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Join a conversation about career transitions outside of journalism tonight
On Thursday, Sept. 14, at 6 p.m., hear from a panel of professionals who have used their journalism expertise to transition to other careers. This off-the-record chat is a great opportunity for National Press Club members to ask their burning questions about changing careers and how their current skills might transfer to new pursuits, including in teaching, communications, and more. Reserve here.
Type: News
Club members receive discount for tickets to Round House Theatre’s INK
Who needs friends when you have readers? James Graham’s INK explores Rupert Murdoch’s acquisition of the Sun tabloid in 1969 London and depicts the birth of our hyper-partisan news culture in this riveting, truth-is-stranger-than-fiction drama. “An excellent production,” raves theWashington Post. “For a town as obsessed as Washington with making news, being news, breaking news, ‘Ink’ is veritable popcorn fare.” Co-presented with Olney Theatre Center. Use code NPCink when you order online or by phone at 240-644-1100, and pay no handing fees on tickets to weeknight performances (Tuesday…
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Books & Brunch to discuss "Cryptocurrencies: Money, Trust and Regulation," Sept. 16
Books & Brunch will meet via Zoom at noon Saturday, Sept. 16, to discuss "Cryptocurrencies: Money, Trust and Regulation" by Oonagh McDonald. Digital currencies, such as Bitcoin and Facebook's Diem, have changed how we think about money, banking and financial regulation as it currently exists. McDonald, a former member of British parliament and an international expert in financial regulation, examines the challenges and opportunities that cryptocurrencies pose for global finance, and the slow regulatory response. McDonald will join in the discussion. To RSVP and receive a Zoom link,…
Type: News
Club photo exhibit, with images of news, wildlife, street and art, runs through Friday
The 24th annual National Press Club photography exhibit, portraying people and events in Washington, D.C., and worldwide, continues in the Club's main lobby through this Friday, Sept. 29. The exhibit features visual storytelling by 55 NPC members displaying 211 digital images and print photos, with an online catalog giving the stories behind the pictures on display. Photojournalism is the core of the annual exhibits, which began in 1999. In this year's exhibit, veteran news photographer Christy Bowe displays Ukraine's president Volodymyr Zelenskyy's visit to the White House in Dec. 2022,…
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Reliable Source will be abuzz in October with full slate of events
October is nearly upon us, and with it another busy month at the Reliable Source restaurant, the Club's convivial watering hole. In addition to Taco Night each Friday -- long a Club tradition -- the popular gathering venue will host four weeknight special events: Thursday, Oct. 4:-- Meet the Media Source/Happy Hour -- 5:30 p.m., Truman Lounge Wednesday, Oct. 11: Happy Hour for technology reporters – 6:00 p.m., Truman Lounge Thursday, Oct. 12: NPC Pub Quiz Night – 6:30 p.m., Truman Lounge Thursday, Oct. 26: Oktoberfest buffet -- 5:30 p.m., Reliable Source To make a reservation (recommended),…
Type: News
Washington Nationals honor the late Michael Freedman with scoreboard tribute
The Washington Nationals baseball team paid tribute to the late Michael Freedman, former National Press Club president, during a between-innings break at its final home game at Nationals' Park Sunday, Sept. 24, with a display on its giant center field scoreboard. The display included the words “Farewell Mike Freedman, 1951-1923, devoted husband, father, grandfather and Nats fan.” Also included in the display was a photo of Freedman posing with one of the team’s “racing president” mascots, Teddy Roosevelt, and another showing Freedman, wearing a Nats’ cap, at the podium of a Club special event…
Type: News
Reliable Source to mark fall's arrival with a Prime Rib Dinner, Sept. 28
Celebrate fall with a Prime Rib Dinner Thursday, Sept. 28, in the National Press Club’s Reliable Source. The price of the dinner is $40 plus tax and gratuity, which includes one glass of red wine. The restaurant begins serving dinner at 5:30 p.m. Reservations are recommended at [email protected] or 202-662-7443. Free parking is available after 5 p.m. on Wednesday, Thursday, and Fridays at ONE Parking ,1325 G Street NW, with purchase of at least $25 of food and beverages. Members can reserve the Cosgrove Lounge and McClendon Room free of charge but must spend $250 in food and beverages. Menu for…
Type: News
Join colleagues on the environment and energy beat at happy hour, Wednesday
The National Press Club Communicator Team is hosting an environment and energy reporter/source happy hour on Wednesday, Oct. 4, from 5:30-7:30 p.m. in the Truman Lounge. This is a great opportunity for people on this beat to make new connections in a casual, fun, and relaxed setting. We’ll be joined by D.C. friends from the Society of Environmental Journalists. This event is open to Club members and their guests. Register online.
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Members invited to book event about journalism in Mexico, Oct. 19
Club member Daniel Macy invites fellow members to a book event at the Club on Thursday, Oct. 19, with former Associate Press Bureau Chief for Mexico and Central America Katherine Corcoran. She will discuss her book, “In the Mouth of the Wolf," about the murder of a prominent Mexican journalist. The event, at 6 p.m. in the Fourth Estate room, is sponsored by the PBS Office of the Public Editor, the Washington Office on Latin America and the National Association of Hispanic Journalists. It is open to all Club members as well as other working journalists. It is free, but if you plan to attend,…
Type: News
Club will close Monday for Columbus Day federal holiday
The National Press Club will be closed Monday, Oct. 9, in observance of Columbus Day, a federal holiday. The next edition of The Wire will be emailed on Tuesday, Oct. 10.
Type: News