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Press Freedom Center at the National Press Club Launches Mental Health Support Program for Journalists Facing Trauma, Threats and Harassment
Washington, May 30 — At a time when journalists are navigating relentless threats, online harassment, hostility and the emotional aftermath of covering violence and tragedy, the Press Freedom Center at the National Press Club is launching a vital new mental health initiative in collaboration with the Journalist Trauma Support Network (JTSN). The new program will offer confidential, trauma-informed support to reporters facing psychological stress, whether from hostile assignments, targeted harassment, or the cumulative weight of covering war, mass shootings, natural disasters, or forced…
Type: News
Is Legend of Broadcast honoree Nina Totenberg ready to retire? "Fuhgetaboutit!"
Nina Totenberg wanted to make something clear when the National Press Club honored her as a "Legend of Broadcast" at a dinner Wednesday. "When you're honored as a legend, you — I hope you all know what that means: It means you'e old," said Totenberg, National Public Radio's legal affairs correspondent, who is 81. "Now having said that, I should say that I've been honored as a legend lots of times in the last decade or so, but I'm still not retiring. So if you were hoping for such an announcement — fuhgetaboutit!" Legend of Broadcast honoree Nina Totenberg of NPR. Photo by Peter West.…
Type: News
Fighting Back Against Government Secrecy
Independent journalist and National Press Club member Miranda Spivack details the underreported rise in secret dealmaking between local governments and corporations and how these agreements are a threat to our health, safety and democracy in her new book that was just released. Spivack discusses "Backroom Deals in Our Backyards: How Government Secrecy Harms Our Communities and the Local Heroes Fighting Back" with Broadcast Podcast member Bill Loveless in the latest Update-1 podcast. They talk about "accidental activists" who combat secrecy around poisoned drinking water, dangerous roads,…
Type: Media
Members invited to attend General Membership Meeting, May 30
The National Press Club will hold a General Membership Meeting on Friday, May 30 at 5:30 p.m. in the Conference Rooms. Please note that the meeting will not be live-streamed, so we encourage all members to attend in person. Agenda: Welcome – Mike Balsamo, President Approval of January Meeting Minutes – Mark Schoeff Jr., Secretary Treasurer’s Report – Poonam Sharma, Treasurer Membership Report – Steve Reilly, Membership Secretary NPCJI Updates – Beth Francesco, NPC Journalism Institute Executive Director President’s Report – Mike Balsamo, President Q&A and Close All attendees will…
Type: News
Today: Members invited to attend General Membership Meeting
The National Press Club will hold a General Membership Meeting on Friday, May 30 at 5:30 p.m. in the Conference Rooms. Please note that the meeting will not be live-streamed, so we encourage all members to attend in person. Agenda: Welcome – Mike Balsamo, President Approval of January Meeting Minutes – Mark Schoeff Jr., Secretary Treasurer’s Report – Poonam Sharma, Treasurer Membership Report – Steve Reilly, Membership Secretary NPCJI Updates – Beth Francesco, NPC Journalism Institute Executive Director President’s Report – Mike Balsamo, President Q&A and Close All attendees will…
Type: News
Raise a glass with your fellow Young Members, June 6
Raise your glass and join us for an evening of delightful conversations and libations at our Young Members Social at 5:30 pm June 6 in the Cosgrove Room. Club members who are 35 years old or younger are invited to connect, unwind, and celebrate the spirit of the National Press Club community. Expand your professional network in a relaxed atmosphere. Forge connections with like-minded individuals across the journalism and communication industries. Discover new opportunities and collaborations. RSVP here.
Type: News
June in the Reliable Source: Pub Quiz, Mediterranean Wine Dinner and Friday Taco Night
There's always something fun -- and tasty -- going on at the Reliable Source. Mark your calendars for the following special events: Thursday, June 5: NPC Pub Quiz night at 7 p.m. in the Truman Lounge Tuesday, June 17: Mediterranean Style Wine Dinner - 6:30 p.m. reception and 7 p.m. dinner Every Friday: Taco Night from 5:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m.
Type: News
Social-media sensation Dr. Mike tells Press Club Headliners Dinner he can see 40 patients each day or millions online
Dr. Mike receives mug from NPC President Mike Balsamo at a National Press Club Headliners Dinner on May 30. Photo by Jeremy Bigwood. Dr. Mikhail "Mike" Varshavski, a board-certified family-medicine physician, media personality, educator, writer, and philanthropist with more than 25,000,000 followers spoke at the National Press Club Headliners Dinner on May 30 saying he is looking to treat the increasingly contentious relationships between media and health by creating one video and having one honest conversation at a time, using humor and facts. “I can only see 40 patients a day…[on social…
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NPC President Balsamo encourages members to bring friends to National Press Club
The National Press Club is at the forefront of the battle to preserve press freedom and support journalism during a time of profound stress for the profession and could use more help in the form of additional Club members. “We're growing; we're modernizing; we're defending a free and independent press; and we're making [the Club] a place where journalists, communicators and truth tellers want to be,” NPC President Mike Balsamo said May 30 at the Club’s General Membership Meeting. “Please help us grow. Invite a colleague, bring a friend to an event, tell someone what the Club has meant to you…
Type: News