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Club's Communicators Team to hear about strategies for digital communications success Thursday
With more than 4.1 billion internet users and 1.94 billion websites, how do journalists and communicators make an impact with their content, strengthen market position and increase audience loyalty? Parson TKO CEO Tony Kopetchny will explain some of the best strategies to make an impact with their content, strengthen market position and increase audience loyalty from 8 a.m. to 9 a.m. Thursday, March 21, in the Cosgrove Lounge. This professional development session for reporters and communicators, sponsored by the National Press Club Communicator Team, is free to members. Registration is…
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Books and Brunch to discuss 2018 Man Booker Prize winner "Milkman" on Saturday
Books and Brunch will discuss "Milkman" by Anna Burns, the first Irish novelist to win the Man Booker Prize, at noon on Saturday, March 16, on the 14th floor mezzanine. The discussion is open to all National Press Club members and their guests, and reading the book is not required. The Guardian describes "Milkman" as "a story of the way inaction can have enormous repercussions, in a time when the wrong flag, wrong religion, or even a sunset can be subversive. Told with ferocious energy and sly, wicked humor, 'Milkman' establishes Anna Burns as one of the most consequential voices of our day…
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Check out the new menu at the Reliable Source
The National Press Club's Reliable Source has a new menu and new choices for lunch or dinner. They begin with new items, prepared fresh daily by Executive Chef Susan Delbert and her staff, at the hot buffet and salad bar. New menu items include a spinach salad with chicken or roasted portabella, steak salad, coconut chicken fingers, crab cake platter, roast beef sandwich, creole shrimp and cheesy grits, pasta with Bolognese meat sauce or a vegan marinara sauce, and a Greek-style oregano grilled chicken breast And on the dinner menu is avocado toast with smoked salmon, steak salad, colossal…
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Independent authors to meet today
Independent authors, those who have written and published at least one full-length book not using a traditional publisher, will meet from 9:30 a.m. to 11 a.m. today in the McClendon Room. The discussion will focus on features, benefits, and challenges of three approaches to publishing -- indie, vanity/hybrid, and traditional with a major publishing house. This is a forum for independently published authors to learn more about the business of authorship, such as marketing, publishing, and distribution. It is not a writing or critique group. For more information or to be advised of future…
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Young Members host 'speed mentoring' on Monday
The National Press Club Young Members Team will host a "speed mentoring" evening from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. Monday, March 18, in the Cosgrove Lounge. The event will give young members a chance to speak with reporters from the Associated Press, CQ Roll Call and other news outlets who will discuss best journalism practices and offer career advice. Small groups of young members will move from reporter to reporter, followed by a small networking reception. Admission is free to attend but space is limited. Reservations are required.
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WWI German U-boat attacks is subject of Thursday's American Legion Post meeting
Maritime archaeologist and diver Tane Casserley will be guest speaker at an American Legion Post 20 meeting at noon Thursday in the McClendon Room. The meeting is open to all National Press Club members. Casserley will discuss World War I German U-Boat attacks on U.S. Navy and American shipping vessels off the Atlantic Coast. A research coordinator with the Monitor National Marine Sanctuary of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration in Newport News, Virginia, he will describe fierce U.S. Navy and Coast Guard engagements with the German submarines and NOAA's work to preserve…
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Books and Brunch to discuss "Milkman" on Saturday
Books and Brunch will discuss "Milkman" by Anna Burns, the first Irish novelist to win the Man Booker Prize, at noon Saturday in the mezzanine. Books and Brunch is open to all National Press Club members and their guests. It is not mandatory to read the book If you are able to attend, please contact Fay Iudicello at [email protected] or call her at 703-989-4503 before noon on Thursday to assure adequate seating for all attendees. The Guardian describes "Milkman" as "a story of the way inaction can have enormous repercussions, in a time when the wrong flag, wrong religion, or even a…
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There's magic in the air. And at the Club.
Five magicians from the Society of American Magicians Assembly 23 will perform family-friendly magic in the National Press Club conference rooms starting at 7 p.m., Monday, April 15. Another magician will do walk around magic in the Reliable Source for diners who want to get a bite before the show. The show is free, but please let us know if you are coming (so we can set up enough chairs) by calling 202-662-7501. To reserve a table at the Reliable Source, call 202-662-7443 or email [email protected].
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Club members get free admission for Thursday discussion on USS Cole bombing
National Press Club members can attend for free when the National Law Enforcement Museum holds a panel discussion on the USS Cole attack at 7 p.m. on Thursday in the Museum’s Signature Theatre. In the early morning hours of October 12, 2000, the USS Cole was attacked by two suicide bombers in Yemen’s Aden harbor. The assault left 17 sailors dead and 39 injured. The Naval Criminal Investigative Service and the Federal Bureau of Investigation led a joint investigation into the bombing. Occurring less than a year before 9/11 and following a failed attack on another U.S. naval vessel also in…
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Celebrate St. Patrick's Day at the Club on Thursday
National Press Club members and their guests are invited to a pre-St. Patrick’s Day buffet and celebration on Thursday, March 14, starting at 5:30 p.m. for special food and music, and a performance by popular guitarist Mat Palombo at 6:30 p.m. The price of the buffet is $25 for Club members and $30 for nonmembers plus tax and gratuity. Reservations are encouraged for this typically sold-out event. Please contact 202-662-7443 or e-mail [email protected].
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