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Few Seats Left for Career Coaching Sessions; Begins Jan. 13
A four-week career coaching session for up to eight participants starts Jan. 13 with career counselor Jackie Jones. The cost is $80 for National Press Club members, $200 for non-members. A former Washington Post editor and Penn State University lecturer, Jones will focus on how to retool a career. She will cover planning career goals for the coming year, making reasonable resolutions and sticking with them to completion. No matter your current employment status, these sessions will help you plan and prepare for the next level of your career. Jones will empahsize getting back on track amid a…
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Prospective Presidential Candidate Tim Pawlenty Speaks Jan. 13
Former Minnesota Gov. Tim Pawlenty, who just completed his two-term tenure and is a potential 2012 Republican presidential candidate, will open his book tour at a National Press Club luncheon on Thursday, Jan. 13. Pawlenty will introduce his memoir, "Courage to Stand." To reserve tickets, please e-mail [email protected] or call 202-662-7501. The meal is served at 12:30 p.m. with the speech beginning at 1 and ending at 2. To submit a question in advance, put PAWLENTY in the subject line and email to [email protected] before 11 a.m. on the day of the luncheon. Upcoming Luncheons: Jan. 12…
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Last Chance to Purchase 2011 Luncheon Season Tickets
Time is running short for National Press Club members to purchase "season tickets" to attend every Club luncheon of 2011 at a single price of $750. The price represents a discount from what members would pay to attend every lunch individually. Season ticket holders guarantee themselves a seat for lunches that will sell out. Popular luncheon speakers in 2010 included Barbara Bush, Jeff Bridges, Venus Williams, Arne Duncan and Condoleeza Rice. The holder also may transfer the ticket to other Club members for any individual lunch. Season tickets must be purchased before the first luncheon of the…
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Swing Dance Dec. 31; $125 Includes Open Bar, Snacks, Bubbly Toast
Come to dance the night away at the New Year's Eve Swing featuring Doc Scantlin and His Imperial Palms Orchestra at 8 p.m. Friday, Dec. 31. The cost is $125 for NPC members; $150 for non-members The night includes an open bar, hors d'oeuvres, party favors, midnight champagne toast and a $15 discount on New Year's Eve dinner at the Fourth Estate Restaurant. If you would like to have dinner in the Fourth Estate before, it’s only $50 more for three courses and a glass of champagne See the menu at http://press.org/restaurants/fourth-estate/new-years-eve. For discount codes, contact Josh Funk,…
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Career Coaching Sessions Start Jan. 13, $80; RSVP Required
A four-week career coaching session for up to eight participants starts Jan. 13 with career counselor Jackie Jones at the cost of $80 for members, $200 for non-members. A former Washington Post editor and Penn State University lecturer, Jones will focus on retooling one's career amid New Year's resolutions. She will cover planning career goals for the coming year, how to make reasonable resolutions and how to stick with them to completion. No matter your current employment status, these sessions will help you plan and prepare for the next level of your career with Jones' attention on getting…
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Club Closed Dec. 24-26
The Club will be closed Friday, Dec. 24, through Sunday, Dec. 26, in celebration of the Christmas holiday.
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Pulitzer Photos Added to NPC Walls
The NPC has added three new Pulitzer Prize-winning photos to its walls. Two photojournalists recently donated the three photos for the Club's permanent collection. One is the photo that Carol Guzy, a Washington Post photojournalist, presented to the Club in November. It shows a toddler being passed through a barbed wire fence into the hands of his grandparents at a refugee camp in Kukes, Albania. His grandparents, who had no idea if their family was alive, reacted with unbridled delight. The other two Pulitzers were taken and donated by Patrick Farrell, a Miami Herald photojournalist.…
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Welcome BBC Russia Service Reporter to the NPC
The National Press Club welcomes nedw member Ilona Vinogradova of the BBC's Russia Service. Ilona grew up in Tallin, Estonia, where she published her first story at age 15. She graduated from Moscow State University's faculty of journalism in 2003 and has since worked for various radio and TV stations and Izvestia, the national newspaper of Russia. Since joining the BBC five years ago, she has made two radio documentaries, one of which was a trip to Tuva with the daughter of Nobel Prize-winning physicist, Richard Feynmann. She is based in Washington DC, where she presents radio programs,…
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Season Tickets Available for 2011 Luncheon Series; $750
You might have thought about season tickets for the Nationals, the Capitals or the Kennedy Center. Now the National Press Club for the first time is offering its members an opportunity to buy tickets for all of the 2011 luncheons . For $750, members can guarantee themselves a seat for every luncheon of 2011, including those that will be sold-out, members' only events. The price represents a discount from what members would pay to attend every lunch individually. The holder of the luncheon season ticket may transfer the ticket to other Club members for any individual lunch. Don't miss this…
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Conference on Secrecy and Journalism Webcast at Club, 9:15 am Dec. 16
The Nieman Foundation's conference on secrecy and journalism will be webcast live in the NPC's Eric Friedheim Library and the Bloomberg Classroom at 9:15 a.m. Thursday, Dec.16. The WikiLeaks Iraq and Afghanistan war logs and the roll out of diplomatic cables are having an enormous effect on journalism. At this conference, a group of reporters, editors and watchdog experts will explore how secrets are investigated, shared and filtered (or not) in an era of self-publishing, online whistle-blowing, data mining and social media websites. It will discuss what journalism traditionally has been and…
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