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National Press Club's 2019 Book Fair & Authors' Night
One hundred authors — and their books — will be under one roof at the National Press Club, just in time for the gift-giving season. Navigate national politics and history, whisk your way to tasty treats, or laugh with your little one during the 2019 Book Fair and Authors’ Night on Friday, Nov. 1, 2019. Book Fair guests can shop titles and meet the authors behind incredible nonfiction and fiction tales in more than a dozen genres. It’s your chance to mingle with your favorite author and discover new ones, including Marlin Fitzwater, Calm Before the Storm; Dorothy Butler Gilliam, Trailblazer;…
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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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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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Journopalooza III
Tickets are now on sale for the most outrageous rock & roll spectacle ever planned for the National Press Club Friday, Jan. 21. The door and bar opens at 6:30 p.m. The bands begin at 7:30. General admission tickets are $25 in advance, $30 at the door. Tickets, including an exclusive VIP package with an open bar meet-and-greet with the media/rockstars, are available at www.Journopalooza.com. Proceeds from Journopalooza benefit three great media causes: The Committee to Protect Journalists/Journalist Assistance Program, The Eric Friedheim National Journalism Library, and Reporters Without…
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2017 Fourth Estate Award Honoring Tony Kornheiser and Michael Wilbon
Tony Kornheiser and Michael Wilbon accept 2017 National Press Club Fourth Estate Award at October 4 Gala Tony Kornheiser and Michael Wilbon, award-winning sports journalists and co-hosts of ESPN’s Pardon the Interruption, will receive the National Press Club’s most esteemed prize, the Fourth Estate Award, at a Press Club gala in their honor on October 4, 2017 in Washington, D.C. Kornheiser and Wilbon are the 45th recipients of the award and the first joint recipients. The award recognizes journalists who have made significant contributions to the field. “Mike Wilbon and Tony Kornheiser…
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Exclusive DC Premiere of DANGER CLOSE - Screening and Q&A with war reporter Alex Quade
Exclusive DC Premiere of DANGER CLOSE Screening and Q&A With War Reporter Alex Quade When: Tuesday, April 18th at 6.30pm DC premiere screening at the National Press Club of Danger Close followed by question and answer session with war reporter Alex Quade. The movie hits theaters on April 28; see the film before everyone else. Danger Close is the third installation of the Heroes of Valor Collection along with The Hornet's Nest and Citizen Soldier. About the film: DANGER CLOSE is a documentary that follows Edward R. Murrow Award-winning female war reporter Alex Quade and her mission to tell…
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2015 Fourth Estate Award Honoring Gwen Ifill
Gwen Ifill, moderator and managing editor of "Washington Week" and co-anchor and managing editor of the "PBS NewsHour" has been selected as the 2015 recipient of the Fourth Estate Award, the National Press Club's most-honored prize. Ifill will receive the award at a gala dinner on Thursday, Oct. 15. She is the 43rd recipient of the Fourth Estate Award, which recognizes a journalist who has made significant contributions to the field through a lifetime of excellence. The National Press Club Board of Governors voted to give Ifill the award. "Gwen Ifill embodies the core values of journalism at…
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“Politicians vs. Press” Spelling Bee
Livestream will begin at 7:15pm EDT. Sponsored by The relationship between members of Congress and the journalists who cover them can be testy at times, but on September 21, 2016 it will be all fun and games as lawmakers and reporters square off in the Politicians vs. Press Spelling Bee at the legendary National Press Club in downtown Washington. 2013 champion Sen. Tim Kaine (D-Va.) leveraged his Press Club Spelling Bee victory into a 2016 vice presidential nomination. 2015 victor Rep. Don Beyer (D-Va.) will be back to defend his title this year against fellow lawmakers and a rejuvenated…
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2016 Fourth Estate Award Honoring Wolf Blitzer
Wolf Blitzer, acclaimed journalist and CNN's lead political anchor and host of “The Situation Room with Wolf Blitzer,” will accept the National Press Club's most-honored prize, the Fourth Estate Award, at a gala on Sept. 20 in Washington, D.C. Blitzer is the 44th recipient of the award, which recognizes a journalist who has made significant contributions to the field. “Through his more than four decades in journalism, Wolf Blitzer has served as the world's eyes and ears on some of the most important stories of our time, the embodiment of the Fourth Estate's first awardee, Walter Cronkite,”…
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