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Panel to assess sponsored journalism's implications for journalists May 14
Join the Freelance Committee Tuesday, May 14, from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m., for a panel discussion on the role of sponsored and content journalism in a changing industry. A panel will describe how brands are creating their own content and explain opportunities and pitfall for journalists in this field. Panelists include Mark Hamrick, Peter Beller and John Hazard: Mark Hamrick is an award-winning, multi-platform journalist and the 104th National Press Club president. A former AP reporter, he is currently the Washington Bureau Chief at Bankrate, Inc., the Web's leading aggregator of financial rate…
Type: News
Jesuit says new pope shuns pomp, focuses on poverty
The election last month of Pope Francis represents a renewed focus from the Vatican on the Gospel’s basic teachings regarding poverty and humility, Father Thomas Reese, a Jesuit priest, said at an April 3 National Press Club Newsmaker. The spartan life led by Francis as archbishop of Buenos Aires before becoming pope indicates that he will make poverty alleviation a centerpiece of his agenda, Reese said. The then-archbishop, whose birth name is Jorge Mario Bergoglio, reportedly turned down the bishop’s palace for his own apartment and commuted by bus rather than limousine. Bergoglio was at…
Type: News
Prime Minister Speech
Type: Media
Donahue debuts web sites
Club member Marilou Donahue has a new arts web site at artisticallyspeaking.tumblr.com. She also has a new communication and speaking site at artisticallyspeakingtwo.tumblr.com.
Type: News
Napa Valley winemaker to host Chimney Rock wine dinner April 30
Chimney Rock winemaker Elizabeth Vianna will guide diners through a tasting of one of Napa’s finest wines at a wine dinner at 6:30 p.m., April 30 at the National Press Club’s Fourth Estate restaurant. The vineyards of Chimney Rock, situated on the fabled Silverado Trail in Napa Valley’s renowned Stags Leap District, produce wines that compete with the best of Bordeaux and is recognized as one of the world’s premier fine wine producers. Chef Susan Delbert will pair the wines with four luxurious courses. The wine dinner costs $75 for a member single ticket and $105 for a member couples ticket.…
Type: News
Limited tickets left for Union Square chef’s dinner April 18
Reserve now to experience the culinary delights of acclaimed restaurateur Danny Meyer and chef Michael Romano, the men behind New York's Union Square Café and Gramercy Tavern, at a chef’s dinner April 18 at the National Press Club’s Fourth Estate restaurant. Just a few tickets remain for this dinner. To reserve your seat, click here. Members must be signed in to the website to take advantage of the member discount. The dinner, including tax, tip and a souvenir cookbook, costs $75 for a single member reservation and $105 for a member couple (couple price includes one cookbook). Single non-…
Type: News
NPC Members receive special price for gala luncheon honoring Barbara Walters May 17
Broadcast journalist Barbara Walters will receive the American News Women's Club Excellence in Journalism Award for 2013. Walters is being recognized for her lifetime of groundbreaking professional accomplishments. The award will be presented at a gala luncheon at the National Press Club on Friday, May 17, to benefit scholarships for aspiring journalism students. She joins other icons in her field who have received this award, including Walter Cronkite, Helen Thomas, Bob Schieffer, Cokie Roberts, Judy Woodruff and Candy Crowley. For 80 years the American News Women's Club has been serving…
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Cummings pushes gun trafficking legislation
Rep. Elijah Cummings, D-Md, the ranking member of the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee, urged “action” on gun legislation in Congress at an April 2 Newsmaker. He underlined the current dangers associated with gun trafficking and made the case for tough federal penalties aimed at “straw purchasers.” Cummings said, “Most Americans already think gun trafficking is a federal crime — but it’s not. They have no idea that there is no federal law targeting firearms traffickers who commonly use ‘straw purchasers’ to buy guns for convicted felons and other dangerous criminals who cannot…
Type: News
Post editors on Kalb Report: fighting for quality and revenue in the digital age
Two top Washington Post editors marveled at the new ways that technology allows newspapers to tell stories, but conceded they had little idea of how to deal with the financial pressures that are forcing the paper to make staff reductions. “We have new, powerful ways of storytelling; we can reach far more people,” Post Executive Editor Marty Baron told host Marvin Kalb on the “The Kalb Report” April 1. But he said the paper still has not turned the corner toward financial stability that will allow it to begin to rebuild the staff after severe cuts. “There’s no question that we have to cut…
Type: News
Annual Civil War battlefield tour will go to Gettysburg June 8
The Club’s annual Civil War battlefield trip will go to Gettysburg National Military Park on Saturday, June 8, some three weeks before the 150th anniversary of the Battle of Gettysburg. Club members and guests will depart by bus from the F Street side of the National Press Building at 8 a.m., returning at approximately 5 p.m. There is no charge, but NPC members are limited to one guest each. Lunch will be provided. Reservations are required and can be made with Richard Meyer of the Travel Committee at 703-356-6884. Our guide will be Civil War historian and author David Richards, a longtime…
Type: News