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Learn how to create 'stories that stick' at 'Get It Online' lunch Aug. 28
Heads up for an exciting event! The next session in the Club's popular "Get it Online" luncheon series -- this one a discussion of "How to Create Stories That Stick Using Visuals and Social Media" -- will be held Friday, Aug. 28, in the Games Room of the National Press Club at 12 noon. Register here for the session. The idea hits you. You type up an article furiously, grab your camera and a tripod, or hop on your mic and hit record on your audio software. You just finished creating a DYNAMITE piece of content, and you can't wait to share it with your community. You hit "Enter" and wait...but…
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Extend a welcome to 15 new members who joined Club in July
Please extend a warm National Press Club welcome to the following new members who joined the Club in July: James Carroll (freelance), Michael Curtis Fox (Al Jazeera Network), Susan Jaffe (The Lancet), Samuel Pearson (Environment & Energy Publishing), Clinton Yates (The Washington Post), R. N. Jurgenson (News Photos Worldwide). Skyla Freeman (The Pew Charitable Trusts), Lauren Tesh (FDA), Lisa Turner (Shire Gate Farm), Patrick D. Hughes (Faegre Baker Daniels LLP), Katie Loovis (GlaxoSmithKline), Eric Caren (The Caren Archive), Robert Deming (Esri), Brian C. Peterson (Esri) and Jesse…
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Test your knowledge -- but also learn -- at next Pub Quiz Sept. 10
They say you learn something new every day, but when you come to the Club's Pub Quiz, you learn many new things. You also have an opportunity to win great prizes, put your knowledge to the test, make new friends and enjoy yourself. All that awaits you at the next Pub Quiz in the Reliable Source's Truman Lounge at 7:30 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 10. Veteran Pub Quiz emcee Marc Wojno will lead a fun-filled evening of levity, knowledge and prizes. What kind of prizes? There’s only one way to find out. Gather a team of four (at least one teammate must be a Club member) and participate.Space fills up…
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Job opportunity: Council of Insurance Agents seeks assistant managing editor
Assistant Managing Editor The Council of Insurance Agents & Brokers is a fast-paced, trade association in the urban hub of Penn Quarter in Washington, D.C.. We represent the top national, regional and international commercial insurance brokerage firms in the U.S. and abroad, and we are seeking an Assistant Managing Editor for our award-winning Business Magazine, Leader’s Edge. We may be square (well, the magazine is) but we are also redefining the rules of a trade publishing, and need a Yin to our Yang. Leader’s Edge Magazine, a bold, intelligent, award-winning magazine for the commercial…
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Did You Know? You can visit more than 70 reciprocal clubs worldwide, stay at many
Did you know that the National Press Club has reciprocity with more than 70 press and city clubs worldwide? They're all open to you -- many of them featuring overnight accommodations, restaurants, fitness and business centers. To view the complete list of current reciprocal clubs, please click here. For more information about your membership benefits, e-mail [email protected].
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GOP debate, Pub Quiz top Reliable Source's schedule in September
With the dog days of August nearing an end, it's time to look forward to September at the National Press Club's Reliable Source restaurant. Two events are scheduled so far that you'll want to mark on your calendar: Thursday, Sept. 10 -- Show off your trivia knowledge at the NPC Pub Quiz at 7:30 p.m. in the Truman Lounge. Wednesday, Sept. 16 – Watch the next Republican presidential nomination debate on the Truman Lounge's plasma screen directly from Reagan Library in California, starting at p.m. Special food and drinks will be available for this occasion.
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Get rid of 'ums' and 'ahs': National Press Toastmasters Club meeting Aug. 24
Would you like to enhance your communication effectiveness and take your journalistic skills to greater heights? Get rid of those “uhms” and “ahs”? Tame your nerves when you speak in front of people? If so, consider joining the National Press Toastmasters Club. You can learn about the club by attending its meeting at the NPC at 7 p.m. on Monday, Aug. 24, and by clicking here. For less than the cost of three weekly cups of coffee, the Toastmasters program can help you polish your public speaking presence and prepare you for any occasion you find yourself in, and face an audience of any size…
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Job opportunity: NewsGuild seeks 2 organizers for digital media workers
NewsGuild-Communications Workers of America is seeking two experienced, self-motivated organizers to work with digital media workers. The positions are for one or two years in New York City and Washington, D.C. The NewsGuild-Communications Workers of America represents over 22,000 news media workers in the U.S. and Canada. Our members work in all areas of the news industry, including print, broadcast and digital operations. Key responsibilities: Initiate and pursue organizing leads among digital media workers. Direct organizing committee work: keep the committee members on track,…
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Creating 'stories that stick' is topic of 'Get it Online' lunch Aug. 28
Heads up for an exciting event! The next session in the Club's popular "Get it Online" luncheon series -- this one a discussion of "How to Create Stories That Stick Using Visuals and Social Media" -- will be held Friday, Aug. 28, in the Games Room of the National Press Club at 12 noon. The idea hits you. You type up an article furiously, grab your camera and a tripod, or hop on your mic and hit record on your audio software. You just finished creating a DYNAMITE piece of content, and you can't wait to share it with your community. You hit "Enter" and wait...but, the results were not as you…
Type: News
Job opportunity: U.S. Institute of Peace seeks senior press officer
The United States Institute of Peace (USIP) has an opening in its Public Affairs department for an experienced fulltime Senior Press Officer. The institute is an independent, non-partisan, federally funded organization established and funded by the U.S. Congress to increase the nation’s capacity to manage international conflict without violence. For information about the opening and to apply, click here.
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