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Using sanctions to protect journalists: Panel discussion, Feb. 11
Lawmakers, former senior State Department officials and journalists will gather at the National Press Club on Monday, Feb. 11, for a discussion about the growing use of human rights sanctions to protect journalists around the world. The panel discussion “Using Sanctions to Protect Journalists” will take place from 1:30 p.m. - 3 p.m. in the Bloomberg Room. The event is open to the public. Registration is required. Confirmed panelists at the event, sponsored by the National Press Club Journalism Institute and the Club's Freedom of the Press Committee, include: · Rep. Tom Malinowski, D-N.J…
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Members come first, says outgoing governor
I hope you’ll allow me some personal reflections as I step off the National Press Club Board of Governors following a nine-year tenure. My primary goal over the years has been to build bridges between Communicator and Journalist members. There was a time not that long ago when we communicators were merely tolerated. That had to change. After all, we represent a large percentage of Club membership and have a stake in the Club’s success. Much headway has been made. How did this progress come about? It is largely thanks to many of the colleagues I’ve had the honor of serving with — Governors…
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Update-1 podcast covers efforts to educate public about misinformation
The task of helping people of all ages glean the facts and screen out the exaggeration, bias and misinformation from their sources of news requires a variety of targeted approaches. Dr. Belinha De Abreu is a member of the leadership council of the American Association for Media Literacy Education. She assisted the American Library Association in developing programs for adults in public libraries. In the latest edition of Update-1, she tells National Press Club Broadcast/Podcast Team member Irv Chapman that Facebook is regarded by the coming generation as their parents’ social medium, while…
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Club member news and notes
Here is something new for 2019 – an occasional roundup of great things happening for fellow National Press Club members: Congratulations to Club members Jonathan Tamari (@JoanthanTamari), national political reporter for the Philadelphia Inquirer, and Sarah Wire (@sarahdwire ), congressional correspondent for the Los Angeles Times. They were elected to the Standing Committee of Correspondents in January. The five-member committee oversees the House and Senate daily press gallery operations and accredits members of the daily print news media. Photographer Cheriss May (@cherissmay) has been…
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Mike Hempen, NPC podcasting expert, to speak at GWU podcast workshop March 14
Mike Hempen, vice-chair of the National Press Club Broadcast/Podcast Team and newsroom supervisor for the Associated Press, will speak at a conference on March 14 at the George Washington University School of Media and Public Affairs. He will discuss the practical skills, techniques and strategies for producing high-quality and successful podcasts. Club members may attend this half-day workshop at the PRSA-NCC Member rate of $100 ($50 discount). For more information or to register/attend, click here. Hosted by the Public Relations Society of America National Capital Chapter (PRSA-NCC),…
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Fourth Estate debuts new menu items on Feb. 2
Saturday, Feb. 2, may be Groundhog Day but that does not mean the day will repeat itself ad infinitum like a Bill Murray nightmare. The Fourth Estate Brunch menu has been revamped and several new items will be available. The Fourth Estate serves brunch, rather than lunch, every Saturday from 11:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. Reservations are requested at OpenTable.com or 202.662.7638. Parking validation at the 24 hour PMI garage on G street, near 13th street, is available for $10. The new menu additions feature 100 percent pure maple syrup served with the French toast, oatmeal and waffles, some gluten…
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NPC’s Books and Brunch to discuss “The Accidental President” Feb. 9
Please join National Press Club Books and Brunch for a discussion of “The Accidental President: Harry S. Truman and The Four Months That Changed The World” by A. J. Baime at noon Saturday, Feb. 9, in the Fourth Estate Restaurant. The central focus of Baime’s work begins with Franklin Roosevelt’s death on April 12, 1945, and continues through the first tumultuous four months of Truman's first term, which was described by a New York Times columnist at the time as “one of the most momentous periods in man’s history.” How did this quintessential ordinary man with minimal experience and no…
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NPC Post 20 hosts Vietnam Vet author
"We left an Ozzie and Harriet country and came back to Clockwork Orange," Vietnam veteran Bill Lord told a Jan. 30 meeting of NPC American Legion Post 20 in talking about the book he thought he would never write. The retired general manager of WJLA-TV in Washington, D.C., said he did all he could to put behind him his 1967-'68 hitch as a 19-year-old Army infantry sergeant. "I never planned to do a book," he said. "I never kept in touch with my buddies. I just looked forward." But a stack of letters written to his mother during his tour and returned to him by a sister nearly 50 years after…
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Education Reform in Universities
Mr. Rudenstine spoke to a luncheon audience on reform proposals for institutions of higher education and how to keep higher education available for students of all economic levels. He also spoke on other pressing issues of concern to American universities, including maintaining America's global competitiveness through university research. Following his prepared remarks, Mr. Rudenstine responded to questions from members of the audience.
Type: Media
Reliable Source to host Chinese New Year dinner, Feb. 5
National Press Club members and their guests are invited to attend Chinese New Year dinner on Tuesday, Feb. 5. You do not have to travel to Peking to taste Chinese delights -- they're here at the Club, waiting for you. The Reliable Source plans to begin serving dinner at 5:30 p.m. To reserve a space, please contact [email protected] or 202-662-7443. A special Chinese-style food and drink menu is planned as follows for : Chinese New Year Menu (Year of the Pig) Hors d'oeuvres offered at lunch (at the bar) and dinner; Entrees, dinner only Hors d’oeuvres: Selection of Asian vegetation finger food:…
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