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NPC Headliners Luncheon: Panera Bread Founder Ron Shaich
Livestream will begin 4/26 at 1:00pm ET. In 2017 Panera Bread founder Ron Shaich took the company he had once proudly taken public in the early 1990s off the public stock exchange and stepped down as its CEO. Shaich did this, he said, to protect the fast-casual empire and its more than one hundred thousand employees from falling prey to the pressures of shareholders chasing short-term profits. On Friday, April 26, Shaich will deliver a speech at a National Press Club Headliners luncheon detailing why he believes Wall Street’s fixation on short-term profits has led to greater social…
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NPC Headliners Book Event: Jill Abramson - "Merchants of Truth"
Award-winning journalist Jill Abramson, former executive editor of The New York Times, will deliver an insider’s look at the transformation of journalism and the business of news at a Headliners breakfast conversation on Feb. 14 at 9 a.m. in the National Press Club’s Fourth Estate Restaurant. Abramson will discuss and sign her new book, “Merchants of Truth: The Business of News and the Fight for Facts.” Doors open with a light breakfast of assorted pastries, coffee and tea at 8:30 a.m. The program will begin promptly at 9 a.m. Tickets cost $10 for members and $15 for non-members. When…
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Chinese New Year Dinner
There will be a special Chinese dinner and drinks are planned for this occasion.
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T.H.O. hosts Ret. U.S. Navy Admiral James Stavridis
On January 30th, THO will host former U.S. Navy Admiral James Stavridis and former Turkish Navy Rear Admiral Ali Deniz Kutluk for a discussion on U.S.-Turkey defense cooperation and the NATO alliance. WhenWednesday, January 30, 2019 from 3:00 PM to 4:30 PM EST WhereNational Press Club529 14th St. NW13th Floor, NPC BallroomWashington, DC 20045 RSVP If you have any questions or comments, please contact Pinar [email protected]
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Coalition Press Conference
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Save the Persecuted Christians
PERSECUTED FOR CHRIST! Coordinated Press Conferences — Please reserve your seat today. What: Two press conferences – One venue. Where: National Press Club | 529 14th St. NW, 13th Floor, Washington, DC 20045 | 202-662-7500 When: Thursday, January 17, 1:30-4:00 p.m. 1:30 - 2:30 pm — Save the Persecuted Christians, unveils its evolution from an informal Coalition into a new, national non-profit organization and movement a-building. The goal of mobilizing Americans to stand in the gap for the 215 million Christians worldwide experiencing brutal violence and abuse for their faith remains the same…
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Washingtonian editors to discuss investigative December cover story
Washingtonian Food Editors Jessica Sidman and Anna Spiegel will discuss their December 2018 cover story on the rise and fall of Chef Mike Isabella at a Story Tellers session on at 6:30 p.m. on Jan. 17. Storytellers is a new idea designed for journalists across mediums to talk about their work and share ideas. Read the story here: https://www.washingtonian.com/2018/11/26/the-inside-story-of-mike-isabe… How did they get Isabella to talk on the record? How did they follow documents and talk to investors? How did they co-write a story and go through the editing process? Whether you cover daily…
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Press Freedom Book Rap: Lindsey Hilsum on war correspondent Marie Colvin
British journalist Lindsey Hilsum met Marie Colvin in 1998 while they both were on assignment in Djibouti. Their instant bond lasted until the end when Colvin was killed by an IED in Homs, Syria, in 2012. Everyone knew of Colvin’s tough demeanor and unflappable courage reporting from the world’s most treacherous war zones, but after Colvin’s death, Hilsum realized that there was much she did not know about her friend and colleague. Hilsum’s new book, In Extremis: The Life and Death of the War Correspondent Marie Colvin, is a thrilling and powerful investigation into Colvin’s epic life and…
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NPC Headliners Luncheon: Admiral Karl L. Schultz, Commandant of the U.S. Coast Guard
Livestream will begin 12/6 at 1:00pm ET. As climate change continues to erode seasonal ice coverage in the Arctic, access through the Northwest Passage continues to expand, opening up greater possibilities for scientific exploration and international trade. With just two aging icebreaker vessels currently capable of navigating this expanding frontier (compared with Russia’s fleet of 41 icebreaking ships), the U.S. Coast Guard has made continued pleas to Congress to appropriate adequate funds to build a new heavy polar ship and expand America’s polar icebreaker fleet. On Thursday,…
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NPC Independent Authors
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