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A Military Veteran Who's Also an Author Talks About His Time in Ukraine
Iraq war veteran and author Matt Gallagher has traveled to Ukraine as both a military trainer and as a journalist. That background provides a unique perspective to his reporting. In this edition of Update-1, Gallagher talks with Tom Young of the NPC's Broadcast Podcast Committee about the war in Ukraine and some of the volunteer soldiers he met there. Besides listening on Press.org, Update-1 can be found on Apple Podcast, Google Podcast, TuneIn and Spotify by searching for “NPC Update-1.
Type: Media
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National Press Club Statement on Developments in the Case of RFE Journalist
Radio Free Europe editor Alsu Kurmasheva has been detained since October in Russia. Photo: Pangea Graphics (RFE/RL) WASHINGTON, Dec. 13 – Following is a statement by Eileen O’Reilly, president of the National Press Club, and Gil Klein, president of the National Press Club Journalism Institute, on new charges brought by the Russian government against Alsu Kurmasheva of Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty. “We reject these latest false charges by the Russian government against Alsu. She has done nothing wrong and should be released immediately. This continued abuse of an American citizen must…
Type: News
Saturday: Books & Brunch to discuss Pulitzer Prize-winning novel 'Trust'
The National Press Club group Books & Brunch will meet via Zoom at noon Saturday, Dec.16, to discuss "Trust," by Hernan Diaz. Diaz won the Pulitzer Prize for this novel about money, power and perception that spans a century. The Pulitzer Committee called it "a riveting novel set in a bygone America that explores family, wealth and ambition through linked narratives rendered in different literary styles, a complex examination of love and power in a country where capitalism is king." To RSVP and receive a Zoom link, please email Fay Iudicello at [email protected] by Thursday, Dec. 14…
Type: News
Military vet and author talks about his time in Ukraine
Iraq war veteran and author Matt Gallagher has traveled to Ukraine as both a military trainer and as a journalist. That background provides a unique perspective to his reporting. In the latest edition of Update-1, the National Press Club's podcast, Gallagher talks with Tom Young of the Broadcast/Podcast Team about the war in Ukraine and some of the volunteer soldiers he met there. Mike Gallagher Update-1 is produced by Mike Hempen. In addition to the Club website, Update-1 can be found on Apple Podcast, Google Podcast, Tunein and Spotify by searching for “NPC Update-1.” Comments about any…
Type: News
Tonight: Club Broadcast-Podcast Team holds holiday mixer
The National Press Club Broadcast-Podcast Team is having its annual holiday reception at 6 p.m. Friday, Dec. 15, in the Cosgrove Lounge on the Club's 14th floor. Club members can get their drink of choice from the Reliable Source bar, then head to the Cosgrove Lounge to mingle over hors d'oeuvres. Open to Club members. Make a reservation here.
Type: News
Memorial Day - Club Closed
Type: Event
Press Club leaders urge Biden administration to act immediately on Alsu Kurmasheva’s detention
Radio Free Europe editor Alsu Kurmasheva has been detained since October in Russia. Photo: Pangea Graphics (RFE/RL) WASHINGTON, Nov. 8 – 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 Russia’s detention of Russian American journalist Alsu Kurmasheva. “We urge the U.S. government to immediately designate Alsu Kurmasheva’s imprisonment as an unlawful and wrongful detention. The Biden administration is taking too long to make this important designation. “Alsu is the latest…
Type: News
NPC Statement on Al Jazeera Journalist Samer Abudaqa Killed in Gaza
WASHINGTON, Dec. 16 – Following is a statement from Eileen O’Reilly, president of the National Press Club, and Gil Klein, president of the National Press ClubJournalism Institute, on the death of Al Jazeera’s Samer Abudaqa yesterday in Gaza. “We mourn the loss of Al Jazeera cameraman Samer Abudaqa, who was working in Khan Younis when he was reportedly killed by an IDF drone strike. Wael Dahdouh, the Al Jazeera bureau chief in Gaza, was also wounded and taken to a hospital in this incident. This is another tragic loss for Dahdouh, who had recently lost his entire family in this war. “There…
Type: News