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Candid Conversation: How should companies handle race and racism?
A virtual panel of top communicators offered practical suggestions Tuesday for organizations that want to talk about or respond to difficult issues of systemic racism and racial injustice and inequality following the killing of George Floyd by Minneapolis police in May. The "Candid Conversations" panel, hosted by the National Press Club's Communicators Team, included Crystal Borde, vice president and diversity + inclusion practice lead at Vanguard Communications, Priscilla Clarke, president and CEO of Clarke & Associates, and Sean Greenwood, grand Poobah of public relations (yes, that’s…
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Help the Journalism Institute rename its daily newsletter for journalists
The National Press Club Journalism Institute published its 100th edition of the daily Covering Coronavirus newsletter this week. This publication evolved as the pandemic spread, protests grew against systemic racism, and the presidential election reshaped itself. And it will continue to evolve. The Institute is committed to providing journalists with news and practical tips and tools to help inform their work, whatever’s around the corner. Since that’s not limited to Covering Coronavirus, please help us pick an updated name for this newsletter that reflects its expanded scope and its focus…
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Club member's documentary premieres at Rhode Island film festival
National Press Club member James Dean Le Sueur's documentary feature film about the dissident movement in Czechoslovakia, The Art of Dissent, will premiere Thursday, Aug. 6, at 6:30 p.m. at Flickers’ Rhode Island International Film Festival.
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NPC Communicators to host discussion about crisis management, Thursday
The number and severity of crisis situations that now confront companies and organizations — and put their reputation, profits, and future at risk — underscore the importance of knowing how to communicate about and deal with a crisis.
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Safety protocols and warm welcome make it easy to enjoy the Club again
The National Press Club in the last couple of weeks has hosted an in-person newsmaker for 20 with a congressman, a well-spaced Washington Nationals watch party for 25 in the ballroom, and a smattering of journalists hard at work or enjoying a juicy steak in the Reliable Source. The Club’s iconic two-floor clubhouse reopened for members and events more than a month ago under Washington DC’s phase 2 reopening procedures and is now offering a variety of in-person events in addition to the raft of impressive online news and professional events that the Club and its Journalism Institute have…
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You can stay home and still be a smarty pants: Reserve now for Virtual Pub Quiz on Thursday
The National Press Club’s first ever online Pub Quiz is set for 7 p.m. on Thursday, April 30. Join your friends and fellow Club members on your computer with a few key strokes and swipes of your mouse. It’s easy to join, too, in three simple steps. Here’s how: 1. Click on this link to register: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/npc-virtual-pub-quiz-registration-103366901184 PLEASE NOTE: Everyone needs to register through Eventbrite, including your fellow Club friends and non-member friends. The deadline to register is 6 p.m. on Thursday, April 30, an hour before the game starts. 2. Upon…
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Pub Quiz Is Back…Literally and Virtually!
The National Press Club is bringing the club house to your house on Thursday, April 30, at 7 p.m., with Virtual Pub Quiz!* Here’s proof that social distancing doesn’t mean distancing yourself from socializing. Join emcee Marc Wojno across the ether for five rounds of fun-filled questions and prizes. Prizes, you say? How? Find out when you play. Simply click on this link to register, invite your fellow Club members and friends, form a team of no more than five (with a creative and clever team name to boot), select a team captain who will submit answers for your team, and log in a few minutes…
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Exercises for sheltering at home with zero equipment
Terry Davis, director of health and fitness for the National Press Club, notes that being trapped indoors isn’t easy. Exercising may help you look and feel better not only inside, but outside as well. These quick, simple fitness exercises work for those sheltering at home with zero equipment. They are low-impact and designed to give you a “total body workout.” You can make them moderate or difficult by varying the speed and length of time for each one. Don't push yourself; feel good. Get moving: Air boxing tones muscles in the shoulders, chest, back, quads, and core. Stand with right…
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To our members: A message from the staff
Since mid-March the National Press Club staff, much like the rest of the world, has been staying home and following the advice of our public health officials. Our team has been working hard to bring programs and content to you, our members. We hope these programs inform, inspire and entertain you during these challenging days. From our weekly Virtual Newsmaker series and member service project, to the delicious recipes Chef Susan Delbert has shared from her kitchen, and the Covering Coronavirus newsletter produced by our friends at the National Press Club Journalism Institute, we've been…
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Club’s indie authors dig into digital media by video conference
Anthony Shop, former National Press Club Board of Governors member, shared his expertise of digital media with a virtual meeting of Club independent authors on April 9. Shop encouraged members to determine how they can harness the energy of other, popular figures to spread the word about their own books. For instance, how can authors leverage podcast guest appearances or mentions on an influencer's YouTube channel? Shop, co-founder of the digital marketing agency Social Driver, illustrated the popularity of digital media by showing a photo of a man walking through busy (pre-coronavirus) Times…
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