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2018 "Press vs Politicians" National Press Club Spelling Bee
Relationships between politicians and the media who cover them have been tested throughout history, but on Thursday, September 27, 2018 in the National Press Club’s historic ballroom, fun and friendly competition will prevail as lawmakers and reporters compete in the uproariously entertaining Press vs. Politicians Spelling Bee. Confirmed contestants representing the Politicians team are: Rep. Suzanne Bonamici (D-Ore.) Rep. Ted Deutch (D-Fla.) Rep. Jamie Raskin (D-Md.) Rep. Mark Takano (D-Calif.) Those confirmed in the Press corner are: 2017 champion and National Press Club member…
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2018 Fourth Estate Award Gala Honoring Marty Baron and Dean Baquet
Sponsored By Frank F. Islam ESPNAdam ShapiroTony Culley Foster Washington Post Executive Editor Marty Baron and New York Times Executive Editor Dean Baquet will receive the National Press Club's most esteemed award, the Fourth Estate Award, at a Press Club gala in their honor on November 29, 2018 in Washington, D.C. Baquet and Baron are the 46th recipients of the award, which recognizes journalists who have made significant contributions to the field. "As the editors of two of our most influential newspapers, Marty Baron and Dean Baquet have risen to the challenges of our times…
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NPC Headliners Newsmaker: The Young Turks' Cenk Uygur: The Role of Digital Media in the Progressive Movement
In the immediate aftermath of Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez’s big victory in New York City’s Democratic primary, Washington Post media columnist Margaret Sullivan juxtaposed the stunned reactions of “Big Media” newsrooms that scrambled to find a photo of the newcomer, with the jubilant reaction of Cenk Uygur, the host and co-creator of The Young Turks, a progressive news and commentary show with a massive following that Sullivan claimed “had seen [Ocasio-Cortez’s] success coming for many months – and worked to promote it.” Having covered each primary election leading up to the midterms for The…
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NPC 19th Annual Members' Photography Exhibit Reception
The National Press Club 19th Annual Members' Photography Exhibit opening reception is Wednesday, September 5, at 6:30 pm in the Bloomberg Room and 13th floor lobby. It's a chance to show off your photos and see those of your colleagues. There will be light refreshments. As always, you are welcome to bring guests.
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How To Do Great Reporting on US Border Issues
The United States Government policy of family separation and “zero tolerance” asylum at the U.S.- Mexico border only received national and international media attention and clamor when journalists broke the story with an audio recording of a separated child in a holding center. The International Women’s Media Foundation had journalists on the ground reporting directly from the Texas-Mexico border and El Salvador for National Geographic, The Guardian, The Tampa Bay Times, Al Jazeera and National Public Radio. Join the National Press Club Journalism Institute and the International Women’s Media…
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The Hidden History of Washington, D.C.'s Lafayette Square
If you take a walk on any given day through Lafayette Square, the small public park directly north of the White House, you will find throngs of tourists and school groups snapping selfies, protestors and street artists hoping to be heard, and local politicos and professionals just passing through on their way to work. While many are drawn to Lafayette Square by the iconic grandeur of the White House, few are likely aware of the park’s own fascinating place in history as the setting for some of our nation’s most shocking and dramatic events. Often referred to as the National Press Club’s in-…
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NPC Headliners Luncheon with MLB Commissioner Rob Manfred
Livestream will begin 7/16 at 1:00pm ET. Just one day before the first pitch flies at the Major League Baseball (MLB) All-Star Game at Nationals Park in Washington, DC, MLB Commissioner Robert D. Manfred, Jr., the 10th Commissioner in the history of the league, will appear at a National Press Club Headliners Luncheon on July 16 to discuss the state of America’s game. Manfred first signed-on with the MLB full-time in 1998 as Executive Vice President of Economics and League Affairs. In this role, Manfred negotiated the MLB’s first drug testing agreement with the Major League Baseball…
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NPC Headliners Luncheon: craigslist Founder Craig Newmark
Livestream will begin 9/24 at 1:00pm ET. On Monday, September 24, Craig Newmark, founder of craigslist and Craig Newmark Philanthropies, will appear at a National Press Club Headliners Luncheon to discuss his philanthropic efforts to strengthen trust in news. Newmark has poured money into journalism research, training, and direct support of news gathering since the 2016 elections, including a $20 million donation in June to the Craig Newmark Graduate School of Journalism at the City University of New York, the only public graduate journalism school in the northeast. Lunch will be served…
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41st Annual Book Fair & Authors' Night
The Capitol region’s premiere holiday book event is back for the 41st year! The National Press Club Journalism Institute is once again partnering with landmark local book seller Politics & Prose for a night of pols, pundits and prose. Authors will be on hand to talk to their fans and sign books at this most exciting literary event. Patrons can browse for books at the Club’s headquarters from 5:30 to 8:30 p.m. Tickets are $5 for NPC and Politics & Prose members; $10 public. Tickets will be sold online and at the door. The Book Fair is a fundraiser for The National Press Club Journalism…
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NPC Headliners Luncheon with Secretary of Commerce Wilbur Ross
Livestream will begin 5/14 at 1:00pm ET. Wilbur Ross, the 39th Secretary of Commerce, who recently announced his department’s plans to become a “one-stop shop” for regulating the space industry, will discuss how the Department of Commerce is creating conditions for economic growth and opportunity for the people of the United States at a National Press Club Headliners Luncheon on Monday, May 14, 2018. Secretary Ross, a former bankruptcy specialist and American investor, has been an increasingly common fixture on CNBC amidst the United States’ looming trade war with China (a result of…
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