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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
Corporate Leadership
The National Press Club held a panel discussion on corporate leadership, specifically the role of the Chief Executive Officer. Members of the panel discussed if criminal prosecutions and new laws have made CEOs more accountable. They also talked about whether CEO's are overpaid or over-regulated. Following their remarks, the panelists responded to questions and comments from members of the audience.
Type: Media
Panera focuses on values to survive pandemic
A focus on values has helped Panera Bread navigate the coronavirus pandemic that has devastated the restaurant industry, the bakery-cafe chain's chief executive Niren Chaudhary said during a virtual National Press Club Headliners Newsmaker event on Feb. 9. Instead of a patchwork response targeted solely on revenue decline, Panera management took a step back, identifying broader goals to guide its actions in order to survive the outbreak and thrive afterwards. “What should be some of our values that we must use as a filter to make our decisions so that we do it the right way for the long term…
Type: News
NPC Virtual Newsmaker: Former Hostages Discuss Diplomatic Changes Needed to Bring Americans Home
A panel of former hostages will discuss how the U.S. government can end the use of hostage-taking as a diplomatic tool at a National Press Club Headliners event Friday, Feb. 12 at 11 a.m. The Biden Administration said earlier this month that recovering Americans held hostage or unlawfully detained in foreign countries is a top tenet in its diplomacy. “In my call with families of loved ones held hostage or wrongfully detained abroad, I reaffirmed that their family members are a top priority in our diplomatic engagement,” Secretary of State Antony Blinken wrote on Twitter after speaking with…
Type: Event
NARUC-NASEO Task Force Press Conference: Electricity Planning for a 21st Century Power Grid
The National Association of Regulatory Utility Commissioners and the National Association of State Energy Officials have partnered on a task force to provide a forum to develop state-led pathways toward a more resilient, efficient and affordable grid. This initiative is supported by the U.S. Dept. of Energy. The NARUC-NASEO Task Force will host a press conference highlighting a suite of resources that have been developed over the past two years, including: (1) five example approaches (the Roadmap) that describe how aligned planning could work from state perspective across different regulatory…
Type: Event
Former hostages discuss how to end hostage-taking as a diplomatic tool, Feb. 12
A panel of former hostages will discuss how the U.S. government can end the use of hostage-taking as a diplomatic tool at a National Press Club virtual Headliners event Friday, Feb. 12, at 11 a.m. The Biden Administration said earlier this month that recovering Americans held hostage or unlawfully detained in foreign countries is a top tenet in its diplomacy. “In my call with families of loved ones held hostage or wrongfully detained abroad, I reaffirmed that their family members are a top priority in our diplomatic engagement,” Secretary of State Antony Blinken wrote on Twitter after…
Type: News
U.S. Press Leaders Urge India to Release Long-Jailed Journalist
WASHINGTON, Feb. 8, 2021--National Press Club leaders spoke out Monday to urge the government of India to release from prison Aasif Sultan, a Kashmiri journalist who has been unjustly detained for two and a half years. Sultan, a writer for the Kashmir Narrator, was arrested in August 2018 on an unwarranted charge of harboring militants, although all he had done was interview and write about them. Since he was imprisoned, almost all of his scheduled court dates in his trial have been postponed. His fate remains uncertain. He is at risk of contracting COVID-19 in crowded prison conditions. His…
Type: News
Club urges India to release long-jailed journalist, Aubuchon Award winner
The National Press Club spoke out Monday to urge the government of India to release from prison Aasif Sultan, a Kashmiri journalist who has been unjustly detained for two and a half years. Sultan, a writer for the Kashmir Narrator, was arrested in August 2018 on an unwarranted charge of harboring militants, although all he had done was interview and write about them. Since he was imprisoned, almost all of his scheduled court dates in his trial have been postponed. His fate remains uncertain. He is at risk of contracting COVID-19 in crowded prison conditions. His father has a heart condition,…
Type: News
Looking for your best 2020 work in consumer journalism
Consumer journalism is among the most important and competitive categories in the National Press Club journalism contest. We want to see your best work in consumer journalism from 2020, both in print and broadcast for the annual contest. These awards recognize excellence in reporting on consumer topics. Judges will look more favorably on solution-oriented or strategic-oriented pieces that prompt action by consumers, the community, the government or an individual. The deadline to enter is April 15. Details on the different awards categories and how to enter the contest can be found online. The…
Type: News
Club welcomes Egypt’s overdue release of jailed journalist
National Press Club leaders expressed relief Saturday at news that al Jazeera journalist Mahmoud Hussein has been released from prison after four years of unjust detention without trial. The following is a statement from National Press Club President Lisa Nicole Matthews and National Press Club Journalism Institute President Angela Greiling Keane: “Mahmoud Hussein had been held for more than four years without a trial or formal charges. This is outrageous treatment by the government of Egypt. Because Mr. Hussein produced a story in which he interviewed representatives of both political…
Type: News