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Election 2012 Boot Camp: Refresher Class in Excel
Refresher Class in Excel The National Press Club Journalism Institute and the Regional Reporters Association will hold the next in a yearlong series of programs for reporters covering the 2012 campaign with refresher course in Microsoft Excel. The program will be held in the Bloomberg Classroom at the National Press Club on March 14 at 9:30 a.m. - 11:00 a.m. The program, which will be led by RRA board member Herb Jackson of The Record (Bergen County, NJ), is designed as a follow-up to last month’s Federal Election Commission data diving class, but anyone who missed that class could still…
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Status of Women and Human Rights in Afghanistan
Status of Women and Human Rights in Afghanistan Sima Samar, MD, Chair of the Afghan Independent Human Rights Commission (AIHRC) and a former member of the Afghan Cabinet. will speak at a National Press Club Newsmaker press conference at 12:00 noon on Wednesday, March 7, 2012, in the Bloomberg Room of the National Press Building, 529 14th St., N.W., Washington, DC. Sima Samar, an outspoken advocate for women’s rights, will address the issues faced by Afghan women and human rights situation in Afghanistan especially with international forces including U.S. announcing their…
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Census Database Training for Journalists
Census Database Training For Journalists - Sponsored by the NPC Journalism Institute’s Professional Development Committee The U.S. Census Bureau will host a special training workshop on Friday, Feb. 24 from 9:30 a.m. to 11 a.m. to help reporters navigate its American Fact Finder database. Their web-based data can help journalists dig up information on population, housing, economic, and geographic details to back up any story. Learning to find key data will help beef up investigative and initiative stories as well as spot stories and help illuminate election year coverage on the issues. The…
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Career Spring Cleaning
Former Washington Post editor and Penn State University lecturer Jackie Jones will offer `spring cleaning' for careers in a four-week coaching session that starts April 5. Career counselor Jones will discuss planning and assessing goals, updating plans and getting re-energized in sessions for up to eight people. The group will meet from 6 p.m. to 7 p.m. on Thursdays, April 5 to 26, in the Bloomberg Classroom. The cost is $80 for members, $200 for non-members. Payment must be received in advance to reserve a slot, and there are no refunds. Because space is limited, participants must reserve at…
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Ronald S. Lauder
Predicting What Israel Will Do in an Unpredictable Middle East World Jewish Congress President Ronald S. Lauder to offer insight and analysis as the Arab Spring becomes a memory and as Israel aims to “brand” itself before the international community President of the World Jewish Congress and former U.S. ambassador Ronald S. Lauder will appear at a National Press Club Newsmaker at 10 a.m. Friday, Feb. 10, where he plans to warn that any effort by a drifting and unstable Egyptian government to abrogate its peace treaty with Israel will have disastrous and immediate consequences for the Middle…
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Michael Dirda Book Event: "On Conan Doyle"
Author and Pulitzer Prize-winning Washington Post book critic Michael Dirda will discuss his latest book, "On Conan Doyle: Or, The Whole Art of Storytelling," at 7:00 pm Monday, Dec. 12, in the Bloomberg Room. "On Conan Doyle" offers a spirited account of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle’s life and work. Best known now as the creator of Sherlock Holmes, Doyle was also a master of the supernatural short story and a pioneer of science fiction. He wrote historical fiction, essays, and memoirs; spoke out on social causes from imperialism and racial injustice to more liberal divorce laws, defended wrongly…
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OECD Data Diving
And how does the U.S. compare? – Diving for OECD Data International rankings and comparisons are powerful tools for reporting and analysis. But it is not always obvious where to find the right data and how to decipher each comparison. This course presents an overview of the data resources of the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) and provides an introduction into data journalism and data-based storytelling. Topics covered include economics, taxation, education, health care, social policy and the environment. The data sets comprise most advanced economies in America…
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70th Anniversary of the Soviet-American Alliance in World War II
To mark the 70th anniversary of the Soviet-American alliance in World War II,a panel of high-level Russian businessmen and former government officialswill discuss, A RUSSIAN-AMERICAN ALLIANCE: LESSONS FOR THE FUTURE The speakers are:DAVID YAKOBASHVILI, Chairman, Russian-American Business CouncilEVGENY SAVOSTIYANOV, Vice Chairman, Center for Russia-USA RapprochementSERGEY ROGOV, Head, Institute of USA and Canada, Academy of Sciences They will be in Washington to meet with American counterparts to discuss cooperation in political, business, economic, defense and other areas. They will recap…
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Foursquare & Location-based Tools Class
In the location class we will start by discussing what location-based tools such as Foursquare, Gowalla and Facebook Places are and how they work. We will then look at how they can be used to gather information, identify sources, and promote yourself or your organization. There is a class fee of $25 for NPC members and $50 for nonmembers. The fee can be paid by credit card, check, or member account. Register online at http://bit.ly/6f1yyA or by contacting Beth Shankle at [email protected] or 202-662-7509. Participants are welcome to bring their own laptops, but computers will also be…
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Reporting from Facebook
In "Reporting from Facebook" we will start by looking at what online social networks are and examining the differences between several of the most popular sites, including Facebook and LinkedIn. From there we will move on to a more in-depth look at Facebook - navigating the site, using it to research stories, using it to identify and contact sources, and using it to connect with your audience. There is a class fee of $25 for NPC members and $50 for nonmembers. The fee can be paid by credit card, check, or member account. Register online at http://bit.ly/6f1yyA or by contacting Beth Shankle at…
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