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2017 Fourth Estate Award Honoring Tony Kornheiser and Michael Wilbon
Tony Kornheiser and Michael Wilbon accept 2017 National Press Club Fourth Estate Award at October 4 Gala Tony Kornheiser and Michael Wilbon, award-winning sports journalists and co-hosts of ESPN’s Pardon the Interruption, will receive the National Press Club’s most esteemed prize, the Fourth Estate Award, at a Press Club gala in their honor on October 4, 2017 in Washington, D.C. Kornheiser and Wilbon are the 45th recipients of the award and the first joint recipients. The award recognizes journalists who have made significant contributions to the field. “Mike Wilbon and Tony Kornheiser…
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Exclusive DC Premiere of DANGER CLOSE - Screening and Q&A with war reporter Alex Quade
Exclusive DC Premiere of DANGER CLOSE Screening and Q&A With War Reporter Alex Quade When: Tuesday, April 18th at 6.30pm DC premiere screening at the National Press Club of Danger Close followed by question and answer session with war reporter Alex Quade. The movie hits theaters on April 28; see the film before everyone else. Danger Close is the third installation of the Heroes of Valor Collection along with The Hornet's Nest and Citizen Soldier. About the film: DANGER CLOSE is a documentary that follows Edward R. Murrow Award-winning female war reporter Alex Quade and her mission to tell…
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2015 Fourth Estate Award Honoring Gwen Ifill
Gwen Ifill, moderator and managing editor of "Washington Week" and co-anchor and managing editor of the "PBS NewsHour" has been selected as the 2015 recipient of the Fourth Estate Award, the National Press Club's most-honored prize. Ifill will receive the award at a gala dinner on Thursday, Oct. 15. She is the 43rd recipient of the Fourth Estate Award, which recognizes a journalist who has made significant contributions to the field through a lifetime of excellence. The National Press Club Board of Governors voted to give Ifill the award. "Gwen Ifill embodies the core values of journalism at…
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NPC Journalism Institute Golf Invitational Tournament
NPC Journalism Institute Golf Invitational Tournament To benefit the National Press Club Journalism Institute's Scholarships & Training Programs April 17, 2015 The Country Club at Woodmore Mitchellville, Maryland For more information contact: Julia Schoo (202) 662-7507 or [email protected] Click here for directions to The Country Club at Woodmore Spring has sprung, which means it’s time to dust off your golf clubs and join in the fun at the National Press Club Journalism Institute’s fourth annual golf invitational tournament on Friday, April 17 at the beautiful Woodmore Country Club in…
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17th Annual National Press Club Beat the Deadline 5K
Saturday, September 6, 2014 2014 Race Results> 2013 Race Results> Course Map> The BEAT THE DEADLINE 5K benefits the ongoing work of the National Press Club Journalism Institute. The Institute is committed to helping working journalists improve their skills through ongoing training and programming of future journalists through scholarships that promote diversity within our profession. Since 2000, and with the help of the runners and sponsors, more than $700,000 has been raised to help deserving students to attend college and pursue a career in journalism. Not a Runner? How about…
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NPCJI Third Annual Golf Tournament
National Press Club Journalism Institute's Third Annual Golf Invitational Tournament Pull out your golf clubs and hit the driving range to limber up for the National Press Club Journalism Institute's third annual golf invitational tournament. The event will take place Friday, April 25 at the prestigious Country Club at Woodmore in nearby Mitchellville, MD, with a shotgun start at 10 a.m.. Organize your foursome and show your support for the NPCJI's scholarship fund and training programs for journalists and communication specialists. Breakfast will be served at 9 a.m. and lunch-on-the-turn…
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“Politicians vs. Press” Spelling Bee
Livestream will begin at 7:15pm EDT. Sponsored by The relationship between members of Congress and the journalists who cover them can be testy at times, but on September 21, 2016 it will be all fun and games as lawmakers and reporters square off in the Politicians vs. Press Spelling Bee at the legendary National Press Club in downtown Washington. 2013 champion Sen. Tim Kaine (D-Va.) leveraged his Press Club Spelling Bee victory into a 2016 vice presidential nomination. 2015 victor Rep. Don Beyer (D-Va.) will be back to defend his title this year against fellow lawmakers and a rejuvenated…
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2016 Fourth Estate Award Honoring Wolf Blitzer
Wolf Blitzer, acclaimed journalist and CNN's lead political anchor and host of “The Situation Room with Wolf Blitzer,” will accept the National Press Club's most-honored prize, the Fourth Estate Award, at a gala on Sept. 20 in Washington, D.C. Blitzer is the 44th recipient of the award, which recognizes a journalist who has made significant contributions to the field. “Through his more than four decades in journalism, Wolf Blitzer has served as the world's eyes and ears on some of the most important stories of our time, the embodiment of the Fourth Estate's first awardee, Walter Cronkite,”…
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Fourth Estate Dinner
VIP Reception: 6:00 pm – 7:00 pmGeneral Reception: 6:30 p.m. – 7:30 p.m.Dinner: 7:30 p.m. Tickets$125 NPC members (members can also buy one guest ticket at this price).$195 non -NPC members.Email [email protected] for tickets. Click here to view sponsorship opportunities for this year's Fourth Estate Award. Jim Lehrer, who has set a standard of broadcast excellence at PBS for more than 35 years, has been selected as the winner of the National Press Club’s 2011 Fourth Estate Award, the highest honor presented by the world’s leading professional organization for journalists. He will be the…
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