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46th Annual NPC Journalism Awards Dinner
The National Press Club will celebrate the best in broadcast and print stories from breaking news and Washington regional reporting to humor, political journalism and many other categories at the 46th Annual Journalism Awards Dinner. Please join us at 6 p.m. on Wednesday, August 28th starting with a reception in the Holeman Lounge followed at 7 p.m. with dinner and program in the ballroom. This event is business attire. Please find the full list of award winners here: https://www.press.org/news-multimedia/news/annapolis-capital-gazette-ba…-
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NPC Communicators Breakfast: Communicating To Change Behaviors
Public relations pioneer Edward Bernays was infamous for his manipulative campaign in the late 1920's to increase cigarette smoking among women. Today Truth Initiative is dedicated to making tobacco use a thing of the past and is a leader in using communications to affect behavioral change. The organization's Managing Director of Communications Sarah Shank will make breakfast presentation on how they do this, Wednesday, July 17, from 8-9 a.m. in the Cosgrove Lounge at the National Press Club. This professional development session for reporters and communicators, sponsored by the Club…
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2019 Fourth Estate Award Gala Honoring Amanda Bennett
Amanda Bennett, best known for her award-winning leadership in investigative reporting at The Wall Street Journal, The Oregonian, and Bloomberg News, will receive the National Press Club's most esteemed prize, the Fourth Estate Award, at a Press Club gala in her honor on October 17, 2019 in Washington, D.C. Bennett is the 47th recipient of the award, which recognizes journalists who have made significant contributions to the field. “Amanda is an exceptional journalist and has enjoyed an enviable career managing some of the most respected newsrooms in the country,” said National Press Club…
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Communicators Breakfast: Best-selling Author Les McKeown on Being a “Synergist” and Leading a Successful Team
From cloakrooms to boardrooms, gridlock is a familiar term in Washington, and it’s not always used to describe a traffic tie-up on the Beltway. Les McKeown, an advisor to companies and organizations on accelerated growth, will speak at the Communicators Breakfast on Wednesday, June 11 at 8 a.m., to describe the role of the “Synergist” and it leads an organization passed inertia to achieve world-class success. According to McKeown, every successful team has a critical player, the Synergist, who can lead three other types of players, the bold dreamers (Visionaries), the pragmatic realists (…
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Personal Branding
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NPC Freelancers' Meeting
Jamila Bey, radio/TV reporter, producer and writer formerly for NPR and now with Russian Broadcasting, has agreed to speak to our committee (she is the former chair) about tricks of the trade of pitching and preparing a freelance piece for radio or television. Obviously she has great INSIDE KNOWLEDGE (she also just recently got a long piece in the New York Times!). So come one and all. Here's a new way to expand your freelance opportunities (and if you haven't noticed, radio and TV seem to be doing better these days than do newspapers). Tuesday, July 19 in the McClendon Room.. 8:30am…
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NPC Freelancers Breakfast
NPC Freelancers are invited to meet for breakfast at 8:30am Tuesday, April 26 in the McClendon Room before attending the 2011 Curtis B. Hurley Symposium - The Future of Public Broadcasting: Innovating to Connect Communities from 9am to Noon in the Conference Rooms. Over breakfast we will discuss networking strategies and best practices for meeting editors and publishers. You are welcome to attend either one or both events. Please note that you must RSVP for the Symposium to [email protected]. The 2011 Curtis B. Hurley SymposiumThe Future of Public Broadcasting: Innovating to…
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NPC Communicators Breakfast: Preparing to testify before congress
As Washington prepares for the Supreme Court confirmation hearing for Brett Kavanaugh, club members can learn how to prepare for their company’s congressional testimony or other public presentations from one of the field’s top experts. Ed Barks will lead a discussion with club members on strategies for preparation and presentation at a professional development session sponsored by the Club Communicator Team. It will be held on Thursday, August 9, from 8-9 a.m. in the Cosgrove Lounge at the Club. The program is free to members, but registration is required. Barks is president of Barks…
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