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Learn basics of content management systems, 9:30 am Sept. 30
Learn the basics of how to use a content management system at a National Press Club professional development class at 9:30 a.m. Wednesday, Sept. 30. This session, which is designed for beginners and lasts until 11 a.m., will help include hands-on training for WordPress. Participants will learn how to add a story into WordPress, navigate to find and edit stories and use main formatting functions. Tickets are $5 for Club members and $10 for the public. Club members should login in for the promo code. Register online. The class also will provide a brief overview of Content Management Systems…
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Sign up for Club's new mentoring program
There are two weeks left for mentors and mentees to sign up for the National Press Club’s new mentoring program. Open to both journalists and communicators, the program is intended to create the kind of inter-generational connections that were always a benefit of belonging to the Club but are increasingly difficult to establish in the 24/7 news cycle of today. If you’re on the threshold of your career, or if you’re a seasoned Washington hand who’d welcome a chance to give back to the profession, learn more and sign up by Oct. 15 at the new Mentoring Program page on the Club website. A task…
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Baltimore mayor to urge presidential candidates to address urban issues at Oct. 7 luncheon
Baltimore Mayor Stephanie Rawlings-Blake will discuss the U.S. Conference of Mayors' Baltimore Compact -- an agenda that mayors want to put before the 2016 presidential candidates -- at a National Press Club luncheon Oct. 7. Rawlings-Blake, whose city was hit by riots following the death of Freddie Gray in April, will appear shortly after the conference's leadership meeting, where they will develop the agenda. The city on Sept. 22 announced a $6.4 million civil settlement with Gray's family. Lunch will be served at 12:30 p.m., with remarks beginning at 1 p.m., followed by a question-and-…
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Club members get discount at Investigative Film Festival & Symposium, Sept. 30
"Double Exposure: The Investigative Film Festival" opens Sept. 30 in Washington, and National Press Club members can see the films, meet the filmmakers and attend an array of workshops, all at a discount. The festival and symposium celebrates the great migration of investigative reporting to film and other forms of visual storytelling and of filmmakers into territory traditionally seen as strictly journalistic. Think of projects like the recent New York Times epic on "The Lawless Seas" and films like "Cartel Land" and "Tales of the Grim Sleeper." The event, sponsored by 100Reporters,…
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Fall general membership rescheduled from lunch to breakfast, 9 am Oct. 2
The National Press Club will hold its next general membership meeting at 9 a.m. Friday, Oct. 2, with a light breakfast. We have moved this year's fall meeting to the morning to make way for a luncheon at noon. The business portion of the meeting will include reports by Club officers. For those of you who cannot attend in person, there will be a webcast. The video will also remain posted for later viewing. Members planning to attend are requested to RSVP to [email protected].
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Native advertising: Why it matters and why it's growing, noon, Friday, Oct. 9
The "Get It Online" lunch discussion series presents “Native Advertising: Why It Matters and Why It's Growing” at noon tomorrow, Friday, Oct. 9, in the Games Room. During the program, Jeff Turner, head of ad product and monetization at The Huffington Post, will give a presentation on native advertising, or sponsored content, focusing on why it matters to marketers and why brands are increasingly relying on it to connect with their target audience. The cost of the event includes a buffet lunch, water and iced tea, tax and gratuity. Tickets -- $15 for Club members and $75 for non-member guests…
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P.J. O’Rourke to discuss new work at Book Rap Tuesday, Nov. 10
Humorist P. J. O'Rourke plans to discuss his new book, "Thrown Under the Omnibus," at a National Press Club Book Rap at 6:30 p.m. Tuesday, Nov. 10. Tickets -- $5 for Club members, $10 for the public -- can be purchased online. Books can also be purchased along with tickets or at the event. This is a fundraiser for the nonprofit NPC Journalism Institute, so no outside books or memorabilia are permitted. Well known for his work with National Lampoon and Rolling Stone, O’Rourke is considered to be one the great humorists of his generation. In the Dictionary of Modern Humorist Quotations, he has…
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Club member offers study trip to Turkey in early November
National Press Club member Mehmet Saracoglu invites Club members -- journalists and communicators -- to Rumi Forum`s upcoming annual study trip to Turkey. The trip -- from Nov. 6 to Nov. 15 -- will focus on media and press freedom, democracy and human rights in Turkey and the wider region, as well as social, economic, cultural, security and political issues. The application form is due by Oct. 5. The Rumi Forum has been organizing trips to Turkey since 2005 as a way to inform Club members about the country and region. During the tour, Club members will have an opportunity to gain an insight…
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Mary McGrory book talk rescheduled for Oct. 15
There's a new date for the Book Rap for "Mary McGrory: The First Queen of Journalism." The event will be held Thursday, Oct. 15, after being rescheduled due to a conflict with the pope's visit to Washington. National Press Club member Dan Balz plans to interview author John Norris about his biography of legendary journalist Mary McGrory at a Club Book Rap. The event will be held at 6:30 p.m. in the conference rooms. Tickets, $5 for Club members and $10 for the public, can be purchased online. If you bought tickets for the original date, they are still good for Oct. 15. After the Book Rap,…
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Life in Washington
Mrs. Quayle talked about her two favorite causes: early detection of breast cancer and natural disaster preparedness. Her interest in these topics came from personal experience. Her mother's death from breast cancer in 1975 raised her awareness of the disease and her experiences in a 1963 disaster in Indianapolis led to her concern for disaster preparedness. She defended her feminism and discussed her life since her husband became vice president.
Type: Media