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Yahoo! seeking senior foreign policy writer
Yahoo! is looking for a seasoned news writer to help manage and occasionally to contribute daily coverage to the Yahoo News blogs which may include the following: 1) The Ticket (politics), The Lookout (national affairs), The Cutline (media), and The Envoy (foreign affairs). This person will work closely with reporters in the Blog Network to define targets of coverage, ranging from national politics and political campaigns to major foreign-policy debates to media and culture coverage to economic and social policy debates. https://tas-yahoo.taleo.net/careersection/yahoo_global_cs/jobdetail.ftl…
Type: News
Which royal quitter and his glam wife visited the Club in 1941? Hint: It wasn't Prince William
This Week In National Press Club History September 24, 2007: Iranian president Mahmoud Ahmadinejad is questioned by Club President Jerry Zremski at the Club’s first-ever videoconference luncheon. Ahmadinejad appeared via videolink from New York, where he was attending the United Nations General Assembly. September 25, 1941: Edward, Duke of Windsor, visits the Press Club again, this time with the Duchess of Windsor, having abdicated the British throne in 1936. Other royal visitors to the Club include the future emperor of Japan, Crown Prince Akihito in 1953 and Prince Albert II of Monaco…
Type: News
WTOP reporter becomes third-generation Club member
For some young members, the National Press Club is primarily a place to network or grab free tacos on Friday nights. But for one, the halls of the 13th floor hold a deeper meaning. They're his father's andgrandfather's old stomping grounds. Paul D. Shinkman, a reporter for WTOP and an accomplished freelance journalist, is a proud third-generation Club member. He was preceded by his grandfather, Paul Alfred Shinkman, a foreign correspondent for the Chicago Tribune who reported from Europe in the years leading up to World War II and ended up being the first journalist to interview Charles…
Type: News
New Reliable Source buffet items based on newspaper recipes
Every Thursday or Friday--including Sept. 23--there will be an entrée, vegetable dish or starch on the Reliable Source luncheon buffet taken from a recipe printed in Wednesday’s Washington Post or New York Times food section. Occasionally, other newspapers may be the source of the new dish. On Sept. 23, salmon-scallion corn cakes with cucumbers and Cook’s Illustrated Marinated Tofu will be showcased. Club members who cook will have a chance to taste a recipe they may have read without the expense and angst of using unfamiliar ingredients or techniques. Copies of the recipe are available on…
Type: News
Network with fellow members at 'Meet the Press Club,' 6 pm Sept. 28
Space is still available for the third “Meet the Press Club” happy hour at 6 p.m. Wednesday, Sept. 28, in the McClendon Room. Complimentary appetizers will be served at this exclusive, members-only event designed as a forum for you to network and establish business contacts among fellow members. Although there is no formal program, we will encourage members to bring forward their ideas for better ways to network within the Club. That includes interactions among journalists and communicators as well as those focused on job-hunting. Don’t miss Meet the Press Club, your new monthly excuse to…
Type: News
Former Book Committee chairman John Clark dies suddenly
John F. Clark, a former chairman and active member of the National Press Club’s Book and Author Committee, died suddenly Sept. 17. Clark was a lawyer specializing in environmental law and historic preservation and an important press contact. He was very good at simultaneously explaining and advocating his clients' positions. From the moment his membership application was accepted in 2003, he worked enthusiastically and tirelessly to bring top-notch authors to the Club. He served as chairman of the Book and Author Committee in 2010. He also volunteered for several years at the annual Book Fair…
Type: News
Join communicator board member at happy hour, 6 pm Tuesday, Sept. 27
National Press Club communicator members -- and journalist members -- are invited to a happy hour intended to advance professional and social exchanges as well as gather feedback and thoughts about the Club at 6 p.m. Tuesday, Sept. 27, in the Truman Lounge. You will meet, converse, exchange thoughts and ideas with, and see, some of the more experienced communicators (sources of news) in their varied fields. You will learn about new venues at the Club to help you advance your professional career and develop sources. You’ll feel at home among fellow members. How can the Club help you in…
Type: News
Achoo! Flu shots available, 10 a.m. Oct. 12
It’s that time of year again! Flu shots will be available at the National Press Club from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Oct. 12 in the Bloomberg Room. They will be administered by INOVA HealthSource for $25 per person. This event is sponsored by the Club Fitness Center and is available only to Club members, their guests and staff. Cash and checks will be accepted and Medicare Part B is welcome. Reserve your space and time slot now by signing up at the Front Desk. Questions? Call Terry Davis at (202) 662-7520.
Type: News
Club becomes Speakeasy on Oct. 3; "Prohibition" documentary screening at 7 p.m.
The Reliable Source will transform into a 1920s Speakeasy, replete with Prohibition-style cocktails and entertainment at 5:30 p.m. Monday, Oct. 3. In honor of the day's National Press Club luncheon speaker Ken Burns and his newest documentary, "Prohibition," members are invited to relive that era. In the Reliable Source, Prohibition-era cocktails will be served -- some in coffee mugs to elude the authorities. The Maureen Mullaney quartet will perform a combination of Roaring 20s music and contemporary jazz and blues standards in the Truman Lounge from 6:30 - 8:30 p.m. An episode of '…
Type: News
Wednesday is the Night for Lobsters Night at the Fourth Estate
If it's the last Wednesday of the month, it's Lobster Night! The scrumptious crustaceans return to the Fourth Estate on Wednesday, Sept. 28. National Press Club members pay $25 -- and non-members $30 -- for a fresh 1 ¼ pound Maine lobster with coleslaw and a choice of french fries or oven-crisped potatoes. Members are advised to make reservations 24 hours in advance at 202-662-7638 to a assure the availability of a lobster. A very limited number will be available for those without a reservation. Non-lobster lovers can order off the regular Fourth Estate menu, featuring a New York strip steak…
Type: News