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Snapchat Boot Camp: Wednesday, July 13, Just in time for political conventions
Got room for one more app in your life? How do you know if you don’t try? Find out what the big deal is with Snapchat at a training session Wednesday, July 13 presented by the National Press Club Journalism Institute and the Professional Development Committee. The 90-minute session starting at 9:30 a.m. in the Bloomberg Room will cover the big picture and how Snapchat took off to the point that First Lady Michelle Obama now has an account. It will also cover basic features and best practices, plus time for Q&A. The program will be presented by a team from Social Driver, a digital…
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Crab Crackin' On Deck Thursday, July 28
Get ready to crack the shells and pick the crab meat to dip in the melted butter! It is time for the popular National Press Club Crab Fest in the Reliable Source. The popular crustaceans will be served along with a buffet of sides on Thursday, July 28 at 5:30 p.m. The full menu will be announced soon. What a great way to celebrate summer 2016! The Crab Fest Buffet is $30 per person for members and $35 for nonmembers plus tax and gratuity. Reservations are encouraged because this event has sold out in the past. To make reservation contact the Reliable Source at [email protected] or at 202-662-…
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Get it Online: Baseball reporting from transistors to Twitter, noon Wednesday July 20
Nats Talk Live host Phil Wood will discuss how baseball reporting has changed with the advent of social media at noon on Wednesday, July 20th in the Games Room. The event is part of the "Get It Online" lunch discussion series that brings experts in social media to the National Press Club for am informal chat. Wood will deliver a short presentation and then answer questions. The cost is $15 for Club members and $25 for non-member guests, which includes a buffet lunch, water and iced tea, tax and gratuity. Register online here. Members and guests should plan to be seated by noon, and the event…
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Autonomous vehicles topic of NTSB Chairman Hart's Thursday luncheon speech
Ever wanted to drive a Jetsons car? You won't get a test drive, but National Transportation Safety Board Chairman Christopher Hart will address the role of automation in preventing transportation accidents at a National Press Club luncheon Thursday. He'll discuss the application of lessons learned in aviation to the development of self-driving cars Hart will talk about new technology in transportation with special emphasis on self-driving cars and how lessons from past investigation experience can help to prevent accidents. Hart has served as NTSB chairman since April 2014. Before a long…
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Baltimore Sun, Wall Street Journal win awards in National Press Club journalism contest
The Baltimore Sun, The Wall Street Journal and a freelance columnist who now works for USA Today won top awards in the 2016 National Press Club Journalism Contest. The Sun won the Breaking News Award for its coverage of the riots following the death of Freddie Gray, while Adam Entous won the Edwin Hood Diplomatic Award for the Journal for his stories on the erosion of relations between the United States and Israel. Jill Lawrence, now with USA Today, won the Lee Walczak Award for her freelance columns on the 2016 presidential candidates. The Associated Press won a consumer journalism-…
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National Park Service Director Jonathan Jarvis To speak at a National Press Club luncheon Aug. 1
National Park Service Director Jonathan Jarvis will speak at a National Press Club luncheon Aug. 1. He will discuss this year’s 100th anniversary of the nation's system of national parks and the agency’s focus on creating the next generation of park visitors, supporters and advocates. He will also outline the challenges in trying to operate and maintain the expanding park system during an era of fiscal restraint. Lunch will be served at 12:30 p.m., with remarks beginning at 1 p.m., followed by a Q&A session ending at 2 p.m. Tickets cost $24 for National Press Club members and one guest,…
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Author of Trump biography plans Press Club Book Rap, Aug. 4
David Cay Johnston plans to discuss his new book, "The Making of Donald Trump," at a National Press Club Book Rap at 6:30 p.m. Thursday, Aug. 4, the conference rooms. Tickets are $5 for Club members; $10 public. This event is a fundraiser for the nonprofit NPC Journalism Institute. Tickets can be purchased online. Books can be purchased online at the same time as tickets or at the event. No outside books or memorabilia are permitted. In "The Making of Donald Trump," Johnston goes back in time to look at Trump’s rise to power, including his family background, his litigation history and his…
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Hone your speaking skills at Toastmasters Tonight
Practice different speaking styles –- extemporaneous and planned, humorous and serious – and develop your leadership skills at Toastmasters at the National Press Club. The next meeting is at 7 p.m. tonight, and is open to Club members and the public. Toastmasters meets on the second and fourth Monday of each month. Toastmasters also serves as a platform to practice delivering a policy piece or other technical speech. You’ll be amazed at the things people do and know. Recent stories included precision flying a helicopter from Maine to Virginia –- in bad weather, no less -- and how a…
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Expert panel to discuss life, work of female war correspondent Dickey Chapelle
Former Washington Post war correspondent Jackie Spinner will join veteran United Nations reporter and Vietnam War correspondent Edith Lederer and Iraq war veteran John Garofolo to discuss the life and work of Dickey Chapelle on at 6 p.m. Wednesday, June 29, in the Murrow room. Registration is required.. A Club member discount is available. Login to Club website to obtain the code. Chapelle was a trailblazing woman who reported on war for more than 20 years beginning with the bloody World War II Pacific battles of Iwo Jima and Okinawa. She continued covering conflicts around the world. Her…
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Expert analyzes high rate of military suicide, care for survivors, 10 a.m. June 23
Kim Ruocco, chief external relations officer for The Tragedy Assistance Program for Survivors (TAPS), will discuss efforts to offer comfort and care to those who are grieving the loss of a military service member to suicide at National Press Club Newsmaker press conference at 10 a.m. Thursday, June 23, in the Zenger Room. Suicide in the United States has surged to its highest levels in 30 years, more lives have been lost to suicide in the past 15 years than the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan combined. Another staggering statistic: veterans are 12 times more likely to die by suicide than non-…
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