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Obama Administration Openness Scorecard: 19 of 20 agencies fail Bloomberg test
Bloomberg News just published a project designed to measure how well the Obama Administration is living up to its promise of making the federal government more transparent. A team of reporters filed identical FOIA request asking for a year's worth of travel information for the heads of the 20 cabinet departments and 37 other agencies with significant public interest. The results: only one of the 20 cabinet-level departments complied under the deadline set out in law. Half of 57 agencies contacted had complied more than three months after the requests were sent out. Click here to read the…
Type: News
Dinner & a Movie: Enjoy a Reliable Source burger with a view of George Clooney, 7 p.m. Oct. 4
National Press Club members and their guests are invited to "Dinner and a Movie" night featuring "The Ides of March" on Thursday, Oct. 4 at 7 p.m. in the McClendon Room. Members and their guests may choose from the regular menu or a selection of dinner specials while enjoying the movie. Please contact us at [email protected] or 202-662-7443 for more information or to reserve your table.
Type: News
Club connections: Enhance your travel with reciprocal clubs
Taking advantage of NPC’s reciprocal clubs can add an extra dimension to travels in the United States or overseas. The time my wife Darlene Shields and I spent exploring and enjoying lunch at Hong Kong’s Foreign Correspondents’[OK] Club(FCC) was one of the highlights of our recent 10-day trip to the city. Like the NPC, photos and plaques on the FCC's walls tell of some of the momentous events club members have covered. Journalists in China during World War II founded the FCC in 1943 in Chongquing, the capital of the part of China controlled by Chiang Kai-shek’s Nationalist Party. After moving…
Type: News
Don't Sneeze on Me: Flu shots canceled due to low registration
The National Press Club has canceled the flu shots scheduled for Wednesday, Oct. 10 due to lack of interest and registration. If you have questions, please contact Terry Davis at 202-662-7520 or email him at [email protected].
Type: News
Screening and discussion of "Codebreaker" in honor of Alan Turing, father of the computer age, Oct. 4
Celebrate the achievement of Alan Turing, the man credited with "catapulting civilization into the digital age," at a reception, documentary screening and panel discussion on Thursday, Oct. 4 from 6 p.m. to 9 p.m. The advance screening of "Codebreaker," a new 53-minute film chronicling Turing's heroic life, tragic death and lasting legacy, will be followed by a panel discussion featuring one of the film's producers. Turing, considered one of the 20th century's greatest technologists for his contributions computer science and artificial intelligence, is credited with laying the cornerstone…
Type: News
Enjoy brunch, lively discussion of 'Americans in Paris' at Books & Brunch Oct. 20
The National Press Club's Books & Brunch group will meet on Saturday, Oct. 20 at noon in the NPC's Fourth Estate restaurant to discuss David McCullough’s The Great Journey: Americans in Paris. All Club members are welcome, but please RSVP to Jack Williams at [email protected] so the restaurant can prepare for the group. Parking is free at the PMI garage on G Street between 13th and 14th if you have a meal at the Fourth Estate restaurant and bring your parking stub for validation.
Type: News
Politics Straight Up plans to feature seven journalists live from NPC's Truman Lounge
Politics Straight Up plans to broadcast tonight from 7 to 9 p.m. from the NPC's Reliable Source's Truman Lounge. Julia Mason, host of the Sirius XM radio program "Press Pool," plans to host the program, which features continuing coverage of the 2012 presidential campaign. It will be broadcast live on POTUS (Politics of the United States for the People of the United States) on Sirius XM channel 174. The following seven guest journalists are scheduled to appear in the order as listed: Steve Koff of the Cleveland Plain Dealer, Shira Toeplitz of Roll Call, Tom DeFrank of the New York Daily News,…
Type: News
This Is It: Claim your free drink! Membership survey ends today
Today is your last chance to have your voice heard by completing the survey of National Press Club members before it closes. Although we've got record participation in the survey, we'd still like to hear more opinions from our members. You've got until midnight tonight. The survey results are used to develop the Press Club's strategic plan that will help set the direction and priorities for the next five years. You should have received the survey in your e-mail box. If you did not or if you need to have it resent, please let us know at [email protected]. Your link is unique to you, so please…
Type: News
Volunteers needed for National Press Club's 35th annual Book Fair & Authors' Night
Volunteers are needed for the 35th annual National Press Club Book Fair scheduled for Tuesday, Nov. 13 from 5:30 to 8:30 p.m. in the Press Club Ballroom. Volunteers will work in shifts, the first shift from 5:30 to 7 p.m. and the second shift from 7 to 8:30 p.m. You may request a specific shift but depending on the number of requests, there is no guarantee of being assigned the requested shift. Volunteering for the Book Fair will provide you with an enjoyable evening and benefit your Club. If you would like to volunteer for this year's Book Fair, please contact Joseph Luchok, volunteer…
Type: News
Governor Speech
Type: Media