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Getting Started with WordPress
Many publishers are asking reporters to be familiar with a Content Management System. This class will help you learn the CMS basics a writer needs to know, with hands-on training for WordPress. The session will teach how to: 1) add a story into WordPress; 2) navigate to find and edit stories, and 3) use main formatting functions. It will provide a brief overview of Content Management Systems in general, including Drupal, and is designed for CMS beginners. This is a ticketed event. Click here to jump to the ticket form. Registration is $5 for NPC members; $10 public. NPC members should login…
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Cyber Security Training for Journalists - Second Session
Reporters will get the chance to learn how to protect themselves and their sources from cyber hacking at a three-day training course at the National Press Club. The hands-on cyber security training series will take place over the course of three Saturdays: June 20, June 27 and July 11. Classes will take place from 9 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. each day in the Bloomberg Room. Tickets can be purchased for individual sessions or for all three sessions. The cost of a single daily session is $30 for club members and $40 for nonmembers. Members must log in for a Promo code. Lunch will be provided.…
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Are Streetcars Good for America?
ARE STREETCARS GOOD FOR AMERICA? Washington, DC – Are streetcars an answer to America’s urban transit problems? Some say they’re making a well-deserved comeback. Others complain they’re a pointless throwback. The 1950’s marked the end of the streetcar system. Buses and subways seemed more efficient replacements. But in recent years trolley cars have reappeared, with strong opponents and proponents. Questions linger. Do streetcars:• Provide more mobility in urban areas?• Improve the urban environment by reducing pollution?• Lower transportation costs?• Spur broader economic development?•…
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ESRI: Basics of Geodata-Mapping
Learn the basics of geodata-mapping June 2, 9:30-11:00 a.m. in the Bloomberg Room. Registration is $5 for NPC members; $10 public. NPC members should login for the promo code. If you have a database with addresses or zip codes, you can visualize that information on a map. ESRI, one of the leading firms in the field, will provide a 90-minute introduction to their mapping software at an NPC training session at 9:30 am onJune 2, sponsored by the NPC Professional Development Committee and the NPC Journalism Institute. For those planning to attend the Investigative Reporters and Editors conference…
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Presidential Medal Winner, Environmental Expert to Discuss GMOs Pesticide
Presidential Medal Winner, Environmental Expert to Discuss GMOs, Pesticide Use at National Press Club Washington, DC – Presidential Medal of Freedom award recipient and cofounder of the National Farm Workers Association Dolores Huerta will discuss Genetically Modified Foods (GMOs), health effects of pesticide and herbicide use on farmworkers and the current debate in Congress at a National Press Club Newsmakers news conference on Tuesday, April 28. Joining Huerta will be Environmental Working Group expert Scott Faber. This week environmental groups filed suit to force EPA to review its…
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Don't Fear the Math
Spreadsheets are much more than programs for doing your expense reports. Data skills can enhance your coverage of campaign money and help you watchdog how tax dollars are spent. Data tools like pivot tables can distill the daily deluge of data into killer statistics. This class takes spreadsheet programs like Excel to the next level, helping you harness the data and give your stories extra horsepower. Registration is $5 for NPC members; $10 public. Members should login for the promo code. The session will run from 9:00-12:00 p.m. "Don't Fear the Math," will be an introduction to using Excel…
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Pub Quiz
Join fellow club members and their guests on Thursday, April 9 at 7:30 for trivia, food, drinks, prizes and camaraderie. Pub Quiz is a great opportunity to gather with friends over food and drinks and to meet new friends and members, so gather a team of four and come to the Reliable Source’s Truman Lounge. Veteran Pub Quiz emcee Marc Wojno will be on hand with all kinds of prizes for the lucky winners. Space fills up quickly, so be sure to arrive early to grab a table. Don’t have a team? No worries --we’ll team you up. For more information on Pub Quiz and other upcoming events, contact…
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The Political Punch of the Pro-Life Movement in the 2014 Elections and Beyond
The Political Punch of the Pro-Life Movement in the 2014 Elections and Beyond Susan B. Anthony List President to Discuss Pro-life Impact on Legislation, 2016 Presidential Race Washington, DC – A week ahead of the 42nd anniversary of Roe v. Wade and the annual March for Life, Marjorie Dannenfelser – president of the national pro-life group Susan B. Anthony List and its partner super PAC Women Speak Out – will discuss the movement’s electoral victories and legislative agenda at a National Press Club Newsmakers news conference, scheduled for Thursday, January 15 at 10 a.m. Both groups are…
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