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A war correspondent and his Press Club card
In the 1945 war movie “Objective Burma!,” a war correspondent named Mark Williams is stuck in the jungle with a platoon of GIs. As they talk about where they most want to be, Williams says, “At the National Press Club bar sipping a bourbon and water." But the Club is a touchstone for more than just make-believe movie war correspondents. Many members have taken their Club membership cards around the world as they report from conflict zones. New York Times correspondent Rod Nordland is one of them. He has reported from more than 150 countries and has been posted in Bangkok, Beirut, Baghdad,…
Type: News
National Press Club and NPC Journalism Institute back journalists covering protests, denounce arrests and assaults
The National Press Club and its Journalism Institute stand in support of all the journalists who have been injured, arrested or come under attack while covering the protests over the death of George Floyd at the hands of Minneapolis police. Journalists have been assaulted by protesters for simply doing their jobs. They have been hit by police projectiles, and a Louisville appeared to be targeted by police and shot with pepper bullets Journalists have been arrested in Minneapolis and Las Vegas. CNN’s headquarters in Atlanta were defaced and its windows broken. “Journalists often put…
Type: News
Arrests of CNN journalists in Minneapolis denounced by National Press Club & Journalism Institute
The National Press Club and the National Press Club Journalism Institute condemn the early morning arrests of CNN correspondent Omar Jimenez and his production team, who were taken into custody just after 5 a.m. local time, while live on the air. They were released more than an hour later, after Gov. Tim Walz apologized to CNN President Jeff Zucker for the actions of law enforcement. Jimenez could be heard on camera calmly telling the Minnesota state police, “We can move wherever you’d like, we are live on the air,” and showing them his press credentials. This contradicts the statement by…
Type: News
COVID-19 bared gaps in education technology and support, panel says
COVID-19 revealed gaps in access to education technology and support across individuals, school districts and states, a panel of education administrators said Thursday during a National Press Club online event. To watch a video of the event, click here. Alberto M. Carvalho, superintendent of schools for Miami-Dade County in Florida, said his system, the fourth largest in the nation with more than 350,000 public school students, was prepared for crises because it is a coastal area that must shut down for hurricanes. At such times, the schools become community shelters, so plans are also in…
Type: News
Foreign correspondents discuss reporting during the pandemic June 3
The National Press Club International Correspondents Team is holding a Zoom panel with foreign correspondents Matthieu Mabin, Washington bureau chief for the French TV broadcast France 24; Roj Eli Zalla, Washington bureau Chief for Rudaw, a Kurdish media group from Iraqi Kurdistan; and Ben Bangoura, Guinean journalist and founder of the website AlloAfricaNews, on how they’re covering the United States during the COVID-19 pandemic. The event will take place over Zoom at 6 p.m. on Wednesday, June 3. The program will be followed by a Q&A. Register online. The panel will be moderated by…
Type: News
Advocacy Groups and the 2004 Elections
The panelists discussed the role of their independent groups in the 2004 presidential campaign. These groups are not new, but they (including tax statute number 527 groups) spent an unprecedented amount of money on campaign advertising. The first panel represented Republican groups and the second panel represented Democrats. Examples of ads were shown and the panelists discussed their strategies and experiences. After their presentations the panelists answered audience members' questions. Mr. Steven Crowley participated by telephone.
Type: Media
Don’t touch that dial! CBS News/National Press Club radio centennial series now available online
A 10-part audio series commemorating the centennial of radio, co-produced by CBS News and the National Press Club, now is available online after a two-week run on the CBS World News Roundup, the network program that launched the era of broadcast journalism in 1938. Legendary CBS News broadcaster Edward R. Murrow. The series, “Celebrating a Century of Sound,” is anchored by CBS News correspondent Sam Litzinger. It includes 10 one-minute chapters and a mini-documentary covering the history of the medium, from crystal sets to digital platforms, and from soap operas and symphonies to rock…
Type: News
Books & Brunch to discuss "The Friend" via Zoom on June 20
Books & Brunch will meet via Zoom on at noon Saturday, June 20, to discuss "The Friend" by Sigrid Nunez. The novel, described in The New York Times as "an acerbic but often poignant exploration of love, friendship, death, grief, art and literature," won the National Book Award for fiction and rave reviews. All Club members are welcome to join in the discussion. Please RSVP to Fay Iudicello at [email protected]. You will receive a Zoom invitation shortly before the meeting begins. And obviously, brunch is of your own making. Can't make the June 20 meeting? Plan ahead. The group…
Type: News
NPC Virtual Newsmaker: Educating Through The COVID-19 Crisis
The COVID-19 pandemic presents educators – as well as parents and students – with some of the most critical decisions in history. Schools around the country remain closed; remote learning varies widely by school; and when and how schools will open in the fall is uncertain. A panel of school leaders help us understand how schools and universities are responding to the coronavirus crisis and how they are preparing for the fall. Can they open schools in a way that protects the health and safety of students and school staff? What lessons have they learned about communicating with their many…
Type: Media
Journalism Institute program to explore photography, trauma and healing June 5
Images take us into hospitals, grocery stores, even empty spaces to show us the impact of coronavirus on the people and places affected by the pandemic. Join Melissa Lyttle, an award-winning independent photojournalist, and Rosem Morton, a documentary photographer and nurse, for a conversation about photography and healing. Register now to join this National Press Club Journalism Institute discussion, which will take place on Zoom from 11:30 a.m. to noon, June 5. Lyttle is the founder of APhotoADay and GeekFest, a member of Women Photograph, an International Women's Media Foundation U.S.-…
Type: News