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"Truthers" Hosted by the NPC Events Team & Newsy
Online conspiracy movements have relentlessly targeted survivors and family of victims in the wake of almost every recent American mass shooting, from Sandy Hook to Parkland. Newsy's documentary report "Truthers" explores that issue and spotlights a pattern of online harassment that has real-world consequences. Join the National Press Club and Newsy for a screening of "Truthers," followed by a panel discussion among survivors and family who have been targeted by conspiracy movements and a conversation about solutions in both tech and policy. Panelists: Suzanna Barna is a senior at Marjory…
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NPC Pub Quiz
For those of you itching for a night of trivia, prizes and good times at the National Press Club, you need not scratch any longer. Emcee Marc Wojno plans to start the game started at 7 p.m. for an evening of merriment, food, drinks and prizes. Arrive early with your friends, fellow members and colleagues, and order a hearty meal from the Reliable Source kitchen and a stiff drink from the bar. Don’t have a team? No worries, we’ll team you up. A monthly Club staple, Pub Quiz is a great opportunity to forget about work, gather with friends and make new ones over food and drinks. For more…
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NPC Headliners Newsmaker: Marking Final Year of Centennial Commemoration of WWI
World War I, referred to by historians as the defining event of the 20th century and beyond, resulted in the deaths of more than 16 million soldiers and civilians by the War’s end in 1918, and left in its wake a path of political destruction and dramatic social upheaval that can still be seen and felt one hundred years later. On Thursday, March 29, 2018 the National WWI Museum and Memorial, America’s official WWI museum and memorial as designated by Congress, will mark the final year of their centennial commemoration of WWI with a panel discussion on the lasting impression of the Great War at…
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National Press Club to Make Announcement on the Case of Jailed Journalist
Livestream will begin 3/6 at 2:00pm ET. The National Press Club will hold a press conference at 2 p.m. Tuesday, Mar. 6 to discuss a new development in the case of jailed Mexican journalist Emilio Gutierrez Soto. Gutierrez, whose reporting in his home country made him a target of death threats, accepted the Club's John Aubuchon Press Freedom award o behalf of Mexico's journalists in October. Two months later, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement threatened to deport him. When the Board of Immigration Appeals stayed that action, ICE took Gutierrez and his son into custody. The National…
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NPC Communications & Marketing Team
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"50 Years of 60 Minutes" with Executive Producer Jeff Fager & Correspondent Bill Whitaker
“Good evening. This is 60 Minutes.” That’s how Harry Reasoner opened the very first episode of 60 Minutes on a Tuesday evening back in September of 1968. By CBS News’ own admission, the initial reviews of the broadcast were mixed, with Daily Variety proclaiming the program would “have to do better.” Now 50 years, 20 Peabody Awards and 145 News and Documentary Emmy honors later, it is one of the most successful programs in television history. On Tuesday, March 27, 60 Minutes Executive Producer Jeff Fager, who tutored under the show’s legendary creator Don Hewitt before succeeding him in 2004,…
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Christopher Scalia on the legacy of his father, the late Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia
Christopher J. Scalia, one of the late Justice Antonin Scalia’s nine children, will appear at a National Press Club Headliners book event on Tuesday, March 20 at 6:30 p.m. to discuss his father’s life and legacy, and what we can learn from the dozens of speeches and writings he left behind. Scalia Speaks: Reflections on Law, Faith, and Life Well Lived, edited by Justice Scalia’s son Christopher and one of the Justice’s former law clerks Edward Whelan, is a compilation of dozens of Justice Scalia’s speeches, some published for the first time, that range in topic and tone from…
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Intro to Podcasting
National Press Club Sunshine Week Panel to Examine How Public Information Officers Limit Media Access
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NPC Headliners Film Screening: Christy Turlington Burns, "Giving Birth in America"
Christy Turlington Burns, founder & CEO of the nonprofit Every Mother Counts, will discuss U.S. maternal health challenges, as well as legislation she is encouraging Congress to pass to improve access to maternity care for American women at a special film screening at the National Press Club on International Women’s Day, March 8, 2018 at 5 p.m. in the club’s Ballroom. The newsmaker event will begin with a screening of two short films from the Every Mother Count’s series, “Giving Birth in America,” that demonstrate the challenges pregnant women and mothers are facing in the United States,…
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Chateau St. Jean Wine Dinner at The Fourth Estate Restaurant
Enjoy the extraordinary wines of Chateau St. Jean with legendary California winemaker Margo Van Staaveren at a dinner March 22 at the Fourth Estate restaurant. The award-winning Van Staaveren, selected "Winemaker of the Year" by Wine Enthusiast in 2008, guide dinners through each thoughtfully paired course, sharing expertise developed over her 38 years creating luxury wines at Chateau St. Jean. The evening opens with hors d’oeuvres served with a sparkling rosé at 6:30 p.m. Dinner will be served at 7 p.m. Tickets cost $70 per person for non-members and $59.50 per person for members. Members…
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