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Author Tom Dunkel explores baseball's first integrated team in new book, "Color Blind," 6:30 pm April 4
Author Tom Dunkel will discuss his new book, "Color Blind: The Forgotten Team That Broke Baseball's Color Line," at 6:30 p.m. Thursday, April 4, in the conference rooms. Registration is required here. Tickets are free for National Press Club members and $5 for the general public. A book signing will follow the discussion. The author will only sign books purchased through the Club The book describes how, in drought-stricken Bismarck, N.D., during the Great Depression, one of the most improbable teams in the history of baseball was assembled by one of the sport’s most unlikely champions. A…
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AP solo video journalist to offer writing tips, 9 am March 22
Lee Powell, AP broadcast reporter and producer, will give practical writing tips from a reporter-turned-video journalist at 9 a.m. March 22 in the Bloomberg Room. Registration is required here for the one-hour session. Club members can attend at no charge; non-members pay $10. Gone are the days when newspaper reporters only typed out words on a page. Or television stations rolled with a "crew." Doing news today means doing it all. Reporters shoot video. Photojournalists report. Everyone is struggling to marry pictures with words all while staying true to the story. There is good news. If you…
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Take sneak peek at "Central Park Five" documentary, 6:45 pm April 11
The National Press Club presents an advance screening of award-winning documentary filmmaker Ken Burns’ latest project, "The Central Park Five," at 6:45 p.m. April 11. The screening and discussion will be a prelude to Burns' appearance at National Press Club Luncheon on April 12. Doors open at 6:30 pm and the documentary will begin at 6:45 pm followed by questions and answers with the filmmakers, Ken Burns, David McMahon and Sarah Burns, and two of the Central Park Five. Tickets are free for Club members and $5 for non-members. Tickets for the event are available by clicking here. The film,…
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Editors outline freelance needs at workshop, 8:30 am April 3
The National Press Club Freelance Committee and the freelance interest group of the Washington Society of Professional Journalists will hold a workshop for freelancers at 8:30 a.m. April 3 in the Zenger Room. The workshop will feature two panels – one comprised of editors talking about what they need from freelancers and another focusing on tips on how to use technology and social media to improve your freelance business. Come join us in the Zenger Room for coffee at 8:30 a.m. The panels start at 9 a.m., and we will adjourn at 11:30 a.m. for lunch in the McClendon Room. The workshop is free…
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Friedenberg Online Journalism Award recognizes innovative, creative online work
The National Press Club wants to recognize the best of cutting-edge online work by those in the news business with the Joan M. Friedenberg Online Journalism Award. The winner will have done original reporting and have taken advantage of online technology, such as interactive databases, primary-source interviews, and accompanying charts and graphs, in order to provide a thorough and graphically attractive report. This is not a contest for stories that run online rather than in a print publication; this is to recognize the best journalism that uses online technology to provide a more compelling…
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Author, consumer electronics group leader Gary Shapiro to discuss book on innovation tonight
Gary Shapiro, president of the Consumer Electronics Association, will discuss his new book, "Ninja Innovation: The Ten Killer Strategies of the World's Most Successful Businesses," at 6:30 p.m. April 3 in the First Amendment Lounge. The event is free, but registration is required by clicking here. A book signing will follow the discussion. As head of the Consumer Electronics Association and its influential annual trade show, the International Consumer Electronics Show, Shapiro has worked with the most innovative companies in history — Intel, IBM, and Samsung, among others. In his book, he…
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Club marks Sunshine Week with FOIA program, 6:30 pm March 14
During Sunshine Week, March 10-16, the National Press Club Journalism Institute and the Club's Professional Affairs and Freedom of the Press Committees plan to help journalists and others obtain information that the government might not want them to have. Reporters and watchdogs will offer tips on how to use the Freedom of Information Act to ferret out documents and data at a panel scheduled 6:30 to 8 p.m. on March 14. Club members can attend at no charge; others pay $10. Click here for tickets. For more information, contact Julie Schoo at [email protected]. The event is one of several this…
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Happy 105th birthday, National Press Club!
This Week in National Press Club History March 12, 1908: The National Press Club is born at a meeting of 32 enthusiastic newspapermen -- earning in those days, perhaps, $15 or $18 a week -- in a room lent by the Washington Chamber of Commerce in the Brentano Building at 12th and F streets, N.W. Minutes are taken of that initial meeting, indicating the serious purpose of the organizers, who had an initial hard-earned kitty of $300 to get things started. On March 18, a second meeting is held in the F Street Parlor of the New Willard Hotel to solidify plans for the structure and rules for the…
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Simeon Booker to discuss his new history of the civil rights movement , 6:30 April 9
Simeon Booker, the first fulltime African-American reporter for The Washington Post and White House correspondent for Jet magazine for more than a half-century, will discuss his new book, “Shocking the Conscience: A Reporter’s Account of the Civil Rights Movement,” at a National Press Club Book Event at 6:30 p.m. Tuesday. April 9. Booker will be joined by SiriusXM Radio host Joe Madison (the "Black Eagle"). The event will run until 8 p.m. in the Ballroom. Registration is required by clicking here. Tickets are free for Club members and $5 for the general public. This event is a fundraiser for…
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NPC journalism contest to honor best critical coverage of the news industry
As part of its annual journalism contest, the National Press Club will recognize the best coverage of the news industry and journalistic practices of last year. The Arthur Rowse Award for Press Criticism, named for the former reporter for U.S. News and World Report and award sponsor, rewards the best critical look at the news industry, its practice and its ethics. Paul Farhi of The Washington Post won the award last year for his examination of some of journalism's shadier practices. The award includes print and broadcast categories, with a prize of $1,000 for each. The deadline for entering…
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