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No rental fee for members to reserve McClendon, Games Room and Mezzanine
Did you know that members can reserve specific space without paying room rental? The McClendon Room, the Games Room and the Mezzanine are available to members as an exceptional venue for meetings, cocktail parties and other special occasions. The space is located on the 14th floor of the National Press Club. Reservations are free for Club members, but there is a food and beverage minimum in exchange for use of the rooms at certain times. Audio-visual equipment, such as flat-screen TVs, and high speed wireless internet access are available for rental. Please contact Mesfin Mekonen regarding…
Type: News
Washington Post, Rezaian family petition UN to free jailed journalism Jason Rezaian
The Washington Post disclosed Wednesday at a National Press Club Newsmaker on the first anniversary of Iran's detention of journalist Jason Rezaian that it has petitioned the United Nations to take "urgent action" to get Rezaian's release. The 38-page petition was filed with the UN Working Group on Arbitrary Detention, which reports to the UN General Assembly's Human Rights Council. David W. Bowker, representing the Post and Rezaian's family, said later that if the Working Group acts quickly, Iran would have 60 days to respond. The five-member Working Group is chaired by a representative from…
Type: News
Get your tickets now to celebrate journalistic excellence, courage, July 29
Celebrate journalism excellence and courage at the National Press Club's 42nd Annual Journalism Awards dinner on Wednesday, July 29. The dinner is a highlight of the Club's year. The winners of the John Aubuchon Press Freedom Award will be honored at the dinner along with the best in competitive journalism. The Aubuchon award recognizes those whose work has demonstrated the courage that lies at the heart of a free press. The club will give American freelance reporter Austin Tice, who has been detained in Syria since 2012, and Jason Rezaian, a Washington Post reporter detained in Iran,…
Type: News
Play Ball: NPC Broadcast Committee Night at Nationals Park on Sept. 26
Join members of the National Press Club’s broadcast committee as we watch the Washington Nationals take on National League East rivals, the Philadelphia Phillies. Game time is 4:05 p.m. on Saturday, September 26. Tickets in our coveted 300-level gallery section are just $26 each, plus a small ticketing fee; guests of NPC members are very welcome. Tickets must be purchased by September 4 via Eventbrite (no promo code needed), then picked up at the NPC front desk prior to the game. Click here to purchase tickets.
Type: News
'Press and PR Pub' gathering for journalists and communicators, July 21
Join your colleagues for "Press and PR Pub" at 6:30 p.m. on Tuesday, July 21 in the First Amendment Lounge located on the 13th floor of the National Press Club. Tickets are $5 for members and $10 for non-members. Please reserve your spot by registering here. Press and PR Pub is specifically designed as a forum for journalists and communicators to network and establish business contacts.
Type: News
Put "Victoria: A Life" on your summer reading list for Aug. 15 Books & Brunch
Books & Brunch will meet at noon Saturday, Aug. 15 at the Fourth Estate restaurant to discuss A.N. Wilson's "Victoria: A Life." All Club members and their guests are welcome to join us for what promises to be a rousing discussing. Brunch is available for purchase at the a la carte menu. For more information about Books & Brunch, please contact Jack Williams at [email protected]
Type: News
Making a Greenhouse Policy
Allan Bromley is President Bush's adviser on science and technology. He presented the administration's plan to combat the greenhouse effect. This plan will be presented at an upcoming international conference on global warming at the White House.
Type: Media
"Ghost Fleet" author says book depicts plausible scenario of cyber war with China, Russia
Peter W. Singer, co-author of the techno-thriller "Ghost Fleet" and a senior fellow at the New America Foundation, warned at a National Press Club appearance Thursday that research for his book has him worried that China's military "is building better and moving faster" than official Washington realizes. Speaking at an American Legion Post 20 event open to all NPC members, Singer said he fears the U.S. is building overly complex and costly weapons that could be outclassed by potential foes, especially China. Singer said he and co-author August Cole, an Atlantic Council senior fellow, were…
Type: News
Charleston shootings: AME Church senior bishop to address NPC luncheon on Aug. 12
The Right Rev. John Richard Bryant, senior bishop of the African Methodist Episcopal Church, will discuss the Charleston, S.C., church shootings at a National Press Club luncheon on Wednesday, Aug. 12. At a prayer vigil after the shootings, Bryant invoked the African-American legacy of resilience, saying the shooting suspect, Dylann Roof, had "picked the wrong place and the wrong crowd." He then railed against gun violence in American society. In addition to serving as senior bishop, Bryant is the presiding prelate of the AME church’s Fourth Episcopal District. Lunch will be served at 12:30…
Type: News
Club welcomes new members from here and abroad in June
Please extend a warm National Press Club welcome to the following new members who joined the Club in June: Denise Rolark Barnes (The Washington Informer), Celal Cevirgen (TRT Corporation), Antonella Ciancio (EMC, America23, Italy24), Michele Givens (Education Week), Bruce Johnson (WUSA-TV9, CBS), Cumhur Kutay (TRT Corporation), Silvana Quirez (Univision Washington), Ozlem Tinaz (TRT Corporation) Andrew Burt (Freelance), Matti Kalliokoski (Helsingin Sanomat), Benjamin Sarlin (MSNBC), Xin Zhang (CCTV America), Jennifer Glasse (Al Jazeera English), M. Kate Burrows Jones (Author), Krystian von…
Type: News