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Freed photojournalist to highlight press freedom struggles in Bangladesh, Thursday
Bangladeshi photojournalist Shahidul Alam will speak to the National Press Club’s Press Freedom Team Thursday, April 11, at 6 p.m., on the state of press freedom in Bangladesh including his arrest last year for speaking to international media about public protests. All Club members are invited to attend the free event, which will be held in the Cosgrove Lounge. Register online. Alam was arrested in 2018 by the Bangladeshi government for making “provocative” statements in an interview to Al Jazeera about protests in the country sparked by a bus accident that killed school children. He argued…
Type: News
An opportunity to find new leads: Reporter/Source Happy Hour, April 17
Journalists, are you looking to meet new sources? Communicators, are you looking to meet journalists? Then you’ll want to come to the National Press Club’s Reliable Source bar and grill on Wednesday, April 17, from 5:30-7:30 p.m. for Communicator Team's the next Reporter/Source Happy Hour. This is a very casual, social gathering of Club members who work in a variety of fields andindustries and are interested in making new connections. That’s what the Club is all about -- providing a professional and social community to bring journalists and news sources together to build personal and…
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Symposium at Club to explore key journalism issues, April 25
Is the First Amendment still relevant in the age of social media? How can we be sure that what we’re reading and watching is true? What can social media platforms do to curtail the spread of misinformation and lies? How can journalists make the best use of social media? All these questions, and others, will be explored by journalists, social media experts and legal scholars at the Missouri–Hurley and Price Sloan Symposium, "Free Speech, Free Press or Free For All” Thursday, April 25, at the National Press Club. The event, from 8:30 a.m. to 2 p.m., is sponsored in partnership with the National…
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U.S. Auto Industry
Mr. Poling spoke to a luncheon audience on the state of the U.S. automobile industry, U.S. trade relations with Japan, and his recommendations for the Clinton administration concerning economic policy. He briefly reviewed what he perceived as the Clinton economic plan, and responded to questions from members of the audience following his prepared remarks.
Type: Media
One week left to submit entries for press criticism award
The Monday, April 15, deadline to submit enter your entry in the National Press Club's journalism contest for the best critical coverage of the news business -- coverage that is increasingly important to the health of the industry -- is only a week away. The Arthur Rowse Award for Press Criticism honors the best coverage in 2018 of media issues. The award, part of the journalism contest, is sponsored by former U.S. News & World Report journalist Arthur Rowse. The award honors excellence in examining the role and work of the news media. All entries must focus on critical coverage of…
Type: News
Ex-CBS corespondent Lara Logan featured at breakfast, conference on extremism, Wednesday
The Young Members Team invites all National Press Club members to a complimentary breakfast and an on-the-record Q&A with journalist Lara Logan, former chief foreign affairs correspondent for CBS News, Wednesday, April 10, at 8 a.m. in the Cosgrove Lounge. Register here. Logan will moderate the morning session of a Georgetown University conference on how to counter extremism, anti-semitism and hate speech being held at the Club immediately following the breakfast. Club members attending the Young Members breakfast are invited to stay for the conference. Contact Jamie Horwitz for…
Type: News
Two figures in Virginia Tech shooting -- a survivor and a reporter -- revisit the massacre at NPC event
“I belong to a club no one wants to belong to,” said Kristina Anderson at a National Press Club Headliners Book Event April 4. She’s among the survivors of the mass shooting 12 years ago at Virginia Tech. As the anniversary of the massacre approaches, Anderson reflected on the shooting -- the largest in history at a college campus -- at the Club event along with former Richmond Times-Dispatch journalist Thomas Kapsidelis. Their lives intersected on April 16, 2007. Andersen was in French class in Norris Hall at the Blacksburg, Va., school when the shots rang out. The shooter wounded her three…
Type: News
Journalists, political leaders agree on blueprint to rebuild public trust in institutions
Journalists, elected officials and government communicators committed to concrete steps aimed at increasing trust and civility in public life during two days of intensive conversations at the National Press Club March 25-26.. Hosted by the Club’s nonprofit Journalism Institute and facilitated by the National Institute of Civil Discourse, the “Dialogue in a Divided Democracy” brought together more than 60 people — news media leaders and the people they cover — for face-to-face conversations about the challenges facing key American institutions. PEN America and the Stennis Center for Public…
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Clam Bake, Jazz Night -- Two events for the price of one, April 25
It'll be a swinging night at the National Press Club Thursday, April 25. Two popular events -- the Club's annual Clam Bake Buffet and another in the series of Jazz and Dinner Nights -- will combine into a single happening in the Reliable Source restaurant and Truman Lounge. Reservations already are rolling in for the combined event. The Clam Bake sells out annually, and the Jazz and Dinner event will add to the demand, so if you want to be a part of the gala evening, get your reservation in now. The Clam Bake Buffet, which also serves as the "dinner" part of the Jazz and Dinner event, will be…
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Deadline nears to enter contest for best coverage of animals and their welfare
The time is now to prepare your entries for the Ann Cottrell Free Animal Reporting Award, which honors the best journalism on animals and their welfare each year. The deadline is Monday, April 15. The award is part of the National Press Club journalism contest, which recognizes the top work in 2018 in the broadcast and print/online categories. The Cottrell prize is given for the best coverage that educates the public about threats facing animals. The award was established by the family of journalist and longtime Club member Ann Cottrell Free, who wrote extensively about animals and their…
Type: News