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Tickets available for Club members to see Washington Wizards play Denver Nuggets, Feb. 22
Monumental Sports is offering a special ticket price for National Press Club members to the Feb. 22 Washington Wizards game against the Denver Nuggets. Please contact Vlady Entin at 202-527-7979 to order. The game is part of an African American Heritage Celebration. The game starts at 7 p.m. Individual ticket offers include:-- Club (200s) Level Offer- 2 for $76 with $6 going to a designated mentoring group. Very limited seats remain. Multiple pairs tickets can be purchased.-- Lower (100s) Level Offer- 2 for $100 with $6 going to a designated mentoring group. Very limited seats remain.…
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National Press Club plans Committee Fair for March 4 at 6 p.m.
Please join us on Monday, March 4 for the National Press Club's Committee Fair. The event will be held in the Conference rooms starting at 6 p.m. This is your chance to share your ideas with the Club leadership, network with fellow members and find out more about how to get involved. Representatives of each of the Club’s committees will be available to discuss their function within the Club and highlight upcoming events. To make your reservation please click here. There is no cost to attend. This event is for NPC members only.
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NPC Communicators Committee cancels February breakfast
The National Press Club Communicators Committee breakfast planned for Tuesday, Feb. 26 at 8 a.m. in the NPC's Reliable Source's Truman Lounge has been canceled because the speaker from the White House News Summary is unable to attend. Another Communicators Committee breakfast is being planned for late March and will be announced at a later date.
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Learn about publishing 'White House News Summary' at Communicators breakfast, Feb. 26
According to The Washington Post, President Barack Obama “does not watch cable television regularly, but he reads his news summary each morning.” At the next National Press Club Communicators Breakfast, Matt Donohue of Bulletin News will describe how the company’s teams of editors and analysts work overnight to produce the news summaries that are read by the president and more than three-fourths of cabinet-level departments and agencies, members of Congress, governors, as well as corporate and association executives. The Communicators Breakfast is set for Tuesday, Feb. 26 at 8 a.m. in the NPC…
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Freelance Committee plans social hour, Feb. 28 at 6 p.m. in McClendon Room
If you're a freelance writer, broadcaster, photographer, new media journalist or any other type of free agent, or you are interested in becoming one, please join the National Press Club Freelance Committee for cocktails and appetizers in the NPC's Reliable Source's McClendon Room on Thursday, Feb. 28, from 6 to 8 p.m. In addition to enjoying food, drink and each other's company, we'll discuss how the Freelance Committee can better serve you -- our valued freelance members. What type of events and services can the Club provide? How can the Club help you get more business? What type of training…
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This Week in National Press Club History: Neil Armstong examines 'the Engineering Century'
Feb. 22, 2000: Astronaut Neil Armstrong, the first man to walk on the moon, outlined in a National Press Club Luncheon the top engineering achievements of the 20th century. Describing himself modestly as “a nerdy engineer,” who carried a slide rule with him on his July 1969 momentous journey, Armstrong analyzed the “the Engineered Century” and topping his list were electronics, water purification, the airplane, the automobile, and rural electrification. “Truly it has been a magical century,” he concluded. To view video of the luncheon, click here. Armstrong died on Aug. 25, 2012, at the age…
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Book by two NPC members deciphers journalese
Two long-time National Press Club members, Paul Dickson and Robert Skole, are the authors of Journalese -- A Dictionary for Deciphering the News, published by Marion Street Press. Eerily: streets that are dark or deserted are always eerily silent. Jockeying: what politicians do when they’re busy elbowing out an opponent. Noted authority: said of anyone on the reporter’s speed dial or Twitter feed. These are just three examples from Journalese -- A Dictionary for Deciphering the News by Paul Dickson and Robert Skole, a new dictionary of journalistic buzzwords that looks at the true absurdity…
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Pub Quiz set for Feb 21 at 7 p.m. in Truman Lounge
Did you know that the National Press Club hosts a monthly trivia night? Test your knowledge at the next edition of Pub Quiz at 7 p.m. on Thursday, Feb. 21, in the NPC's Reliable Source's Truman Lounge. No need to make reservations. Bring your own team or show up and join one. Round prizes include complimentary appetizers. The grand prize of the evening is $40 off your tab. Pub Quiz is open only to Club members and their guests. For more information about your membership benefits please email [email protected].
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Spaces still available for tonight's Meet the Press Club
Please join us tonight, Feb. 13, for Meet the Press Club at 6 p.m., in the National Press Club's Reliable Source's McClendon Room. Please reserve your spot by sending an email to [email protected]. Meet the Press Club is a forum for Club members to network and establish business contacts among fellow members. It features complimentary appetizers.
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National Press Club member publishes book on competition
National Press Club member Ashley Merryman expects her new book, Top Dog: The Science of Winning and Losing to be published by Twelve/Hachette on Feb. 19. It is co-authored with Po Bronson. In Top Dog, the authors tackle competition –- a subject faced every day in the office, in school, on the playing field, at home -— and use science to reveal how to tip the odds of success. Through a multidisciplinary lens integrating wisdom from political science, genetics, neuroscience, military psychology, sports, gender studies, economics, education and beyond, the authors reveal hidden factors that…
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