Constitutional amendment on agenda for May 3 NPC General Membership Meeting

The National Press CLub's Board of Governors has approved a constitutional amendment that it plans to present to Club members for their approval at a General Membership Meeting on Thursday, May 3, at 6:30 p.m. in the NPC's Holeman Lounge.

Club officers are also expected to present reports on the state of the Club at the meeting where a buffet supper will be served.

The text of the proposed constitutional amendment is as follows:

(v) News Source – Persons whose profession or business involves regular contacts with members of qualified news outlets or whose duties involve preparation or dissemination of News and information. A letter from a member of the working press from a qualified news outlet citing specific examples of the individual’s use as a news source is required to validate source status as a regular news source.