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Free Expression and Global Media
Mr. Rushdie spoke about free expression and freedom of the press. He discussed the problems he has encountered as a result of publishing his book, The Satanic Verses and announced that it will be printed in paperback form. He ended by fielding questions from the audience. Mr. Rushdie has made only one other public appearance in the United States since going into hiding in February of 1992. Mr. Rushdie went into hiding when the late Ayatollah Khomeini of Iran condemned him to death for writing the book, The Satanic Verses.
Type: Media
Press Club panel addresses rising U.S. maternity mortality rate
Christy Turlington Burns and Nan Strauss of Every Mother Counts, a global nonprofit dedicated to improving access and removing barriers to care for women, presented a screening of two documentaries about the rising maternal mortality rate among American women March 8 and discussed the documentaries with National Press Club President Andrea Edney. After experiencing complications post-childbirth about 14 years ago, Turlington Burns decided she had to look into how prevalent childbirth complications and postpartum medical issues were. What she found shocked her: • The U.S. is the only…
Type: News
Lawyers file writ of habeas corpus for National Press Club award-winner Emilio Gutierrez
Arguing that the U.S. government’s detention of a National Press Club award-winning journalist violates the Constitution and international law, human rights attorneys on Tuesday are filing writs of habeas corpus for Emilio Gutiérrez Soto and his son, Oscar. The move opens a second legal front in the effort to free the Mexican journalist, detained for nearly three months in an El Paso Immigration and Customs Enforcement detention center despite never having violated U.S. law. Gutiérrez, whose reporting led to death threats in his home country, is seeking asylum in the United States. That case…
Type: News
Book Event: How Peter Thiel’s plot to destroy Gawker Media will affect the First Amendment, March 15
Writer and media strategist Ryan Holiday’s latest book, "Conspiracy: Peter Thiel, Hulk Hogan, Gawker, and the Anatomy of Intrigue," tells the inside story of Silicon Valley billionaire Peter Thiel’s plot to destroy Gawker Media. Holiday will share his findings and discuss how he believes this saga will affect the First Amendment at a National Press Club Headliners Book Event on Thursday, March 15, at 6:30 p.m. This event will feature a discussion with the author, an audience question-and-answer session, and a book signing. Tickets are $5 for Club members and $10 for the general public. They…
Type: News
Justice Scalia's son to discuss father's legacy at book event, March 20
Christopher J. Scalia, one of the late Justice Antonin Scalia’s nine children, will appear at a National Press Club Headliners book event on Tuesday, March 20, at 6:30 p.m. He will discuss his father’s life and legacy, as well as the dozens of speeches and writings published in "Scalia Speaks: Reflections on Law, Faith, and Life Well Lived." The book is a compilation of dozens of Justice Scalia’s speeches, some published for the first time, that range in topic and tone from characteristically philosophical to surprisingly personal. This event will feature a discussion with the author, an…
Type: News
Fourth Estate closed for brunch Saturday, March 10
This Saturday, March 10, the Fourth Estate will be closed for brunch. The restaurant will open for dinner, serving from 5:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. We regret any convenience this may cause.
Type: News
National Press Club award-winner Shawkan facing death sentence
The National Press Club and its non-profit Journalism Institute condemn Egypt’s effort to intimidate the press by threatening a photojournalist with death. A winner of the Club’s 2016 John Aubuchon Press Freedom Award, Mahmoud Abou Zeid, also known as Shawkan, learned this week that prosecutors in his home country are seeking the maximum penalty — death by hanging — against him. The Egyptian photographer has been in prison for more than four years. Late last year, he turned 30 behind bars. His lawyer says he suffers from hepatitis C and has been denied treatment. Shawkan was one of a number…
Type: News
Library of Congress official to discuss women writers who have influenced her
National Press Club member Janice Law cordially invites all Club members to a free literary event at noon, Wednesday, March 14, in the McLendon room. Becky Clark, acting director of the Center for the Book at the Library of Congress, will discuss the American women writers who most influenced her, includng Eudora Welty (1909-2001) and Mary Karr (1955- ) The event is co-sponsored by Law and the nonprofit American Women Writers National Museum, which Law founded and which is a reading partner of the Center for the Book. Although reservations are not required, they are appreciated at AWWNM1@…
Type: News
Reserve your tickets for Wednesday panel on the limits to public information
In honor of Sunshine Week, the National Press Club's Press Freedom Committee will host an evening panel discussion on March 14 to examine how the Trump administration uses public information officers to limit and shape reporters' access to government information. A panel of journalists and experts will examine limits on access to public information under the Trump administration, how they vary agency-to-agency and compare them to previous administrations. The event will take place in the Club's Zenger room from 6:30 p.m. - 8:00 p.m. It is free and open to the public, but reservations are…
Type: News
Watch March Madness with special finger food plates in the Reliable Source
The Reliable Source will broadcast all weekday March Madness games from March 13 to April 2. We will offer a selection of finger food, reasonably priced and perfect for experiencing the joy of success and the agony of defeat. Choices will include jalapeno poppers, fried mozzarella sticks, pigs in the blanket (pastry wrapped hot dogs) and fried mac'n cheese balls. All plates will be $8.50 so you can mix and match and be as rowdy as you like. Victory craft beer will be on sale for $4/glass.
Type: News