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John Metelsky, Club photography mainstay for 60 years, dies at 96
John Metelsky, a photographer member of the National Press Club for nearly 60 years, died Oct. 1 at the age of 96. Metelsky, whose colorful life ranged from work on a tugboat to photographing famous speakers at the Club, lived in Silver Spring, Md. "John was a friendly, dedicated, professional photographer whose works are part of the permanent display of photos hanging on the Press Club's walls," said Marshall Cohen, founder of the Club's photography committee who worked with Metelsky on the Club's print newsletter The Record from the 1970s to the 1990s. "He always helpful and cooperative…
Type: News
NPC Headliner Screening: "Storm Lake"
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Join director Beth Levison, director and cinematographer Jerry Risius and Pulitzer Prize-winning editor Art Cullen of the Storm Lake Times Pilot for a screening of the documentary “Storm Lake” followed by a discussion of the role of independent local journalism at 6 p.m. on Thursday, Oct. 12. The documentary, directed by Levison and Iowa native Risius, chronicles the outsize role of The Storm Lake Times, a family-run newspaper helmed by Cullen, in the life of the small Iowa town it covers and its struggle to survive in a changing media landscape. Against this backdrop, the documentary…
Type: Event
National Press Club statement on charges against insurrectionist Shane Woods
WASHINGTON, October 5 – 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 Shane Jason Woods, the first Jan. 6 insurrectionist to be charged with assaulting a member of the news media. “The court's sentencing of Shane Jason Woods is a good reminder to the public and members of Congress that news media were assaulted, intimidated, and harassed on Jan. 6, 2021, alongside Capitol Police. Their equipment was destroyed, they were threatened with murder, rape, and assault. It was a tragic…
Type: News
A Presidential Candidate Talks About the Media's Coverage of the 2024 Race
The paramount role of the press in presidential elections is to inform the public about the issues and their voting options, and to act as a watchdog over government officials and candidates for public office. When one candidate for a major political party’s nomination is an incumbent president, do the other candidates in the race fade into the background of press coverage? What happens when a challenger comes from outside the political establishment? One 2024 presidential candidate has been vocal about the lack of mainstream news coverage her campaign has received, and we invited her on to…
Type: Media