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Join new Club president for Black Tie Tailgate inauguration, Jan. 26
National Press Club President-elect Angela Greiling Keane's inauguration is Saturday, Jan. 26. It's time to get your tickets! The theme, “Game On: A Black Tie Tailgate," pays homage to Greiling Keane’s love of football, especially the Green Bay Packers, and her years as a Girl Scout. A transportation reporter for Bloomberg News, Greiling Keane is a Girl Scout Gold Award recipient and co-leader of her daughter’s Brownie troop. Food and wine inspired by her native state of Minnesota will be served and other surprises are in store. The event will be held in the Ballroom beginning at 6:30 p.m.…
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Marketing chiefs to explore digital demands, shareholder value, 9:30 am Jan. 16
Russell Glass, chief executive of Bizo, and heads of other leading companies will explore whether digitally savvy chief marketing officers increase shareholder value at 9:30 a.m. Jan. 16. The panel will cover digital trends, including big data, social channels and mobile access, and share lessons that all communicators can use for their clients and organizations. A continental breakfast will be served at 9 a.m. The panel will commence at 9:30 a.m. and will include ample opportunity for audience questions. Please reserve tickets online in advance. There is no cost for National Press Club…
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Top Hollywood lobbyist Dodd headlines pre-Oscar luncheon, Feb. 15
Former Sen. Christopher Dodd, chairman and chief executive of the Motion Picture Association of America, speaking one week before the Academy Awards, will discuss the state of the motion picture industry at a National Press Club luncheon on Friday, Feb. 15. Hollywood’s top lobbyist, who represented Connecticut in Congress for 36 years and is perhaps best known as the co-author of the sweeping Dodd-Frank financial reform law, will focus on the creative dynamism of filmmaking and the technological advancements in an ever-growing number of platforms for viewing film and TV. Lunch will be served…
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Learn how to find freelance business journalism assignments, 6:30 pm Jan. 23
Fara Warner, a former freelance journalist for top publications and now the editorial director of Aol Business, Technology and Entertainment Group, will join John Burgess, a longtime editor for The Washington Post and AARP Media, to conduct a workshop on freelance writing in business and financial news for print and online media at 6:30 p.m. Jan. 23 in the Bloomberg Room. Organized by the National Press Club’s Freelance Committee, the workshop will explore topics including the volatile market for freelance business and financial journalism, the characteristics of an effective pitch to editors…
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Get your Greiling Keane inaugural tickets now
Get your tickets today for newly elected National Press Club President Angela Greiling Keane's inauguration on Saturday, Jan. 26. The theme, “Game On: A Black Tie Tailgate," pays homage to Greiling Keane’s love of football, especially the Green Bay Packers, and her years as a Girl Scout. A transportation reporter for Bloomberg News, Greiling Keane is a Girl Scout Gold Award recipient and co-leader of her daughter’s Brownie troop. Food and wine inspired by her native state of Minnesota will be served, and other surprises are in store. The event will be held in the Ballroom beginning at 6:30 p…
Type: News
Cast, producers of NBC's "1600 Penn" preview new show, noon Jan. 9
Join the cast and producers of NBC’s newest comedy, "1600 Penn," as they take questions on what it’s like to be the First (on-screen) Family at the National Press Club at noon Wednesday, Jan. 9, in the First Amendment Lounge. Cast members Jenna Elfman (“Dharma & Greg”), Bill Pullman (“Independence Day”), Martha MacIsaac (“Superbad”), Andre Holland (“Friends with Benefits”) , Josh Gad (“21”) and producers Jason Winer (“Modern Family”), Jon Lovett and Mike Royce (“Everybody Loves Raymond”) will hold a roundtable discussion. Media are invited to screen the pilot episode at noon, with the Q…
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Former Haitian envoy to discuss reforestation plan, 4 pm Jan. 10
Raymond Joseph, a former Haitian ambassador to the United States, will explore the importance of rebuilding his country's forests and promoting alternatives to wood for cooking at a National Press Club Newsmaker at 4 p.m. Jan. 10. Joseph recently established a non-profit organization to support environmental protection in Haiti, A Dollar a Tree for Haiti. The 2010 earthquake devastated the Caribbean country, whose tree cover is estimated at only 1.5 percent. If the decline is not reversed, Joseph said, "Haiti will soon become a desert."
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NPC Journalism Institute offers database, spreadsheet training in January
The NPC Journalism Institute is diving back into data journalism Monday, Jan. 7, with the first of four new classes – two for spreadsheets and two for databases. The spreadsheet class on Jan. 7 and the next one on Jan. 14 will be taught by JoElla Straley from NPR's research library . The database class will be taught by David Donald, data editor at the Center for Public Integrity, who has taught journalists all over the country how to extract great stories from piles of data. The classes will be held from 9 a.m. to noon in the Bloomberg Room. The database classes will be Jan. 28 and Feb. 4.…
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Author to discuss book on phrases coined by presidents, 6:30 pm Jan. 15
Paul Dickson will discuss his new book, "Words from the White House," from 6:30 - 8 p.m. on Jan. 15 in the conference rooms. A book signing will follow the discussion. Tickets are free for National Press Club members; $5 for non-members. Registration is required here. This event is a fundraiser for the National Press Club Journalism Institute. No outside books will be permitted. An acclaimed lexicographer, Dickson has compiled the first collection of new words and lexical curiosities coined by presidents. Organized chronologically, each entry contains the definition, etymology, and a brief…
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L.A. Mayor Villaraigosa addresses immigration reform, Jan. 14 luncheon
Los Angeles Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa will explore immigration reform at a National Press Club luncheon on Jan. 14. Villaraigosa, a past president of the U.S. Conference of Mayors, is expected to encourage President Barack Obama to follow through on his promise to make the issue a priority during his second term in his speech, "Immigration Reform: Now is the Time." Lunch will be served at 12:30 p.m. The formal program, which includes a question-and-answer session, begins promptly at 1 p.m. and concludes at 2 p.m. The event will be held in the National Press Club, 13th floor, National Press…
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