FCC Chair Moves to Rekindle Net Neutrality Fight 
Telecom
FCC Chair Moves to Rekindle Net Neutrality Fight 
2023-09-27 21:17:12
by Dan McCue

WASHINGTON — Federal Communications Commission Chair Jessica Rosenworcel on Tuesday kick-started the process to restore “net neutrality” regulations, declaring that “no one can have a fair shot at 21st century success” without “fast, open and fair” access to the internet.... Read More

Federal Workers Ordered to Leave Offices as Severe Weather Approaches DC
Emergency Management
Federal Workers Ordered to Leave Offices as Severe Weather Approaches DC
2023-08-07 19:23:15
by Dan McCue

WASHINGTON — The Office of Personnel Management has ordered all federal employees to leave their offices by 3 p.m. ahead of possibly severe storms expected to move through the District of Columbia and surrounding area Monday afternoon and evening. According... Read More

Hutchinson Calls for Federal Law Enforcement Reform in Hunt for 2024 Nomination
Political News
Hutchinson Calls for Federal Law Enforcement Reform in Hunt for 2024 Nomination
2023-07-18 19:40:38
by Carter Schaffer

WASHINGTON — Former Arkansas Gov. Asa Hutchinson, who is running for the Republican nomination for president, revealed the first plank of his platform at the National Press Club on Monday afternoon — federal law enforcement reform. During an hourlong talk... Read More

Transgender Rights Advocates Shed Light on Trans Youth Experience
LGBTQ+
Transgender Rights Advocates Shed Light on Trans Youth Experience
2023-06-09 18:30:57
by Quinn O'Connor

WASHINGTON — Following an unprecedented spike in anti-LGBTQ+ measures sweeping state houses this year, five transgender rights advocates gathered at a panel on Thursday afternoon to discuss the impact of anti-trans laws and rhetoric.  "It certainly feels like a state... Read More

Judd Seeks New Privacy, Reporting Standards When It Comes to Suicide
Mental Health
Judd Seeks New Privacy, Reporting Standards When It Comes to Suicide
2023-05-10 16:34:32
by Dan McCue

WASHINGTON — It was the nightmare behind a tragedy she never saw coming. Ashley Judd’s voice still quivered noticeably at times as she recounted the events of April 30, 2022, and the weeks and months that followed before a large... Read More

Ashley Judd to Talk Privacy, Reporting on Suicide at National Press Club
Mental Health
Ashley Judd to Talk Privacy, Reporting on Suicide at National Press Club
2023-05-03 14:42:53
by Dan McCue

WASHINGTON — Actor and social justice advocate Ashley Judd will speak at the National Press Club on Tuesday, May 9, on the current state of privacy law and the need for more responsible and respectful reporting on suicides. Judd’s mother,... Read More

Comer Determined to Advance Inquiries Into Bidens, White House
Oversight
Comer Determined to Advance Inquiries Into Bidens, White House
2023-02-03 18:17:02
by Dan McCue

WASHINGTON — Speaking before the National Press Club this week, House Oversight Chair James Comer, R-Ky., said his panel is determined to press investigations into President Joe Biden and his family to ensure they did not illegally profit from relationships... Read More

Grosvenor Captivates With Tales of 50 Years at National Geographic
Well Read
Grosvenor Captivates With Tales of 50 Years at National Geographic
2023-01-31 15:55:00
by Dan McCue

WASHINGTON — After years of dividing his days between publishing and daredevilry, Gilbert M. Grosvenor thought his number might finally be up. A fifth-generation member of the family that founded the National Geographic Society (his great-grandfather was Alexander Graham Bell),... Read More

Celeb Youth Climate Activist at Press Club: ‘Rich Countries … Do the Right Thing’
Climate
Celeb Youth Climate Activist at Press Club: ‘Rich Countries ... Do the Right Thing’
2022-10-10 14:39:50
by Kate Michael

WASHINGTON — Vanessa Nakate, 25-year-old Ugandan climate activist and recently appointed UNICEF goodwill ambassador, visited Washington last week to meet with staff at the World Bank charged with leading international climate finance. She also spoke to the National Press Club... Read More

When Swing was King at the Embassy
Entertainment
When Swing was King at the Embassy
2022-03-09 21:11:38
by Dan McCue

WASHINGTON — As the son of a globetrotting diplomat, Ahmet Münir Ertegün had learned a thing or two about poise and sophistication by the age of 16. But as members of Duke Ellington’s band assembled on the third floor of... Read More

Stumbling Into History in Charleston, SC
History
Stumbling Into History in Charleston, SC
2022-03-08 19:48:19
by Dan McCue

CHARLESTON, S.C. — It started with a conversation around a large table in the old poker room of the National Press Club in Washington, D.C. Seated around the table were members of the club’s History and Heritage team, and the... Read More

Travel Association President Claims, ‘This Will Be the Year of Recovery’ 
Travel
Travel Association President Claims, ‘This Will Be the Year of Recovery’ 
2022-02-02 20:49:35
by Kate Michael

WASHINGTON — “This will be the year of recovery,” according to U.S. Travel Association President and CEO Roger Dow as he gave an update on the state of the American travel industry at the National Press Club Wednesday morning.  While... Read More

Federal Offices In DC Closed Due to Winter Storm
In The News
Federal Offices In DC Closed Due to Winter Storm
2022-01-03 15:37:17
by Dan McCue

WASHINGTON —Federal offices in Washington, D.C. and a number of public schools in the region are closed Monday due to the first significant snow storm of the winter. According to the National Weather Service, between 5 and 10 inches of... Read More

Fauci Promotes COVID Booster Shots at Press Club Event
Health
Fauci Promotes COVID Booster Shots at Press Club Event
2021-12-22 19:33:46
by Dan McCue

WASHINGTON — Dr. Anthony Fauci visited the National Press Club on Tuesday using its final virtual newsmaker event of the year to urge Americans to get a booster shot ahead of the holidays. “Our booster vaccine regimens work,” said Fauci,... Read More

Family of Slain Journalist Claims Facebook Exploited Tragedy for Profit
Social Media
Family of Slain Journalist Claims Facebook Exploited Tragedy for Profit
2021-10-12 18:40:45
by Victoria Turner

WASHINGTON -- Imagine knowing your daughter’s moment of death has been immortalized in a video online. Now imagine that it keeps popping up over and over again on Facebook, Instagram, and Google’s YouTube for six years and counting, despite your... Read More

National Press Club Discusses Best Practices for COVID-Safe Workplaces
Business
National Press Club Discusses Best Practices for COVID-Safe Workplaces
2021-06-30 20:26:19
by Alexa Hornbeck

The National Press Club held an event this week to explore some of the key factors relating to safety and security as more employees head back to the workplace. “The new world post pandemic is all about flexibility, but now... Read More

National Press Club Takes Possession of ‘Holy Grail of Broadcast Journalism’
Media
National Press Club Takes Possession of 'Holy Grail of Broadcast Journalism'
2020-10-22 18:03:38
by Dan McCue

WASHINGTON - The BCC microphone used by CBS journalist Edward R. Murrow during his historic broadcast from war-torn London during World War II is taking up temporary residence at the National Press Club this fall. Casey Murrow, the legendary journalist's... Read More

CBS News, National Press Club Celebrate a Century of Radio Broadcasting
Media
CBS News, National Press Club Celebrate a Century of Radio Broadcasting
2020-06-01 20:22:23
by Dan McCue

WASHINGTON - Radio, it has been said, is both the most intimate of all media and part of the fabric of the American experience. Whether it was through "Make Believe Ballroom" or presenting harrowing tales from the front lines during... Read More

National Press Club, SPJ Condemn Arrest of CNN Crew, Live, On Air in Minneapolis
In The News
National Press Club, SPJ Condemn Arrest of CNN Crew, Live, On Air in Minneapolis
2020-05-29 14:35:37
by Dan McCue

WASHINGTON - The National Press Club and the Society of Professional Journalists strongly condemned the early morning arrests on Friday of a CNN correspondent and his production team, as they were covering ongoing protests in Minneapolis, Minnesota, over the death... Read More

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