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Reporters, Press Gallery director to discuss covering the presidential inauguration
Joe Keenan, director of the Senate Daily Press Gallery, and a group of reporters are scheduled to discuss covering the presidential inauguration at 9:30 a.m. Monday, Dec. 10. The speakers will talk about credentialing, logistics and story ideas. The program is presented by the NPC Journalism Institute, the club's Professional Development Committee and the Regional Reporters Association. The program is free but registration required. Please reserve here at http://www.press.org/events/covering-inauguration
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Wife, lawyer to brief reporters Friday on case of USAID subcontractor Alan Gross imprisoned in Cuba
A lawyer representing Alan Gross, a U.S. Agency for International Development subcontractor imprisoned in Cuba, will brief reporters Friday at 10 a.m. on the latest developments in his case and the prospects for improved U.S.-Cuba relations. A Cuban court sentenced Gross three years ago to a 15-year term for "actions against the independence or territorial integrity of the state" as he sought to connect Cuba's Jewish community to the Internet. Since then, Gross has lost more than 100 pounds, and he and his family say he has been denied appropriate diagnostic care and treatment for a growth…
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Defense industry CEOS to discuss sequestration, national security at Dec. 3 Newsmaker
A panel of defense industry CEOs will discuss impact of budget cuts and sequestration on national security at a National Press Club Newsmaker at 10 a.m. Monday, Dec. 3 in the Bloomberg Room. Panelists are Wes Bush, chairman, chief executive officer and president of Northrop Grumman Corp., David P. Hess, president, Pratt & Whitney, Dawne S. Hickton, vice chair, president and chief executive officer, RTI International Metals Inc., and David Langstaff, president and chief executive officer, TASC.
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Fourth Estate dinner special offered to "Honor Flight" screening ticket holders
The Fourth Estate restaurant at the National Press Club is offering a dinner special for attendees of the screening of "Honor Flight" on Tuesday. To take advantage of the special, attendees should show their ticket or reservation confirmation to restaurant manager Olivia Haver. The a la carte menu is also available. The three-course menu featuring a Caesar Salad, choice of chicken breast or flat iron steak with sides and a warm apple and walnut bread pudding costs $25 per person special, not including tax, gratuity and drinks. The restaurant will open early, at 5 p.m., on Tuesday evening to…
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Experts to discuss campaign money avalanche in 2012 and how to follow it in future
Never in the history of political campaigning has money played as big a role as it did in the 2012 election. And more of the same seems in store for the future. A panel of experts will take a look back at fundraising in this year's campaigning and offer advice on how journalists can cover the avalanche of money in the future at a National Press Club event on Tuesday, Dec. 4. Sponsored by the Club's Journalism Institute and the Professional Development Committee, the session is scheduled from 9:30 a.m. to 11 a.m. in the Bloomberg Room. Space is limited. This event is free, but registration is…
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Say goodbye to turkey, hello to lobster at Lobster Night Nov. 28
Enough of turkey; dine at Lobster Night Nov. 28 for change of pace You may sick of Thanksgiving turkey by next Wednesday night, Nov. 28. So what better way to change your culinary pattern than to sink your teeth into a crusty lobster that evening at the Fourth Estate restaurant? It’ll be the restaurant's monthly Lobster Night, the popular event at which National Press Club members pay $25, non-members $30, for a steamed 1 ¼ pound Maine lobster with coleslaw (or salad) and choice of French fries or oven -crisped New Potatoes. To make sure you get a lobster, reserve in advance by calling 202-…
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Jake Tapper to present his book, 'The Outpost,' on deadly Afghanistan battle Dec. 5
ABC News Senior White House correspondent and award-winning journalist Jake Tapper will discuss his new book, "The Outpost: An Untold Story of American Valor," from 7 p.m. - 8:30 p.m. in the Conference Rooms on Wednesday, Dec. 5. A book signing will follow the discussion. Tickets are free for National Press Club members and $5 for non-members. To register, click here. Club members should enter the discount code “outpost” to obtain free admission. The author will only sign copies purchased through the National Press Club. Purchase of a book does not include admission. "The Outpost" reveals…
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Hear Beasley, Clift review history of women in Washington journalism Nov. 19
Author Maurine Beasley and Newsweek columnist Eleanor Clift, both National Press Club members, will discuss Beasley’s newest book, “Women of the Washington Press: Politics, Prejudice and Persistence,” over lunch at 12 noon in the Winner’s Room on Monday, Nov. 19. Beasley’s book chronicles the resistance women journalists found from the 1830s to the present in cracking the Washington media establishment and recounts the determination and resourcefulness of these pioneers. Even today with the upheaval in the news business, the stakes and costs for women continue to be particularly high as they…
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Program finalized for South African Night honoring Nelson Mandela legacy Nov. 26
A full two-hour program has been finalized for the South African Night onthe "Life, Legacy and Values of Nelson Mandela" from 6:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. onMonday, Nov. 26, in the Ballroom that will start with a performance of atraditional South African gumboot dance. The Taratibu Youth Association from Mt. Rainier, Md., will set the scene forthe evening with its 20 members dancing and simultaneously singing as an acappella group a traditional South African work song, "Shosholoza," and aspiritual song, "Hlonolofatsa." The full program will feature the showing of video excerpts of Mandela¹s1994…
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Last call for Jan. 16-21 London trip
Spend the Martin Luther King, Jr., holiday in London from Jan. 16-21, 2013, with your family and friends on the next National Press Club travel trip. For $1989 (with a single supplement of $655) you can fly non-stop from Washington Dulles airport to London via Virgin Atlantic and return. Four nights in the four-star Millennium Gloucester Hotel with English breakfast daily is included, as well as a half-day sightseeing tour of London's West End. Optional trips to the London Theatre, the new Tate Museum and day trips to Brussels or Paris can be arranged. Price includes taxes and service charges…
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