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Club Closed Monday
The National Press Club will be closed Monday, Oct. 12, in observance of the Columbus Day federal government holiday.
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Learn to create social media posts that sing at the Journalism Institute’s design workshop, Oct. 30
Visual social media posts are no longer a nicety — they are a necessity. Not all teams, though, have the resources to devote to designing and creating social media posts that sing. Join the National Press Club Journalism Institute’s senior director Beth Francesco Friday, Oct. 30, from 11:30 am to 12:30 p.m. for a hands-on workshop to practice design fundamentals. She will cover: free tools and resources for producing social media graphics design tips for conceptualizing and producing graphics quickly hands-on, step-by-step examples to walk you through the process. Registration is…
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Kara Goldin, CEO of Hint, to tell how to reach goals by pushing past fear, Monday
Hint CEO Kara Goldin, who turned an unsweetened, flavored water into one of the biggest beverage companies of the decade, will discuss her book, "Undaunted," at a National Press Club Headliners virtual book event at noon on Oct. 19. Click here to download a calendar reminder or to join the webcast on Oct. 19
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Watch 'Harvest of Empire,' then join discussion of policy impacts on U.S. Latinos, Wednesday
The documentary can be viewed ahead of the discussion. A copy of it is available on YouTube. View the documentary "Harvest of Empire: The Untold Story of Latinos in America" at any time before the moderated discussion on Wednesday, Oct. 21. Register here to participate in the film review and discussion.
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Club Communicators host talk on disinformation, dark PR, Thursday
The National Press Club Communicators Team hosts the second event in a series of critical conversations on disinformation, dark PR, and how we can address it, on Thursday, Oct. 15, at noon. Registration for Club members is free. The fee is $15 for the general public. The panel features speakers who have been on the front lines of the fight against disinformation inside the world’s largest social media companies, on political campaigns, inside the White House and within the public relations industry. Learn how we can fight disinformation campaigns, create effective industry regulation, and…
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Consumer and environmental activist Erin Brockovich to speak on grassroots activism, Oct. 30
Consumer and environmental activist Erin Brockovich will discuss her new book and podcast, “Superman’s Not Coming,” at a National Press Club Headliners event at 2 p.m. Friday, Oct. 30. Download a calendar reminder or tune in on Oct. 30. Brockovich came to fame through the eponymous Julia Roberts movie based on the activist's crusade against Pacific Gas & Electric. Brockovich linked the poisoned water in some California neighborhoods to cases of cancer in residents, including children. In her virtual talk on Oct. 30, Brockovich will discuss her new campaign to turn citizens into…
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NPCJI presents 'Design Hacks: How to create social media graphics,' Oct. 9
Visual social media posts are no longer a nicety — they are a necessity. Not all teams, though, have the resources to devote to designing and creating social media posts that sing. Learn how to stop skimmers in their scrolls with visually dynamic social media messaging in the National Press Club Journalism Institute's “Design Hacks: How to create social media graphics,” from 11:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Friday, Oct. 9. During this hands-on workshop, participants will practice design fundamentals while creating posts from start to finished product. This session is designed for journalists and…
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Authors of 'Fix What You Can' and 'Love You Hard' lead webinar on memoir writing, TODAY, 11:30 a.m.
Don't miss out! Register before this National Press Club Journalism Institute online session begins TODAY at 11:30 a.m. Registration is open for the free event, which will be held virtually from 11:30 a.m. to 12:15 p.m. on Oct. 2. If you think you have a memoir in you waiting to be written, participate in the professional development program on Oct. 2 to find out how two authors put theirs to paper. How do you report on your own experiences and fact-check them? What does it take to turn your memories into a memoir? When is the right time to write a memoir about your life? How do you determine…
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Club/CBS series highlights a Murrow Girl among the Boys
Mary Marvin Breckinridge was one of the Murrow Boys covering World War II for CBS Radio. The story of how Edward R. Murrow and his team of correspondents invented broadcast news at CBS Radio during World War II is the stuff of legends. Lesser known is the fact that there was a "Girl" among the "Murrow Boys." As we continue our 2020 National Press Club/CBS News partnership audio series commemorating the centennial of radio, correspondent Sam Litzinger remembers Mary Marvin Breckinridge Patterson. She was the lone woman among the Murrow Boys of World War II. Born on Oct. 2, she would have…
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Journalism Institute offers program on memoir writing with authors of 'Fix What You Can' and 'Love You Hard,' Oct. 2
If you think you have a memoir in you waiting to be written, participate in the National Press Club Journalism Institute professional development program on Oct. 2 to find out how two authors put theirs to paper. How do you report on your own experiences and fact-check them? What does it take to turn your memories into a memoir? When is the right time to write a memoir about your life? How do you determine what you don’t know and decide what to leave out? And when, and how, do you tell the people closest to you about their role in the narrative? These issues will be discussed in the 45-minute…
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