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Holiday buffet Thursday, Dec. 20
Enjoy some food, beverage and jazz at the National Press Club at a special holiday buffet on Thursday, Dec. 20. Club members and their guests are invited to the annual event, which features music from the Greater U Street Jazz Collective. The price of the buffet is $25 for Club members and $32 for nonmembers, plus tax and gratuity. To reserve space, please contact the Reliable Source at [email protected] or 202-662-7443. Dinner will be served beginning at 5:30 p.m. and the music begins at 6 p.m. in the Truman Lounge. Holiday Buffet Menu Spiced pumpkin soup Spinach with sugared cranberries,…
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NPC in History: Why a mug?
At the end of every National Press Club luncheon, the president presents the speaker with a “coveted National Press Club mug.” It’s been going on for as long as I have been a member, more than 33 years, and I gave out scores of them myself. But why a mug? I got an email last week from Club photographer Noel St. John with this question: Upon receiving the mug at a Club luncheon, Robert Wilkie, the Secretary of Veterans Affairs, asked if the Club gave out more valuable gifts in the 1970s and 80s? St. John asked how long the Club had given out the mug. The tale there is about much more than just…
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Press Freedom Book Talk: Lindsey Hilsum on war correspondent Marie Colvin, Dec. 3
British journalist Lindsey Hilsum met Marie Colvin in 1998 while they were on assignment in Djibouti. Their instant bond lasted until the end when Colvin was killed by an IED in Homs, Syria, in 2012. Everyone knew of Colvin’s tough demeanor and unflappable courage reporting from the world’s most treacherous war zones, but after Colvin’s death, Hilsum realized that there was much she did not know about her friend and colleague. Hilsum’s new book, "In Extremis: The Life and Death of the War Correspondent Marie Colvin," is a thrilling and powerful investigation into Colvin’s epic life and…
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U.S. Youth Soccer, Mayo Clinic to discuss new collaboration to reduce concussion risk in sports at Wednesday panel
Experts on youth sports and sports medicine will announce a new collaboration Wednesday to reduce the risks posed by head injuries to the three million children who play soccer. The National Press Club Headliners Newsmaker featuring a panel of top experts from U.S. Youth Soccer, the Mayo Clinic and other organizations will convene at 10 a.m. Nov. 14 in the Bloomberg Room. This news conference is open to credentialed media and Club members free of charge. Registration is required. Speakers at the event: Chris Moore, CEO, U.S. Youth Soccer, the largest youth sports organization in the United…
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R&B broadcast legend Donnie Simpson to speak at Club dinner Tuesday
The next guest in the National Press Club's Legends of Broadcasting series is veteran Washington-based broadcaster Donnie Simpson, who will appear Tuesday evening, Dec. 4, for dinner. Simpson came to Washington from Detroit in 1974 as morning show host and program director at WKYS-FM. In the early 1980s he was backup sports anchor at WRC-TV and later joined Black Entertainment Television as host of "Video Soul." After a 5-1/2 year hiatus he returned to radio as afternoon drive host on WMMJ-FM in 2015, the same year he was inducted in the R&B Music Hall of Fame. During his career he has…
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NPC in History: What was Harris and Ewing?
Anyone who rummages around the National Press Club photo archives will come across the credit line “Harris & Ewing.” And anyone who walks down F Street across from the National Press Building will see the name Harris & Ewing deeply carved above the entrance to a four-story building. I didn’t think much about Harris & Ewing until last week when I spoke to the downtown Rotary Club. Before my talk, a Rotary historian, May Yoneyama O’Brien, gave a one-minute presentation on George Harris, who had founded the downtown Rotary Club and who was the Harris of Harris & Ewing. What I…
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Former Guardian editor Alan Rusbridger to discuss new book with Washington Post's Marty Baron at Journalism Institute lunch, Dec. 7
Alan Rusbridger, the storied long-time former editor-in-chief of The Guardian, will discuss his new book “Breaking the News: The Remaking of Journalism and Why it Matters,” in conversation with Washington Post executive director Marty Baron, at a National Press Club Journalism Institute luncheon on Friday, Dec. 7, in the Holeman Lounge. Doors open at noon. Lunch begins at 12:30 p.m. The program will run from 1 p.m. to 2 p.m. Tickets are $25 for National Press Club members and $39 for the general public. Click here to purchase tickets. Books will be sold at the event and Rusbridger will sign…
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New date for Books & Brunch discussion of Jon Meacham's "Soul of America"; Now Dec. 15
Due to a booking conflict, the National Press Club Books & Brunch planned for this Saturday has been rescheduled to Dec. 15. Please join the group for a lively discussion of "The Soul of America" by Jon Meacham at noon on Saturday, Dec. 15, in The Fourth Estate restaurant. The New York Times calls "The Soul of America" both engaging and troubling. "Meacham returns to other moments in our history when fear and division seemed rampant. He wants to remind us that the current political turmoil is not unprecedented, that as a nation we have survived times worse than this." One of the most…
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NPR’s “All Things Considered” co-host Mary Louise Kelly talks about reporting from North Korea
What challenges do journalists face when reporting from a secretive regime like North Korea? National Public Radio’s Mary Louise Kelly recently visited North Korea to cover the 70th anniversary of the country’s founding. She referred to her official guide as a “one-man journalism prevention service.” National Press Club Broadcast/Podcast Committee member Tom Young spoke with her about practicing journalism in a country that tries to place strict controls on all information going in and out for the latest edition of the Club's podcast, Update-1. Update-1 is produced by Mike Hempen. The…
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Tonight's the night for the NPC Book Fair. Doors open at 5:30 p.m.
The region's premiere holiday book event returns Friday evening for its 41st year! The National Press Club Journalism Institute is again partnering with landmark local book seller Politics & Prose for a night of pols, pundits and prose. Authors will be on hand to talk to their fans and sign books at this exciting literary event. Patrons can browse for books at the Club’s headquarters from 5:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. Authors include Red Truck Bakery's Brian Notes, historian David Margolick, USA Today's Eileen Rivers, former Club President Gill Klein and Club favorites Eleanor Herman, Marvin…
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