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Caring for photojournalists: Preventing burnout, treating trauma and ensuring equity
Visual journalists have been on the front lines of the pandemic, injured at protests and attacked at the Capitol insurrection. Holding a camera makes those who are reporting on events a visible target for law enforcement or people angry at the media. And working remotely is not an option when you’re the community’s eyes and ears at the scene. So how do we care for photojournalists facing more pressure than ever under exhausting and dangerous circumstances? Join the National Press Club Journalism Institute and the National Press Photographers Association for honest answers to this question…
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Broadcast-Podcast Team
Are you looking to get more out of your National Press Club membership? Maybe you're looking to meet other Club members? By joining a National Press Club team you're doing both! The Broadcast-Podcast team meets monthly and serves as a forum for members interested in multimedia journalism, including radio, television, podcasting and digital. The team hosts a variety of activities including professional development, podcast creation, social events and lively monthly discussions. Join us for our monthly Broadcast Team meeting, Thursday, March 4 at 7 p.m. ET. This hour-long meeting will take…
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Getting it right: Breaking news, the Inauguration, and the Capitol insurrection
Newsrooms mobilize on instinct when news breaks. Those split-second decisions — how we describe an individual or a group and their actions — can define reality for millions of people. The Capitol insurrection provides lessons for the upcoming Inauguration in what loaded language to avoid, questions to ask in real time, and how your values influence the way audiences understand and remember world events. Join the National Press Club Journalism Institute and Resolve Philly for a practical program that will leave you with tips you can use to ask the right questions in real time and prepare to…
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COVID vaccine: How to communicate reliably and combat disinformation
We start 2021 with a COVID vaccine, but the rollout has been slower than planned and a coordinated public health communication effort is needed to convince people to get vaccinated. Public opinion research shows a number of challenges: some people are justifiably skeptical of “big Pharma” and government; others are actively working to spread disinformation about the vaccine; and many remain unconvinced of the vaccine’s safety. What is being done to overcome these challenges, how can communicators be most effective, and how can reporters best cover the vaccination story and combat the…
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Broadcast-Podcast Team
All Press Club members are welcome at this monthly gathering.
Are you looking to get more out of your National Press Club membership? Maybe you're looking to meet other Club members? By joining a National Press Club team you're doing both! The Broadcast-Podcast team meets monthly and serves as a forum for members interested in multimedia journalism, including radio, television, podcasting and digital. The team hosts a variety of activities including professional development, podcast creation, social events and lively monthly discussions. Join us for our monthly Broadcast Team meeting, Thursday, February 4 at 12 p.m. ET. This hour-long meeting will…
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General Membership Meeting
This event was originally scheduled for January 15 but was recently postponed. There's no need to re-register if you have already done so.
Join fellow National Press Club members at our quarterly general membership meeting on Friday, January 22, at 12 pm. Pre-registration is required. This membership meeting will be held online as we follow the city's guidelines to help control the spread of COVID-19 which require all non-essential business to be suspended. The general meeting will be held via the link below. Members will have the opportunity to ask questions and make comments during the meeting, but we encourage you to register and ask questions in advance. If you have questions, contact Kate Helster at [email protected].…
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What’s next for White House coverage? Trump, Biden, and the future of US political reporting
As president-elect Joe Biden prepares to lead a deeply divided country, what’s next for White House coverage? What can past coverage and recent experiences teach us about envisioning a better future for how journalists cover the president, and how Americans understand the United States? Register now for this program, a partnership between the National Press Club Journalism Institute and the Markkula Center for Applied Ethics at Santa Clara University, which will address these topics. Date: Friday, December 18, 2020 Time: 1:00 p.m. – 2:00 p.m. EST / 10:00 a.m. – 11:00 a.m. PST Joining us with…
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General Membership Meeting
The second National Press Club general membership meeting of the year will be held via webcast at noon on Thursday, May 20. Be sure to register in advance. Please review the minutes from our January 22 meeting and send your approval or edits to Secretary Gillian Rich at [email protected]. Members are encouraged to send questions to Kate Helster at [email protected] in advance of the meeting, but will have an opportunity to ask questions and make comments during the meeting. CLICK HERE TO REGISTER
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The American Conservative’s 5th Annual Crony Capitalism Conference
The American Conservative’s 5th Annual Crony Capitalism Conference COVID Cronyism: How Government-Industry Ties Shaped Our Pandemic Response Wednesday April 21, 2021 8:30 a.m. to 11 a.m. The National Press Club, Ballroom, 529 14th St. NW, Washington 8:30 a.m. Light Breakfast 9:00 a.m. Welcome, Emile Doak, Executive Director, The American Conservative Opening Remarks, Ambassador C. Boyden Gray 9:30 a.m. Keynote Address, James DeMint, Chairman of the Conservative Partnership Institute (CPI) and former US senator…
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Pro Tips: Writing refresh
Find motivation and some new tools for energizing your writing in this afternoon workshop. After a year of working from home, journalists and communicators around the country are hitting reset on their routines as they consider life after vaccination. Add “Pro Tips: Writing refresh” to your toolkit as you reset. In this 3-hour workshop, we’ll get you motivated with: Tips on energizing tired writing Structuring stories with inclusivity at their core Writing killer headlines that attract, rather than distract While the formal program begins at 1 p.m. ET, participants are invited to join at…
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