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Did you know about the National Press Club's softball team?
Did you know that the National Press Club has a softball team? The Club’s softball team plays in the Metropolitan Media Softball League in Montgomery County, Maryland. All members and spouses are eligible to play. There is no cost to join the team. The team opens its season on Saturday, April 9. All games are played on Saturday mornings through the end of June. If you are interested in joining the team please contact the team captain John Domen at [email protected]. For more information about your membership benefits, please send an email to [email protected].
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Want to help honor the nation's best journalism?
The National Press Club is looking for Club members with a sharp eye for excellent journalism. We have a few openings in our judge panels for the 2016 journalism contest. This is a chance to join a talented group that helps with one of the Press Club's most important jobs -- recognizing the best, most thoughtful journalism in the country. The winners of the awards are expected to be announced at a dinner this summer at the Club. Judges will get a free ticket to the dinner and judge panels usually get together at the Press Club for a lunch to choose their winners. Judges should be Press Club…
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National Press Club schedules membership meeting for noon on Friday, May 20
The National Press Club’s is planning to hold the next general membership meeting in the NPC's Conference Rooms at noon on Friday, May 20. Members should have the opportunity to hear from the Press Club’s top leadership about all of the exciting progress being made at the world’s leading professional organization for journalists. And there’s a free lunch. See you there! Here is the meeting agenda: 1. Meeting called to order (President Thomas Burr)2. Approval of the January general membership meeting minutes3. Membership Report (Evan McMorris-Santoro)4. Treasurer's Report (Andrea Snyder)5.…
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National Press Club member offers two opportunities to 'give back' to journalism
National Press Club member Joe Starrs, director of the Institute on Political Journalism at the Fund for American Studies, offers two ways fellow Press Club members can “give back” to the journalism profession through two programs conducted by the institute. By serving as a mentor to a college journalism student. Hosting a journalism student as your intern. For details, contact Starrs at 202-986-0384, ext. 149, or [email protected].
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Members invited to hear about presidential campaign spouses then and now, Wednesday noon
Club member Janice Law invites National Press Club members and friends to a noon at noon Wednesday, April 4, in the McLendon Room sponsored by American Women Writers National Museum a four-year old nonprofit founded by Law. Patricia Krider, executive director of First Ladies Museum and Library in Canton, Ohio, will provide visuals and historical perspective on the role of spouses of presidential candidates. No reservations are required. Before American women got the vote in 1920, spouses of presidential candidates were rarely seen or heard. Now the social media…
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Did You Know? Club offers networking events; next one is April 6
Did you know that the National Press Club features networking events for members? The Club is doing so through its "Press and PR Pub" gatherings, specifically designed as a forum for journalists and communicators to network and establish business contacts. Join the next one next Wednesday, April 6, in the Holeman Lounge starting at 6:30 p.m. Space is limited, so please reserve your spot by registering here. The event costs $5 for National Press Club members, $10 for non-members. The member discount code is NPCYM. Members can bring one guest at the member price. For more information about…
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Besides hot jazz, Reliable Source to serve up New Orleans menu at Jazz Night, April 21
If the prospect of New Orleans-style jazz, performed by the popular U Street Collective Jazz group. isn't enough to entice you to enjoy an evening in the Club's Reliable Source restaurant on Thursday, April 21, so will the dinner menu. The Club's executive chef, Susan Delbert, has crafted a special New Orleans menu for the occasion, one of the restaurant's occasional Jazz Nights. The menu will be available starting at 5:30 p.m., with the U Street Collective Jazz adding to the convivial atmosphere at 6:30 p.m. Here's the menu: Oysters Rockefeller: six for $11, 12 for $18Spinach, Pernod, bacon…
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The magicians are back, April 29
Back by popular demand. Five magicians from the Society of American Magicians Assembly 23 will perform family-friendly magic in the Club's Conference Room starting at 7 p.m., Friday, April 29. Another magician will do walk-around magic in the Reliable Source restaurant for dinners who want to get a bite to eat before the show. The show is free, but please let us know if you are coming (so we can set up enough chairs) by calling 202-662-7501. To reserve a table at the Reliable Source, call 662-7443 or go to the Club’s website.
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D.C. United offers National Press Club members 40 percent discount for April 16 game
The D.C. United soccer team is offering National Press Club members, friends and family a 40 percent discount on tickets for the Saturday, April 16, game with Toronto FC at 5 p.m. at RFK Stadium. To purchase tickets click here. Enter the promo code “NPC” to get the discount. For more information or any questions please contact Chris Lowe at D.C. United by calling 202- 587-5444 or emailing [email protected]. Club member contact for the event is Carl Ericson at [email protected].
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Mulling a career change to PR? Test the waters by joining Club's Newsmaker Committee
Many journalists think about making a career switch to jobs in “communications.” But, if you’re a reporter, producer or editor, how do you gain experience in doing public relations and pitching media if you’re still working in the media? One way to test the waters and gain experience in communications -- without leaving your day job -- is to join the National Press Club’s Newsmaker Committee. Members of the Newsmaker Committee develop news conferences on timely issues that are conducted under the National Press Club’s name. Committee members invite guest speakers, write media advisories,…
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