best in journalism. The event begins at 6 p.m., with a reception in the Holeman Lounge, followed by dinner and the awards ceremony beginning at 7 in the Ballroom. Business attire. Members should log in to the Club site for a code to receive the $65 member ticket price. General admission tickets are $75 each. Information about the finalists and winners in each category of the awards competition can be found here. The Club earlier announced two recipients…
Type: News
NPC Headliners Book Event: Edie Fraser & Robyn Freedman Spizman "Women Mean Business"
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Co-Authors Edie Fraser, Robyn Freedman Spizman, and Andi Simon, Ph. D., joined forces to bring the insights of 100 trailblazing women together in the book "Women Mean Business." Fraser and Spizman will be joined by some of those featured in the book on October 19th at a National Press Club Headliners Book Event, at 6:30 p.m. in the Club’s conference rooms. In "Women Mean Business," the authors present the personal and professional insights of women working to transform the face of business, from technology to finance and the media. Fraser is the founder and CEO of Women Business Collaborative…
Type: Event
NPC Headliners Luncheon: Maria Ressa
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Nobel Peace Prize laureate Maria Ressa will address the threats facing press freedom worldwide and the opportunities for civil society to respond at a National Press Club Headliners luncheon on Sept. 5 Ressa, a former CNN bureau chief who co-founded the innovative Philippine news site Rappler, has been lauded by press organizations across the globe for her fearless journalism and efforts to sound the alarm about the use of digital technology to undermine democratic institutions. The National Press Club honored her in 2020 with its John Aubuchon Press Freedom Award, one year before she and…
Type: Event