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A letter from the President: 'I'm asking you to run'
Dear National Press Club Members: Today we opened registration for the third annual Run for Austin Virtual 5K. The virtual race will be held on Nov. 18 and can be completed anytime, anywhere that day, and at any speed. I’m asking you to run. I’m asking you to run for Austin Tice — the award-winning journalist, the seventh-generation Texan, the Marine veteran, the graduate of Georgetown University, and the beloved son, brother and colleague who had headed to Syria to cover the refugee crisis as it was unfolding. He was detained on Aug. 14, 2012, and has been away from his family for more than…
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Book celebrates wisdom, leadership of women in business
Edie Fraser is inspired by the way women help each other get ahead in the business world, she told a National Press Club audience Thursday, Oct. 19. “What gives me hope is the deep friendships and connections of what we do to support one another,” she said. “We celebrate success on things like pay equity, women on boards and diversity.” She noted women CEOs have been very successful. Companies run by “women CEOs are 20% more profitable on the stock exchanges in return [on] investments,” she said. Fraser wrote “Women Mean Business” to celebrate the wisdom and leadership of trailblazers. In…
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Tickets cost $5 for Club members and $15 for the general public. Pre-ordered books will be available for pickup and signing at the event. Attendees will also be able to purchase books at the door. Purchase tickets online. Many people watched the deadly attack on the Capitol unfold live on television. Fewer were there to experience it in person Dunn was there when what was supposed to be a ceremonial certification of the November election results became a violent insurrection by Trump supporters. Dunn’s book recounts that fateful day and those that followed, including his testimony before…
Police officer who defended Capitol on Jan. 6 to discuss new memoir at Oct. 26 Book Event
Harry Dunn, a Capitol Police officer who was on duty on Jan. 6, 2021, as an angry mob of supporters of then-President Donald Trump stormed the U.S. Capitol in an attempt to overturn a fair and free election, will discuss his new book, “Standing My Ground: A Capitol Police Officer’s Fight for Accountability and Good Trouble After January 6th” at a National Press Club Headliners Book Event at 10 a.m. on Thursday, Oct. 26.
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AMA president Ehrenfeld to address looming physician shortage, Oct. 25
Dr. Jesse M. Ehrenfeld, president of the American Medical Association (AMA, will address how a physician shortage in the United States could affect patients and health care and how to fix it at a National Press Club Headliners Newsmaker on Wednesday, Oct. 25, at 1 p.m. Ehrenfeld will highlight the key factors driving an exodus from medicine, including physician burnout, and update reporters on the AMA's Recovery Plan for America's Physicians, launched in 2022. A study published in 2020 by the Association of American Medical Colleges (AAMC) projected the U.S. will face a shortage of between…
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Club votes to raise dues by $2 per month for most members in 2024
National Press Club members attending the General Membership Meeting on Friday, Oct. 20, voted to increase annual dues by $2 per month for most members. Under the plan, annual dues for journalists and communicators would rise by $24 in 2024. A $1-per-month increase, or $12 annually, would apply to young members, retirees and spousal members. The policy was approved by a voice vote of the approximately 50 people in attendance, with one dissent. The Club Board earlier in the week advanced a proposal to the Club’s general membership that would increase dues by $2 per month for journalists and…
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German dishes on the dinner buffet, with special Oktoberfest beer, at Reliable Source, Thursday
A variety of German dishes are the highlights of the buffet menu for the National Press Club’s gala annual observance of Oktoberfest on Thursday, Oct. 26, in the Reliable Source restaurant. A special Oktoberfest beer will complement the buffet cuisine. Adding a festive touch to the evening's revelry will be accordion player Russell Wilson. A member of the Marine Band, he often has performed at the White House. The cost of buffet is $35 for members and $40 for nonmembers. Reservations are recommended by calling (202) 662-7443 or sending an email to [email protected]. On the buffet expect to see:…
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Press Club Statement on Sentencing of Leading Iranian Journalists
WASHINGTON, Oct. 22 – 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 the sentencing of Iranian journalists Niloofar Hamedi and Elaheh Mohammadi by the Iranian courts. “We are outraged by news that two Iranian journalists have been unjustly punished with more time in prison simply for doing their jobs. “Niloofar Hamedi and Elaheh Mohammadi’s coverage of Mahsa Amini’s murder by the Iranian morality police and the resulting protest brought much-needed transparency and accountability…
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Nominations for Club officers, board seats will close Oct. 27
Nominations are being accepted through Friday, Oct. 27, for National Press Club offices and seats on the Board of Governors. Nominations are being accepted for the following positions. The five officer positions, restricted to Journalist members, are: President Vice President Treasurer Secretary Membership Secretary On the Board of Governors, for Journalist members, the following seats are open: Two three-year terms On the Board of Governors, for Communicator members, the following seats are open: One three-year non-voting term Interested? Contact Kate Helster at [email protected] …
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