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Captivate readers using ledes, nut grafs in this hands-on writing workshop with Journalism Institute executive director
Every story competes for attention and must earn its readers by making a clear promise to deliver relevant information. Headlines may hook us, but ledes draw us in, and nut grafs keep us. As journalism changes, this is constant: Readers must know what’s at stake in a story and why it matters to them (or should). An hour-long, hands-on workshop for reporters and editors aims to demonstrate how to make those stakes clear by: Deconstructing the difference between ledes and nut grafs Identifying common mistakes in crafting nut grafs Offering solutions that help an inclusive community connect…
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Sri Lanka to be subject of virtual April 6 Member Author event
Asanga Abeyagoonasekera, a new member of the National Press Club, plans to discuss his latest book, Conundrum of an Island: Sri Lanka’s Geopolitical Challenges, at a virtual Member Author event at 7 p.m. Wednesday, April 6. Asanga is a Sri Lankan native, journalist and activist. “Having first-hand witnessed the almost three-decade civil war, a youth insurrection and narrowly escaping a terror attack on Easter Sunday, I wanted to capture and share the internal and external challenges Sri Lanka was facing,” he said in explaining his motivation for writing this book. Mmembers and the general…
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Former Fox News personalities discuss sexual harassment legislation on Tuesday, March 29
Former Fox News personalities Gretchen Carlson and Julie Roginsky will discuss landmark sexual harassment legislation at an in-person Headliner Newsmaker at 10 a.m. Tuesday, March 29, in the Holeman Lounge. Gretchen Carlson (l) and Julie Roginsky Carlson and Roginsky plan to discuss the recent law forbidding companies from forcing sexual harassment and assault claims into arbitration. The Headliners event is open to Club members and credentialed press. RSVP here. Both Carlson and Roginsky filed sexual harassment and retaliation suits against Fox News and its founder and CEO, Roger Ailes…
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U.S.-Jamaica cooperation is subject of prime minister's talk April 1
Prime Minister Andrew Holness of Jamaica Prime Minister Andrew Holness of Jamaica plans to address opportunities for U.S.-Jamaica cooperation at a National Press Club Headliners Newsmaker at 10:30 a.m. Friday, April 1. This event will be held at the Club. To submit a question via email, put JAMAICA in the subject line and email to [email protected]. Download a calendar reminder here. This year marks the 60th anniversary of Jamaican independence and 60 years of diplomatic relations with the United States. Holness plans to discuss the development of a socio-economic model of cooperation …
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New NPC Press Freedom chair highlights threats globally
Syria, Mexico, China and Russia are just a few of the countries where press freedom is already severely curtailed or under increasing threat, according to new National Press Club press freedom chair Rachel Oswald, a reporter at CQ Roll Call. In the latest edition of Update-1, the Club's podcast, Oswald discusses the myriad challenges to a free press and related democratic institutions. Rachel Oswald, a reporter at CQ Roll Call, is the Club's Press Freedom chair. In her conversation with Broadcast/Podcast Committee co-vice chair Adam Konowe, she also highlights potential legal challenges…
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Club completes private sale of N.C. Wyeth painting
The National Press Club and Journalism Institute have accepted an offer for a painting by famed early 20th century illustrator N.C. Wyeth that for the past few years has hung in the library conference room. Club President Jen Judson said the painting netted several hundred thousand dollars, but the exact amount could not be announced because it was a private sale. The painting is of an Old West scene with seven rough men, three of them handcuffed, riding in a buckboard. Wyeth was a frequent contributor to the Saturday Evening Post, and this painting was used to illustrate a story in the…
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Edward R. Murrow's son and Marvin Kalb compare broadcast coverage of wars 80 years apart
Comparing today's broadcast reporting on the war in Ukraine with Edward R. Murrow's descriptions of World War II scenes, the CBS icon's son Casey said today's version required immediacy. Casey Murrow, joined by retired CBS correspondent and Russian scholar Marvin Kalb, said April 5 on a Zoom event that his father's reporting on his visit to the Buchenwald concentration camp in Germany was not aired live. "He needed a day or two to think about what he had seen, Murrow said, adding that he omitted reporting some of the atrocities he had witnessed because they were so gruesome. Murrow quoted…
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Books & Brunch to discuss "Code Girls" at April 16 virtual meeting
Books & Brunch will discuss "Code Girls" by journalist and New York Times best-selling author Liza Mundy at noon on Saturday, April 16, via Zoom.
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Menu announced for "La Frontera" event with celebrity chef Pati Jinich, May 9
Pati Jinich, the James Beard Award-winning creator of “Pati’s Mexican Table” on PBS, will visit the National Press Club May 9 to talk about to her latest project “La Frontera,” an exploration of the culture and cuisine of the U.S.- Mexican border region. "La Frontera" launched in late 2021. In the first season, Jinich followed cattle as they crossed the border from Mexico into the U.S., lunched with truckers under an overpass, found a female-only Mariachi band, and tasted some top-notch BBQ. Club President Jen Judson will interview Jinich about her plans for Season 2 of "La Frontera." The…
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Tomorrow: Air Force Secretary Kendall to address Air Force budget request at Newsmaker
Secretary of the Air Force Frank Kendall will speak at a National Press Club Headliners Newsmaker event on Tuesday, April 19, at 2 p.m.
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