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Club’s restroom renovations begin December 18
Renovations on the National Press Club member locker rooms on the 14th floor and restrooms between the Holeman Lounge and First Amendment room start on Monday, Dec. 18. These facilities will be closed for approximately six to eight weeks. During this construction period, members who use the Club’s work space (also known as “Freelancers Alley”) are welcome to use the Library, Mezzanine, 14th floor elevator alcove or the Truman Lounge. The restrooms located inside the Reliable Source near the Cosgrove Lounge and the restrooms near the freight elevator will remain open. Renovations on these…
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Center on Global Energy Policy invites applications for annual Energy Journalism Initiative seminar
The Center on Global Energy Policy at Columbia University’s School of International and Public Affairs (SIPA) is pleased to open the call for applications to its second annual Energy Journalism Initiative (EJI) seminar. The program promotes quality journalism in the energy sector by educating journalists about the multiple disciplines at play, including policy, markets, finance, climate change, technology and geopolitics. It includes an all-expenses-paid, seminar from June 12-15, 2018, conducted at the SIPA Center on Global Energy Policy in New York, with presentations from academic, business…
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Club member experiences elections the German way
When Lisa Hagen arrived in Germany to cover the final months of the election campaign, she discovered that Chancellor Angela Merkel was on vacation. Just over a month before Germans went to the polls this year, Merkel, seeking her fourth term in office, was not on the campaign trail and instead was out of the country. And for Hagen, reporting in Germany on an Arthur Burns Fellowship from the International Center for Journalists, it was one of many differences from the American way. “Any time anyone is away from the campaign trail in the U.S., it ends up being a big controversy,” she said. “…
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Notice of temporary closure of restrooms and locker room facilities
This is to inform all National Press Club members that a two phase bathroom renovation will begin at the Club starting on Monday, Dec. 18, 2017. As a result, the member locker rooms and the North side 13th floor restrooms will be closed. The first phase is scheduled to last six to eight weeks. Those who use the Club’s “Freelancers Alley” are welcome to use the library, mezzanine, 14th floor elevator alcove or the Truman Lounge in place of the alley during this period of construction. The restrooms located inside the Reliable Source and on the 13th floor south side will remain open for use. A…
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It's Club Election Day; one contested race; polls close at 7 p.m.; Announcement follows in Reliable Source
Friday is officer and board election day at the National Press Club. Polls open outside the President's Office at the top of the grand staircase to the 14th floor at 8 a.m. and close at 7 p.m. In a contested election, four journalists are running to fill a one-year journalist post on the board. Their campaign pages are here: Molly McCluskeyErik MeltzerNikki SchwabCelia Wexler In order to receive a ballot members must present a Club membership card or their membership number and a photo ID. Results will be announced in the Reliable Source after the ballots are counted with brief remarks…
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Broadcast/Podcast Team sets goals for 2018
The National Press Club's Broadcast & Podcast Team, wrapping up its 12th year, looked forward to 2018 at its monthly meeting Thursday with the realization that it's once nascent volunteer-produced Update-1 podcast series, started in 2013, would have it's 100th episode early in the new year. Twenty-three have been produced so far this year. Members, led by Chairman Mark Hamrick, agreed to form sub-teams to take a more targeted approach to the podcast project and other regular programs such as its popular Dinners with Legends which bring together a small group for an informal chat with…
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Online NPC board and officer elections close today; in person voting tomorrow
Online Elections close today for eligible voters. You can vote online today by clicking here, or vote in person on Friday at the Club.
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NPC Candidates brief American Legion Post 20
Contenders for National Press Club offices discussed their platforms at an annual meet-the-candidates luncheon held in the Club's McClendon Room on Tuesday, Dec. 5, hosted by NPC American Legion Post 20. Andy Fisher, candidate for the Communicator seat in the Friday, Dec. 8 election, noted that the meeting was the only forum to which all office seekers were invited to present their programs. A common theme among the eight candidates who spoke was continuing and expanding the Club's role in defending freedom of the press, especially in response to criticism from President Donald Trump which…
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Annual NPC Children Holiday Party, Saturday, Dec. 9
If you have not already done so, don’t forget to make plans to attend the National Press Club's Annual Children Holiday Party on Saturday, Dec. 9. Remember, everyone must make a reservation to attend this great event. Tickets are only $10.00 per person. Don't miss out -- make your reservations now by clicking here. We will begin at 11 a.m. with a great buffet which will include something for everyone ... from corn dogs to hamburgers to French fries and a little bit of fruit and veggies. Once we are filled up -- we can get on the dance floor and move to the music played by DJ Paul and led by…
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Library holiday book sale starts today
Agonizing over what to get the hard-to-shop-for person in your life? Do you need a last minute hostess gift? Visit the Eric Friedheim Library in the National Press Club -- books are the perfect solution! The NPC Journalism Institute will host a holiday book sale each weekday from Monday, Dec. 4, to Friday, Dec. 22, 10 a.m. – noon and 2 p.m. – 4 p.m. Books will cost between $2 - $10. Cash and credit card accepted.
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