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Submit your best work of 2020 to the Club journalism contest by April 15
The National Press Club journalism contest is accepting your best work of 2020 until April 15. The Club is looking for the best work from 2020 covering consumer news, politics, creative online journalism, challenges for older people, animal rights and their treatment, foreign coverage, aviation and technological issues, excellent newsletter work and humor writing,as well as younger journalists and Washington regional writers. Along with the most popular awards categories, such as consumer news and political news, we are especially in the market for entries about coverage of the media (the…
Type: News
Breast Implant Regulation
Consumer advocates spoke to reporters about the safety of silicone breast implants and call for improved approval processes by the Food and Drug Administration. They called for a congressional investigation into the process and postponement of any final safety decision until after a complete examination of records relating to a criminal investigation into manufacturers had been conducted. Following their presentation, the advocates responded to questions and comments from the reporters. Then, Sybil Goldrich, a breast cancer survivor, spoke briefly.
Type: Media
Segal recommends ‘10 Rs’ to manage crises
“I encourage people to be continuing students of crisis situations,” said author and National Press Club member Edward Segal at a March 18 Member Author Virtual Book Talk, as he broke down his crisis-management advice to “the 10 Rs: Risk, Reduce, Ready, Redundancies, Research, Rehearse, React, Reach Out, Recover, and Remember.” In his latest book, Crisis Ahead — 101 Ways to Prepare For And Bounce Back from Disasters, Scandals, and Other Emergencies, Segal uses his 30 years of experience as a crisis-management expert to address how businesses and other organizations can best respond to, manage…
Type: News
‘The Underfoot’ graphic-novel series co-creators plan Member Book Talk for 7 pm on Tuesday, April 13
National Press Club member Emily S. Whitten, co-writer of the award - nominated “The Underfoot” graphic-novel series, along with co-writer Ben Fisher and artist Michelle Nguyen, plan to discuss the second book in their series, The Underfoot: Into the Sun, during a Virtual Member Book Talk on Tuesday, April 13, at 7 p.m. The event is open to everyone but to be admitted to the Zoom event, you must RSVP by email to Heather Forsgren Weaver at [email protected]. The Virtual Member Book Talk is slated to preview the second book in the series, Into the Sun, which is scheduled for…
Type: News
114th NPC President Lisa Matthews Talks Club Operations And Diversity
In January, Lisa Matthews, an Associated Press assignment manager for video, was inaugurated as the 114th president of the National Press Club. In this edition of Update-1, Matthews talks with Broadcast/Podcast co-vice chair Adam Konowe about the Club’s pandemic-driven challenges and opportunities during the past year, as well as what’s to come. She also addresses the topic of diversity, equity and inclusion as the Club’s third black president and one of only 14 women to hold the position in more than a century.
Type: Media
NPC World Press Freedom Day 2021
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CLICK HERE TO REGISTER The National Press Club (NPC) will host a virtual event on May 3 – World Press Freedom Day - highlighting the cases of three journalists who need our help: Maria Ressa, Austin Tice, and Emilio Gutierrez-Soto. All three journalists are past recipients of the Club’s John Aubuchon Award — the NPC’s highest honor for press freedom. Attendees will experience a virtual platform that looks and feels just like a visit to the National Press Club, The World’s Leading Professional Organization for Journalists™, and can navigate between three main events: A major address by Maria…
Type: Event
Mercy Corps CEO says pandemic intensified global humanitarian crisis
NPC President Lisa Matthews interviews Mercy Corps CEO Tjada D'Oyen McKenna on Thursday, March 25. Photo by Alan Kotok. The COVID-19 pandemic has exacerbated poverty and intensified humanitarian crises around the world, Mercy Corps CEO Tjada D’Oyen McKenna told a National Press Club virtual audience on Thursday. “Never before have we faced a humanitarian crisis of this magnitude,” said McKenna in a Club Headliners interview with NPC President Lisa Nicole Matthews, reflecting on the year’s events. “Extreme poverty is on the rise for the first time in two decades because of the pandemic.”…
Type: News
CEO of American Association for the Advancement of Science will discuss federal science spending at Headliner, April 5
Dr. Sudip Parikh, CEO of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS), will analyze President Biden’s budget requests for science activities at a National Press Club Virtual Headliners event at 11 a.m. on Monday, April 5. This one-hour program will stream live on the Club’s website and YouTube Channel, and is accessible to both the press and general public free-of-charge. To access the program or download a calendar invitation, click here. Parikh, a former U.S. Senate Appropriations clerk and National Institute of Health researcher, will share his assessment about the…
Type: News
Vilsack evaluates array of programs in reprise as Ag Secretary
Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack, back at his old job, said Friday, March 26, his department is reviewing its vast array of programs such as food stamps, the pittance of aid that goes to Black farmers and nutrition for adults, as well as exploring how to help “our kids to eat better.” “What is working?” he asked at one point, or another time, “It bears asking the question.” Repeatedly naming programs, including the whole food production-processing system – and government’s role -- to be examined, Vilsack occasionally blamed the coronavirus pandemic for shortcomings but not once did he…
Type: News
NPC Virtual Newsmaker: AAAS CEO Dr. Sudip Parikh
Dr. Sudip Parikh, chief executive officer of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS), will offer his analysis of President Biden’s budget requests for science activities at a National Press Club Virtual Headliners event at 11 a.m. on Monday, April 5. This one-hour program will stream live on the Club’s website and YouTube Channel, and is accessible to both the press and general public free-of-charge. A former U.S. Senate Appropriations clerk and National Institute of Health researcher, Parikh will share his assessment about the standing of the U.S. in global research…
Type: Event