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Autonomous vehicles topic of NTSB Chairman Hart's Thursday luncheon speech
Ever wanted to drive a Jetsons car? You won't get a test drive, but National Transportation Safety Board Chairman Christopher Hart will address the role of automation in preventing transportation accidents at a National Press Club luncheon Thursday. He'll discuss the application of lessons learned in aviation to the development of self-driving cars Hart will talk about new technology in transportation with special emphasis on self-driving cars and how lessons from past investigation experience can help to prevent accidents. Hart has served as NTSB chairman since April 2014. Before a long…
Type: News
Ukrainian Prime Minister secures pledge of economic assistance during U.S. visit
On his first visit to Washington since taking office, the new Prime Minister of Ukraine, Volodymyr Groysman, told a June 16 National Press Club Newsmaker press conference that his country received a pledge of $220 million in economic assistance from the United States during meetings with U.S. officials. The assistance package was offered by Vice President Joe Biden, Groysman said. His talks with American officials centered on the political situation in his nation, including relations with Russia, which occupies the Crimean Peninsula, part of eastern Ukraine. Groysman, who is 38 and the…
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National Press Club honors two photographers with Press Freedom Awards
The National Press Club is honoring two photographers, one of them American and the other Egyptian, with its annual Press Freedom Award, the Club announced Monday. The winners of the 2016 John Aubuchon Press Freedom Award are Tim Tai, a U.S. student photographer who stood up last fall to an angry crowd at the University of Missouri, and Mahmoud Abou Zeid, alias Shawkan, an Egyptian photographer who has been jailed since 2013. Each year, the Club honors through its Aubuchon award people who embody the heart of journalism: the courage to report what some don’t want to hear and to do so even in…
Type: News
Baltimore Sun, Wall Street Journal win awards in National Press Club journalism contest
The Baltimore Sun, The Wall Street Journal and a freelance columnist who now works for USA Today won top awards in the 2016 National Press Club Journalism Contest. The Sun won the Breaking News Award for its coverage of the riots following the death of Freddie Gray, while Adam Entous won the Edwin Hood Diplomatic Award for the Journal for his stories on the erosion of relations between the United States and Israel. Jill Lawrence, now with USA Today, won the Lee Walczak Award for her freelance columns on the 2016 presidential candidates. The Associated Press won a consumer journalism-…
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Impact of the News Media on World Affairs
Queen Margrethe talked about the "age of communication." She spoke of the tremendous influence the news media has and called the press the "4th Power" in governments. She said that she would like to point out that there is no "5th Power" to keep an eye on the media. She related examples of the Persian Gulf war media coverage. She spoke of the ties between Danish and American people. Many early settlers in the United States are of Danish decent. America's Independence Day is celebrated in Denmark as a show of the close bonds. This event is the largest 4th of July event outside the U.S. Queen…
Type: Media
National Park Service Director Jonathan Jarvis To speak at a National Press Club luncheon Aug. 1
National Park Service Director Jonathan Jarvis will speak at a National Press Club luncheon Aug. 1. He will discuss this year’s 100th anniversary of the nation's system of national parks and the agency’s focus on creating the next generation of park visitors, supporters and advocates. He will also outline the challenges in trying to operate and maintain the expanding park system during an era of fiscal restraint. Lunch will be served at 12:30 p.m., with remarks beginning at 1 p.m., followed by a Q&A session ending at 2 p.m. Tickets cost $24 for National Press Club members and one guest,…
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Annual Civil War tour will follow the escape route of John Wilkes Booth, July 23
Instead of visiting a nearby battlefield, this year’s annual Civil War tour for National Press Club members on Saturday, July 23, will follow the escape route of Lincoln assassin John Wilkes Booth. Club members and their guests will trace Booth’s escape from Washington the night of April 14, 1865, after shooting President Lincoln at Ford’s Theater. The group will depart by bus promptly at 8 a.m. from the F Street side of the National Press Building, returning at approximately 4:30 p.m. There is no charge the trip but Club members are limited to one guest each. Lunch will be provided.…
Type: News
Author of Trump biography plans Press Club Book Rap, Aug. 4
David Cay Johnston plans to discuss his new book, "The Making of Donald Trump," at a National Press Club Book Rap at 6:30 p.m. Thursday, Aug. 4, the conference rooms. Tickets are $5 for Club members; $10 public. This event is a fundraiser for the nonprofit NPC Journalism Institute. Tickets can be purchased online. Books can be purchased online at the same time as tickets or at the event. No outside books or memorabilia are permitted. In "The Making of Donald Trump," Johnston goes back in time to look at Trump’s rise to power, including his family background, his litigation history and his…
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Author says American society is breaking down, but can be put back together
American society is breaking down because people are feeling lost and alienated. If this situation does not change, it could lead to the death of what America is, author and journalist Sebastian Junger said at a June 16 National Press Club Newsmaker. In his new book, "Tribe: On Homecoming and Belonging," Junger discusses the breakdown of U.S. communities and explores what can be learned from tribal societies. "I wanted to write a book about modern society," Junger said. "One of the key points in the book is that tribal societies possess certain characteristics that lead to greater human…
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Military culture slow to change on suicide prevention
The U.S. military's "do or die" culture makes it difficult for many service members and veterans to seek the help they need in dealing with depression that can lead to suicide, Kim Ruocco, a leader of a survivors' service organization, said at a June 23 National Press Club Newsmaker event. Ruocco, chief external relations officer for suicide prevention for Arlington-based Tragedy Assistance Program for Survivors (TAPS), was joined by two others who lost military family members to suicide in calling for a cultural change to encourage service personnel and veterans to seek help with depression…
Type: News