Search
Displaying results 1 - 7 of 7
Communicators & Journalists: Build Beneficial Relationships with U.S. Latino Thought Leaders
The National Press Club announces its precedent-setting series to convene journalists and communicators with top thought-leaders from our nation’s diverse communities. Join us in kicking off Hispanic Heritage Month with the inaugural event on September 16th at 8:30 a.m. Participants will have an opportunity to meet with top US Latino communications leaders who will share best practices from their wealth of experience in corporate and community platforms. Panelists include: Rosemary Ravinal, CEO, RMR Communications Consulting; former VP, corporate communications/US Hispanic Consumer/…
Type: Event
NPC Headliners Luncheon: Rep. Elijah Cummings (D-MD)
Livestream will begin 8/7 at 1:00pm ET. Rep. Elijah Cummings, D-Md., chairman of the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, will speak at a National Press Club Headliners luncheon on Wednesday, Aug. 7. Cummings will address the Oversight Committee’s investigations into the Trump Administration. In a recent letter to acting White House Chief of Staff Mick Mulvaney, Cummings complained that the White House had ignored the committee's requests for information and has not complied with the Presidential Records Act. The committee is seeking notes on President Trump's private…
Type: Event
America’s Gun Problem: Seeking Solutions Through Journalism
The prevalence of gun-related violence and deaths in America – the increase in mass shootings, violent domestic disputes, officer-involved shootings, accidents and suicides – has had a profound and traumatic effect on nearly every community and every facet of society. How these incidents are covered (or ignored, or hyped) in the media can, at its worst, compound or amplify that trauma. But what can journalism at its best – the hard-nosed brand of reporting that makes you think, makes you feel, and maybe even makes you act – do for an issue like gun violence? Can good, solid journalism…
Type: Event
46th Annual NPC Journalism Awards Dinner
The National Press Club will celebrate the best in broadcast and print stories from breaking news and Washington regional reporting to humor, political journalism and many other categories at the 46th Annual Journalism Awards Dinner. Please join us at 6 p.m. on Wednesday, August 28th starting with a reception in the Holeman Lounge followed at 7 p.m. with dinner and program in the ballroom. This event is business attire. Please find the full list of award winners here: https://www.press.org/news-multimedia/news/annapolis-capital-gazette-ba…-
Type: Event
2019 NPC Press vs. Politicians Spelling Bee
Livestream will begin 9/17 at 7:00pm ET. Relationships between politicians and the media who cover them have been tested throughout history, but on Tuesday, September 17, 2019 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. National Press Club President Alison Kodjak will serve as the host of this year’s Bee, while Dr. Jacques Bailly, the Scripps National Spelling Bee's official pronouncer and 1980 winner of their competition, will officiate.…
Type: Event
2019 Fourth Estate Award Gala Honoring Amanda Bennett
Amanda Bennett, best known for her award-winning leadership in investigative reporting at The Wall Street Journal, The Oregonian, and Bloomberg News, will receive the National Press Club's most esteemed prize, the Fourth Estate Award, at a Press Club gala in her honor on October 17, 2019 in Washington, D.C. Bennett is the 47th recipient of the award, which recognizes journalists who have made significant contributions to the field. “Amanda is an exceptional journalist and has enjoyed an enviable career managing some of the most respected newsrooms in the country,” said National Press Club…
Type: Event
NPC Headliners Book Event: "The Education of Brett Kavanaugh: An Investigation"
One year ago, amidst the backdrop of the #MeToo movement, Dr. Christine Blasey Ford decided to send a letter in confidence to a leading Democratic lawmaker alleging that her former high school classmate and Supreme Court nominee Brett M. Kavanaugh had sexually assaulted her when they were teenagers. The FBI was given 1 week to investigate the allegations, but even after Kavanaugh’s confirmation, two New York Times reporters - Robin Pogrebin, who was in Kavanaugh’s undergraduate class at Yale, and Kate Kelly, who grew up not far from his childhood home – kept digging. On September 18, Pogrebin…
Type: Event