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Jim Lehrer: There's always got to be a program like NewsHour on television
After years of not expressing opinions on air, retired PBS NewsHour anchor Jim Lehrer pronounced the 2016 presidential campaign "unsettling" at an event hosted by the National Press Club’s Broadcast Committee March 29. "To be a journalist, you have to be an optimist. You have to believe there is a solution," he told a dinner group. This cycle, he's not so optimistic. "I thought it was all going to go away," he said. In a typical presidential campaign, he explained, "first there is the noise," when the candidates announce, then the "moving toward the middle. By the time of the debates between…
Type: News
Timeless essentials of foreign reporting are key amid changes wrought by technology, says panel
A panel on foreign correspondents, appearing at a National Press Club Foreign Correspondents Committee event March 29, emphasized the importance of timeless essentials of foreign reporting amid the changes wrought by technology. Giovanna Dell’Orto, a former AP reporter and current associate professor at the University of Minnesota, summarized the results of interviewing 61 Associated Press reporters for her recent book “AP Foreign Correspondents in Action: World War II to the Present.” “Three foundational reporting practices kept coming up in interviews,” she said. The first is identifying…
Type: News
D.C. United offers National Press Club members 40 percent discount for April 16 game
The D.C. United soccer team is offering National Press Club members, friends and family a 40 percent discount on tickets for the Saturday, April 16, game with Toronto FC at 5 p.m. at RFK Stadium. To purchase tickets click here. Enter the promo code “NPC” to get the discount. For more information or any questions please contact Chris Lowe at D.C. United by calling 202- 587-5444 or emailing [email protected]. Club member contact for the event is Carl Ericson at [email protected].
Type: News
Talking America
Mr. Moyers talked about public television and its role in public policy discourse. A journalist and former news analyst, he is best known for his documentaries and interviews on public television.
Type: Media
Mulling a career change to PR? Test the waters by joining Club's Newsmaker Committee
Many journalists think about making a career switch to jobs in “communications.” But, if you’re a reporter, producer or editor, how do you gain experience in doing public relations and pitching media if you’re still working in the media? One way to test the waters and gain experience in communications -- without leaving your day job -- is to join the National Press Club’s Newsmaker Committee. Members of the Newsmaker Committee develop news conferences on timely issues that are conducted under the National Press Club’s name. Committee members invite guest speakers, write media advisories,…
Type: News
Update-1 podcast reviews the Utah primary and its 2016 election impact
Update-1, the National Press Club’s podcast, continues its 2016 presidential election coverage by focusing on Ted Cruz’s triumph in the Utah Republican presidential primary. Is it possible that aversion to Donald Trump may make Utah go Democratic in the general election? What impact will Trump’s behavior have on the Intermountain West in the fall? Exploring these questions in the podcast is Art Swift, managing editor at Gallup poll, and Tommy Burr, Washington correspondent for the Salt Lake Tribune and current Club president. Swift and Burr also discuss the influence of Utah native and…
Type: News
Dive deep into Federal Election Commission data, April 7
Ahead of the next major quarterly filing deadline for Congressional campaigns, professionals from the Federal Election Commission will appear at the National Press Club on Thursday, April 7, to talk about when and where to find campaign fundraising data and how to get it to tell you what you want to know. The program will be in the Club's Zenger room from 9:30 a.m. to 11 a.m. Registration is $5 for Nationl Press Club members and $10 for the public. RSVP by clicking here. Learn how to avoid double-counting contributions to conduit organizations. Bring your questions about what goes into the…
Type: News
CDC head to discuss outbreak of Zika virus at luncheon, April 25
Dr. Tom Frieden, director of the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), will address the Zika virus outbreak at a National Press Club speaker luncheon Monday, April 25. Frieden, who has led the CDC since 2009, will discuss the latest research and forecasts about Zita as scientists at the CDC and other leading health-related organizations work around the clock to better understand and address the virus tied to birth defects. Lunch will be served at 12:30 p.m., with remarks beginning at 1 p.m., followed by a Q&A session ending at 2 p.m. Tickets cost $24 for National Press…
Type: News
Deadline is here to enter your best work in the National Press Club journalism contest
Journalists love deadlines and the deadline is here! Only two days remain to enter your best journalism from 2015 in the National Press Club’s annual journalism contest. Get the recognition your work deserves from the Club, a national leader among journalism organizations. The contest will recognize winning entries for top news photo, top feature photo, breaking news for print/online and for broadcast, best work in consumer journalism and best work in many other categories. The deadline is April 1. Details on the different awards categories and how to enter the contest can be found by…
Type: News
2016 Emmy Award nominee Pati Jinich of PBS' 'Pati's Mexican Table' to host cookbook dinner, May 24
Experience the best of modern Mexican cooking with celebrity chef and James Beard nominee Pati Jinich, host of the popular PBS TV series, Pati’s Mexican Table, at a cookbook dinner May 24 at the Fourth Estate restaurant. Jinich, a two-time Emmy Award nominee whose sparkling personality has enthralled viewers for five seasons, will introduce recipes from her latest cookbook, "Mexican Today: New and Rediscovered Recipes for Contemporary Kitchens," including chicken in red mole sauce and warm nopales with with guajillo chiles and corn. To join Jinich, the official chef of the Mexican Cultural…
Type: News