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Health leaders to discuss communications lessons from the COVID-19 crisis, today 11 a.m.
The COVID-19 crisis presented the health community with an unprecedented challenge -- communicating uncertainty with potential life or death consequences. Public distrust and confusion left a massive gap for false or misleading claims to fill. Hear from health leaders about their lessons learned from the crisis for building trust and public engagement around health communications during a virtual Communicators Team Candid Conversation event on Wednesday, Dec. 14, at 11 a.m. Register online. You’ll hear from experts in public health, psychology and communication with speakers including…
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Club honors its 27 top volunteers with Vivian Awards
The National Press Club announced Wednesday 27 Club members as recipients of its 2022 Vivian Awards for their outstanding voluntary contributions to the Club as Journalist and Communicator members. Reflecting on the past year at a reception for the honorees in the First Amendment Lounge, Club President Jen Judson said, “We saw a nice mix of hybrid events, bringing voices from around the world to Club members … and a healthy return of in-person events that generated new memberships.” She thanked the honorees for bringing business “back up to almost pre-pandemic levels” and noted “a marked…
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Support journalism and press freedom: Donate to NPC Journalism Institute’s year-end campaign
The National Press Club Journalism Institute has kicked off its end-of-year fundraising campaign that supports its press freedom and educational programming efforts. The Institute is close to its 2022 fundraising goal. Journalists have provided essential information and added important context to the conversations that are guiding our communities. As journalists’ professional needs continue to evolve in 2022, the Institute has answered by: Producing free virtual professional development programs on topics including writing and editing, diversity, and inclusion, covering the midterms and…
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Please thank Club staff for all they do with donation to employees' holiday fund
Fellow members, As you travel near and far this holiday season to gather with those you treasure, please don't forget our dedicated National Press Club employees. Every day around the club there's ample reason to thank the staff. Whether it's serving you a plate of delicious food, keeping the facilities in top order, or making sure that the setup is just right for your event, we rely on the 55 staff members who make the club our home away from home. With the season of giving upon us, now is our chance to thank them. I encourage you to show the staff how much we care by donating to the annual…
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New appetizers, roast beef sandwich and strawberry ice cream join Reliable Source menu
The new year is bringing new items to the menu at the Club's Reliable Source Restaurant. As appetizers, crispy chicken strips coated in breadcrumbs and cheese replace chicken wings, and a platter of pastry-wrapped hot dogs, macaroni and cheese balls, meatballs and mozzarella sticks . has been added. Ranch or blue cheese dressing are offered for dipping. Both appetizers are priced at $12. A new winter green salad of peppery arugula, radishes, fennel, oranges and pecans is salad is $6 as a side dish and $15 as an entrée. New sandwiches -- roast beef with cheese and horseradish, and tuna salad…
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Journalism Institute newsletter will resume publication in the new year
The National Press Club Journalism Institute's newsletter, The Latest, is scheduled to resume publication next month. The newsletter went on hiatus in October following the departure of the institute's executive director Julie Moos. To find back issues, click here. The newsletter began in March 2020 as Covering Coronavirus. It became The Latest in August of that year. Meanwhile, if you’d like to stay in touch with the Institute, you can subscribe to the NPCJI general newsletter. Subscriptions are free to all Club members, but donations to defray costs are welcome.
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Head of reservists support group to address Club's American Legion Post 20 on Jan. 12
Retired Army Major Gen. Jeff Phillips will be the guest speaker at the next meeting of the National Press Club's American Legion Post 20, scheduled for noon Thursday, Jan. 12, in the McClendon Room. Phillips is the executive director of the Reserve Organization of America, formerly the Reserve Officers' Association. He plans to discuss ROA's mission and its recent centennial. ROA, open to all ranks, is dedicated to supporting reservists and their critical role in national defense. ROA shares a history with Post 20, in that both were created at the urging of famed World War I Gen. John J.…
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New Year, new you, same ol’ fun-filled Pub Quiz, Jan. 12
Congratulations! You won the grand prize: Surviving 2022! Now it’s time to celebrate with your friends in 2023 for an evening of merriment and trivia at the National Press Club's Truman Lounge at 6:30 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 12. Yes, it's time for another month of trivia featuring questions provided by Brainstormer Trivia. And to get the year started on a high-spirited note, this month’s Pub Quiz is going to be more exciting than ever. How? Well, you’ll have to see for yourself. Simply gather your fellow Club members, designate a team captain, come up with a clever team name and come to the Club…
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Club closed for MLK Day
The National Press Club will be closed on Monday, Jan. 16, in observance of Martin Luther King Jr. Day. There will be no edition of the Wire, which will resume publishing later in the week.
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Communicators, Journalists to meet in person for quarterly dinner, conversation, Jan. 19
The National Press Club Communicators’ Team invites Club members – both communicators and journalists – to our next Communicator and Journalist Roundtable Dinner at 6:30 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 19, in the Cosgrove Lounge. These quarterly, in-person events feature a three-course dinner with wine served for $62 per person. Cash bar reception begins at 6:30 p.m., followed by dinner at 7 p.m. Register online. Join us for another lively discussion with Club members on current topics that we face in our function and profession. By sharing our concerns, ideas, approaches and strategies, we help each…
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