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National Press Club Statement on Journalist Safety in Gaza
WASHINGTON, November 9 – 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 unprecedented and tragic death toll of journalists and media workers in the current Israel-Hamas war. At least 39 journalists and media workers have been killed in this conflict, according to the Committee to Protect Journalists, making it one of the deadliest war zones for journalists this century. “We are outraged and appalled by the unprecedented number of journalists and media workers who have been…
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Intellectual property attorney tells Press Club members artificial intelligence won’t immediately replace authors
Artificial intelligence will not immediately replace authors, according to Eric von Vorys, an intellectual property attorney and AI expert with the Shulman Rogers law firm, who was the guest speaker at the Nov. 9 virtual meeting of the National Press Club’s Independent Authors Group. “AI is not anywhere close to taking over your jobs,” von Vorys assured the group. That’s because generative AI, which can create text, images, and other forms of media, has built-in limitations that offer some protections for authors. The emerging technology “is limited to whoever is programming it and whatever…
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The Language Factor and the Climate Backlash
Free Event ORGANIZERS: Nexus Council and NorCham Join the Nexus Council for the unveiling of the 2023 National Survey on how Americans view the environment. “The Language Factor and the Climate Backlash” Could the climate backlash, highlighted by The Washington Post and The Economist, be merely a linguistic challenge? Or is there more? Join us as we reveal how language might just be the key to unlocking unified, effective climate action. This forum isn't just a discussion – it's an exploration with experts eager to dissect, debate, and divulge insights that could…
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National Press Club leaders call on USG to raise case of Yuyu Dong during Xi visit
WASHINGTON, Nov. 11 – 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 opportunity to raise the case of journalist Yuyu Dong during the visit by President Xi Jinping to San Francisco Nov. 15. “During the important bilateral meeting with China earlier this year, it is our understanding that neither Secretary Blinken, nor anyone else from the U.S. side, raised human rights cases other than those of three American hostages. “We wish the USG had also raised the cases of Chinese…
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Award-winning Indian Journalist plans to discuss press freedom at Tuesday lunch
Shahina K.K., a crusading journalist covering gender, human rights, and marginalized communities in India, will be the special guest at a National Press Club Press Freedom Committee in-person event on Tuesday, Nov. 14 at 11:30 a.m. in the Reliable Source's McClendon Room. This event is free. Attendees are encouraged to purchase their lunch from the Reliable Source. Space is limited. RSVPs are required and can be made to Press Freedom team member Mushfiqul Fazal at [email protected]. Shahina is the recipient of the 2023 Committee to Protect Journalists' International Press Freedom Award. She…
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Member-Author Group features 'Northern Virginia Luminaries' at Nov. 16 book rap
Joe Motheral plans to discuss his book Northern Virginia Luminaries at the National Press Club on Thursday, Nov. 16 at 6:30 p.m. in the Reliable Source’s McClendon Room. The event is free and open to all but since it is in the McClendon Room, reservations are necessary for non-members. To attend this Book Rap, sponsored by the Member-Author Group, please email the event coordinator, Joe Luchok at [email protected]. Northern Virginia Luminaries tells the stories of prominent people Motheral has interviewed over the course of his 45-year writing career. Among the many people in the book…
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