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Washington-based regional reporters compete for National Press Club honors
For Washington-based regional reporters, translating complex news from the nation’s capital for readers in cities, states and regions they represent is a difficult job. The National Press Club journalism contest seeks to recognize the best of this important work, which has become even more challenging in recent years. The 2012 winner was Maureen Groppe of The Indianapolis Star. The deadline for entering the NPC Journalism Contest is April 1, so pick your entries and mail them soon. Information about the contest is at http://press.org/about/awards. The contest includes awards for news photos,…
Type: News
Motion Picture executive stops short of endorsing regulating violence at NPC Luncheon
Regulating content is not the response to violence in films, said Christopher Dodd, chairman and chief executive officer of the Motion Picture Association of America in a Feb. 15 National Press Club Luncheon speech. Dodd stopped short of agreeing to limit gun violence in movies even as he recalled driving through Newtown, Conn., the night before the shooting tragedy. “I care deeply about the subject and will be working with the [Obama] administration to provide assistance,” he said. But “when you try to regulate content it’s a very slippery choice.” Focusing on mental health problems with “…
Type: News
Last chance for chef’s dinner featuring Pati Jinich
Just three seats remain for a five-course dinner and tequila with chef Pati Jinich, host of PBS’ popular “Pati’s Mexican Table” at 6:30 p.m., Tuesday, March 19, in the National Press Club's Fourth Estate restaurant. Please click here to reserve. Members must be signed in to take advantage of the discount. The member price is $75 per person or $105 per couple for members and $85 per person or $125 per couple for non-members. "Couple” tickets include one cookbook. Tax and gratuity are included in the price. Jinich, a chef at the Mexican Cultural Institute and a guest on such Food Network shows…
Type: News
National Press Club award honors the finest work of young reporters
From exposing corruption to shining a light on political horse-trading and influence peddling, the finest in political journalism from reporters 34 years old or younger is honored by the National Press Club each year. The Sandy Hume Award for Excellence in Political Journalism, which carries a $750 prize and plaque, is given annually to the author of an article or series of articles that make an exceptional contribution to the public’s understanding of Congress. The award honors excellence and objectivity in political coverage, recognizing print journalists who produce the most compelling and…
Type: News
Book by two NPC members deciphers journalese
Two long-time National Press Club members, Paul Dickson and Robert Skole, are the authors of Journalese -- A Dictionary for Deciphering the News, published by Marion Street Press. Eerily: streets that are dark or deserted are always eerily silent. Jockeying: what politicians do when they’re busy elbowing out an opponent. Noted authority: said of anyone on the reporter’s speed dial or Twitter feed. These are just three examples from Journalese -- A Dictionary for Deciphering the News by Paul Dickson and Robert Skole, a new dictionary of journalistic buzzwords that looks at the true absurdity…
Type: News
Boeing engineers speak about potential strike at National Press Club Newsmaker
Leaders of the Boeing Co. engineers and technicians union plan to address a National Press Club Newsmakers press conference on Friday Feb. 22 at 10 a.m. Society of Professional Engineering Employees in Aerospace Executive Director Ray Goforth, and Secretary-Treasurer of the International Federation of Professional and Technical Engineers Paul Shearon are Boeing employees who serve on union negotiating teams. Boeing, which has been in the news in recent weeks for battery-related fires in its Dreamliner airplane fleet, has about 26,000 engineers and technicians who have been in labor talks for…
Type: News
National Press Club closed on Presidents' Day
The National Press Club plans to be closed on Monday, Feb. 18, in observance of Presidents' Day.
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Author Speech
Mr. Baldwin talked about the civil rights movement, the mistaken worship of innocence and immaturity, the interdependent connections of the world, the U.S. guilt from taking Native American lands, and other topics. He also responded to questions submitted by audience members.
Type: Media
Edinburgh Royal Military Tattoo highlights Scotland trip
Join members of the National Press Club, families, and friends on a trip to Scotland Aug. 3-12, for only $2,248.00 per person, double occupancy ($536 single supplement), plus airfare. Roundtrip fares from Dulles to Scotland are approximately $1,300. The trip begins in Glasgow with a tour of the city and a visit to Inveraray Castle and a Loch Lomond Cruise. Travel to the Isle of Skye, the Clan Donald Centre at Armadale Castle, and to Nairn for a special evening with Scottish music. Tour the Culloden Battlefield and see where Bonnie Prince Charlie was defeated in 1746. Visit the Glenfiddich…
Type: News
Israeli envoy declares 2013 'year of reckoning' to stop nuclear Iran
Salman Shoval, Israeli special envoy to the United States and Europe, told a Feb. 13 National Press Club Newsmaker event that 2013 will be "the year of reckoning" when Iran's nuclear ambitions must be stopped. Iran will be the most important topic between Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu and President Barack Obama during Obama's forthcoming visit to Israel, followed by the Israeli-Palestinian peace process and the economy, Shoval said. The issue is not when Iran will build a bomb, but when they will have enough enriched fissionable material to quickly prepare a bomb, he said. "And they are…
Type: News