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Club welcomed 15 new members in November
November's new members: Shawna Chen, Newsdesk Reporter, Axios Russ Dallen, Editor-in-Chief, Latin American Herald Tribune Nick Dalley, Owner/President, Intentional Communications, Inc. Natalie Faber, Student, Minnesota State University-Mankato Alexis Garcia, Multimedia Reporter, Investor’s Business Daily Robert Krueger, Executive Communications Manager, Gensler Sam Litzinger, Retired Correspondent, CBS News Yolanda Lopez, Director of the News Center, Voice of America Jennifer Nehrer, Intern, News Media Alliance Katherine Nicol, Senior Vice President, Hager Sharp, Inc. Donald Pearce,…
Type: News
Podcast highlights NAB diversity program
Michelle Duke, National Association of Broadcaster's chief diversity officer In the latest episode of Update-1, the National Association of Broadcaster's Chief Diversity Officer and Leadership Foundation President Michelle Duke talks with National Press Club Broadcast/Podcast Team member Sarah Dolezal about the role the NAB plays in improving diversity, equity and inclusion initiatives at radio and television stations and networks throughout the country. She discusses the “journey” that broadcast companies are on, the successes she has seen with their DEI efforts and what organizations still…
Type: News
Minuteman Project
Jim Gilchrist and Chris Simcox, and other organizers of the Minuteman Project in which volunteers help patrol the U.S.-Mexican border in Arizona, talked about their roles in the project and measures to stop illegal immigrants. They also responded to questions from the audience. Jim Gilchrest was a former U.S. Marine and retired certified public accountant who started the Minuteman Project. Chris Simcox owned a local newspaper in Arizona and started the volunteer group Civil Homeland Defense among residents along the Arizona-Mexican border. Chuck Floyd was a retired U.S. Army officer, former…
Type: Media
Take a virtual tour of the Museum of Public Relations, Dec. 9
See a treasure trove of historical artifacts that chronicle the evolution of the public relations industry when the Museum of Public Relations and the Communicators Team of the National Press Club host the first-ever virtual tour of the museum on Dec. 9 at 12 p.m. As a holiday gift to professional communicators and journalists, the Club and the museum are offering free admission to the online tour. However, advanced registration is required and available on the Club’s website. The tour will include many items that highlight the industry’s past, including a souvenir from Light's Golden…
Type: News
Highlighting the NAB's Efforts to Increase Diversity In Broadcasting
Earlier this year the National Association of Broadcasters Leadership Foundation launched the Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Resource Center, a website dedicated to helping media companies and industry professionals create and sustain a diverse and inclusive workplace. Diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) programs are designed to help companies embrace unique perspectives and voices. In this episode of Update-1, the NAB's Chief Diversity Officer and Leadership Foundation President Michelle Duke talks with Broadcast Podcast team member Sarah Dolezal about the role the NAB plays in improving…
Type: Media
Show your favorite food or drink photo at the Photo Committee holiday party
Cookies served at NPC lunch event with Doris Kearns Goodwin, Nov., 2018. Photo: Alan Kotok To help beat this winter of our discontent, National Press Club members are invited to join in at the Photography Committee annual holiday party, a virtual fest, on Thursday, Dec. 17, at 5 p.m. Since it's a virtual happy hour event, party goers will need to provide their own food and drinks. But you can also show your favorite photo about food or drinks, and tell the story about it. Which food or drink to show? That's up to you. But feel free to define "food or drink" in an inventive or creative way.…
Type: News
Matthews elected 114th National Press Club president
Members of the National Press Club elected Lisa Nicole Matthews of the Associated Press to serve as the Club's 114th president as the organization continues to confront the COVID-19 pandemic and a challenging media environment. Matthews, the AP’s U.S. Video assignment manager and winner of two Edward R. Murrow Awards, has more than two decades of experience in journalism. She is the third person of color to lead the Club, after Sheila Cherry in 2004 and Jeff Ballou in 2017. National Press Club President-elect Lisa Matthews said the Club must 'continue the robust work of elevating diverse…
Type: News
Good of All
A Call for Tribunals to Prosecute Acts of Genocide and Atrocities Committed By ISIS
Who Ambassador-at-Large Morse H. Tan, Office of Global Criminal Justice, U.S. Department of State Ambassador-at-Large Kelley Currie, Office for Global Women's Issues, U.S. Department of State Ambassador Emily Haber, German Ambassador to the United States Commissioner Nadine Maenza, US International Religious Freedom Commission Matthew Daniels, JD, PhD, Founder, Universal Rights Academy Jacqueline Isaac, Vice President, Roads of Success State Secretary Tristan Azbej, State Secretariat for the Aid of Persecuted Christians and…
Type: Event
Veteran communicators give tips for selecting PR agencies
It’s critical for organizations to provide detailed descriptions of the communications services and support they’re seeking when searching for a public-relations agency, according to communications experts speaking on Thursday at a Lunch and Learn virtual session hosted by the National Press Club’s Communicators Team. During the session, veteran communicators Steve Drake and Robert Udowitz of RFP Associates discussed how information included in the “request for proposal” -- or RFP -- helps an agency respond with its best ideas to achieve the prospective client’s communications goals and…
Type: News
Journalism exposing hidden injuries from faulty products to foul balls honored at NPC awards event
The National Press Club celebrated this year’s best journalism on Wednesday, in its virtual 47th Annual National Press Club Awards event. A special highlight of the evening was an honor that is not bestowed every year. NPC President Michael Freedman presented the President's Award for lifetime achievement to Charles Osgood, who served as anchor of "CBS Sunday Morning" for 22 years, hosted the long-running radio commentary series "The Osgood File" and became known as the "poet laureate of CBS News." Charles Osgood, anchor of CBS Sunday Morning for 22 years, received the National Press Club…
Type: News