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National Press Club in History: Club president elected to Congress
To get into National Press Club politics, perhaps more than a few Club presidents like to wheel and deal like a politician. And to be sure, many reporters in the Capitol press galleries think they could do a better job than the politicians they are covering. But only one Club president made the leap from the Club to the House chamber. Louis Leon Ludlow was born in Indiana in 1873 and moved to Indianapolis in 1892 to launch his journalism career. He arrived in Washington in 1901 as a Washington correspondent for Indiana and Ohio newspapers, eventually for the Columbus Dispatch. Elected vice…
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International Center for Journalists featured on Update-1 podcast
The International Center for Journalists was founded in 1984 by three veteran editors who sought to help jump start an independent press in emerging nations, including those emerging from home-grown dictatorship. Joyce Barnathan, the organization’s president for the last 12 years, is a former Moscow correspondent for Newsweek, and Hong-Kong-based Asia editor for Business Week. In the latest edition of the National Press Club's Update-1, Irv Chapman interviews her on ICFJ's work around the world, from South Asia to South America; how it has changed its focus since the digital age dawned and…
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White House photographers to tell what it takes to snap the president, Oct. 29
The iconic images of U.S. presidents burned in our minds are often shot by White House photographers, from both media and White House staff. Current and former White House photographers will describe capturing those images in a National Press Club panel discussion, Photographing the President, at 6:30 p.m. Monday, Oct. 29. Bob McNeely, staff photographer for president Bill Clinton, will join veteran White House photographer Christy Bowe and Eric Draper, White House staff photographer for president George W. Bush. The Club's Photography Committee and World Press Photo DC will sponsor the…
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Air and Space Museum director to share vision for its future, Oct. 22
Ellen R. Stofan, former chief scientist at NASA and the first female director of the National Air and Space Museum, will share her vision for its future and describe its role helping lead the 50th anniversary commemoration of the Apollo Lunar Program at a National Press Club Headliners Luncheon on Monday, Oct. 22. Stofan, who was named the John and Adrienne Mars director of the National Air and Space Museum this past April, brings more than 25 years of relevant experience to the position. She was chief scientist at NASA from 2013 to 2016, serving as the principal adviser to former…
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Fourth Estate Award Gala tickets on sale; Marty Baron, Dean Baquet honored, Nov. 29
Tickets are still available for the 2018 Fourth Estate Award Gala honoring Washington Post executive editor Marty Baron and New York Times executive editor Dean Baquet. The event will be held Thursday, Nov. 29, in the National Press Club ballroom. Baron and Baquet will accept the evening’s highest honor, the Fourth Estate Award, for their significant contributions to the field of journalism. Club members can purchase up to two tickets at the discounted rate of $195 per person. Other tickets, including those for non-members, cost $300 each. Reservations are required and can be made online. "As…
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NPC in History: News from outer space
In 2015, National Press Club President John Hughes pondered this question. A century earlier, the Club made news when then Secretary of State William Jennings Bryan made one of the first coast-to-coast, long-distance telephone calls from the Club to the San Francisco Press Club on Jan. 26, 1915. What would be a similar feat today? The answer he came up with was a press conference from outer space – specifically with an American astronaut aboard the International Space Station. With a lot of cooperation from NASA, Hughes arranged a morning Newsmaker on Sept. 14, 2015, that included astronaut…
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Communicators Summit to explore new tech for storytelling, audience reach, Oct. 31
New technologies, including artificial intelligence, that can help public relations professionals and journalists with effective storytelling and audiences development will be the focus of the National Press Club Communicators Annual Summit from 8:30 a.m. - 2 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 31, in the ballroom. A full agenda and registration information for the event, Today's Biggest Challenges: Technology and Inter-generational Communications, is available online. One panel will explore how to use inter-generational language that resonates and engages to build audiences. Another panel will discuss how…
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Hedrick Smith to keynote Silver Owls Fall Hoot, Oct. 26
Hedrick Smith, a prize winning journalist, author, and documentarian will headline the National Press Club Silver Owls Fall Hoot at 6 p.m., Friday, Oct. 26, in the ballroom. The Hoot is open to all Club members and their guests. Tickets are $35, which includes the Club's superb three-course dinner. The meal is preceded by a cash bar. Reservations can be made online or by calling the Club's reservations department at 202-662-7501. Smith, who won a Pulitzer Prize for his reporting for The New York Times, and two Emmy Awards for television documentaries, will talk about his belief that the…
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NFL Fans: Come to Club Thursday for Leibovich book event, Eagles-Giants game
Touch down at the National Press Club this Thursday, Oct. 11, for two major NFL events. First, The New York Times Magazine’s chief national correspondent, Mark Leibovich, will share his new book, “Big Game: The NFL in Dangerous Times,” at a Headliners Book Event at 6:30 p.m. The event will feature a discussion with the author, an audience question-and-answer session, and a book signing. There will be a cash beer bar in the room, as well as complimentary game-day snacks for attendees. At 8 p.m., fans can head upstairs to The Reliable Source to watch the Philadelphia Eagles take on the New…
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NPC in History: Where did the Club’s first president work?
William P. Spurgeon was the first National Press Club president, of that there is no doubt. When Graham Nichol of the Washington Times, who was the driving force in establishing the Club, declined the presidency, Spurgeon was elected and served in both 1908 and 1909. But for whom did he work? In the photos of past presidents that have lined the hallway on the 14th floor for decades, “Washington Post” is clearly written under Spurgeon’s photo. The 1958 history of the Club lists him as being with the Post. A 1948 history gives passing reference to him as being at the Post.The 1928 history…
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