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Meet the National Press Club networking event April 10
Did you know that the National Press Club features a members-only networking event every other month? Please join us for the next edition of Meet the Press Club at 6 p.m. on Wednesday, April 10, in the NPC's Reliable Source's McClendon room. Space is limited, so please reserve your spot by sending an email to Sarah Driggs at [email protected]. Meet the Press Club is specifically designed as a forum for Club members to network and establish business contacts among fellow members. For more about your membership benefits please email [email protected].
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Club works to become a home for freelancers
National Press Club members trying to survive in the competitive freelance market may see their lives become a little easier this year. Amid concerns posed by some members that freelancers aren’t getting enough value out of their membership, the Freelance Committee is taking a series of steps aimed at making the Club more attractive to writers working outside of established media outlets. “The one most important thing that I think we can do is to put together some opportunities for freelancers to get more business,” said Freelance Committee Chair Tam Harbert. “A lot of other organizations…
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Sponsor of gun tracking legislation to provide 'reality check' April 2
Rep. Elijah Cummings,D-Md., will present a National Press Club Newsmaker, “A Reality Check on Congressional Gun Legislation,” at 10 a.m.,Tuesday, April 2. Cummings, ranking member of the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee and former Chairman of the Congressional Black Caucus, is the prime sponsor of bipartisan legislation on gun trafficking legislation, which now has 100 co-sponsors. Cummings will discuss the state of congressional action and substance of the gun trafficking legislation as well as other pending bills. For more information, contact Bob Weiner at 301-283-0821 or…
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Vatican observer to analyze papal choice April 3
Thomas Reese, a Jesuit priest, will analyze the selection of Argentina’s Cardinal Jorge Mario Bergoglio as the new pontiff at a National Press Club Newsmaker at 10 a.m., Wednesday, April 3. Reese will comment on the ways this papacy may reshape the Catholic Church. Reese, an author and popular speaker who leads the Woodstock Theological Center’s work on Religion and Public Policy, spent most of March in Rome covering the election of the new pope for The National Catholic Reporter. Holder of a doctorate in political science, he has written a series of books analyzing the politics and…
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President's Commission on HIV
Type: Media
Reliable Source to offer kids menu before magic show April 17
Mesfin Mekonen, Reliable Source manager, and Susan Delbert, NPC executive chef, have teamed to offer a children’s menu for club members and guests before the annual magic show starts Wednesday, April 17, at 7 p.m. Menu highlights include fish fingers, chicken tenders, hot dogs, mac and cheese or plain spaghetti, and chocolate and vanilla ice cream with sundae sauce. Five magicians from the Society of American Magicians Assembly 23 will perform the family-friendly magic show in the conference rooms. The show is free, but please let us know if you are coming by calling 202-662-7501. To reserve…
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African American entrepreneur urges swift action on black unemployment
Billionaire entrepreneur Robert L. Johnson urged the nation to reduce the high unemployment of African Americans at a March 26 National Press Club luncheon. Citing a Zogby poll on African American attitudes, he said "When polled on why African-Americans believe black unemployment is consistently double that of whites, responses include failure of the education system for minorities, lack of corporate commitment to hiring minorities and a failure of government policies for hiring practices." "Afrcan-Americans have been the hardest hit" by the nation's economic downturn, he said. "African-…
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First Wednesday jazz nights in the Fourth Estate debut April 3
Jazz is coming to the Fourth Estate restaurant Wednesday, April 3, 2013. The restaurant will host a “Jazz Night” with Blues Alley, Georgetown’s home for jazz, the first Wednesday of every month. April is Jazz Appreciation Month in Washington, D.C., and the Fourth Estate will join the celebration with playing by members of the renowned Blues Alley Youth Orchestra. The orchestra will play background music for dinner from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m., and will be available to answer questions afterwards. The Fourth Estate will offer its seasonal dinner menu. All attendees will receive 10 percent off their…
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Discover Twitter Chats at April 5 "Get it Online" session
Sarah Heffern, associate director for social media strategy at the National Trust for Historic Preservation, will discuss the Trust's use of Twitter Chat Friday, April 5, from noon to 1:30 p.m. in the McClendon room. Twitter Chats have become a popular way for organizations to bring people together online. At this month's "Get It Online" lunch discussion, learn about the National Trust's monthly preservation-focused chat on Twitter. Started in 2011, the #builtheritage chat draws passionate place-savers from around the world. This session will provide an overview of the origins of the chat,…
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Video: How Post 9/11 Antiterror Laws are Being Used Globally to Crush Press Freedom
On March 12, 2013, the National Press Club's Freedom of the Press Committee held a moderated panel discussion on how laws enacted after the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks are being used to crush press freedom. Following the Sept. 11 attacks and the opening of the United States' war on terror, dozens of countries have implemented sweeping anti-terrorism laws, frequently at the behest of Washington. But analyses by human rights and journalist watchdog groups have found that these foreign counterterrorism laws are increasingly being used as the go-to tool to target and imprison journalists who write…
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