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Burgers are best in the summer, but make them from the sea
With ground beef prices going through the roof, partially due to the pandemic closure of many meat plants, looking for burger alternatives has never been timelier. For others who eschew meat, turning to the sea is always a viable option. There are probably a zillion variations of shrimp burgers/cakes (also, salmon patties or cod fritters), but all highlight the lightness of the finished item on the palate and the waistline. Some years ago, we offered similar shrimp cakes as an appetizer in the Fourth Estate restaurant; they were a hit. As we enter summer and outdoor eating season—with…
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Best diplomatic, foreign policy coverage among awards in Club's Journalism Contest
The National Press Club's annual Journalism Contest is looking for your best work covering diplomatic and foreign policy issues.. The best diplomatic-foeign policy stories from 2019 should be entered in the competition for the Edwin M. Hood Award for Diplomatic Correspondence, one of a variety of categories in the contest. The deadline is next Tuesday. June 30. Named for Edwin M. Hood, a distinguished diplomatic correspondent for The Associated Press and a founding member of the Club, the competition offers awards for excellence in reporting on these issues. Entrants must demonstrate…
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Club reopens for dining, drinking as pandemic rules ease
National Press Club members are now permitted to eat and drink in the Club, as social distancing restrictions related to the coronavirus pandemic continue to ease. On Tuesday, June 23, the Club reopened the Reliable Source under Phase 2 of pandemic rules issued by the District of Columbia government last week. Club members and guests may have breakfast, lunch and dinner and order drinks at tables in the Reliable Source. The number of tables has been reduced. The restaurant also is continuing to offer a takeout menu, which includes cocktails in Mason Jars. Any member wishing to come to the…
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Club contest seeks best critical writing about journalism; deadline soon
The National Press Club wants to see your best work from 2019 about journalism and its challenges in the competition for the Arthur Rowse Award for Press Criticism. The deadline is next Tuesday, June 30. There are awards for print and broadcast. The award, part of the Club's annual journalism contest, is sponsored by Club member Arthur E. (Ted) Rowse, former staff editor at the Washington Post and U.S. News & World Report. The contest's awards honor excellence in examining the essential role of the news media in a free society. Entries should focus especially on the performance…
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Another recipe from the Club's top chef: Crisp herb cheese and eggplant appetizer
As people are expanding their cooking acumen, many are also looking something unique to dazzle friends starting to socialize again. The following recipe has its roots in Istanbul and can serve double duty. It is a terrific hors d’oeuvre and holds the heat from frying quite a while. It is best to plan on allowing the eggplant “sandwiches” to cool rather than immediately serve after frying because the interior can get quite hot and runny. No cocktail party in the offing? The recipe also can be the filling for a vegetarian sandwich, eminently satisfying due to the crust crunch, rich cheese…
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Toronto-based podcast host reflects on COVID-19, journalism and PR
Award-winning and Emmy-nominated journalist Scott Simmie knows a thing or two about back-story, and his new podcast “BMO Inside Stories” provides the forum to share insightful, motivating and even surprising stories from a cross-section of North American guests. In the current edition of Update-1, the National Press Club podcast, Broadcast/Podcast team co-vice chair Adam Konowe interviews Simmie about the genesis and lessons of his podcast. They also discuss recent developments in journalism and PR, from the divergent paths taken by the U.S. and Canada to cope with COVID-19 to the future of…
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A week left to get entries in to the National Press Club journalism contest
If you haven’t entered your best journalism in the National Press Club journalism contest, there is still a week to go. Because of the COVID-19 outbreak, the deadline has been extended to June 30. Awards for the best work published in 2019 in breaking news, political coverage, broadcast news, consumer news, online news, foreign coverage and news photos are among those being offered. Many of the categories have cash prizes, and some offer a year of free Club membership. Details on the categories and the prizes are available online. Entrants are encouraged to use the online-entry…
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Club journalism contest wants to see your best coverage of animals, their welfare
Please send the National Press Club your best stories from 2019 about animals and their welfare as entries for the Ann Cottrell Free Animal Reporting Award. There are separate awards for broadcast and print stories. The deadline is June 30, so get your entries in soon. Send your entry in online, or if you prefer, it can be mailed in to the Club, as long as it is mailed by the deadline. The cost of an entry is free for Press Club members and $75 for non-members. The prize for the winner is $750. This award honors excellence in reporting about animals. The award was established by the family…
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Journalism Institute program to focus on how pandemic, protest reporting affect journalists’ emotional lives, June 24
Many journalists are covering a physical and mental health crisis while they also may be struggling to cope themselves so the National Press Club Journalism Institute is planning a conversation to examine how to work through this moment, by looking at the stories we’re telling ourselves about it, how these stories affect our emotional lives, and consequently, the stories we are reporting and writing. Registration is open for this discussion on Zoom on June 24 at 1 p.m. eastern, featuring writers Elizabeth Flock and Lori Gottlieb. The first part is expected to be a conversation, followed by a…
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Time to enter your best political stories in Press Club contest
If you write about politics and have some good analysis stories from 2019, please enter them in the contest for the National Press Club's Lee Walczak Award for political analysis. The cost of an entry is free for Club members and $75 for non-members.The deadline is June 30. Send your entry in online, or if you prefer, it can be mailed in to the Club, as long as it is mailed by the deadline This award is named in memory of Lee Walczak, a Washington editor, bureau chief and White House correspondent who worked for Bloomberg News and Business Week, and recognizes excellence in political…
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