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NPC President plans to moderate FOIA panel on Wednesday, April 17 at noon
National Press Club President Angela Greiling Keane plans to moderate a panel on the Freedom of Information Act on Wednesday, April 17 at noon in the NPC's Reliable Sources' McClendon Room. No reservations are required for the free and open to the public event. The panel is sponsored by the American Women Writers National Museum.org. Appearing with Greiling Keane is Lucy Dalglish, dean of the Merrill College of Journalism at the University of Maryland, and Angela Canterbury, public policy director at the Project on Government Oversight. Canterbury has testified on FOIA issues before a…
Type: News
NPC members invited to lunch briefing on municipal securities market on May 8 at noon
National Press Club member Jennifer Galloway, chief communications officer at the Municipal Securities Rulemaking Board, invites NPC members to attend a lunch briefing on the municipal securities market and disclosure. The briefing will be held at at noon on Wednesday, May 8, 2013 in the Press Club's Zenger Room. The event is open to all Club members. The event is free but pre-registration is required. Click here to register. The on-the-record briefing will provide members with an introduction to the important role the municipal securities market plays in financing public projects nationwide…
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Annual National Press Club members' photo exhibit slated for September
Black and white, color, or hand-painted! It's time to start thinking about your best photos for the 14th Annual National Press Club Members' Photography Exhibition, slated to run the month of September in the NPC Lobby. Sponsored by the Photography Committee, the exhibition is open to all Press Club members who may submit up to four of their best shots. Each photo may not exceed 11" x 14" and prints must be securely mounted and matted. Photos are due in the Club's Membership Office between August 5-16. Complete exhibition rules will be published in the coming weeks, but please start shooting…
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National Press Club Scholarship Committee plans to judge applications Saturday, April 13
The National Press Club Scholarship Committee plans to judge the applications for the NPC's scholarship for journalism diversity at 9 a.m. on Saturday, April 13. Awarded to a high-school senior who plans to become a journalist, the scholarship is designed to foster diversity in the field. This is the Press Club's biggest scholarship; it amounts to as much as $10,000 over four years. Last year's winner, Sean Hurd, aims to be a sports writer and is using the award to study at George Washington University. Judging will span the morning of April 13, beginning by 9 a.m. and ending no later than…
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Actor Richard Belzer plans Press Club Book Rap on deaths of JFK assassination witnesses
Actor Richard Belzer, also known as Detective John Munch on 'Law & Order: Special Victims Unit, plans to discuss and sign copies of his co-authored new book Hit List: An In-Depth Investigation into the Mysterious Deaths of Witnesses to the JFK Assassination on May 6, 6:30 p.m. at the National Press Club in the Ballroom. Registration is required at here. Tickets are free for NPC members and $5.00 for non-members. The author will only sign copies purchased through the National Press Club so no outside books are allowed. This event is a fundraiser for the National Press Club Journalism…
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Learn how to navigate campaign finance filings Friday, April 12 at 9 a.m.
Just before a big week of campaign finance filings at the Federal Election Commission (FEC), the National Press Club plans to host a panel of political-data experts offering tips on navigating the records and story ideas to be culled from them. The panel is scheduled for Friday, April 12 from 9 a.m. to 10 a.m. in the Bloomberg Room. The cost is $5 for Press Club members, $10 for non-members. Register here. Representatives of the FEC, the Center for Responsive Politics, Bloomberg News and the Sunlight Foundation will lead the discussion. During the week of April 15, the FEC will receive…
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National Press Club Owls plan Spring Hoot featuring Mark Russell, Friday, April 19, 6 p.m.
The National Press Club Owls are planning their Spring Hoot featuring Mark Russell for Friday, April 19 at 6 p.m. The event, which opens with a cash bar followed by the traditional Owls roast beef sit-down dinner is open to all members and costs $35 per person. Make reservations by calling 202-662-7501 or by e-mail at reservations@press org. Russell is a famed topical humorist, satirist and a Washington institution. The Owls also will welcome new Silver Owls members of the Press Club (25 years of membership), Golden Owls (50 years) and a brand-new category for the seriously senior members:…
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Press Club teams with National Endowment for Democracy to discuss Internet freedom
Regulation of the Internet is expected to be the subject of a panel discussion on April 24 at the National Press Club. Just over a week ahead of World Press Freedom Day, the National Press Club’s Press Freedom Committee and the Center for International Media Assistance at the National Endowment for Democracy plan to jointly present a wide-ranging and in-depth discussion of Internet freedom. Last December, U.N. member states at the World Conference on International Telecommunications approved a treaty that may open the door to an international organization regulating the Internet. The question…
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National Press Club magic show tradition continues Wednesday, April 17 at 7 p.m.
For decades, members of the Society of American Magicians Assembly 23 have met and practiced monthly at the National Press Club. Their way of repaying the favor is to offer a free magic show to Press Club members and guests. This year’s show is set for Wednesday, April 17 at 7 p.m. in the conference rooms. The show is free, but please let us know if you are coming by calling 662-7501 (no e-mails please.). Prior to the family-friendly show, special children’s items have been added to the NPC's Reliable Source menu. To reserve a table at the Reliable Source, call 662-7443 or go to the club’s…
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