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Optimizing Amazon book page for indie authors, Oct. 8
September 30, 2020
How can independent authors make the most of their book pages on Amazon? And what in the world is metadata, and what does it mean for authors? Those questions will be addressed at the next meeting of the National Press Club's informal independent authors group on Thursday, Oct. 8, at 9:30 a.m. EDT…
Read MoreCommunicators Team to host virtual sessions on working with the media, members of Congress, Oct. 1 and Oct. 8
September 30, 2020
Learn how to enhance and build relationships with the media and members of Congress during two separate virtual professional development sessions the National Press Club’s Communicators Team has lined up. Tomorrow, Oct. 1, at 12 p.m. Ed Barks, a former member of the Club’s board of governors and an…
Read MoreWatch Sept. 29 presidential debate in Truman Lounge
September 26, 2020
The National Press Club will host a viewing party for the Presidential Debate on Tuesday, Sept. 29, starting at 8 p.m. in the Truman Lounge. Members and their guests are invited to watch this debate after dinner on the big screen in the Club Ballroom. Special drinks and a la carte menu are expected…
Read MoreCommunicators plan to learn about media-relations strategies at virtual meeting on Oct. 1 at noon
September 25, 2020
Former National Press Club board governor and communications strategy consultant Ed Barks plans to discuss how to work with the media to achieve critical business and public policy goals at the NPC Communicators Lunch and Learn on Thursday, Oct. 1, at noon. Registration for this virtual meeting is…
Read MorePolitico's Harris, Washington Post's Hamburger plan virtual conversation on national politics, local journalism on Oct. 6
September 24, 2020
Two respected and influential journalists plan to appear together in an hour-long online event at noon on Tuesday, Oct. 6, to explore the upcoming elections and the state of local journalism. This one-hour Zoom program, sponsored by the Rochester Beacon -- both Harris and Hamburger are natives of…
Read MoreFall membership drive offers Press Club members a free year
September 24, 2020
The National Press Club just launched a fall membership drive that’s bigger and better than ever! Renew your membership before Friday, Nov. 6 and receive a full year of membership free. That’s right – pay your 2021 dues before November 6 and get your 2022 membership for free! If you are…
Read MoreFree webinar on covering national, state polls in the 2020 presidential election, Sept. 29
September 21, 2020
National Press Club members are invited to join a free webinar on covering national and state polls in the 2020 presidential election offered by the American Association of Public Opinion Research (AAPOR) and moderated by former Club President Donna Leinwand Leger on Tuesday, Sept. 29, at 12:30 p.m…
Read MoreRunners, supporters needed for Foley Freedom Run Oct. 17
September 21, 2020
The National Press Club is recruiting runners and walkers to join the Club team to raise money to support the James W. Foley Legacy Foundation. The Sixth Annual Foley Freedom Run will take place take place virtually this year at a venue of your choosing beginning at 10 a.m. Saturday, Oct. 17.…
Read MoreD.C. Women Writers read from ‘Furious Gravity’ during virtual Book Rap Oct. 6
September 21, 2020
To commemorate the 19th Amendment giving women the right to vote, the National Press Club's Book and Author Group will present a Virtual Book Rap featuring authors reading from Furious Gravity, the ninth volume of the “Grace and Gravity” series of literary journals at 7 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 6. To…
Read MoreReopened Reliable Source offers special menu, drinks
September 17, 2020
National Press Club members and their guests are invited to come to the NPC's Reliable Source, where special lunch and dinner menus are available. We are open! Among the featured items are entrees, such as steak, salmon, halibut, or shrimp with vegetables and potatoes/rice. Daily sandwiches include…
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