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NPC’s “Get it Online” series returned with a full house July 21
Elaine Seward’s presentation, Making YouTube Work for You, brought thought provoking insight on growing and managing a company’s online presence. The sold-out room amplified how important the topic is to the private and public, for profit, and nonprofit sectors. Seward built the American Chemical Society’s (ACS) YouTube video series’ social media platform from scratch, taking ACS Reactions from no followers to over 100,000 in less than a year. She walked us through her process and explained how she tailored it to give their YouTube brand a unique voice. For more information on future "Get…
Type: News
African diplomats to discuss African Growth and Opportunity Act at July 28 Newsmaker
A group of African diplomats will discuss the impact on African countries of the African Growth and Opportunity Act (AGOA), part of the U.S. Trade and Development Act, at a National Press Club Newsmakers news conference on Tuesday, July 28 at 1 p.m. in the Zenger Room. Appearing will be Ambassadors Michael Moussa-Adamo of Gabon, Eliachim Molapi Sebatane of Lesotho – co-chairmen of the AGOA Ambassadors Group – as well as Mninwa Mahlangu of South Africa and Tarek Ben Youssef, the Charge d’Affaires of the 54-nation African Union delegation to the U.S. AGOA offers incentives for African countries…
Type: News
Cancelled: Chesapeake Blue Crab Fest in the Reliable Source, July 30
Editor's note: This event has been cancelled. The Reliable Source will celebrate summer July 30 with the annual Crab Fest and Summer Buffet. Members and their guests can crack Chesapeake blue crabs, dip nuggets of bliss in butter or Old Bay seasoning and enjoy our region’s unique delicacy. For those without whack-a-mole inclinations, the buffet will offer Maryland fried chicken, jalapeno-cheddar cornbread, mac and cheese and a summer vegetable-laden salad bar. Indulge your sweet tooth on the sundae bar with vanilla or chocolate ice cream, summer fruits and an array of toppings. Reservations…
Type: News
National Press Club Urges Ethiopian Government to Improve Press Freedom
As President Barack Obama leaves for a trip to Ethiopia and Kenya today, the National Press Club urged the Ethiopian government to immediately release jailed journalists imprisoned for their work. While six journalists were reportedly released from jail in Ethiopia on July 9, at least 11 others remain imprisoned, according to human rights groups. Among those still detained is Eskinder Nega, whose high-profile advocacy for press freedom has prompted charges of terrorism – an accusation frequently leveled without basis in fact by governments against their critics. Nega has earned international…
Type: News
This Week In National Press Club History: Martin Luther King Jr. becomes first African-American to speak at the Club
July 19, 1962: Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. becomes the first African-American to speak at the National Press Club, just a week after his release from jail in Albany, Ga. He tells the luncheon audience about his demonstration there, and his subsequent arrest for parading “without a permit.” July 22, 1974: Tennis champion Arthur Ashe, who broke the color barrier in U.S. professional tennis, speaks about his commitment to civil rights at a National Press Club luncheon. Eighteen years later, he focuses in a luncheon talk on media invasions of personal privacy, having recently revealed that he is…
Type: News
Media Coverage of Arrest of D.C. Mayor Barry
This program is sponsored by the National Press Club and the National Association of Television Arts and Sciences. Mayor Marion Barry was indicted on drug-related charges in January 1990. Local reporters discuss news coverage of this event.
Type: Media
NPC ICC mid-year membership meeting, July 28
The International Correspondents Committee will hold its membership meeting on July 28 at 6 p.m. in the NPC's Games Room at the Reliable Source. We will start by discussing the past and upcoming events and spend the rest of the evening networking and sharing ideas. Please come to find out how you can benefit from ICC and contribute to its development. For more information, please contact ICC co-chair Kasia Klimasinska at [email protected].
Type: News
Freelance event explores effect of social media on news products, 6:30 pm March 16
The Freelance Committee and the Events Committee are teaming up for the next installment of the National Press Club’s “Digital” series at 6:30 p.m. Wednesday, March 16, in the conference rooms. The session -- “Where should news be and how do we get there?” -- will explore the trend of social media channels that have moved or are moving into news production. The panel discussion will feature multimedia journalists. The event will kick off with networking at 6:30 p.m. followed by the panel discussion from 7 until 8 and then Q&A from 8 to 8:30. Carmen Russell, a freelancer whose work…
Type: News
Best in-depth political reporting in 2015 to be honored by Lee Walczak Award for Political Analysis
Political writers are invited to enter their best and most thoughtful stories on politics from 2015 in the National Press Club Journalism Contest. The Lee Walczak Award for Political Analysis honors the best political analysis of the year and the winner gets a prize of $750. This award is named in memory of Lee Walczak, a Washington editor, bureau chief and White House correspondent who worked for Bloomberg News and Business Week. It is funded through the support of McGraw-Hill Cos. Inc., Lee's employer for 37 years, and by contributions from Lee's family and friends. The Club, a national…
Type: News
WWI monument must meet design, thematic, site challenges
Creating a memorial to those who served in World War I presents challenges that require a unique design approach, the leader of the effort to establish the monument said at a March 2 National Press Club Newsmaker. All war memorials need to convey honor, respect, heroism, service and sacrifice, said Edwin Fountain, vice chairman of the World War I Centennial Commission established by Congress in 2013. But the WWI memorial has to do more. “We are building a memorial that is entirely in memory to those who have come before, not in living tribute," Fountain said. "This has an impact on theme and…
Type: News