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A food time was had by all attending Photography Team's dinner & learn event
Food-travel photographer and discussion leader Jennifer Chase, left, talks about using different camera angles at the July 20 NPC Photography Team food photography dinner. Seated, from left, are Diane Stamm and April Turner. Photo: Alan Kotok What is more delicious than a chef-prepared dish that is tantalizingly displayed on the plate, whetting the appetite? Quite possibly, it's a photograph of the same, made all the more tantalizing by the light and shadows a skilled photographer can employ to make the texture of the ingredients pop and the juices and sizzle stand out. A visual…
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National Press Club names 2022 scholarship winners
The National Press Club has chosen four exemplary students as the recipients of its scholarships recognizing promising future journalists serving their communities. The 2022 scholarship winners are: Anissa Carby of Miami Gardens, Florida, was recognized with the Wes Vernon Broadcast Scholarship totaling as much as $20,000 over four years. An aspiring broadcast journalist, Carby impressed judges with her drive and resourcefulness to immerse herself in journalism despite having limited access and opportunities: She created her own reel and coverage even though her school didn't have a formal…
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ICC revives Embassy Nights with gala evening at Algerian ambassador's residence
The International Correspondents Committee's Embassy Nights returned from its COVID-19 hiatus with gala evening last month at the residence of the Algerian ambassador.
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Midsummer mixer blends embassy press attachés with Club Journalists
The National Press Club's International Correspondents Committee invited all Club members to meet with Embassy press attachés at a happy hour event July 21, 2022. Attachés are seen here on the marble staircase in the Club's lobby. Photo: Patricia McDougall Defying the usual midsummer exodus of professionals fleeing Washington’s heat waves and slowdowns, the National Press Club’s International Correspondents Committee gathered 50 press attachés from the Washington embassies of 35 nations on July 21. They participated in a mixer held in the First Amendment Lounge, joined by journalists from…
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Update-1 podcast discusses Aerospace Media Awards
Peter Bradfield Aerospace Media Awards principal Peter Bradfield speaks with Adam Knowe of the National Press Club's Broadcast Podcast Team in the latest edition of Update-1, the Club's podcast. He discusses the 10th annual Aerospace Media Awards, held in London in July, which recognized excellence in journalism across nearly 20 categories. Bradfield also addresses the Defense Media Awards, scheduled to be held at the Club on Oct. 9. The awards in London were held on the eve of the biennial Farnborough International Airshow, aviation’s largest event, which attracted tens of thousands of…
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Afghan media face daunting challenges since Taliban takeover, panelists report
Afghanistan’s media have faced a year of challenges with censorship, arrests, and restrictions on women journalists since the withdrawal of American troops last August. As a result, many experienced reporters have left the country, while others continue to report under increasing pressure, according to a panel of reporters from Afghanistan and the United States. In an Aug. 26 online discussion co-hosted by the National Press Club’s Press Freedom and International Correspondents Committees, the panelists discussed the challenges facing Afghan journalists under the Taliban’s rule, as well as…
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Club rolls back vaccine requirement for entry
The National Press Club will no longer require coronavirus vaccination for members and guests who enter the facility beginning Thursday, Sept. 1. Shortly after the Club reopened for in-person activities in June 2021, it instituted a vaccination check. Anyone entering the Club had to be vaccinated. The Club is the last institution in Washington, D.C., to end the vaccination policy. “We found during the busy spring that checking every guest required significant human resources and caused delays at key times," said Club President Jen Judson. "We felt we should change now as we head into the busy…
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Awards dinner highlighted by Club call for U.S.-led investigation into killing of Al Jazeera reporter
The National Press Club called for a U.S.-led investigation into the killing of Al Jazeera reporter Shireen Abu Akleh and honored her at the Club’s journalism awards dinner on Wednesday, Aug. 31. The Club recognized Abu Akleh with a President’s Award, which is given for lifetime achievement in journalism. The high-profile journalist, who covered Middle East tension for more than two decades, was gunned down in May while reporting on a raid by Israeli forces in the West Bank town of Jenin. Lina Abu Akleh (at podium) received the National Press Club President's Award that was given to her…
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Baseball players union announces affiliation with AFL-CIO at Club event
The Major League Baseball Players Association (MLBPA) has formally affiliated with the umbrella union organization AFL-CIO. Leaders of the two groups made the announcement Wednesday at a National Press Club Headliners Newsmakers event. (The full announcement and Q&A can be seen on the Club website or on YouTube. The announcement starts approximately 16 minutes into the recording.) MLBPA President Tony Clark Photo: Alan Kotok "The MLBPA has a proud, 56-year history of success rooted in unity and a highly engaged membership," said its executive director, former ballplayer Tony Clark…
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Situation 'dire' after massive flooding in Pakistan, its ambassador tells Newsmaker
In a harrowing account of the recent catastrophic flooding that left his country one-third underwater, Ambassador Masood Khan of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan praised the global response to this devastation Friday and called on “the global North to take responsibility for [its] role in global warming.” “The situation is dire,” he told a National Press Club audience at a hybrid Headliners Newsmaker event. Khan said his government is “sharply focused on rescue, relief operations,” and praised it for quickly mobilizing its resources and military rescue operations during the worst flooding in…
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