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Schwarzenegger, Holder to discuss redistricting reform, gerrymandering following SCOTUS arguments, March 26
Actor and former California Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger and Obama administration Attorney General Eric Holder will discuss the need for redistricting reform at a National Press Club Headliners event at 12:30 p.m. Tuesday, March 26, in the Holeman Lounge. Schwarzenegger, a Republican, and Holder, a Democrat, will speak against gerrymandering following oral arguments at the U.S. Supreme Court in two redistricting cases. The court is considering whether the Republican gerrymandering in Rucho v. Common Cause and the Democratic gerrymandering in Lamone v. Benisek are unconstitutional. A decision by…
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NPC Press Freedom Chair Discusses Challenges from the Pentagon to the Philippines
The National Press Club has redoubled its efforts to highlight injustices resulting from multiple verbal, legal and even physical attacks on the media. In this episode of the Update-1 podcast, John Donnelly, chair of the Club’s Freedom of the Press Team, spoke with Broadcast/Podcast Team co-vice chair Adam Konowe about a range of domestic and international initiatives intended reinforce the vital role journalism plays in ensuring transparency in a free society. Examples include fundraising for missing American journalist Austin Tice, support for arrested Philippine journalist Maria Ressa, as…
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NPC Young Members host 'speed mentoring,' 6:30 p.m. TONIGHT
National Press Club young members can join an evening of "speed mentoring" from 6:30-8:30 p.m. tonight in the Cosgrove Lounge. The event will give young members a chance to speak with veteran reporters who will discuss best journalism practices and career advice. Mentors include journos from top companies such as The Associated Press, Roll Call, Politico, Axios and others. The evening will consist of small groups of mentees moving from mentor to mentor followed by a small networking reception. It is open to all Club journalist young members and is free. But space is limited, so you must…
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Club member now in New Zealand offers assistance for reporting on deadly attack
National Press Club member Victoria Gaither, who has been reporting from New Zealand as a freelancer for four years, has offered other Club members assistance in lining up journalist interview contacts in New Zealand. She has been following the events surrounding the shootings at mosques in Christchurch and is willing to talk to fellow Club members about the "mood of the country." She can be reached at [email protected]. "I would be able to talk about the mood of the people and how devastating this is to the country," she wrote in an email to the Wire. "I mainly do interviews and…
Type: News
Reliable Source April Events
Here is a list of events scheduled for the National Press Club's Reliable Source on the 14th floor of the Club: Monday, April 1: Members Monthly Happy Hour – 5:30 p.m. – Truman Lounge Thursday, April 11: NPC Pub Quiz – 7:00 p.m. – Truman Lounge Thursday, April 25: Annual Clam Bake Dinner – 5:30 p.m. – Reliable Source
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Events Team invites members to discuss 'RFK: His Words for Our Times' April 10
A discussion about the edited and updated book "RFK: His Words for Our Times" featuring Rick Allen, co-author and editor, and Kathleen Kennedy Townsend, Robert and Ethel Kennedy’s eldest child and a former public official, will be the focus of a National Press Club Events Team event Wednesday, April 10, at 6:30 p.m. The event will take place in the conference rooms and will feature a discussion with Allen and Townsend, an audience Q&A and a book signing. Tickets are $5 for Club members and $10 for the general public. Students with student ID will be admitted without charge. Register…
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Memorial service Saturday for member James G. Apple
A memorial service for James G. Apple, a prominent attorney and 26-year communicator member of the National Press Club, will be held Saturday, March 23, at 1 p.m. in Old Presbyterian Meeting House, 321 S. Fairfax. St., Alexandria, Va. He died Jan. 22 at age 81. His varied career included being a private practice lawyer, special assistant and counsel to the director during a decade with the Federal Judicial Center in Washington and president of the International Judicial Academy, where he served until his semi-retirement in 2017. He was an amateur photographer, avid traveler and a prolific…
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Legionnaires hear tales of World War I German subs off U.S.
During the early days of World War I, "Americans didn't think German U-boats could reach the U.S.," NOAA marine archeologist Tane Casserly told National Press Club American Legion Post 20 members and guests on Thursday. "They were wrong." By war's end in 1918, some 200 U.S. vessels were attacked by U-boats with losses from the Carolinas to New England. Casserly, a research coordinator at Monitor National Marine Sanctuary in Newport News, Va., noted that two U-boats made U.S. port calls prior to American's entry into the conflict in late 1917. A civilian German cargo submarine, the "…
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From a Chef's Perspective
Chef Child spoke to the club about the role of food in both our national culture and within The White House. Mrs. Child began with an overview of her fifty years studying and teaching cooking techniques and procedures. At the end of her speech, she was presented two National Press Club dinner plates by the Press Club chef.
Type: Media
Club's Communicators Team to hear about strategies for digital communications success Thursday
With more than 4.1 billion internet users and 1.94 billion websites, how do journalists and communicators make an impact with their content, strengthen market position and increase audience loyalty? Parson TKO CEO Tony Kopetchny will explain some of the best strategies to make an impact with their content, strengthen market position and increase audience loyalty from 8 a.m. to 9 a.m. Thursday, March 21, in the Cosgrove Lounge. This professional development session for reporters and communicators, sponsored by the National Press Club Communicator Team, is free to members. Registration is…
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