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Detained journalist Gutierrez nets fellowship invite on World Press Freedom Day
Emilio Gutierrez, a Mexican reporter detained in the U.S. after his request for asylum was denied late last year, was offered the University of Michigan’s Knight-Wallace Journalism fellowship Thursday, an honor that coincided with World Press Freedom Day. The announcement was made during a panel discussion at the National Press Club calling for the release of Gutierrez and three other journalists who have been similarly detained or imprisoned. Lynette Clemetson, executive director of the fellowship program, cast the decision as “one step toward a solution that were are all seeking.” “We…
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National Press Club Announces that University of Michigan Awards Journalism Fellowship to Jailed Reporter
Emilio Gutiérrez-Soto, a Mexican journalist whom U.S. immigration officials are attempting to deport despite death threats against him in his home country, has been awarded a Knight-Wallace Fellowship at the University of Michigan. Lynette Clemetson, executive director of the prestigious journalism program, announced the honor Thursday at the National Press Club, where she participated on a panel to mark World Press Freedom Day. Gutiérrez is a 2017 winner of the National Press Club’s John Aubuchon Press Freedom award. If U.S. authorities allow him to accept the Knight-Wallace offer, Gutiérrez…
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Home Recipies featured at June 5 cookbook and wine dinner
The National Press Club Fourth Estate restaurant will be hosting a cookbook and wine dinner featuring Potomac, Maryland, native, Jennifer Segal, author of “The Once Upon a Chef Cookbook: 100 Tested, Perfected, and Family-Approved Recipes,” on June 5. Jenn is the founder of Once Upon a Chef, a popular blog which showcases easy home recipes from a chef’s point of view. Jenn honed her craft at Great Falls, Virginia's L'Auberge Chez Francois and has directed marketing for other restaurants. Her recipes have been featured in the Huffington Post, and on WJLA’s "Good Morning Washington" and Parade…
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NPC looking for attendees to August’s AEJMC conference
The Association for Education in Journalism and Mass Communication (AEJMC) annual conference will take place in Washington from August 6-9 at Renaissance Hotel, just a short walk from the National Press Club. In the interest of introducing potential members to the Club, the Membership Team wants to hear from current Club members who will attend this conference. Please email [email protected] if you want to learn more.
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Vendor increases NPC parking rates at 1325 G St., NW
Effective Friday, May 4, the National Press Club will adjust the pricing of the discounted parking member benefit at the 1325 G St. N.W. PMI parking garage. For years these costs have been the same but recently were increased to the Club by the vendor. The changes are as follows: Purchase of an evening or Saturday parking validation will now be $10 rather than $5. (Note: validation is good for off-peak parking rates only. Off-peak parking rates begin after 5 p.m. on weekdays and are in effect all day on Saturday) The Club will be providing a complimentary parking sticker when a member spends…
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NPC members, guests invited to tour historic Washington Navy Yard Friday, June 1
The National Press Club Events Team and NPC American Legion Post 20 are sponsoring a tour of the historic Washington Navy Yard on Friday, June 1, at 11 a.m. The walking tour, hosted by the Naval Historical Foundation, will take about 90 minutes and will conclude with a visit to the National Museum of the U.S. Navy. Club members and guests should meet just outside the Navy Yard’s Sixth Street gate on M Street SE. Escorts will accompany attendees through security. Commercial parking is nearby; the nearest Metrorail stop is Navy Yard/Ballpark Station on the Green line (use the New Jersey Ave.…
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Seven Surprising Secrets of Best-Selling Female Authors at noon May 9
Janice Law, founder of American Women Writers National Museum (AWWNM) and a National Press Club member, cordially invites all Club members to hear the Seven Surprising Secrets of Best-Selling Female Authors at noon Wednesday, May 9, in the McClendon Room of the Reliable Source restaurant. The female best-selling authors are those published by the speaker Marjory G. Ross, one of a very few women heading major American publishing houses. Ross is president and publisher at Regnery Publishing, which has placed more than 75 books on The New York Times Best Seller list, including 12 titles at No.…
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Environmental Issues
Mr. Reilly discussed the Bush administration's position on the upcoming United Nations environmental summit. Representatives of member nations will meet in Rio de Janeiro this summer to discuss international solutions to global environmental problems.
Type: Media
DATE CHANGE: House and Bar Team meets at noon, Monday, May 7
The House and Bar Team meets at noon, Monday, May 7, in Cosgrove Lounge. Please note this is a change from our previously scheduled meeting date.
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Chinese press freedom in the spotlight
In this edition of Update-1 One, broadcast journalist and National Press Club member Irv Chapman examines the role of the press in China. Robert Daly, director of the Wilson Center’s Kissinger Institute on China and the United States, discusses the limited range of press freedom allowed both Chinese and foreign journalists. Daly says a “vibrant” Chinese press can print and broadcast a wide range of information and entertainment, as long as it does not challenge the agenda set by the regime. And Chinese citizens are increasingly reluctant to talk to foreigners, but they have an improving…
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