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Tax Reform Recommendations
Washington city leaders announced tax reform recommendations and a report, gLocal Budget and Tax Policy in the U.S.: Perceptions of City Officials. h Following their remarks they answered questions from reporters.
Type: Media
Tune in at 2 p.m. today to hear Rep. Jamie Raskin on the nation's polarized politics
Rep. Jamie Raskin, D-Maryland, lead House manager of the second impeachment trial of former President Trump, plans to speak on how the United States can move forward amid polarized politics at a National Press Club Virtual Headliners Newsmaker event on at 2 p.m. Monday, March 8. The one-hour program will stream live on the Club’s website and YouTube Channel as part of the National Press Club’s Virtual Headliner series, and is accessible to both the press and general public free-of-charge. To access the event on March 8 or download a calendar reminder, click here. Opening remarks from Raskin…
Type: News
Mercy Corps chief executive plans to highlight countries in crisis, March 25
Mercy Corps chief executive Tjada D’Oyen McKenna plans to address humanitarian efforts to protect the world’s most vulnerable communities during a global pandemic at a National Press Club Headliners Virtual Newsmaker event at 1 p.m. Thursday, March 25. The one-hour program will stream live and is accessible to both the media and members of the general public free of charge. You can access the event or download a calendar reminder here. Mercy Corps, a non-governmental aid group, works in more than 40 countries, including conflict zones and difficult access areas. It is one of the few non-…
Type: News
Journalism Institute looks at impact of artificial intelligence March 26
Francesco Marconi, who helped lead the development of artificial intelligence for the Associated Press and The Wall Street Journal, will discuss the technology in Friday, March 26, in a program sponsored by the National Press Club Journalism Institute and the Press Club’s communicators team. Registration is now open for this program, which will take place online from 11:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Topics to cover include how AI is being used and will be used by journalists and communicators, and what that means for how we work; the ethics of AI, particularly related to diversity, equity and…
Type: News
How will artificial intelligence impact journalism and communications? Former WSJ chief joins NPCJI-Communicator Team program, March 26
Will the use of artificial intelligence save journalism, be the end of news as we know it, or live somewhere in between? Francesco Marconi, who has led the development of the Associated Press and Wall Street Journal’s use of AI in journalism, offers a practical perspective on the potential of these technologies. Join the National Press Club Journalism Institute and the National Press Club’s communicators team for a program featuring Marconi, who will explain how journalists and communication professionals can avoid pitfalls while taking advantage of the possibilities AI provides to develop…
Type: Event
Hostage Aid Worldwide Launch Event
Hostage Aid Worldwide (HAW), in participation with the James Foley Legacy Foundation, invites you to its upcoming launch event that will host a number of renowned panelists and former hostages to discuss the increasing threat of hostage taking globally and ways to intercept the hostage business model with a focus on JCPOA and international hostage conventions. Event Hosted by Nazanin Boniandi, Actress & Amnesty International UK Ambassador Featured Keynote Speakers Senator Jeanne Shaheen Congressman Ted Deutch Diane Foley, President and Founder, James Foley Legacy Foundation
Type: Event
Media law for journalists: Copyrights and wrongs
Today’s journalists need to check more than their facts. In this cut-and-paste digital world, journalists also need to check their rights. Join the National Press Club Journalism Institute for an overview of copyright perils and solutions, presented by three lawyers with the Media & Entertainment Law Group from the Washington, D.C. office of Ballard Spahr LLP: Chuck Tobin, Alia Smith and Mara Gassmann. Participants will leave the program with: Best practices for the “fair use” of unlicensed work Tips to calibrate how much is too much when quoting or using someone else’s work Ways to…
Type: Event
NPC Virtual Newsmaker: Rep. Jamie Raskin (D-MD)
Rep. Jamie Raskin (D-MD), lead House manager of the second Senate impeachment trial of former President Trump, will speak Monday, March 8 at 2 p.m. at a National Press Club virtual Headliner event. Raskin will discuss how the United States can move forward amid polarized politics. The one-hour program will stream live on the Club’s website and YouTube Channel as part of the National Press Club’s Virtual Headliner series, and is accessible to both the press and general public free-of-charge. Opening remarks from Raskin will be followed by a moderated question-and-answer session. Viewers may…
Type: Event
For writers with a humorous touch: Enter the National Press Club journalism contest
Writers with a knack for humor writing are invited to enter their best work from 2020 and compete for the Angele Gingras Humor Award. The award is named for a longtime National Press Club member who had a talent for humor writing. To apply please submit three examples of a humor feature or column that appeared in a general circulation newspaper or online journalism site. The winner will receive $750. The deadline to submit entries is April 15, and the contest is open to Press Club members and non-members. Entering is free for NPC members, and $75 for non-members. The winner will be honored at…
Type: News
New book by National Press Club member documents Black women who fought for justice
National Press Club member Gloria Browne-Marshall, a writer, civil-rights attorney, playwright and professor of Constitutional Law at John Jay College, offered an account of Black women who fought racial prejudice and gender oppression throughout the centuries at a Virtual Book Rap sponsored by the Book & Author Group on Thursday, Feb. 18. Browne-Marshall was promoting her latest book, She Took Justice, The Black Woman, Law, Justice and Power, 1619 - 1969 at the event. By researching colonial statutes and case law, and compiling information for more than 10 years, Browne-Marshall asserts…
Type: News