May 21 2008 - National Press Club Debuts Press Forums
Posted on: Sat, 10 May 2008 13:32:00 +0000
The National Press Club, the world's leading professional organization for journalists, will launch a program May 21 to promote its centennial and encourage a public discussion on the First Amendment, freedom of the press and the future of journalism.
From May through December, the Club will host events in cities across the nation to screen its centennial documentary, "A Century of Headlines," followed by a panel discussion among national and regional journalists.
The first event will be May 21 at 6:30 p.m. at the auditorium of the Center for Strategic and International Studies, 1801 K St. NW, Washington, D.C.
The panel will include:
Bill Plante, CBS News White House correspondent
Susan Page, Washington Bureau Chief for USA Today
Jim Brady, executive editor of Washingtonpost.com
Bill Kovach, founding director of the Committee of Concerned Journalists.
"For a century, the Club has provided a neutral forum for national and international leaders to talk to the world through the news media," said Club President Sylvia Smith. "With this program, we encourage public discussion about the core values and future of journalism."
The events, aimed at every state and the District of Columbia, will be organized and moderated by Gil Klein, a veteran national correspondent, a past Club president and the author of the Club's centennial history, "Reliable Sources: 100 Years at the National Press Club."
Each of the events will be videotaped and posted to the Club's web site, http://www.press.org/.
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