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National Press Club panel plans to offer communication tips in age of social media, Feb. 21
Learn how to use social media to break and report stories, and find sources. A panel of journalists plan to share their tips at a panel discussion and reception from 6:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 21 at the National Press Club. Speakers include Club member Julie Bykowicz of Bloomberg News, Mike DeBonis of The Washington Post and Stacey Samuel of CNN. National Press Club members receive a discount. To sign up, click here.
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Washington Post writer Bob Thompson to discuss new Davy Crockett book, March 13
Longtime Washington Post feature writer Bob Thompson will discuss his new book "Born on a Mountaintop: On the Road with Davy Crockett and the Ghosts of the Wild Frontier" at 6:30 p.m. March 13 at the National Press Club. A book signing will follow the discussion. Registration is required. Please register here. Tickets are free for NPC members and $5 for the general public. The author will only sign books purchased through the National Press Club. This event is a fundraiser for the National Press Club Journalism Institute. No outside book will be permitted. Thompson offers a revealing look at…
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Business can succeed and help communities, Whole Foods CEO John Mackey says
Businesses can be successful while also benefiting customers, employees and their community by consciously looking for ways to serve, John Mackey, co-founder and CEO of Whole Foods told a National Press Club audience Tuesday. Mackey and co-author Raj Sisodia, said they are hoping to persuade other business leaders of the value of conscious capitalism in their book, “Conscious Capitalism: Liberating the Heroic Spirit of Business." Past NPC president Alan Bjerga, who introduced the program, noted that that Mackey has devoted his entire life to selling organic and natural foods and is credited…
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Member benefit: Ticket specials for Capitals, Wizards and Ringling Brothers circus
Club members can claim special deals this month on tickets to Washington Wizards and Washington Capitals games. In addition, there is a special deal for tickets to Ringling Bros. Barnum & Bailey Circus. To take advantage of these special deals please contact Vlady Entin at [email protected] or call him directly at 202-527-7979 regarding VIP seats and packages. 1. Washington Wizards vs. New York Knicks on Wednesday, February 6th at 7 p.m. a. AYCE Promotion- Enjoy free hot dogs, popcorn, pretzels, cracker jacks, peanuts, ice cream and soda all game long in the Club (…
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House budget leaders Van Hollen, Price discuss sequestration, budget, Feb. 12
House Budget Committee Ranking Member Chris Van Hollen, D-Md., and Budget Committee Vice Chairman Tom Price, R-Ga., plan to discuss the latest on sequestration, the fiscal cliff and the budget at 10 a.m. Tuesday, Feb. 12, at a National Press Club Newsmaker. The lawmakers plan to discuss the latest budget deadlines and approaches that could avoid the next potential fiscal crisis. They also plan to discuss how Congress and the White House can avoid recurring fiscal crises by additional program cuts, while not removing benefits from people who need them. They also are expected to address the…
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Pub Quiz is back! Show off your smarts Feb. 21
Test your knowledge at the next edition of Pub Quiz at 7 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 21 in the Truman Lounge. No need to reserve. Bring your own team or show up and join one. Round prizes include complimentary appetizers. The grand prize of the evening is $50 off your tab. Pub Quiz is open only to Club members and their guests.
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Former NPC presidents to speak on women's history panel, March 1
The National Press Club will commemorate Women's History Month will a panel discussion featuring four of the Club's past female presidents at 6 p.m. on March 1 in the Holeman lounge. 2012 President Theresa Werner will moderate the panel. Panelists are: 1982 President Vivian Vahlberg; 1991 President Kay Kahler Vose; 2008 President Sylvia Smith and 2009 President Donna Leinwand Leger. The event is free and open to the public. Please register by clicking here or copy and pasted the full link into your browser: http://www.press.org/events/past-presidents-panel-womens-history-month
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Israeli envoy plans discussion of Israel's new government at Feb. 13 NPC Newsmaker
Zalman Shoval, Israeli Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu's special envoy to the U.S. and Europe, and a former Israeli ambassador to the U.S., plans to speak at 4 p.m. Feb. 13 at a Newsmaker press conference at the National Press Club. Shoval plans to address issues of concern in the Middle East and the priorities of Israel's new government. Newsmakers are open to Club members and the working press.
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NPC Offers Course in Online Security for Journalists
The National Press Club's Press Freedom Committee and the National Press Club Journalism Institute's Professional Development Committee will host an online security workshop on Feb. 26. The workshop will be led by Mr. Stephane Koch, Reporters Without Borders' senior online security advisor. It will run from 8:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. in NPC's Bloomberg Room. The cost is $35 for National Press Club members and $75 for non-members. Register here. No previous experience with online security issues is required to attend the workshop. All that's needed is a laptop. The workshop's lessons include:…
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Obama must save the nation's public lands from excessive energy demands, former Interior Secretary Babbitt says
Former Interior Secretary Bruce Babbitt called for the federal government to give equal attention to protecting America's public lands when it considers the oil and gas industry's requests to develop energy resources. President Obama should "embrace a simple, powerful, and practical principle that will, once again, place the conservation of America's lands on equal ground with energy development," Babbitt said at a Feb. 5 Newsmaker press conference at the National Press Club. While Babbitt praised some of Obama's energy and environmental policies on vehicle fuel efficiency standards,…
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