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Twitch! Communications in the Age of Social Media
[Twitter + Pitch = Twitch!] Social media has utterly revolutionized the world of communications by upending the way reporters gather news and the way we find our news. In a 24 hour, social media - powered news cycle, who decides what becomes news, and what doesn't make the cut? Join us for Twitch! a fun-filled, 2-hour panel event and networking reception featuring some of the region's most forward thinking working journalists who will share how they are using social media to discover stories, report breaking news and find sources. Register at http://twitchdc2013.eventbrite.com #Twitch2013…
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NPC Board of Governors Dinner
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Free Speech Week: Know Your Reporting Rights - Learn when to not back down
Livestream will begin 10/20 at 1:30pm ET. Know Your Reporting Rights: Learn when to not back down Please join us during Free Speech Week on Friday, October 20, 1:30pm to 3:00pm EDT, for an important discussion on the First Amendment and reporters’ rights that will be streamed on Facebook Live at www.facebook.com/RTDNA.RTDNF. RTDNA, the National Press Club Journalism Institute, the Association for Education in Journalism and Mass Communication, and Reel Media Group are co-sponsoring the event, at which student and professional journalists will have the opportunity to learn from media law…
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"El Paso" Screening and Panel on Journalists Fleeing Mexico's Violence
"El Paso" Screening and Panel on Journalists Fleeing Mexico's Violence The National Press Club's Journalism Institute will host a screening of Everardo González' film, "El Paso," which tells the story of journalists fleeing their home country of Mexico to seek safe haven in the United States. The screening will be followed by a short panel discussion on the dangers Mexico's journalists still face, and their difficulties in receiving asylum in the U.S. González, anaward-winning documentarian, sheds light on the journalists who risk their lives covering the Mexican drug trade. The film tells…
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NPC Headliners Book Event: Garrett Graff's "Raven Rock"
Journalist and historian Garrett Graff will share the findings of his latest work, Raven Rock: The Story of the U.S. Government’s Secret Plan to Save Itself – While the Rest of Us Die, at a National Press Club Headliners Event at 6:30 p.m. on Monday, May 22 in the club’s conference rooms. Since the beginning of the Cold War, the U.S. government has been secretly planning for what would come after a nuclear attack on America. From hidden bunkers where generals and politicians would be evacuated to secret lists of “dangerous enemies” who would be arrested in the opening moments of war, Raven…
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NPC Book Event: "Shattered: Inside Hillary Clinton's Doomed Campaign"
During Hillary Clinton’s 2016 race for the White House, two journalists, Jonathan Allen and Amie Parnes were given special access inside her campaign operation, conducting more than one hundred interviews, for their new book “Shattered: Inside Hillary Clinton’s Doomed Campaign.” They will appear together at the National Press Club on Thursday, May 18 at 6:30 p.m. in the club’s conference rooms to discuss their headline making book that is already number one on Amazon’s bestseller list. Jonathan Allen is the head of community and content for Sidewire and a columnist for Roll Call newspaper and…
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Inauguration Story Tips
Inauguration Story TipsOn Jan. 10, veteran reporters will discuss how to get good stories covering the presidential inauguration. The program is presented by the National Press Club Journalism Institute and the Professional Development Committee. The program, which is $5 for members and $10 for non-members, starts at 9.30am on Tuesday, Jan 10 in the Murrow Room of the Club. RSVP required, using the form below. Confirmed panelists include:• Jonathan Salant, Washington correspondent for New Jersey Advance Media, a former Press Club president who has covered every inauguration since 1989; •…
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Lauren Wright "On Behalf of the President: Presidential Spouses and White House Communications Strategy Today"
First ladies have become as influential in American politics as elected officials. More than any other time in history, the first lady now bears responsibilities tantamount to a high-ranking cabinet member. On Behalf of the President: Presidential Spouses and White House Communications Strategy Today (Praeger; April 30, 2016) documents the growing presence of the presidents' wives in the communications strategies of the last three administrations (Clinton, Bush, and Obama) and explores how the first lady serves to persuade public opinion, make personal appeals to the public on behalf of the…
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NPC Book Rap: Tom Daschle and Trent Lott "Crisis Point: Why We Must - and How We Can - Overcome Our Broken Politics in Washington and Across America"
Tom Daschle and Trent Lott will discuss their new book "Crisis Point: Why We Must - and How We Can - Overcome Our Broken Politics in Washington and Across America" on January 19 at 6:00 p.m. in the Conference Rooms. Tom Daschle and Trent Lott are two of the most prominent senators of recent time. Both served in their respective parties' leadership positions from the 1990s into the current century, and they have almost sixty years of service between them. Their congressional tenure saw the Reagan tax cuts, a deadlocked Senate, the Clinton impeachment, 9/11, and the Iraq War. Despite the…
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NPC Book Rap: John Norris "Mary McGrory: The First Queen of Journalism"
Join us on the evening of October 15th where John Norris will discuss his new book "Mary McGrory: The First Queen of Journalism" with Dan Balz, Chief Correspondent at The Washington Post and a veteran political reporter moderating the event. The program will begin at 6:30 p.m. in the Conference Rooms. Before there was Maureen Dowd or Gail Collins or Molly Ivins, there was Mary McGrory. She was a trailblazing columnist who achieved national syndication and reported from the front lines of American politics for five decades. From her first assignment reporting on the Army–McCarthy hearings to…
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