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NPC Virtual Newsmaker: "The Trial of the Chicago 7"
In the summer of 1968, just a few days before the start of the Democratic National Convention and mere months after the assassinations of Martin Luther King Jr. and Robert F. Kennedy, thousands of demonstrators took to the streets of Chicago to protest the War in Vietnam and what they believed was a broken democratic system. What was supposed to be a peaceful protest turned into a violent clash with police and the National Guard. By the convention’s end, hundreds of protestors had been injured and arrested, and eight of the protest’s organizers were indicted for violating the Rap Brown law…
Type: Event
Those who write about news business should prepare entries for Arthur Rowse Award
There is plenty of good journalism about the media and the news business these days, and if you worked on some of those stories in 2020, please prepare to enter your work for the Arthur Rowse Award for Press Criticism in the National Press Club’s journalism contest. The deadline for entries in the contest is April 15. The Rowse Award is offered for print and broadcast entries, and each has a $750 prize. Entries can include up to 5 articles or broadcasts (not necessarily in the same outlet) and must be accompanied by a letter explaining the significance of the work and any subsequent actions…
Type: News
Cheer on your fellow journalists at National Press Foundation virtual awards night, Feb. 18
The National Press Foundation invites National Press Club members to join in a virtual celebration of award-winning journalism on Thursday, Feb. 18, at 5 p.m. The event is free. To register, click here. You’ll hear from award winners, including Dr. Sanjay Gupta of CNN, columnist George Will of the Washington Post, Editor of the Year Peter Bhatia of the Detroit Free Press as well as award winners from Time, USA Today and NPR. You may also convene in virtual rooms for networking and mini-master classes with award-winning journalists. Press Club Member David Lynch of the Washington Post and his…
Type: News
Communicators Team Monthly Meeting
National Press Club Communicator Members help further the goals of the National Press Club through their participation in and support of activities that advance the cause of journalism and in defending freedom of the press. They also help tell the National Press Club story though their participation in and help with developing compelling NPC programming and activities and by inviting and encouraging journalist and communicator colleagues to also become members. The Communicator Team has well-defined activities already with great participation in the design and discussion of communicator…
Type: Event
Club to Poland's leaders: Hands off free press
National Press Club leaders, in a Feb. 12 statement, urged Poland’s government to halt a recent campaign to undermine independent news organizations there. The anti-press effort by Poland’s right-wing government follows the lead of a largely completed push in Hungary to ensure its citizens only see state propaganda in print and on their TV and computer screens. The two countries have slipped toward authoritarianism after representing, in the immediate aftermath of the Cold War, a source of hope for freedom and democracy in the region as they emerged from under communism. On Feb. 10, major…
Type: News
Role of the National Guard
Governor Mark Warner (D-VA) spoke about the role of the National Guard and the changing nature of threats to national security, and military strategies to confront the threats. Following his remarks he answered questions from the audience..
Type: Media
Former hostages call for captives’ release as part of negotiations with Iran over nuclear weapons
As the Biden administration debates negotiating with Iran over its nuclear weapons, it should prioritize the release of captives held by the regime, former hostages said during a National Press Club Virtual Headliners event Friday, Feb. 12. Nizar Zakka, Barry Rosen and Xiyue Wang, who were all held for varying lengths of time by Iran, said discussions over reviving the previous nuclear deal or agreeing to a new one must include hostage release, which Secretary of State Antony Blinken said is a “top tenet” of diplomacy. “I know this is a big ask for the new administration, but the U.S. has a…
Type: News
NPC Newsmaker: Girl Scouts of the USA Interim CEO Judith Batty
On February 11, 2021, Girl Scouts of the USA Interim CEO Judith Batty delivered a live national address on how the organization has pivoted in their operations since the pandemic began, how they persevered in a “new normal” and what to expect from the organization moving forward, including the annual anticipated tradition of cookie sales.
Type: Media
NPC Newsmaker: Panera CEO Niren Chaudhary
Panera CEO Niren Chaudhary addressed the future of restaurants post-COVID-19 at a virtual National Press Club Headliners Newsmaker event on Feb. 9, 2021.
Type: Media
NPC Book Rap: Bill Novelli - "Good Business"
Bill Novelli, one of the pioneers of social marketing, discussed his book, "Good Business: The Talk, Fight, Win Way to Change the World," at a National Press Club Headliners Book Event at on January 29, 2021.
Type: Media