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Carter had one thing in common with Trump in Trump's first term: Both were Washington outsiders. They had campaigned as such and paid a price for a lack of establishment support. Tension between House Speaker Thomas "Tip" O'Neill and Carter was palpable during many of the O'Neill's press briefings that I covered. Carter's top aides showed little deference to top Democrats on Capitol Hill, and the feeling was reciprocated. As his administration lost popularity, one Democrat House member from California who I covered boldly proclaimed during Carter's re-election bid that "the President needs me…
Remembering President Carter: NPC member Dalecki recounts covering the 39th president and a less-than-perfect dance with the First Lady
"I'm Jimmy Carter and I'm running for President," the little-known ex-governor of Georgia announced in the crowded ballroom of the National Press Club on Dec. 12, 1974. I was among the journalists who heard Carter describe himself as “a farmer, an engineer, a businessman, a planner, a scientist, a governor and a Christian.” The announcement wasn't a surprise: He'd already made it at the little railroad station in Plains, Ga., that would serve as his official campaign headquarters, and he would do it again later that day in New York City. His seemingly quixotic effort was something of a local…
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Funding opportunity: The Public Health Reporting Fellowship deadline extended to Jan. 13
The deadline for the newly launched Public Health Reporting Fellowship has been extended until Monday, Jan. 13, at 5 pm ET. This opportunity from the Common Health Coalition and the National Press Club Journalism Institute will award up to $7,500 each to five mid-career journalists to support reporting projects focused on the intersection of public health policy and health care delivery. Applicants must propose a significant reporting project covering a critical community, regional, state, or national public health issue, to be published or distributed by July 2025. The awards will fund the…
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NPC Headliners: Anamaria Baralt & Robert Rand
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As the resentencing hearing for brothers Lyle and Erik Menendez approaches, journalist Robert Rand, whose book, "The Menendez Murders," revealed new evidence in the case, and Anamaria Baralt, the Menendez brothers' cousin who has advocated on their behalf, will discuss the prospects for the brothers' release at a Headliners Coffee and Conversation event on Thursday, Jan. 23 at 2 p.m. Lyle Menendez, turns 57 on Jan. 10, and Erik Menendez, turned 54 on Nov. 27, have been serving life sentences without parole since their conviction in 1996 for the 1989 murders of their parents, José and Kitty…
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National Press Club Opens Submission Period for 2025 Journalism Awards
WASHINGTON, Jan. 8, 2025 – The National Press Club is now accepting entries for its prestigious annual journalism awards, which recognize exceptional reporting and storytelling produced in 2024. Click here to enter. The deadline for submissions is May 5, 2025. Full contest details and past award winners can be found here. “We’re thrilled to once again honor the outstanding work produced by journalists across the country in 2024,” said NPC President Emily Wilkins. “These awards are an opportunity to recognize the journalism that informs, challenges, and shapes our understanding of current…
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Press Freedom Center Statement on the Release of Cecilia Sala
WASHINGTON, Jan. 8 – Emily Wilkins, president of the National Press Club, issued the following statement on the wrongful detention of Italian journalist Cecilia Sala in Iran: “Cecilia Sala is free. The National Press Club celebrates her release from unjust detention in Iran and her safe return to Italy. Sala’s ordeal was a brazen attack on press freedom and a reminder of the extraordinary risks journalists face to bring the truth to light. Her freedom is a victory for journalism and for all who stand against the silencing of the press. “While we are relieved Sala is no longer enduring the…
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