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Club to honor CNN's Wolf Blitzer with 4th Estate Award, Sept. 20
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 highest honor, the Fourth Estate Award, at a Sept. 20 gala. Blitzer is the 44th recipient of the award, which recognizes a journalist who has made significant contributions to the field of journalism. “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,” said Club…
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Girl Scout CEO to discuss scouting as route to female leadership, June 13
Anna Maria Chavez, the CEO of the Girl Scouts, will talk about grooming the next generation of female leaders through scouting at a National Press Club Luncheon on Monday, June 13. How do you help break glass ceilings? How do you get more women in C-suites and board rooms? Start young! Chavez was recently named one of the top 50 leaders in the world by Fortune Magazine. She’s coming to Washington, D.C. to celebrate the 100th anniversary of the Girl Scout's highest honor, the Gold Award. Girl scouts devote as much as two years in a community service project they design in order to earn the…
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Put the boot in Campaign Boot Camp: Reporting in a hostile environment, 8:30 am June 23
The next installment of the Campaign Boot Camp series presented by the National Press Club Journalism Institute and the Club’s Professional Development Committee will focus on reporting in a potentially dangerous environment. The program, which costs $25 for Club members and $50 for non-members, will run from 8:30 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. on June 23. Tickets can be purchased online. This year’s political party conventions could turn out to be sleepy affairs where the most dramatic thing that happens is some old actor starts talking to an empty chair. But protests have already turned violent on…
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Actor Michael York to discuss his rare disease at Aug. 12 Luncheon
Award winning actor Michael York will describe the challenges he faces with the rare disease of amyloidosis and how he became a spokesperson for this little known ailment at an Aug. 12 National Press Club luncheon. 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 Press Club members (Club members may purchase two tickets at that price) and $38 for all other non-member tickets. Tickets can be purchased here. York appeared next to Liza Minnelli in the cinema version of the “Cabaret” musical and appeared in…
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National Press Club statement on passing of Muhammad Ali
Following is a statement by National Press Club President Thomas Burr on the passing of Muhammad Ali. The National Press Club collectively mourns the passing of Muhammad Ali. He was the greatest. We recognize him for his great skill as a sportsman, but he was far more than that. He was a social force who challenged and forever changed the way Americans think about race, religion, war and peace. And Muhammad Ali was an absolute gift to the news business. He loved the cameras and was quick with a quote. His picture was everywhere. His words were often like poetry: “Float like a butterfly, sting…
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Dinner at the Club Monday pairs food with craft beer
Gypsy brewer Jeppe Jarnit-Bjergso and Chef Daniel Burns will pair food with craft beer at the Fourth Estate Restaurant on Monday, June 6. The pair will guide dinners through five courses, explaining their philosophy and exploring the relationship between food and beer. They launched their new cookbook, “Food & Beer,” last month. To reserve your spot, click here to purchase tickets. Reservations are $80 per person or $155 per couple. Club members will receive a 15 percent discount by logging into their accounts when they purchase tickets. The ticket price includes one copy of "Food…
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Here's who else will speak at the freelance workshop June 10
A panel on social media will cap off a program on freelancing scheduled for June 10 at the National Press Club. The session will begin at 3 p.m. following an earlier panel on writing for trade publications that begins at 1. Learn more about the event and register online. The panelists are: Margarita Noriega, executive editor for digital at Newsweek, wrote and edited breaking news, video, and Internet culture stories for Vox.com in Washington; oversaw social media strategy for Fusion, including launching the network's international Snapchat Discover channel; and oversaw both breaking news and…
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FCC chair to discuss next generation of wireless technologies at June 20 luncheon
Federal Communications Commission Chair Tom Wheeler will offer his thoughts about the next generation 5G wireless communications services and technologies at a Club luncheon on Monday, June 20. The new technologies promise to offer dramatically faster wireless broadband services, and Wheeler will offer his thoughts on what the American vision for 5G should be. 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 Club members and one guest, and $38 for nonmembers. Tickets may be purchased online by going to…
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Upcoming National Press Club luncheons
Monday, June 13Girl Scouts CEO Anna Maria ChávezTopic: Gold Award Centennial.To purchase tickets click HERE Monday, June 20Federal Communications Commission Chairman Tom WheelerTopic: The new 5G landscapeTo purchase tickets click HERE *Location: Holeman Lounge Tuesday, June 21Note starting time of 9 a.m. for breakfastUniversity of Missouri System President Michael MiddletonTopic: Moving forward after racial tension.To purchase tickets click HERE Wednesday, June 22Rescheduled from an earlier date U.S. Labor Secretary Thomas E. PerezTopic: TBATo purchase tickets click HERE Thursday, June…
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Annual freelance workshop scheduled for June 10
The Freelance Committee's annual workshop is scheduled for Friday, June 10. A program on writing for trade publications will begin at 1 p.m., followed by a panel starting at 3 p.m. focusing on social media. The event is free for club members and $10 for non-members. More information on ticketing can be found by clicking here. Panelists include: Randy Lilleston, editor-in-chief, Industry Dive. Lilleston has been editor of Industry Dive, a Washington-based all-digital business-to-business news startup, for the past two years. He has more than 20 years of experience in digital news, and has…
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