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Help build Club-history section of website by joining History & Heritage Committee
The History & Heritage Committee is recruiting a strong team of writers and researchers to prepare the history section for the National Press Club website. The team’s role is to take the mother lode of material in the archives and repackage it for an Internet audience of Club members, prospective members and the public to show why the Club is the world’s leading professional organization for journalists. To hear more about this important project and how you can participate, call Bill Hickman, chair of the History & Heritage Committee, at 703-860-8211.
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Fly south -- to Panama -- for a winter getaway, Jan. 11 - 16
Fly south with the National Press Club to Panama over the Martin Luther King, Jr. holiday. From Jan. 11-16, you can spend five nights at the Gamboa Rainforest Resort in the heart of the Soberana National Park overlooking the Panama Canal and Chagres River. The resort features a spa, tennis, walking tours and much more. Only a short, non-stop flight from Dulles will take you to warm weather with breakfast daily, a full day of sightseeing with lunch of the Old Colonial city, the Miraflores Locks, the market and the Embera Indian Community. Optional side trips include a partial transit of the…
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ATF spokesman Criswell dies; NPC member 40+ years
Howard D. Criswell, Jr., an NPC member for more than 40 years, died Sept. 18 at the Asbury Methodist Village retirement community in Gaithersburg. He was 86. Criswell, who had been a spokesman for the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms, joined the Club in 1968 after coming to Washington following a stint as a speechwriter at the Kennedy Space Center during the years before the Apollo moon launch. “He loved the Press Club,” said his son, Howard D. Criswell III. “He went to the lunches all the time; they were a high point for him. He knew most of the staff by name.” Criswell was born in…
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SPJ needs paid, part-time awards coordinator
The DC Pro Chapter of the Society of Professional Journalists [SPJ] is looking for a Contest Coordinator for the chapter’s annual awards competition. The prestigious Dateline Awards for excellence in journalism are presented at the chapter’s annual banquet in June. SPJ needs one person to take on the paid, part-time responsibility of soliciting and coordinating entries, collecting entry fees, organizing volunteer judges, processing judges’ choices and announcing competition winners in a news release. Most of the work will take place from January through mid-June. A background in competition…
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Flu shots cancelled
The NPC Flu Shots that were scheduled for Tuesday, Oct. 12 are cancelled due to a low member interest. We apologize for any inconvenience. Terry Davis Director of Health & Fitness
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Craving knockwurst and brats? It's Oktoberfest! Reliable Source, Oct. 20
Celebrate autumn at the Annual Reliable Source Oktoberfest buffet beginning at 5:30 p.m. on Thursday, Oct. 20 at the Reliable Source. A themed buffet menu prepared by Executive Chef Susan Delbert follows: On each table: Soft Pretzels, Mustard Soup: Pumpkin with Sour Cream/Chive Garnish Buffet: 1. Bratwurst and Knockwurst cooked in Beer; on the side: Mustards, Horseradish, Sauerkraut, Onion and Potato Rolls 2. German Cheese Meatballs with Caper Sauce 3. Sauerkraut, Ham Hocks and Spareribs Sides: 1. Bavarian Potato Salad 2. Zucchini Fritters 3. Lentils and Spaetzle Salads/…
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NPC hosts journalism associations mega mixer, Oct. 26
What happens when seven journalism organizations gather together under one roof? The only way to answer that question is to be there yourself. The National Press Club on Wednesday, Oct. 26 hosts the capital area's chapters of the Asian American Journalists Association, Washington Society of Professional Journalists, National Association of Hispanic Journalists, Washington Association of Black Journalists, National Lesbian and Gay Journalists Association and the Online News Association for a "Mega-Mixer." It's a chance to mix and mingle with top journalists covering Washington, the nation and…
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Go wireless anywhere at NPC, but no cheating on Pub Quiz!
Did you know that the entire Club is wireless? Go online anywhere in the Club, whether you are working in the library or enjoying a beverage in the Truman Lounge. Simply choose the Club’s high speed wireless network available for members only. The wireless password is wireless4npc. This code is exclusively for the use of members only so please do not share this code with non-members. For more information about your membership benefits please email [email protected].
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Welcome new members from the Washington Post, AFP, Japanese Embassy and many others
Please join the Board of Governors in welcoming these new members of the National Press Club: JournalistMatthew J. Schudel – The Washington Post, Staff Writer; Veronica Smith – Agence France-Presse, Economics Correspondent; Kevin Wack – American Banker Newspaper, Reporter; Thomas W. Roberts – National Catholic Reporter, Editor at Large Journalist Young MemberMichael Edward Walsh – The Diplomat, DC Correspondent/ASEAN Beat; ElReco R. Gillison – 96.3 WHUR FM, Creative Services Director/Production Director; Patricia Geli – WTOP/Zone 2.8, Photographer; Carlo Munoz – AOL/Huffington Post Media…
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Newspapers still not dead! Kalb Report had it right in 2009
This Week In National Press Club History October 5, 2009: Panelists on “The Kalb Report” claim that newspapers are far from dead, but need to find new ways to pay for them. October 7, 1994: Newly elected president of the Republic of South Africa, Nelson Mandela, freed from prison in 1990 after twenty-seven years in captivity, speaks about the end of apartheid and the Republic’s future. This Week In National Press Club History is brought to you by the History & Heritage Committee, which is dedicated to preserving and revitalizing the Club’s hundred-year history through displays, panel…
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