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Army Secretary Ryan McCarthy delivered remarks and participated in a discussion during the Headliner’s Luncheon at the National Press Club in Washington, DC. He spoke about the importance of…

Scott Pelley, CBS “60 Minutes” correspondent, discussed his memoir, Truth Worth Telling, at a National Press Club luncheon. He talked about some of his concerns around American journalism du…

Mostefa Souag, the director general of the Al Jazeera network, discussed press freedom at a National Press Club headliners luncheon. Mr. Souag highlighted Al Jazeera’s independence as a netw…

Craig Newmark, the founder of Craigslist, spoke at a National Press Club luncheon. He talked about his philanthropic efforts to support journalism research, training, and news gathering. He …

CNN senior political analyst David Gergen and Representative Fred Upton (R-MI) were the featured speakers at the 26th annual Gerald Ford Journalism Award luncheon. They focused on Gerald For…

Chris Matthews was the featured speaker at the presentation of the 25th annual Gerald R. Ford Presidential Foundation journalism awards. The Ford Presidential Foundation honored the winners …

Tim Armstrong and Arianna Huffington talked about the merger of their companies in February 2011, and the impact of the Internet on journalism. Ms. Huffington also spoke about the phone hack…

Commentator and author Juan Williams spoke at a National Press Club Luncheon about his firing from National Public Radio (NPR) in 2010 following comments he made about Muslims on the “O’Reil…

Harry Shearer spoke about the state of journalism, focusing on media coverage of Hurricane Katrina and its aftermath. He also talked about his documentary film “The Big Uneasy” about the sto…

Paul Steiger talked about collaboration and competition in journalism. He also responded to questions from the audience. Mr. Steiger, the 2007 winner of the National Press Club’s Fourth Esta…

Brent Scowcroft talked about national security and the press. Mr. Scowcroft, who chaired President George W. Bush’s Foreign Intelligence Advisory Board but criticized his Iraq invasion polic…

David Simon, journalist and creator of the HBO drama, The Wire, spoke about the future of professional journalism. Among the topics he addressed were his own experiences as a beat reporter f…

On the eve of his eighth United Service Organizations (USO) tour, the seventh to entertain military troops in Iraq and Afghanistan, Toby Keith talked about his work with the USO and the mili…

Former Vice President Dick Cheney spoke and answered questions at a National Press Club luncheon for the presentation of the annual journalism awards from the Gerald R. Ford Foundation. Form…

Charles Overby talked about Washington’s newly re-opened Newseum and the latest free press issues. He also talked about how the Newseum ties together with the nonpartisan Freedom Forum’s goa…

Donald Ritchie talked about the history of the press corps as part of the National Press Club’s centennial birthday celebration. Topics included reporting in Washington, the changes from the…

Marvin Kalb talked about the state of journalism and changes in the profession over the past several decades. Among the topics he addressed were the role journalists working in different med…

James Baker and Lee Hamilton address a National Press Club luncheon as part of the annual Gerald R. Ford Foundation Journalism Awards presentation. Former Secretary of State Baker and former…

Following remarks on the Gerald Ford Journalism Awards, Vice President Cheney answered questions from reporters about terrorist threats to national security, military and security operations…

Senator Lugar and Representative Pence spoke at a joint appearance addressing the need for federal media shield legislation. They were cosponsors of the Free Flow of Information Act, or Medi…