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Lawmakers vs. Journalists: Which word nerds will prevail in the Press Club Spelling Bee on Oct. 21?
Lawmakers and Washington journalists will go head to head at 7 p.m. on Oct. 21 for that most American of showdowns: A spelling bee. Tickets are $10 for members and $15 for non-members. Register here.The Oct. 21 bee continues a tradition that began in 1913 when Congressional leaders and journalists met for the first Press Club Spelling Bee, billed as "The Best Speller in the United States” contest. After dozens of words, laughter and a little bit of embarrassment the evening ended with a Congressional victory. Washington Post Editor Ira E. Bennet lost on the word "bdellium," forgetting the…
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Public affairs heavy-hitters Chuck Todd and John Dickerson headline Nov. 9 'Kalb Report'
The moderators of the two highest-rated and longest-airing public-affairs programs —- Chuck Todd of NBC’s "Meet the Press" and John Dickerson of CBS’ "Face the Nation" —- plan to be Marvin Kalb’s guests on the next "Kalb Report." For more than 60 years, Americans have tuned in on Sunday mornings to network television for intelligent, insightful discourse on issues of politics and public policy. A proud history, however, does not guarantee future success in a digital world and a dramatically changing television landscape. In the past year, both CBS and NBC have changed moderators of these…
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Hemingway-inspired cocktail party with small plates, Nov. 5 at the Fourth Estate
There are just a few more days to reserve your spot at a special food and drink event Thursday, Nov. 5 at the Fourth Estate restaurant featuring Ernest Hemingway's favorite cocktails, made to his exacting specifications, and small plates to match. Noted Hemingway scholar and cocktail specialist Philip Greene will guide diners through an evening of Papa Hemingway-inspired cocktails and food with tales of the legendary writer, world traveler, journalist and sportsman's favorite watering holes. The event begins at 6:30 p.m. and includes four sample cocktails, Hot Rum Punch, perfectly paired…
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Emmer and Demirjian to compete in the spelling bee Wednesday, Oct. 21
Representative Tom Emmer, R-Minn., will join the team of lawmakers on stage at the 2015 National Press Club "Politicians vs. Press" spelling bee on Wednesday, Oct. 21. Emmer, who took office earlier this year, was a competitive hockey player in college. He'll show how well he fares in a spelling contest alongside Sen. Tim Kaine, D-Va., Rep. Brendan Boyle, D-Pa., Rep. Don Beyer, D-Va., Rep. Ted Lieu, D-Calif., Rep. Brad Ashford, D-Neb and Sen. Jeff Flake, R-Az. Karoun Demirjian, foreign policy reporter for The Washington Post, has also signed on to participate in the spelling bee and will…
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Swim with the Fish, Drink like Hemingway in the Fourth Estate Thursday, Nov. 5
Plan for an evening of Papa Hemingway’s favorite cocktails, made to his exacting specifications, on Thursday, Nov. 5, from 6:30 p.m. to 9:30 p.m. in the Fourth Estate restaurant at the National Press Club, on the 13th floor of the National Press Building. Noted Hemingway scholar and cocktail specialist, Philip Greene, will be signing his book, "To Have and Have Another - A Hemingway Cocktail Companion," and regaling gathered compadres with Hemingway Anecdotes", photographs, prose and letters as well as debunking myths about the legendary writer, sportsman and favored companion at any bar he…
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Band White Ford Bronco to rock Spelling Bee after party Wednesday, Oct. 21
White Ford Bronco will rock the after party for the 2015 National Press Club "Politicians vs. Press" spelling bee. The event will see six members of Congress face off against six members of the news media in a hilarious spelling competition moderated by the Scripps National Spelling Bee Wednesday, Oct. 21. White Ford Bronco is Washington D.C.'s beloved all-90s cover band, known for playing hit tunes by *NSYNC, Backstreet Boys, Alanis Morissette and Britney Spears. The National Press Club held its first spelling bee in 1913. President Woodrow Wilson and members of his Cabinet were among the 1,…
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Press freedom panel to cover when and where photographers have right to shoot Tuesday, Oct. 20
The proliferation of cellphone cameras, a heightened sensitivity by law enforcement authorities to being photographed and several well-publicized incidents have brought the right to photograph in public into sharp focus. The National Press Club's Photography Committee, in collaboration with the National Press Photographers Association (NPPA), will hold a panel discussion on "The Right to Photograph and Record on the Ground and in the Air" on Tuesday, Oct. 20 at 6 p.m. The session will be held in the Broadcast Center, Studio A, on the fourth floor. The event is free for all attendees thanks…
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Club podcast features 40-year broadcast veteran Fuss
In the latest edition of Update-1, the Broadcast Committee's podcast series, Camille Bohannon talks with award-winning network radio news correspondent Bob Fuss, a retired 40-year radio veteran, who has written a book called “Kidnapped by Nuns." Born with birth defects and on crutches all his life, he nevertheless covered news stories for UPI, NBC and Mutual Radio and spent many years as CBS’s Capitol Hill correspondent. Fuss also climbed mountains, skied and ran rapids leading to humorous and dangerous adventures. He covered sensational trials and he interviewed celebrities. Fuss calls…
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International correspondents: Learn how to protect yourselves, Monday, Nov. 9
A panel of foreign correspondents and representatives from news organizations will discuss protection for freelance foreign correspondents Monday, Nov. 9, from 7 p.m.to 8:30 p.m. in the Conference Rooms. As more news organizations close down foreign bureaus, reporting from conflict zones is falling to freelance journalists more than ever before. What do you need to know to report effectively and also protect yourself? What are news organizations doing to protect their freelance correspondents? The panel will include: Delphine Halgand, director of the Washington, D.C., office of Reporters…
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Afghan ambassador to attend screening of documentary on Afghan photojournalists Tuesday, Oct. 20
Hamdullah Mohib, Afghan ambassador to the U.S., will attend “Frame by Frame," a documentary on Afghan photojournalists, that will be screened by the Washington West Film Festival in the Zenger Room Tuesday, Oct. 20 at 6:30 p.m. In the aftermath of decades of war and Taliban rule, this award-winning documentary follows the lives of four Afghan photojournalists as they struggle to re-frame Afghanistan through an emerging free press. As foreign troops and media withdraw, Afghanistan is left to stand on its own, and so are its journalists. In a world where even taking a photo was a crime, a…
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