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Club moves to next phase of mask policy on Monday, Dec. 13
The following statement is from National Press Club President Lisa Nicole Matthews on the Club mask policy: “After a careful review of the news related to the COVID-19 coronavirus omicron variant, we have decided to take the next step and move to the City’s recently announced 'masks recommended but no longer required' policy, effective Monday, Dec. 13. This means you are still expected to come to the Club with a mask, but may remove it when participating in events, at your discretion. While it is safest to wear a mask at all times, we believe it is particularly important to consider masking…
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Fauci to deliver update on omicron variant at virtual Newsmaker Dec. 20
Dr. Anthony Fauci, director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, will discuss the COVID-19 pandemic and the latest on the omicron variant at a National Press Club Headliners Newsmaker at 3 p.m. Monday, Dec. 20. Fauci, the leading government scientific voice in the effort to combat the pandemic and a top medical researcher in infectious disease, will report on the country's progress toward containing the coronavirus and what challenges remain. This one-hour program will take place virtually and will stream live on the Club’s website and YouTube Channel. It is…
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NPC Journalism Institute nears end of its fundraising campaign
The National Press Club Journalism Institute is reaching the end of its current fundraising campaign, hoping to bring in $40,000 to support its press freedom and educational programming efforts. Journalists have provided essential, sometimes life-saving information, and added important context to the conversations that are guiding our communities. As journalists’ professional needs continue to evolve in 2021, the Institute has answered by: Producing dozens of free virtual professional development programs on topics including writing and editing, diversity and inclusion, covering the…
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Fauci pushes booster shots at Club Newsmaker event
Dr. Anthony Fauci used a National Press Club Newsmaker event Dec. 20 to urge Americans to get a booster shot to provide additional protection against the coronavirus and its omicron variant. “Our booster vaccine regimens work,” said Fauci, director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases. “As you go from fully vaccinated to fully vaccinated plus boosted, you can see the risk of severe disease become extremely low compared to the unvaccinated.” The third vaccine dose could eventually help bring the U.S. to a state of relative normalcy amid a pandemic poised to stretch…
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Club closed Friday and Saturday
The National Press Club will be closed Friday and Saturday in observance of Christmas. Regular operations will resume Monday, Dec. 27. The Club also will be closed Friday, Dec. 31, and Saturday, Jan. 1, 2022, in observance of New Year's. The Club wishes its members an enjoyable holiday season and Happy New Year as an eventful and challenging 2021 concludes.
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Club closed Friday and Saturday for New Year's
The National Press Club will be closed Friday and Saturday in observance of New Year's Day. The Club will resume normal operations on Monday, Jan. 3. Club officials and staff wishes members a happy and a healthy 2022.
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Club-produced radio show, 'It’s a Wonderful Life,' premieres Dec. 21
Singing the "Auld Lang Syne" finale for the radio show, in the National Press Club Broadcast Operations Center, are (L-R): Glenn Marcus, Dan Raviv, Gil Klein, Maurine Beasley, Mark Schoeff (obscured behind microphone stand), Debra Silimeo, Jan Zastrow, Mike Hempen (obscured), and Ben Lowenthal. Photo: Alan Kotok The National Press Club, in association with CBS Radio Network and American Heritage Magazine, will present a rendition of Marty Bufalini’s “It’s a Wonderful Life: The Radio Show,” an adaptation of the classic story of George Bailey who, exasperated by life's challenges, wishes he…
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Winter storm closes Club
The National Press Club will close today because of the late-breaking snow storm. Roads are untreated and unsafe. Club managers and kitchen staff arrived early this morning but are being sent home for the day.
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