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Supreme Court Justice Nomination
Senator Schumer's speech was titled, "Modesty and Stability on the Bench: How John Roberts Can Convince Democrats to Vote for Him." In his remarks he talked about the confirmation process, Judge Roberts' judicial philosophy, and likely questions for any nominee to the Supreme Court. He also talked about the practice of questioning a particular nominee's judicial philosophy and opinions on past Supreme Court cases in assessing the qualifications and judicial temperament of a nominee. He also answered questions from the audience.
Type: Media
VOA White House chief reflects on changes on his beat
Veteran broadcaster Steve Herman spent a quarter century covering Asia and faced "reverse culture shock," when he returned to the U.S. to continue his career, he told the National Press Club Broadcast & Podcast Team meeting March 4. Herman was "unhappy with the lack of news literacy" among Americans, different from when he left for his foreign postings, he said. "If I had been here, I might not have noticed," Herman said, comparing that thought to the fable of the frog in a pot of water having the temperature creep up and not know he was being boiled to death. Teaching news literacy "is…
Type: News
Kick off baseball season at the Club
Welcome the start of the 2021 baseball season by tuning in to a National Press Club Headliners Virtual Book Rap with author Fred Frommer and former Washington Senators public address announcer Phil Hochberg at 2 p.m. Thursday, April 1. Access the event or download a calendar reminder here. Frommer and Hochberg plan to discuss the relationship U.S. presidents have with baseball. President William Howard Taft was the first president to throw out a first pitch when he tossed the ball from the stands to Walter Johnson on April 14, 1910, before the Washington Senators played the Philadelphia…
Type: News
NPC Virtual Book Event: John Woodrow Cox, "Children Under Fire"
John Woodrow Cox, whose series for The Washington Post on the impact of gun violence on children in America was named a finalist for the Pulitzer Prize, will discuss his new book “Children Under Fire: An American Crisis,” at a National Press Club Headliners virtual book event at 2 p.m. Monday, April 12. According to a study published in the medical journal Pediatrics, firearm-related fatalities are one of the top three causes of death for children 17 and under in the United States, taking more young American lives annually than childhood cancers and other medical conditions. Thousands of…
Type: Event
Military Issues
General Myers, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, gave an update on military issues and operations, as well as recent meetings with his counterparts in Germany, Slovakia and Ireland. Following his remarks he answered questions from the audience.
Type: Media
Get your best breaking news stories ready for the National Press Club journalism contest
The National Press Club seeks your best breaking news stories from 2020 for its annual journalism contest. There are separate awards for broadcast and print. Entries will be judged for quality of reporting, speed and innovation. Particular attention will be given to reporting in the first 24 hours of coverage after a news event and the use of a variety of formats to reach news consumers. Entries should include no more than five stories, written or assembled under deadline pressure, covering a single event or occurrence. Material should be submitted as originally presented. A letter…
Type: News
Virtual Senior Professional Roundtable for Communicators and Journalists
The National Press Club Communicators’ Team invites all NPC Members to our Virtual Senior Professional Roundtable for Communicators and Journalists. During COVID-19, our regular in-person dinners will be virtual and change to “Make Your Own Cocktail” Zoom sessions at no cost to NPC members. Our next virtual gathering will be held on Wednesday, March 24, 2021 from 5:30 to 6:30 p.m. Participation is limited to 30 members. Join us for another lively discussion with fellow senior communications leaders on current topics that we all face in our function and profession. By sharing our…
Type: Event
Aviation editor opines on safety issues, post-COVID travel, technical journalism
Veteran aviation editor, pilot and flight instructor Joy Finnegan has seen and experienced a lot, from the cockpit to the editor’s chair. But, arguably, nothing in her extensive training could have totally prepared her for the events of the past 18 months. In this edition of Update-1, she speaks with National Press Club Broadcast/Podcast Committee Co-vice Chair Adam Konowe about the challenges of editing three print and digital trade media titles, covering travel-related events from the Boeing 737 MAX grounding to the COVID-19 pandemic, and the prospect for the aviation industry to recover as…
Type: News
Attention young journalists: aim for an award intended to spotlight up-and-coming writers
The Sandy Hume Memorial Award for Excellence in Political Journalism shines a spotlight on the best such work in 2020. The National Press Club’s annual journalism contest offers the Hume Award to honor the best young journalists. The Hume Award honors excellence and objectivity in political coverage in print or online publications. Entrants must be 34 and under at the time the entry was published, and must demonstrate analytical excellence and a clear knowledge of political issues and personalities. Entries should be one article or a series of no more than five articles on a single topic from…
Type: News
Press leaders call for immediate release of AP photographer
In this image made from video taken on Feb. 27, Associated Press journalist Thein Zaw is arrested by police in Yangon, Myanmar. Photo credit: Yahoo News The following is a statement by National Press Club President Lisa Nicole Matthews and National Press Club Journalism Institute President Angela Greiling Keane on the arrest and detention of Associated Press photographer Thein Zaw in Myanmar: We call on authorities in Myanmar to release, immediately, AP photographer Thein Zaw who was covering a protest Feb. 27 in Yangon when he was arrested. Video shows Thein being surrounded by police…
Type: News