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Pulitzer rules are changing; learn more at the Club, Nov. 16
The Pulitzer Prize board recently announced two big changes: Magazines are eligible to win in all categories, and cover letters are being replaced with a questionnaire. Gain an understanding of these changes from a panel of experts on entering the Pulitzer competition, organized by the the National Press Club Journalism Institute's Professional Developmewnt Committee, in the Club's Bloomberg Room at 9:30 a.m. Wednesday, Nov. 16. Tickets are $5 for National Press Club members; $10 for the general public. Seating will be limited please reserve soon RSVP here: The panel lineup includes a board…
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WMATA GM Paul Wiedefeld to speak on Metro's challenges at luncheon, Wednesday, Nov. 30
Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority (WMATA) General Manager Paul Wiedefeld will address the state of Metro at a National Press Club luncheon on Wednesday, Nov. 30. Wiedefeld is entering a challenging time as he fights off bankruptcy while responding to safety and service issues with sometimes hostile jurisdictional masters and a beleaguered governing structure. Lunch will be served at 12:30 p.m. with remarks beginning at 1:00 p.m., followed by a question and answer session ending at 2 p.m. Tickets cost $24 for Club members, who may purchase two tickets at this rate, and $38 for…
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Annual Book Fair Nov. 18 draws notable biographers, authors of books on history and journalism
The National Press Club is pleased to partner with Washington’s largest independent bookstore, Politics & Prose, on its 39h annual Book Fair & Authors’ Night, scheduled from 5:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. Friday, Nov. 18. One of the capital’s premier literary events, the annual fair draws the nation’s top pols, pundits and cultural icons to the historic National Press Club in downtown Washington. The event promises a robust crowd of book lovers, journalists and politicos seeking the latest titles across the genres -– from cookbooks and children’s stories to history, sports, memoirs and…
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EPA Administrator Gina McCarthy to address Club luncheon, Monday, Nov. 21
Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Gina McCarthy will speak at a National Press Club luncheon on Monday, Nov. 21. Under McCarthy's leadership, the EPA helped penalize Volkswagen for cheating on diesel emissions, promoted a sweeping federal rule to cut carbon dioxide emission from power plants and played an active role in implementing international climate agreements. McCarthy also admitted that EPA placed too much trust in Michigan's Department of Environmental Quality, the main culprit for the Flint water crisis. Lunch will be served at 12:30 p.m., with remarks beginning at 1 p.m…
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VFW leader to lay out veterans' agenda for next administration, Congress, Nov. 10, 10 a.m.
The day before Veterans’ Day, Brian Duffy, oommander-in-chief of the Veterans of Foreign Wars of the United States (VFW), will discuss the needs of the nation’s 20 million veterans and the plans of veterans’ groups to move promised benefits by the new president and the next Congress at a National Press Club Newsmaker news conference on Thursday, Nov. 10. Duffy will make his remarks at 10 a.m., in the club’s Bloomberg Room. Duffy, who represents some 1.7 million VFW and Auxiliary members in 6,600 VFW posts worldwide, will discuss such issues as suicide prevention, health-care delivery,…
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Get advance look at upcoming PBS series on recorded music, 'Soundbreaking,' at Club Nov. 9, 7 p.m.
The National Press Club will screen two parts of the upcoming PBS series, "Soundbreaking: Stories from the Cutting Edge of Recorded Music," on Wednesday evening, Nov. 9, at 7 p.m. in the Club’s Ballroom. The screening, a Club Newsmaker event, will be followed by a panel discussion about the series. As with all Newsmaker events, this event is open to credentialed media, National Press Club members and invited guests, free of charge. Please RSVP for the screening by clicking here. The series explores the impact of recorded music on the modern world. The eight-part documentary will be broadcast…
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NPC in History: Presidents Theodore Roosevelt and William Howard Taft drop in
The National Press Club’s home from 1909 to 1914 covered two stories above a drugstore facing 15th St. at the corner with F Street. At one time, one of the city’s great early landmarks, the Rhodes Tavern, occupied this building, and a historical plaque on the current edifice attests to the importance of both the Club and the tavern to the city’s social life. Major newsmakers of the time would just drop in. No formal speeches; they would sit around the fireplace in the Club’s common room to chat with members. Who discovered the North Pole? Both Frederick Cook and Robert E. Perry made their…
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Journalism contest recognizes your best regional reporting
The reporters who cover politicians and issues in Washington from a regional perspective are eligible for an award from the National Press Club's annual journalism contest. This $750 prize recognizes the work of Washington-based regional reporters who provide a clear understanding of events, issues and politics of importance to a city, state or region. The Club, one of the nation’s leading journalism organizations, has a deadline of April 15 for its journalism contest. For details on awards categories and entering the contest click here. The fee is $60 per entry, with no charge for members…
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Jill Abramson, former NYT executive editor, to discuss "Merchants of Truth" amid controversy, Feb. 14
Award-winning journalist Jill Abramson, former executive editor of The New York Times, will discuss her controversial new book at a Headliners breakfast at 9 a.m. Feb. 14 in the National Press Club’s Fourth Estate Restaurant. Abramson has defended the book, “Merchants of Truth: The Business of News and the Fight for Facts," after a correspondent at "Vice News Tonight" accused her of plagiarizing several sentences in the book. Vice News is one of the news organizations that Abramson profiles in the book. Appearing on CNN on Sunday, Abramson told "Reliable Sources" host Brian Stelter, a…
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Step back in time at a festive 1920s cocktail party, dinner, March 5
Cocktail historian Philip Greene will lead you on a journey back to the 'Roaring Twenties' with cocktails from his latest book at the Fourth Estate restaurant on Tuesday, March 5. Diners will sample retro cocktails, including The Bees Knees and The Boulevardier, from "A Drinkable Feast," while enjoying passed hors d'oeuvres and dinner. The evening begins with hors d’oeuvres at 6:30 p.m. Dinner follows at 7 p.m. Tickets are $75 single; $140/couple with a copy of the book included in the purchase price (one per couple). National Press Club members will receive a 15 percent discount in ticketing…
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