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NPC 20th Annual Photography Exhibit
This year's exhibit displays members' print photos and electronic images in the Club's 13th floor lobby from Aug. 30 to Sept 27, with a special opening reception on Friday, Sept. 6. The exhibit's opening reception is on Friday, Sept. 6 at 6:30 pm. This year's reception is a special event, and we're using the 20th annual exhibit to raise awareness of the Fallen Journalists Memorial supported by the National Press Club Journalism Institute. The memorial has special meaning to news photographers who are often highly visible targets for attackers. Representatives of the foundation will be at the…
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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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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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Conflict Zone Photography Exhibit
Conflict Zone, a groundbreaking combat photography exhibit, will be on view from Aug. 8 to Aug. 29 at the National Press Club. The show is being sponsored in Washington by the Independence Fund, The Washington Post Company and the National Veterans Art Museum. "I'm very pleased the National Press Club will be displaying this remarkable work, not only for our members, but also for the many people who happen to be in our facility on any given day,” said Club President Mark Hamrick, an Associated Press broadcast journalist. “These images serve as a reminder not only of the human toll from…
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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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