Member Categories
The NPC has a variety of membership categories based on your professional status, geographic location and employer. All categories are open to members who live and work anywhere in the United States or the world. Here's a quick overview of our membership categories:
Active Members — Generally editorial members of the 'working press,' college-level journalist instructors and published non-fiction authors.
Provisional Members — Generally editorial members of the 'working press' who have less than twelve months of experience.
Affiliate Members — Generally former Active members who are now retired or professionals who would have qualified for Active membership at some point in their careers, but do not currently qualify. Press aides for foreign or domestic governments and non-editorial members of news organizations also fall into this category of membership.
Associate Members — Generally professionals who have regular contact with the 'working press,' authors of books or plays, editors of books or film, poets, television or film script writers and book publishers.
Student Members — Persons who are enrolled as full-time students in undergraduate or graduate journalism programs; or who can prove involvement in producing the editorial content of collegiate publications, broadcast outlets or news internet sites; or who otherwise do freelance or part-time work for qualified news outlets.
Reinstatement and Spouse Cards — The NPC welcomes back former members and encourages current members to give their spouse the benefits of club membership.
You may qualify for Active membership if you fit into one of the following groups.
- Work as a:
- Reporter, editor, writer, publisher
- Editorial or news cartoonist or artist
- News photographer or videographer
- Producer, president or general manager
- Librarian, web master or other editorial employee
For a publication, news service, broadcast outlet or news Internet site that is:
- Regularly issued
- Supported by advertising or paid subscriptions or published or funded by a non-profit organization
- Operated with editorial independence from any political, governmental, commercial or special interest
- Not a house organ of any organization or movement
- Published primarily for the dissemination of news
- Teach journalism at the college level as your primary professional activity and are an instructor, professor or dean
- Are principally a non-fiction author whose work has been published by a commercial printing house
The various types of Active memberships are listed below:
Membership
Category |
Description |
Annual Dues |
One-Time
Initiation Fee |
| Active |
Qualify in one of the categories above and live or work in the Washington, DC metropolitan area |
$538 — less than $45 a month |
$150 |
| Active under 35 |
Meeting all the qualifications of being an Active member and are under 35 years of age |
$322 — less than $27 a month |
$100 |
| Active Under 30 |
Meeting all the qualifications of being an Active member and are under 30 years of age |
$197 — less than $17 a month |
$100 |
| Active Non-Resident |
Meeting all the qualifications of being an Active member except you don't live or work in the Washington, DC metropolitan area |
$167 — less than $14 a month |
$50 |
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You may qualify for Provisional membership if you fit into one of the following groups.
- Have less than twelve months working press experience as a:
- Reporter, editor, writer, publisher
- Editorial or news cartoonist or artist
- News photographer or videographer
- Producer, president or general manager
- Librarian, web master or other editorial employee
For a publication, news service, broadcast outlet or news Internet site that is:
- Regularly issued
- Supported by advertising or paid subscriptions or published or funded by a non-profit organization
- Operated with editorial independence from any political, governmental, commercial or special interest
- Not a house organ of any organization or movement
- Published primarily for the dissemination of news
Provisional Members automatically convert to Active Membership when they have twelve months of working press experience.
Membership
Category |
Description |
Annual Dues |
One-Time
Initiation Fee |
| Provisional |
Qualify in one of the categories above and live or work in the Washington, DC metropolitan area |
$538 — less than $45 a month |
$150 |
| Provisional under 35 |
Meeting all the qualifications of being a Provisional member and are under 35 years of age |
$322 — less than $27 a month |
$100 |
| Provisional Under 30 |
Meeting all the qualifications of being a Provisional member and are under 30 years of age |
$197 — less than $17 a month |
$100 |
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You may qualify for Affiliate membership if you fit into one of the following groups.
- Have been an Active member of the NPC in the past but no longer qualify as such
- Have been employed for not less than five of the past ten years or ten years overall in jobs that would have qualified you for Active membership
- Are employed full-time in public-information or editorial duties for a foreign or domestic government agency
- Work as a
- Business, advertising, circulation or promotion manager
- Systems operator or other non-editorial employee
For a publication, news service, broadcast outlet or news Internet site that is:
- Regularly issued
- Supported by advertising or paid subscriptions or published or funded by a non-profit organization
- Operated with editorial independence from any political, governmental, commercial or special interest
- Not a house organ of any organization or movement
- Published primarily for the dissemination of news
The various types of Affiliate memberships are listed below:
Membership
Category |
Description |
Annual Dues |
One-Time
Initiation Fee |
| Affiliate |
Qualify in one of the categories above and live or work in the Washington, DC metropolitan area |
$683 — less than $57 a month |
$175 |
| Affiliate under 35 |
Meeting all the qualifications of being an Affiliate member and are under 35 years of age |
$393 — less than $33 a month |
$175 |
| Affiliate Non-Resident |
Meeting all the qualifications of being an Affiliate member except you don't live or work in the Washington, DC metropolitan area |
$167 — less than $15 a month |
$50 |
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You may qualify for Associate membership if you fit into one of the following groups.
- Your profession or business involves regular contact with members of the press or preparation or dissemination of news and information
- Your full-time or principal profession or business is one of the following:
- Book or play author
- Book or film editor
- Poet
- Television or film script writer
- Book publisher
The various types of Associate memberships are listed below:
Membership
Category |
Description |
Annual Dues |
One-Time
Initiation Fee |
| Associate |
Qualify in one of the categories above and live or work in the Washington, DC metropolitan area |
$813 — roughly $68 a month |
$350 |
| Associate under 35 |
Meeting all the qualifications of being an Associate member and are under 35 years of age |
$469 — roughly $39 a month |
$350 |
| Associate Non-Resident |
Meeting all the qualifications of being an Associate member except you don't live or work in the Washington, DC metropolitan area |
$564 — $47 a month |
$100 |
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You may qualify for Student membership if you fit into one of the following groups:
- You are enrolled full-time in undergraduate or graduate journalism programs; or can prove involvement in producing the editorial content of collegiate publications, broadcast outlets or news internet sites; or that you otherwise do freelance or part-time work for qualified news outlets.
Student Members automatically convert to the appropriate membership category after graduation and are responsible for paying current initiation fees and dues as a member of that category.
Membership
Category |
Description |
Annual Dues |
One-Time
Initiation Fee |
| Student |
Qualify per the above |
$173 — roughly $14 a month |
None |
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Reinstatement and Spouse Cards
Membership
Category |
Description |
Annual Dues |
One-Time
Initiation Fee |
| Reinstatement |
Qualify per one of the categories listed above |
Based on Membership Category |
$100 |
| Spouse Cards |
Spouses of current NPC Members are eligible; benefits include signing privileges, access to the 13th floor and use of all NPC facilities |
$77 — less than $10 a month |
None |
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The Second Century Fund was established in January 2000 to serve as a separate fund to help the Club meet its long-term needs its second century. This modest assessment applies to all members, with the exception of Retired, Widow, Golden Owl, Non-Dues, Honorary and Lifetime members.
A trustee board, comprised of NPC officers, the Board Chairman and two past presidents, oversees the fund.
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