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Deadline is here to enter your best work in the National Press Club journalism contest
Journalists love deadlines and the deadline is here! Only two days remain to enter your best journalism from 2015 in the National Press Club’s annual journalism contest. Get the recognition your work deserves from the Club, a national leader among journalism organizations. The contest will recognize winning entries for top news photo, top feature photo, breaking news for print/online and for broadcast, best work in consumer journalism and best work in many other categories. The deadline is April 1. Details on the different awards categories and how to enter the contest can be found by…
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2016 Emmy Award nominee Pati Jinich of PBS' 'Pati's Mexican Table' to host cookbook dinner, May 24
Experience the best of modern Mexican cooking with celebrity chef and James Beard nominee Pati Jinich, host of the popular PBS TV series, Pati’s Mexican Table, at a cookbook dinner May 24 at the Fourth Estate restaurant. Jinich, a two-time Emmy Award nominee whose sparkling personality has enthralled viewers for five seasons, will introduce recipes from her latest cookbook, "Mexican Today: New and Rediscovered Recipes for Contemporary Kitchens," including chicken in red mole sauce and warm nopales with with guajillo chiles and corn. To join Jinich, the official chef of the Mexican Cultural…
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International reporting changed has changed; current, past AP correspondents to tell how tomorrow, 6:30 p.m.
The foreign reporting environment has changed remarkably in recent years. A panel of current and former Associated Press correspendents will describe how at an event sponsored by the National Press Club's International Correspondents Committee tomorrow, March 29, from 6:30 p.m. to 8 p.m. in the Holeman Lounge. Tickets for the event are free for Club members and $10 for the general public. For tickets, click here. Headlining the panel will be Giovanna Dell'Orto, a former AP newswoman and current associate professor of journalism at the University of Minnesota, who has written a new book, "AP…
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CNN's Peter Bergen introduces new book on homegrown terrorists, 6:30 p.m., April 1
CNN security analyst and New America Vice President Peter Bergen plans to discuss his new book," United States of Jihad: Investigating America's Homegrown Terrorists," at a National Press Club Book Rap at 6:30 p.m. on Friday, April 1. Tickets are $5 for Club members; $10 public. This event is a fundraiser for the nonprofit NPC Journalism Institute. Tickets can be purchased online by clicking here. Books can be purchased online at the same time as tickets or at the event. No outside books or memorabilia are permitted. In his previous books, including "Manhunt, Holy War, Inc.," and "The Longest…
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Good news for NPC members: Entry in Club's journalism contest is free for you
Members of the National Press Club should enter their best work from 2015 in the Club’s annual journalism contest. Remember that entering, which costs $50 for nonmembers, is free for members. To enter, just log in to the Club's website and go to the awards page. Then you can get the recognition your work deserves from the National Press Club, a national leader among journalism organizations. The contest will recognize winning entries for top news photo, feature photo, breaking news for print/online and for broadcast, best work in consumer journalism and many other categories. The deadline is…
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Club members go behind the scenes at NPR
Some 15 National Press Club members were treated March 22 to a private tour of the Washington, D.C., headquarters of NPR. Members were able to get an inside look at the organization's modern two-story newsroom, complete with cubicles upon cubicles of reporters, editors and others, including the Club’s very own Marilyn Geewax, Vice Chair of the NPC Board of Governors. She is NPR’s senior business editor. Knowing how hard the newsroom staff was working, Club members brought a platter of cookies to keep the staffers fueled. A tour highlight was an inside look at one of the studios NPR uses to…
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Current, past AP correspondents to discuss changes in international reporting environment, March 29
In less than a week, the International Correspondents Committee will host an evening panel discussion on changes in the foreign reporting environment. The Tuesday, March 29, event will run from 6:30 p.m.-8:00 p.m. in the Holeman Lounge. Tickets for the event are free for club members and $10 for the general public. For tickets, click here. Headlining the panel will be Giovanna Dell'Orto, a former AP newswoman and current associate professor of journalism at the University of Minnesota, who has written a new book, "AP Foreign Correspondents in Action." The book delves into what it takes to…
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Hoot it up with the legendary Mark Russell at the Silver Owl Spring Hoot, May 3
Mark Russell, the legendary political satirist, humorist, and musician will highlight the 2016 Silver Owl Spring Hoot at the National Press Club on Tuesday, May 3. Given the state of the presidential campaign this year and the candidates involved, Russell certainly does not lack for comedic materiel. Russell, who has displayed his many talents at the Press Club on several occasions, is a past recipient of "Order of the Owl" status by the Council of Wisest Owls. Now 83, Russell retired in 2010, but returned to the stage three years later. There was just too much going on to stay silent,…
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Latin American journalists to discuss efforts to investigate crime & corruption, March 23
The International Center for Journalists, in coordination with the press club's International Correspondents Committee, invites Club members to attend a panel discussion on March 23 on reporting into crime and corruption in Latin America. The discussion begins at 6 p.m. in the Holeman Lounge with a reception following at 7 p.m. To RSVP for this event, email or call Christian Madonna at [email protected] or 202-349-7618. The event will feature investigative reporters who are doing ground-breaking work exposing corruption in Latin America:Carmen Aristegui and her team disclosed a conflict of…
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Deadline approaches: Don't wait to enter your best journalism in the Press Club journalism contest
Time is running out to enter your best journalism from 2015 in the National Press Club’s annual journalism contest. Get the recognition your work deserves from the National Press Club, a national leader among journalism organizations. The contest will recognize winning entries for top news photo, top feature photo, breaking news for print/online and for broadcast, best work in consumer journalism and many other categories. The deadline is April 1. Details on the different awards categories and how to enter the contest can be found by clicking here. Entrants are encouraged to enter online,…
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