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Tennis great Chris Evert plans address at National Press Club Luncheon May 7
Tennis great Chris Evert, ranked the world’s number one tennis player for seven years, will explain how tennis can have a positive impact on communities at a National Press Club Luncheon May 7. Tickets may be purchased by clicking here. Tickets cost $21 for Press Club members (NPC Members may purchase two tickets at this price) and $35 for all other non-member tickets. Tickets must be paid for at the time of purchase. For questions, please e-mail [email protected] or call (202)662–7501. Evert, the publisher of Tennis Magazine and lead tennis anchor for ESPN’s coverage of top tennis…
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NPC President plans to moderate FOIA panel on Wednesday, April 17 at noon
National Press Club President Angela Greiling Keane plans to moderate a panel on the Freedom of Information Act on Wednesday, April 17 at noon in the NPC's Reliable Sources' McClendon Room. No reservations are required for the free and open to the public event. The panel is sponsored by the American Women Writers National Museum.org. Appearing with Greiling Keane is Lucy Dalglish, dean of the Merrill College of Journalism at the University of Maryland, and Angela Canterbury, public policy director at the Project on Government Oversight. Canterbury has testified on FOIA issues before a…
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Actor Richard Belzer plans Press Club Book Rap on deaths of JFK assassination witnesses
Actor Richard Belzer, also known as Detective John Munch on 'Law & Order: Special Victims Unit, plans to discuss and sign copies of his co-authored new book Hit List: An In-Depth Investigation into the Mysterious Deaths of Witnesses to the JFK Assassination on May 6, 6:30 p.m. at the National Press Club in the Ballroom. Registration is required at here. Tickets are free for NPC members and $5.00 for non-members. The author will only sign copies purchased through the National Press Club so no outside books are allowed. This event is a fundraiser for the National Press Club Journalism…
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Learn how to navigate campaign finance filings Friday, April 12 at 9 a.m.
Just before a big week of campaign finance filings at the Federal Election Commission (FEC), the National Press Club plans to host a panel of political-data experts offering tips on navigating the records and story ideas to be culled from them. The panel is scheduled for Friday, April 12 from 9 a.m. to 10 a.m. in the Bloomberg Room. The cost is $5 for Press Club members, $10 for non-members. Register here. Representatives of the FEC, the Center for Responsive Politics, Bloomberg News and the Sunlight Foundation will lead the discussion. During the week of April 15, the FEC will receive…
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International Red Cross leader to update crises in Afghanistan, Syria and Mali April 11
Peter Maurer, president of the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC), will update the humanitarian situation in Afghanistan, Syria and Mali Thursday, April 11, at 10 a.m. in the Fourth Estate Restaurant. Armed conflicts in these countries are killing, destroying infrastructure and, in some cases, sending refugees into neighboring countries. Maurer will illustrate some of the key challenges the ICRC faces when responding to acute humanitarian crises amid contemporary armed conflicts. For more information, contact Keith Hill at [email protected]
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Panel to assess sponsored journalism's implications for journalists May 14
Join the Freelance Committee Tuesday, May 14, from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m., for a panel discussion on the role of sponsored and content journalism in a changing industry. A panel will describe how brands are creating their own content and explain opportunities and pitfall for journalists in this field. Panelists include Mark Hamrick, Peter Beller and John Hazard: Mark Hamrick is an award-winning, multi-platform journalist and the 104th National Press Club president. A former AP reporter, he is currently the Washington Bureau Chief at Bankrate, Inc., the Web's leading aggregator of financial rate…
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Napa Valley winemaker to host Chimney Rock wine dinner April 30
Chimney Rock winemaker Elizabeth Vianna will guide diners through a tasting of one of Napa’s finest wines at a wine dinner at 6:30 p.m., April 30 at the National Press Club’s Fourth Estate restaurant. The vineyards of Chimney Rock, situated on the fabled Silverado Trail in Napa Valley’s renowned Stags Leap District, produce wines that compete with the best of Bordeaux and is recognized as one of the world’s premier fine wine producers. Chef Susan Delbert will pair the wines with four luxurious courses. The wine dinner costs $75 for a member single ticket and $105 for a member couples ticket.…
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NPC Members receive special price for gala luncheon honoring Barbara Walters May 17
Broadcast journalist Barbara Walters will receive the American News Women's Club Excellence in Journalism Award for 2013. Walters is being recognized for her lifetime of groundbreaking professional accomplishments. The award will be presented at a gala luncheon at the National Press Club on Friday, May 17, to benefit scholarships for aspiring journalism students. She joins other icons in her field who have received this award, including Walter Cronkite, Helen Thomas, Bob Schieffer, Cokie Roberts, Judy Woodruff and Candy Crowley. For 80 years the American News Women's Club has been serving…
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Learn how to navigate campaign finance filings April 12
Just before a big week of campaign finance filings at the Federal Election Commission (FEC), a panel of political data experts will offer tips on navigating the records and ideas for stories from them between 9 a.m. and 10 a.m. Friday, April 12. Representatives of the FEC, the Center for Responsive Politics, Bloomberg News and the Sunlight Foundation will lead the discussion. The cost is $5 for Club members, $10 for non-members. Register here. Here's what will be landing at the Federal Election Commission the week of April 15: Campaign finance reports from all campaign committees (filers on…
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This week In National Press Club history
April 2, 2012: Jim Lehrer, founder of the PBS Newshour, appears on the 76th Kalb Report at the National Press Club, and insists that the program’s mission is more relevant than ever as the public tries to make sense of a flood of information. “It takes courage to be serious,” he said. Since the day of President Kennedy’s assassination, as a young reporter in Dallas, he revealed, “I have never gone to work unprepared for a calamitous, earth-shaking event." April 4, 1968: Reverend Martin Luther King Jr. is assassinated in Memphis, Tennessee, five days before he was scheduled to appear April 9…
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