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This Week in NPC History
Jan. 4, 2008: The 100th anniversary documentary is screened, launching a year-long celebration of the Club's founding in 1908. Jan. 6, 1926: The Ebbitt Hotel is torn down to make way for the National Press Building. Jan. 9, 1979: Hugh Hefner appears with his bunnies at a sell-out luncheon on the 25th anniversary of Playboy magazine and talks about freedom of the press. 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…
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Pub Quiz 7 pm Jan. 14
The next Pub Quiz is at 7 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 14, in the Truman Lounge. Hosted by the Young Members Committee, Pub Quiz offers an evening of mind-bending trivia, good company, and fun prizes. There's no need to sign up prior to the event, but please keep teams limited to 6 people. For questions, please email Evan Sweetman at [email protected]
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Pub Quiz 7 pm Jan. 14
The next Pub Quiz is at 7 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 14, in the Truman Lounge. Hosted by the Young Members Committee, Pub Quiz offers an evening of mind-bending trivia, good company, and fun prizes. There's no need to sign up prior to the event, but please keep teams limited to 6 people. For questions, please email Evan Sweetman at [email protected]
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Seats Remain in Risk Reporting Seminars Jan. 13-15
CIA informants gone bad. Terrorists who slip through security. What's the real risk? Here are two seminars to help you cover those and a host of other stories that involve risk. Plane crashes, food poisoning, climate change to terrorism, the environment, health and public safety: they all have key questions reporters must answer in order to tell audiences 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…
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5 California Wines at Special Dinner Jan. 25; $90 for Members
Five California wines from the Spire Collection will be featured at a dinner at 6:30 p.m. Monday, Jan. 25, in the Fourth Estate Restaurant. Admission is $90 for NPC members, $105 for non-members. Advanced sommelier Luis Reyneri will guide diners through two single-vineyard Chardonnays from Stonestreet Vineyards; two limited-production Cabernet Sauvignons from Anakota Helena Montana and La Jota Heritage Howell Mountain; and a Hartford Court Russian River Zinfandel. A five-course dinner will be served to complement the selection of Napa and Sonoma wines from Jess Jackson's elite portfolio. Jess…
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Journopalooza II, 7:30 p.m. Jan. 8; Don't Forget the Raffle
When buying tickets for Journopalooza, the journalism fund-raiser set to rock the ballroom starting at 7:30 p.m. Friday, Jan. 8, don't forget to purchase a $5 raffle ticket for a Les Paul Studio guitar generously donated by Gibson USA. The guitar, valued at $1,799, has been a top studio instrument since its introduction in 1983. Ticket are available online or at the event, which benefits the Eric Friedheim National Journalism Library, Reporters Without Borders and the Committee to Protect Journalists. Four DC media bands, including NPC members and area j ournalists from The Arkansas Democrat-…
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3 Spots Remain in Multimedia Class Jan. 12-14
There are only three spots available for NPC members in the Getting into Multimedia 101 class, Jan. 12-14. The class is the first in a series of three classes on learning and improving multimedia and os aimed at professional journalists and educators. The fee is $30 per class for NPC members. Each course takes place entirely online. Participants will receive lessons and assignments from the instructor via email. Each course is approximately 10 hours of work, including class time and independent work. Each class is three days, butstudents will have 10 days to complete assignments. There is a…
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RSVP for Books & Brunch Scoop Jan. 16
“Scoop,” Evelyn Waugh’s satirical classic about journalism, will be discussed at Books & Brunch at noon Saturday, Jan. 16. The event coincides with DC Restaurant Week, so participants will be able to enjoy the traditional brunch selections and also special prices for lunch. Drawing on Waugh’s own experiences in covering the Italian-Ethiopian war in the 1930s, the novel tells the tale of William Boot, a nature writer for “The Daily Beast” who is accidentally dispatched to Ishmaelia, then on the brink of civil war. Boot eventually gets his scoop, but only after a series of misadventures…
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This Week in National Press Club History
Jan.10, 1955: The National Press Club board votes 6 to 4 to admit first black journalist, Louis Lautier of the Atlanta Daily World and the Negro Press Association, and on Feb. 4, 1955 , the Club membership agrees 377 to 281. Jan. 12, 1950 : Secretary of State Dean Acheson outlines American’s “defense perimeter,” leaving out Korea and Taiwan , thus marking Press Club luncheons as events of international significance. Jan.13, 2006: The National Press Club opens its Broadcasting Operations Center . Jan. 14, 1960 : Presidential candidate John F. Kennedy addresses the Club and says he will be…
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Risk Reporting Classes This Week, Free for Members
Terrorism, climate change, health scares -- what are the real risks readers need to know about? Sign up for Risk Reporting seminars this week to understand key questions reporters must answer to inform their audiences whether something is risky and, if so, how much. The two sessions will also help journalists understand how people perceive risk. Space is still available Wedneday, Jan. 13 through Friday, Jan. 15 at various times; sign up online at: http://press.org/library/riskreporting/ . The classes will be presented by Harvard instructor and former Emmy award-winning television reporter…
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