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Disrupt DC!
What are the technologies poised to disrupt the District? Facial recognition tools, self-aware databases and visual bookmarking services are just a few of the emerging tech trends that will dramatically affect journalists, communications professionals, associations and government agencies in 2013. In this fast-paced session, you’ll learn how your organization can take advantage of what’s coming next! This session is being facilitated by Amy Webb, lead trendspotter and CEO of Webbmedia Group. Amy studies disruptive technologies and advises a worldwide client base for Fortune 100 and Global…
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2012 Fourth Estate Award Dinner Honoring Bob Woodward
Bob Woodward, the Washington Post investigative reporter and editor whose work on the Watergate scandal led to the resignation of an American president, has been selected as the 2012 recipient of the Fourth Estate Award, the National Press Club’s most-honored prize. Woodward will receive the award at a gala dinner Friday, Sept. 21. He is the 40th recipient of the Fourth Estate Award, which recognizes a journalist who has made significant contributions to the field through a lifetime of excellence. Click here to order tickets.
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Facebook and Pinterest 101
Facebook and Pinterest 101 – Thursday, June 21, 9:30 – 11 a.m. in the Bloomberg Classroom If you’re feeling behind the curve on using social media tools, now’s your chance to catch up! Join us for a beginner’s session where you’ll learn how to discover trend stories, share your work with a wider audience, and more using these social media tools. Please make sure to have a Facebook and Pinterest accounts set up before the session. Pinterest requires a Facebook account and invitation to join, so please contact [email protected] if you have questions or need assistance prior to the session.…
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Learn the Secrets of the Freedom of Information Act
Learn the secrets of the Freedom of Information Act, the invaluable reporting tool that too many journalists ignore. Through FOIA requests, appeals and even litigation, reporters and other professionals can extract invaluable documents from the federal government and uncover great stories that have never been told. Join three FOIA experts in a lively, practical-oriented discussion about filing effective requests, negotiating with government gatekeepers, finding likely sources and turning the law into your sword. Nate Jones is FOIA Coordinator with the National Security Archive, an award-…
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NPC Freelance Committee to Face the FAQs – Should I Write a Book?
NPC Freelance Committee to Face the FAQs – Should I Write a Book? A workshop on Monday, May 21, 2012, 6:30 p.m. So you are a professional reporter looking for a new way to reach readers and impress editors. Should you consider writing a book? Learn the facts. In this hour lecture and discussion we’ll cover some of the important FAQs that can help you decide whether you should be an author and bookmaker as well as a journalist. Here are some of the most Frequently Asked Questions that need answering when considering writing a book:WHO: Who me? Who am I writing the book for? *WHAT: What am…
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Silver Owls' Spring Hoot
John Eaton, the great jazz pianist and one of the legendary interpreters of American popular music, will entertain at the April 26 Silver Owls "hoot" in the Ballroom. Eaton, who regularly performs and lectures at such venues as the Smithsonian Institution's Performing Arts jazz series, the Kool Jazz Festival, and Wolf Trap Foundation for the Performing Arts, is an old friend of the Silver Owls, the organization of National Press Club members who have belonged to the organization for 25 or more years. He is a past recipient of their highest honor, the Order of the Owl. A Yale graduate, Eaton…
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Managing Online Data with Excel
Learn how to manage online data with Excel at a National Press Club professional development event at 9:30 a.m. Wednesday, July 25, in the Bloomberg Room. The class is free for National Press Club members and $15 for non-members. NPC members should login for the discount code. Reporters can find all kinds of interesting data online these days, but you need tools to comb through it. Excel is a common and valuable tool that can help do just that. Unfortunately, for many of us, its behavior can seem frustrating and odd rather than empowering and delightful. Take some time to get to know Excel…
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Google Fusion Tables For Content Producers
Join us for this intensive, hands-on introduction to Google Fusion Tables, one of the hottest new technologies available. Fusion Tables is a free tool that most newsrooms and others working with data use to create maps and real-time data visualizations.This session is being taught by NYC-based John Keefe, an award-winning journalist and the Senior Editor for Data News & Journalism Technology at WNYC, New York Public Radio. Keefe infuses WNYC's journalism with data reporting and interactive news applications, including census analysis, map mashups, news charts and SMS-based crowdsourcing…
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Get Up to Speed on Ethics.gov
Get up to speed on ethics.gov Macon Phillips, White House new media director, will discuss and answer questions about the administration's new web portal for ethics data on Wednesday, April 11 in a program developed by the National Press Club's Journalism Institute and the Regional Reporters Association. Phillips will discuss ethics.gov, which is a jumping-off point for information on White House visitor logs, foreign lobbyist registrations, campaign finance reports and more. The program starts at 10:30 a.m. and will be held in the Bloomberg Room, next to the press club library. Space is…
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The Kalb Report
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