Search
Displaying results 3271 - 3280 of 3959
ICYMI: Watch Club Awards program webcast
National Press Club President Lisa Nicole Matthews presented the Club’s 2021 journalism awards in a Jan. 6 virtual event that is available on the Club website. The awards honored outstanding coverage of events in 2020 spanning 15 categories. Many of the winners and honorable mention recipients gave remarks during the online ceremony. The program also highlighted the winners of the Club’s journalism scholarships – Kaleb Anderson (Julie School Scholarship for Diversity), Shradha Dinesh (Richard D. Zimmerman Award), Chloe Clark (Wes Vernon Broadcast Scholarship) and Isidoro Rodriguez (Shirley…
Type: News
Broadcast/Podcast Team virtually hosts WHCA President Steven Portnoy Thursday, Feb. 10, at noon
Steven Portnoy, president of the White House Correspondents Association who has been CBS News Radio White House correspondent for five years, is slated to be a guest speaker at the National Press Club Broadcast/Podcast Team virtual meeting Thursday, Feb. 10, at noon. Photo by White House Correspondents Association The virtual meeting is open to all Club members. Members can get the Zoom link by signing up online. In addition to discussing his experiences, Portnoy is expected to take questions. A multiple RTDNA Edward R. Murrow award winner, Portnoy earned his bachelor’s degree at the S.I…
Type: News
NPC's Reliable Source open for lunch, Taco Night, take-out
The Reliable Source at the National Press Club is open to members and their guests with proof of vaccination for lunch service on weekdays at 11:30 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. and on Friday for dinner and Taco Night starting at 5:30 p.m. The restaurant also offers take out Monday-Friday from 11:30 a.m. to 7:30 p.m. Among the featured items are entrees, such as Flat Iron Steak, Grilled Chicken Platter and Salmon with Vegetables and potatoes/rice. Daily sandwiches include Shrimp Burger, Applewood-smoked Turkey Wrap, Grilled Chicken with bacon and cheese, and burger with all trimmings. The kitchen…
Type: News
Books & Brunch plans to discuss 'Peril' at Feb. 19 virtual meeting
Books & Brunch plans to discuss Peril by Bob Woodward and Robert Acosta at noon on Saturday, Feb. 19, via Zoom. Peril, based on interviews with more than 200 people, recounts the end of the Trump presidency and the beginning of the Biden administration, including a telling look at the turmoil that led to the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the Capitol. To RSVP and receive a Zoom link, please email Fay Iudicello at [email protected] by Thursday, Feb. 17. Those who RSVP should expect to receive the invitation at 9 a.m. on Feb. 19. For those who wish to plan ahead, Books & Brunch…
Type: News
Apply now to join the Headliners Team, deadline Feb. 21
Sinn Féin party leader Mary Lou McDonald said a unified Ireland is within reach at a Dec. 2 National Press Club Newsmaker event. Photo: Marshall H. Cohen The Headliners Team is seeking members to fill several available slots on the team. Headliners, the only National Press Club team whose members are appointed by the Club president, organizes speaker luncheons, Newsmakers and Book Raps virtually and at the Club. Recent speakers have included Dr. Anthony Fauci, filmmaker Ken Burns, Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. Charles Q. Brown, Jr., Cardinal Wilton Gregory, Homeland Security Secretary…
Type: News
115th NPC President Judson reports on Club operations and priorities in podcast
Highlighting press freedom, increasing media literacy and countering anti-democratic propaganda top the priorities list for Jen Judson, the 115th president of the National Press Club. Jen Judson In the current edition of the Club's podcast, Update-1, Judson, a reporter for Defense News, spoke with Broadcast/Podcast Co-vice Chair Adam Konowe about these and other topics, including the plight of captured journalist Austin Tice and others unduly held or pressured due to their reportage. Judson also discussed plans for her upcoming inauguration, as well as expanding opportunities for…
Type: News
Club to close Monday for Presidents' Day
The National Press Club will close Monday, Feb. 22, for the Presidents' Day federal holiday. Club operations will resume Tuesday.
Type: News
Reliable Source welcomes you back! See old friends at Taco Night on Fridays or weekday lunches
The Reliable Source, the Club’s longtime hub of fellowship and good food and drink, is back in business and attracting customers, old and new. It’s in service for members and guests Monday through Fridays from 11:30 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. and Friday evening for dinner and Taco Night starting at 5:30 p.m. Take-out is still offered – Monday through Friday from 11:30 a.m. – 7:30 p.m. Among the featured items are entrees, such as Flat Iron Steak, Grilled chicken platter, salmon with vegetables and potatoes/rice. Daily sandwiches include shrimp burger, Apple wood smoked turkey wrap, grilled chicken…
Type: News
Northwestern seeks entries for Foley Courage in Journalism award, deadline Monday
Northwestern University is accepting entries for the James Foley Medill Medal for work published in 2021. The deadline is Feb. 28. The award is given to the individual or team of journalists working for a U.S.-based media outlet who best display moral, ethical or physical courage in the pursuit of a story or series of stories. The contest is open to journalists from newspapers, television stations, online news operations, magazines or radio stations. The story subjects may be local, national or international in scope. In 2014, the name of the award was changed to honor Medill alumnus James…
Type: News
Ukrainian singer told Putin to stay away at 2014 Newsmaker
The Russian invasion of Ukraine recalls a visit to the National Press Cub on March 5, 2014, by Ruslana Lyzhychko, the Ukraine pop singer and political activist who had come to Washington to be among the recipients of the International Women in Courage Award from the State Department. It was presented by First Lady Michelle Obama. Ruslana, as she is known, had been leading protests on Kyiv's Maidan, or Independence Square, to denounce the Russian invasion of Crimea and to urge closer ties to the European Union for her country. I was Club president at the time and moderated the Newsmaker where…
Type: News