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Learn how to succeed at blogging at "Get It Online" lunch June 19
Some of the best reporters are increasingly using a blog to break stories and engage with their audiences. At the next "Get It Online" lunch discussion, you can hear first-hand from a successful reporter/blogger as to how it's done. The Events Committee will feature Niv Elis of the Jerusalem Post for its next “Get it Online” lunch discussion Tuesday, June 19 from noon to 1:15 p.m. in the McClendon Room. Niv Elis is a Breaking News Editor, Web Columnist and Featured Blogger for The Jerusalem Post. His blog "The Bottom Line" (http://blogs.jpost.com/users/bottom-line) applies his expertise in…
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National Press Club member Tom Young plans to return to NPC Book Rap July 14
Tom Young, National Press Club member, author and military veteran, plans to return to the Press Club to discuss and sign copies of his new book The Hunters at an NPC Book Rap on Tuesday, July 14 at 6:30 p.m. Tickets are $5 for Club members and $10 for the public. Register here. The Book Rap is a fundraiser for the nonprofit NPC Journalism Institute so mo outside books or memorabilia are permitted. The Hunters is a military thriller set in Somalia. The fictional story takes readers into the dangerous zone continuing the adventures of Michael Parson, now a colonel, and a friend who decide to…
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Register now for 2015 National Press Club Beat the Deadline 5K on Sept. 5
Are you ready? It’s time to mark your calendar for the 2015 National Press Club Beat the Deadline 5K Tony Horton, celebrity fitness trainer and creator of P90X is back to serve as honorary race marshal for the Press Club's 18th Annual 5K to benefit education and diversity in journalism at 7:30 a.m., Saturday, Sept. 5. Click here for more information and to register. The race will be followed by the legendary pancake breakfast and awards ceremony. Cash prizes will be awarded for top finishers. Media and group team entries are encouraged. This year the Club and its National Journalism Institute…
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Press Club plans screening of film exploring 6 revolutions, 9 women, June 10 at 6:30 p.m.
Three years, six revolutions, nine women fighting for peace in a state of war. The National Press Club plans to host a special screening and discussion of the "The Trials of Spring: Women Human-rights Activists in the Arab Uprisings" on Wednesday, June 10 at 6:30 pm in the Club's Conference Rooms. Admission is free for this event but registration is required. Please click here to register for this event. Join Oscar-nominated filmmaker Gini Reticker, digital director Lauren Feeney and women human-rights defenders for a screening and discussion of the six short films. From the executive…
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Learn geodata-mapping basics at the National Press Club Tuesday, June 2 at 9:30 a.m.
Learn the basics of geodata-mapping at a National Press Club Journalism Institute training session at 9:30 a.m. Tuesday, June 2, in the Bloomberg Room. Click here to register. The fee is $5 for Press Club members and $10 for the public. If you have a database with addresses or zip codes, you can visualize that information on a map. Esri, one of the leading firms in the field, will provide a 90-minute introduction to their mapping software at the event. For those planning to attend the Investigative Reporters and Editors conference in June, this is a great way to prepare for a more advanced…
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Travel Committee delays day trip to Civil War battlefield Scheduled until September 12
The annual full-day tour of a nearby Civil War battlefield hosted by the Civil War Trust is scheduled for Saturday, Sept. 12. For the past 10 years this event has been held in June and has been well attended by National Press Club members. The destination and trip details are still under discussion with the Trust and will be announced soon in the Wire.
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Are streetcars desirable? Find out at June 16 Newsmaker
Join Marc Scribner, research fellow at the Competitive Enterprise Institute, and Dan Tangherlini, former administrator of the General Services Administration and director of transportation for the District of Columbia, as they debate the pros and cons of resurrecting streetcars, which are making a comeback after being scrapped decades earlier in favor of buses and trains. The two men will square off at a Club Newsmaker on Tuesday, June 16. The event will take place at 10 a.m. in the Zenger Room. Like all Newsmaker events, this news conference is open to credentialed press and NPC club members…
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Interactive event highlights climate change on June 3 at the National Press Club
Join Dr. Andy Jorgensen for a presentation about the phenomenon and methods used to catalog climate change at the National Press Club on Wednesday, June 3. Sponsored by the Club’s Events Committee, the event takes place in the Zenger Room at 9 a.m. The event is free but registration is required here. This is an interactive event where you will test your knowledge of climate change and see how your responses compare to more than 4,000 others who have participated in his demonstration. For additional information or questions, contact Events Committee Chair Joan Coyle at [email protected].
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Ann Coulter plans to discuss her book on immigration at NPC Book Rap June 17
Conservative author Ann Coulter plans to discuss and sign copies of her eleventh book, ¡Adios, America! The Left's Plan to Turn Our Country Into a Third World Hellhole, at a National Press Club Book Rap on Wednesday, June 17, at 6:30 p.m. Tickets are $5 for Press Club members and $10 for the general public. Buy tickets and preorder a book by clicking here. This event is a fundraiser for the NPC Journalism Institute so no outside books or memorabilia are permitted. Books to be signed must be purchased through the Club. All sales are final. In her new book, Coulter focuses on aspects of the…
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Actor Gary Sinise to speak at Club June 16
Award-winning actor and humanitarian Gary Sinise will address an NPC Speakers Breakfast on Tuesday, June 16. The program will follow the traditional luncheon format but take place in the morning over breakfast. Sinise will discuss his advocacy for America’s servicemen and women through the Gary Sinise Foundation. He will be in Washington to receive the 2015 Service to America Leadership Award from the NAB Education Foundation. Breakfast will be served at 8:30 a.m., with remarks beginning at 9 a.m., followed by a question-and-answer session ending at 10 a.m. Tickets cost $23 for Club members (…
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