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Politics Straight Up
Join the National Press Club as they host "Politics Straight Up" with Press Pool host, Julie Mason live on POTUS, Sirius XM 124 this Friday, September 27th from 3:00-6:00 p.m. Participants include: (times included) 3-3:30-Jeff Zeleny, ABC News Senior Washington Correspondent, follow him @JeffZeleny 3:30-4-David Jackson, covers the White House for USA Today, follow his tweets @DJUSAToday, read his posts at The Oval Blog 3:30-4- Bennett Roth, Congressional Editor for Bloomberg News 4-4:30-Jonathan Allen, White House Bureau Chief for POLITICO 4:30-5- Jimmy Williams, MSNBC political contributor…
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Non-Resident Weekend Opening Reception
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Building the Biggest Telescope, Searching for the "Big Bang"
Building the Biggest Telescope, Searching for the “Big Bang” South Africa’s “Square Kilometre Array” Project to Revolutionize Man’s Look at the Heavens When it’s completed in the early 2020s, the Square Kilometre Array – or SKA – will be by far the largest radio telescope ever built, requiring massive amounts of IT infrastructure and supercomputing capacity to be assembled in Africa. South Africa was selected over Australia to host the bulk of the project, which will take scientists closer to the instant of the Big Bang than previously thought possible. And it’s believed the SKA will collect…
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Government Contracting in Era of Sequestration
Private Sector CEOs Discuss Future of Government Contracting in Era of Sequestration Companies that do business with the U.S. government, Fortune 500 companies and small businesses alike, are faced with unprecedented fiscal uncertainty as they work to navigate the impact of sequestration. At a National Press Club Newsmaker news conference on Thursday, May 16th three private-sector CEOs will discuss the future of government contracting in the era of sequestration. Participants: • John Jumper, Chairman and CEOScience Applications International Corporation (SAIC) is a FORTUNE 500® scientific,…
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Introduction to Tumblr
If you've been wondering just what Tumblr is and why everyone seems have one but you, sign up for our Introduction to Tumblr class from 9:30-11:00 a.m. in the Bloomberg Room. Tumblr is a blogging platform that lets you quickly and easily post everything from photos, to text to video. Come find out more about its applications and create your very own Tumblr site. Registration is required. Registration is free for NPC members; $15 for non-members. This session will be taught by Elizabeth Allin, research librarian at the NPC Journalism Institute.
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Write It-Say It: How Word People Can Love Being Online and On Air
Lee Powell, AP broadcast reporter and producer, will give practical writing tips from a reporter-turned video journalist. Registration is required. Club members can attend at no charge; non-members pay $10. The session will run from 9:00-10:00 a.m. Gone are the days when newspaper reporters only typed out words on a page. Or television stations rolled with a "crew." Doing news today means doing it all. Reporters shoot video. Photojournalists report. Everyone is struggling to marry pictures with words all while staying true to the story. There is good news: if you can write, you can craft…
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National Press Club Mardi Gras
Mardi Gras Carnival celebrations are just around the corner. Look no further than the National Press Club to kick off the festivities. On Tuesday, February 12, "Fat Tuesday" from 6:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. swing by the Truman lounge for an evening of live jazz with the Capital Focus Jazz Band. Delight in cajun appetizers, entrees and specialty cocktails for a night filled with the flavors and sounds of New Orleans. Every person attending will automatically be entered into a free raffle contest for two passes to the Blues Alley Jazz club and a National Press Club baseball hat. Fancy masks are…
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Pub Quiz
Another installment of one of the Club's most popular events -- the monthly Pub Quiz -- will take place for this Thursday evening, Dec. 20, in the Truman Lounge. Marc Wojno will be returning to emcee the final edition of 2012. Teams of Know-it-alls should assemble in the lounge at 7 p.m. for a fun night of worthless trivia with a great crowd. Enjoy cold beer and the Reliable Source's signature menu while you show off your smarts. Each team needs to include at least one National Press Club member. Round prizes will be awarded as well as the evening’s grand prize --$50 off the winning team’s…
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Databases 101
Databases 101 will be taught by David Donald, data editor at the Center for Public Integrity, who has taught journalists all over the country how to extract great stories from piles of data. David's database class will show how to use databases to make connections in databases where the secrets of governments, companies and candidates are hidden. Such connections – "mash-ups" if you will – are difficult if not impossible with spreadsheets, and learning a database program such as Access will open possibilities for your data-driven stories. He will also teach techniques for finding government…
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Spreadsheets 101
Spreadsheets 101 will demonstrate how Excel and other programs can be powerful tools for putting yourself in charge of your data, following the campaign money and holding accountable the officials who spend our tax dollars. Spreadsheets 101 will help orient reporters with basic and powerful features of Excel that make data analysis a snap, including importing, formatting and sorting. The class will be taught by JoElla Straley from NPR's research library. The class will run from 9:00 a.m.-12:00 noon in the Bloomberg Room.
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