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Blogging, RSS Classes Oct. 20; $10 Each
Blogging and RSS classes will be offered Tuesday, Oct. 20, in the Bloomberg Center for Electronic Journalism. Sign up for one or both. 9:30 to 10:30 am – Basics of Blogging 11:00 to Noon – Build Your Own Newsstand (using RSS) Each class is one hour. The fee is $10 per class for NPC members and $15 per class for non-members. Pay by credit card, check, or member account. Register online at http://bit.ly/3qG9MJ or by contacting Beth Shankle at [email protected] or 202-662-7509. Participants are welcome to bring their own laptops for any of the sessions, but computers will also be…
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Young Members Meet 7 pm Oct. 19
The YMs@NPC (Young Members Committee) will meet at 7 p.m. Monday, Oct. 19, on the mezzanine to coordinate final efforts for the HallowScreen Benefit Gala. $15 advance tickets are available at www.npchalloween.eventbrite.com Agenda items include: door prizes, movie selection for The Cemetery (event film lounge), partnership with the Washington National Opera, final week logistics and promotion. Special attention will also be given to planning the YMs@NPC Cocktails with Champions “Holiday Edition” scheduled for December 14 in the McClendon Room. For more information, please contact committee…
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National Geographic Digital Media SVP, 6:30 pm Oct. 21; Members Only
INSIDE THE CLUBPosted by Sylvia Smith - 10/19/2009 | Email the editorNational Geographic Digital Media SVP, 6:30 pm Oct. 21; Members Only Bob Covey, senior vice president of content development and design for National Geographic Digital Media, will speak at the Breaking in to Digital Media series at 6:30 p.m. Oct. 21 in the Zenger Room. Covey will discuss breaking into producing/content creation for Web sites, followed by 30 minutes for Q&A. The series aims to give journalists and media professionals an opportunity to glean insiders' tips from prominent online-media experts. This event is…
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Class on Access to Court Records, Proceedings 10 am Oct. 21
Learn how to assert your First Amendment rights of access to court records and proceedings from media lawyer Rory Eastburg in a class at 10 a.m. Wednesday, Oct. 21, in the Bloomberg Center for Electronic Journalism. He will discuss the structure of the right to cover court proceedings (trials and pre-trial hearings), access to discovery materials in civil cases and access to court documents generally in criminal and civil cases. He will also discuss issues related to jury and grand jury secrecy and cameras in courts as well as specialized proceedings, such as extradition proceedings and…
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Risk Reporting Seminars, Oct. 26-28; Free for Members
Two seminars, Oct. 26 through 28, will help you cover stories that involve risk. From plane crashes, food poisoning and climate change to terrorism, the environment, health and public safety, there are key questions you need to answer in order to tell your audience whether something is risky and, if so, how much. These sessions will also help you understand how people perceive risk -- why some people are “freaked out” about relatively small ones but are not more concerned about really big ones. The series of two 1.5 hour seminars will be Monday, Oct. 26, through Wednesday, Oct. 28, at…
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This Week in National Press Club History
Oct. 19, 1973: Walter Cronkite is awarded the National Press Club’s first Fourth Estate Award, the Club’s most prestigious honor for lifetime achievement in journalism. Oct. 20, 2005: Jazz trumpeter and educator Wynton Marsalis addresses a luncheon on Hurricane Katrina and the need for more relief in New Orleans.This Week in National Press Club History is brought to you by the History Committee, which is dedicated to preserving, and revitalizing the Club’s history through displays, panel discussions and lectures, as well as interviewing members as part of the Club’s long-standing oral…
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Rutherford Wines at Wine Dinner Nov. 4; $70 for Members
Rutherford Wine Co. wines will be featured at a Fourth Estate Wine Dinner at 6:30 p.m. Wednesday, Nov. 4. Tickets are $70 for members and their guests, $93 for non-members. The event includes a reception and five-course dinner with five featured wines: Rutherford Ranch Napa Sauvignon Blanc 2007, Lander Jenkins Chardonnay 2008, Scott Estate Pinot Noir 2007, Lander Jenkins Cabernet 2007 and Rutherford Ranch Reserve Cabernet 2005. Rutherford's mid-Atlantic region manager will discuss five featured wines, which fall under three brand names: Lander Jenkins, Scott Estates and Rutherford Ranch. For…
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Halloween Costume Night & Fund-raiser 7:30 pm Oct. 30; $15 in Advance
Join old Hollywood stars for the "HallowScreen" Halloween Benefit Gala from 7:30 to 11 p.m. Friday, Oct. 30. Local indie-rock band Deleted Scenes and DJ Matt Spangler will provide spook-tacular musical entertainment, and Alisa Parenti, an award-winning anchor for MarketWatch Radio Network, will emcee the event. Enter the costume contest for the best old Hollywood get-up for a chance to take home the evening’s grand prize. Price of admission includes one drink ticket, an array of ghoulish appetizers, an NPC swag bag and automatic entry to win exclusive door prizes. There will also be a cash…
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Book on Iran at Nov. 21 Books & Brunch
"The Ayatollah Begs To Differ: The Paradox of Modern Iran" by Hooman Majd, an Iranian-American writer who is the grandson of an ayatollah and the son of an Iranian diplomat, will be the subject of the next Books & Brunch at noon Saturday, Nov. 21, in the Fourth Estate Restaurant. Selected by The Los Angles Times and The Economist as among the best books of 2008, "The Ayatollah Begs to Differ" is in paperback with a preface that contains observations by Majd about the disputed June 2009 election based on his visit to Iran as a journalist in the period leading up to the vote. The Los…
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Ron Edmonds to Present Pulitzer Photos at Noon, Oct. 28
Ron Edmonds, recently retired AP senior White House photographer, will present copies of his trilogy of Pulitzer Prize-winning photos to the NPC when he speaks to the Photography Committee at noon on Wednesday, Oct. 28, in the Zenger Room. Edmonds' photos of the Reagan assassination attempt in 1981 won the 1982 Pulitzer Prize for spot news photography. The photos will hang on the NPC's walls. Edmonds will also talk about his photography career, including his 28-year tenure with the Associated Press. For the AP, Edmonds covered the White House, summits, inaugurations, shuttle launches,…
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