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Advanced Facebook: How to Make the World's Largest Social Media Network Work for You
Learn how to leverage Facebook to bolster your reporting and your brand with Don Seymour, Facebook’s Politics & Government Outreach Manager. This intermediate level class includes an overview of Facebook and the resources it offers to journalists. Seymour will cover how to create an effective public Page, and will review best practices including how to break news and engage with your audience. Don’t get left behind. Seize your social media moment! Registration required. Fee: $5 for National Press Club members, $10 for non-members. NPC members should log in for the promo code.
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District Country
Media Partner Tickets> Directions & Parking> National country music hit makers Love and Theft and The Cadillac Three are coming to downtown Washington, DC February 21, 2015 for the first-ever "District Country" concert to be held at the legendary National Press Club. "The National Press Club has hosted live performances from the likes of Billy Joel, James Taylor, Dolly Parton and Louis Armstrong over the past one-hundred years," said National Press Club Executive Director William McCarren. "We are excited to welcome these three modern country acts to our unique and intimate…
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Analyzing Media Coverage of Race in America
A panel of journalists from different sections of the media will discuss coverage of race in America at the National Press Club from 6:30 p.m. to 8 p.m. Monday, Jan. 26. The panel discussion, co-sponsored by the National Press Club and the Capital Press Club, is titled: Coverage of Race in America: How are we doing? How can we do better?A cutting edge forum to analyze media coverage from Ferguson to Staten Island The Capital Press Club, the oldest African-American communications association in the country, was founded in 1944 at a time when African-Americans were not admitted to the National…
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Get It Online: The Online Election - Social Media and the 2012 Presidential Race
The 2012 U.S. Presidential Election is like none we have ever seen before. Americans now follow real-time debate commentary via Twitter, advocate for their candidates on Facebook and join Internet memes with Tumblr. Balancing tried-and-true strategies with bold experimentation, the campaigns of both President Barack Obama and Governor Mitt Romney have invested heavily in social media as part of their fundraising, grassroots and media strategies. They have had to. This panel will focus on how the 2012 presidential candidates have used social media as part of their campaign strategies, what…
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NPC Luncheon with Roger Daltrey and Pete Townshend of The Who
Legendary vocalist Roger Daltrey and guitarist Pete Townshend of The Who will discuss the UCLA Daltrey/Townshend Teen & Young Adult Cancer Program, which serves teenagers and young adults with cancer. The program, founded a year ago by Daltrey and fellow rock icon Pete Townshend, is based at Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center. Now the pair is moving forward with plans for Teen Cancer America, a program to set up units in hospitals and medical centers in strategic areas around the country. Daltrey and Townshend have supported a similar program called Teenage Cancer Trust in the United…
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South African Night: The Life, Legacy and Values of Nelson Mandela
“South African Night: The Life, Legacy and Values of Nelson Mandela.” The event will include remarks by South African Ambassador Ebrahim Rasool; Edward Perkins, the first black U.S. ambassador to be sent to South Africa from 1986 to 1989; a panel discussion on Mandela’s “Life, Legacy and Values,” followed by a Q&A session, and a tasting of South African wines and cuisine. The panel includes Charlene Smith, the author of the biography, “Mandela: In Celebration of a Great Life,” and a newly published book, “Mandela and America.”
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Presidential Debate Viewing Party
Looking for a fun way to experience the presidential debates? Or are you a journalist covering the debates for work or fun? Come watch or cover them with fellow Press Club members and bring your friends. There will be a working area for journalists, and debates will be televised in the Truman Lounge for members only as well as the Bloomberg Room, where the event will be open to the public. Food is available to order from the Truman Lounge and drinks will be available to order from both locations. The event is free and is hosted in a non-partisan atmosphere. The schedule is below: All the…
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Vice Presidential Debate viewing party
Looking for a fun way to experience the presidential debates? Or are you a journalist covering the debates for work or fun? Come watch or cover them with fellow Press Club members and bring your friends. There will be a working area for journalists, and debates will be televised in the Truman Lounge for members only as well as the Bloomberg Room, where the event will be open to the public. Food is available to order from the Truman Lounge and drinks will be available to order from both locations. The event is free and is hosted in a non-partisan atmosphere. The schedule is below: All the…
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School Choice -- What Works?
School Choice –What Works? What Doesn’t? What will they say about it on the campaign trail and is it true? Washington, DC – Charter schools, vouchers, online education, homeschooling, do these school choice options and others work? Are students learning? How do children in these education programs compare to their peers in traditional public schools? Do choice options save money or drain public school dollars? What’s the truth in what political candidates and school leaders claim? National Press Club Newsmaker news conference, 10:00 a.m., Thursday, August 23, 2012, First Amendment Lounge.…
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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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