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Learn to track cities and states' use of corporate tax breaks April 3
The National Press Club Journalism Institute and the Professional Development team will offer a workshop on tracking corporate welfare in cities and states Monday, April 3, from 9:30 a.m. to 11 a.m. in the Club’s Zenger Room. Registration is required; tickets are $5 for NPC members and $10 for general public. Register here. States and localities spend tens of billions of dollars in corporate tax breaks in the name of economic development, on everything from malls to factories to Amazon warehouses. But the costs of such giveaways have often been hidden; taxpayers have not been able to weigh…
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Journalism contest seeks top reporting on the elderly
Journalists who have done good work covering the problems of the elderly are encouraged to enter the National Press Club’s annual journalism contest. The Joseph D. Ryle Award for Excellence in Writing on the Problems of Geriatrics rewards top reporting on aging. Named after Joseph D. Ryle, a longtime National Press Club member, the $750 award honors excellence and objectivity in coverage of the problems faced by the elderly. Stories that have won in the past include looks at the use of anti-psychotic drugs in nursing homes, a series on hospice care and a hidden-camera investigation of…
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Actors' Equity president Shindle plans to advocate against cuts to NEA funding, March 16
Kate Shindle, president of the Actors’ Equity Association, plans to advocate against funding cuts for the National Endowment for the Arts and answer questions at a National Press Club Newsmaker press event on Thursday, March 16, at 10 a.m. in the Bloomberg Room. This news conference is open to credentialed media and Club members, free of charge. No advance registration is required. President Donald Trump has called for deep cuts in domestic programs to fund a proposed $54 billion increase in defense spending and $10 billion for a border wall with Mexico. Some in the Congress and the…
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Maryland University dean added to cyber security event, March 13
A panel of reporters and cyber security professionals will offer tips to journalists on safeguarding their digital communications March 13, 6:30 p.m. to 8 p.m. in the First Amendment Lounge. The event is part of the National Press Club's annual celebration of Sunshine Week. Registration required; $5 for NPC members and $10 for general public.Register here. The days when cyber security practices could reasonably be looked upon as an optional work skill for journalists are behind us. In the first weeks of the Trump administration, an unprecedented spate of leaks to news outlets such as The New…
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NPC Memorial Service for Bill Hickman, March 18
The National Press Club will honor late member Bill Hickman on Saturday, March 18, from 11:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. The program will be held in the Holeman Lounge with a brief reception following in the First Amendment Lounge. Hickman, a former journalist, was president and CEO of the National Press Building Corporation from 1981 to 1991 and directed the redevelopment of the National Press Building. He died November 10 of complications from lung cancer. In the 1960s and 70s he was chairman of several club committees and was a member of the club's board of governors from 1968-1971. In recent years…
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Enter Toastmaster's speech contest March 13
Please join the National Press Club Toastmasters Group for its semi-annual speech contest Monday, March 13, at 7 p.m., in the McClendon Room. Winners will progress to the area contest, then regional, national, and finally – the international contest. No reservation is required and there is no charge to attend. Why do people join Toastmasters? I asked that question to former NPC president Angela Greiling Keane, who was a Toastmaster for five years. She said, “I went from being someone who stumbled and said um and ah, usually with words rushing from my mouth, to being someone who, as Press…
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Newsmaker plans to examine president’s one trillion infrastructure proposal, March 7
City planners from Washington, New York City, and Philadelphia will name their priorities for using a trillion dollars proposed by President Donald Trump for spending on infrastructure improvements at a National Press Club Newsmaker press conference March 7, at 10 a.m. in the Club’s Bloomberg Room. This news conference is open to credentialed media and Club members, free of charge. No advance registration is required. Panelists include Eric Shaw, director of the D.C. Office of Planning; Anne Fadullon, Philadelphia director of planning and development; and Carl Weisbrod, immediate past…
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Open Government Summit, reception to mark Sunshine Week at Club March 14
Celebrating Sunshine Week 2017, the National Press Club Journalism Institute’s Freedom of the Press Committee will join with the D.C. Open Government Coalition to present the sixth annual D.C. Open Government Summit on Tuesday, March 14, from 6:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m., in the Club's First Amendment Lounge. The event is free and open to all, but pre-registration is required here. A reception will follow the program. The 2017 D.C. Open Government Summit will focus on the state of government transparency in the District of Columbia. The event will again look at omnibus legislation designed to…
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Marvin Kalb to discuss Trump's danger to democracy March 14; screening of 'Good Night and Good Luck' to follow
Legendary journalist Marvin Kalb, the last correspondent personally hired at CBS News by Edward R. Murrow, will discuss the threats to democracy in the United States being posed by the Trump administration in a commentary at the National Press Club on Tuesday, March 14,at 6:30 p.m. in the Murrow Room. His remarks will be followed by a screening of the film “Good Night and Good Luck,” which chronicles Murrow’s epic rebuke of Sen. Joseph McCarthy in the 1950s. Registration is required here. The forum is free to members and students, and $10 for non-members. Sponsored by the National Press…
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Joint Chiefs of Staff Chair Dunford to speak at Club luncheon, April 21
The chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, U.S. Marine Corps General Joseph F. Dunford, plans to speak at a National Press Club luncheon on Friday, April 21. Lunch will be served at 12:30 p.m., with remarks beginning at 1 p.m., followed by a question-and-answer session ending at 2 p.m. Tickets cost $25 for National Press Club members (members may purchase two tickets at this rate) and $39 for all other non-member tickets. Purchase tickets here. For questions, please email [email protected] or call (202)662–7501. Tickets must be paid for at the time of purchase. General Dunford, the…
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