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Club's Journalism contest seeks best 2016 stories about animals and their welfare
Consider entering your best stories about animals and their welfare in the National Press Club journalism contest. The top work in broadcast and print/online categories could win the Ann Cottrell Free Animal Reporting Award. The Club's journalism contest is giving the prize for the best coverage in 2016 that educates the public about threats facing animals. The award was established by the family of journalist and longtime Press Club member Ann Cottrell Free, who wrote extensively about animals and their welfare. Entries must consist of a single article or broadcast or a series of up to five…
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Institute names journalism veteran Kiely as 2017 Press Freedom Fellow
The National Press Club Journalism Institute, the non-profit affiliate of the National Press Club, has named veteran journalist Kathy Kiely as its 2017 Press Freedom Fellow. The Press Freedom Fellowship was established in 2016 to shine a light on barriers to press freedom abroad and in the United States and to leverage the Club's unique presence and resources to highlight global press freedom issues. Kiely has been a journalist for 40 years and a member of the National Press Club for more than 30. She has served as Washington bureau chief for the Houston Post and the Arkansas Democrat-Gazette…
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Media maven Rosenstiel shares political thriller “Shining City” March 2
Tom Rosenstiel, co-author of the revered classic "The Elements of Journalism," will share his first work of fiction, "Shining City," at a National Press Club book event on Thursday, March 2 at 6:30 p.m. in the Club's Conference Rooms. Rosenstiel has been a longtime observer of Washington’s political scene, and his intimate knowledge of the system’s inner workings pay off in this fast-paced political thriller. Readers follow the story of two fixers with a proven track record - Peter Rena and his lively partner – as they are tasked with their biggest job yet: to vet the president’s Supreme…
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Friedenberg award to recognize innovative work online
The most innovative and creative online journalism in 2016 will be recognized by the National Press Club with the Joan M. Friedenberg Online Journalism Award. The award is among those in the Press Club's Journalism Contest. The deadline for entering the contest is April 1, so pick your entries and enter them soon. The prize for the winner is $750. The winner will have done original reporting and have taken advantage of online technology, such as interactive databases, primary-source interviews and accompanying charts and graphs, to provide a thorough and graphically attractive report. This is…
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Latest podcast features Club's May 3 news conference updating cases of detained reporters
The National Press Club's current Update-1 podcast carries highlights of the Club’s news conference on World Press Freedom Day May 3 updating developments in the detention cases of four journalists, each of whom has received one of Club’s highest honors, the John Aubuchon Press Freedom Award. One detainee, Emilio Gutierrez, a Mexican journalist, has been held in the El Paso Processing Center since December. The Club is one of nearly 20 journalism organizations asking for his release, but U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement officials have denied the requests. Another, Mahmoud Abou Zeid,…
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NPC in History: Trump's first 'appearance' at the Club
This is the second of a series provided by Club historian Gil Klein. Dig down anywhere in your National Press Club’s 110-year history and you will find some kind of significant event in the history of the world, the nation, Washington and the Club itself. Many of these events were caught in illustrations that tell the stories. In the early 1980s, when the National Press Building was rebuilt down to the girders, many of the Club’s rooms were given new names in honor of legendary journalists. Chief among them was the library, which was named after H.L. Mencken, the acerbic Baltimore Sun…
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SBA chief at Headliners Luncheon, May 17
Linda McMahon, the 25th Administrator of the Small Business Administration (SBA), will discuss the state of America’s small businesses at a National Press Club Headliners Luncheon on Thursday, May 17. McMahon advocates on behalf of the nearly 30 million small businesses in America, fulfilling the mission of the SBA to “aid, counsel, assist and protect the interests” of small businesses by offering loans, loan guarantees, government contracts, financial counseling and other forms of assistance. McMahon is an entrepreneur and business executive as the co-founder and former CEO of World…
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Menu announced for May 24 Spanish dinner
National Press Club members and their guests are invited to attend a special Spanish Dinner on Thursday, May 24, at the Reliable Source at 5:30 p.m. Reservations are recommended. To reserve a space, please contact the Reliable Source at [email protected] or call 202-662-7443. Here is the menu: Appetizers/Bar snacks Choice: chicken or beef empanadas with chimichurri dipping sauce(5) $10 Pimientos de Padrón, Spanish style blistered mini-peppers in garlic butter $8Spanish style blistered mini-peppers in garlic butter(served with toasted baguette) $8Entrees Gambas al ajillo, Garlic shrimp, parsley…
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TONIGHT! Get Your Trivia Game on for Pub Quiz!
Things are heating up in D.C., as we skip Spring and jump into Summer. Rather than melt to the ground in the heat on your way home from a grueling week at work, cool off with your fellow Club members and friends with an evening of trivia, food, drinks and merriment at the National Press Club’s Pub Quiz, Thursday, May 10. Quizmaster Marc Wojno will start the game at 7:00 p.m., in the Truman Lounge. Form a team, play, have fun and win prizes! Don’t have a team? Fear not, we’ll team you up! A monthly staple of the National Press Club, Pub Quiz is a great opportunity to gather with friends and…
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41st Annual NPC Book Fair & Author’s Night, in partnership with Politics & Prose, opens author applications
The region’s premiere holiday book event, the National Press Club Book Fair, is back for the 41st year and is now accepting author applications through 5 p.m .on Friday, Sept. 21. Applications received after the deadline will not be reviewed. The event will be held on Friday, Nov. 2, in the Club’s historic ballroom from 5:30 to 8:30 p.m. All literary genres are considered, however self-published books and books only available in e-format will not be accepted. The application fee of $75 for Club members and $150 for non-members is due and payable upon acceptance to the Book Fair. Authors are…
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