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See "Red Hot Patriot" at Arena Stage, meet star Kathleen Turner, Sept. 13
Join the National Press Club Journalism Institute at Arena Stage for an evening of theater and a private conversation after the performance with Academy Award nominee Kathleen Turner on Sept. 13. Turner stars in “Red Hot Patriot: The Kick-Ass Wit of Molly Ivins,” a play about the late newspaper columnist. Tickets are $150 each for Club members and $175 for all non-members. The price covers admission to the show and the post-performance event with Turner, which will include light refreshments. Click here to order tickets. Turner brings her sizzling blend of sensuality and intelligence to the…
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Panel outlines election stakes for disabled Americans, noon Sept. 11
Issues of importance to people with disabilities, their loved ones and caretakers will be the focus of a panel discussion at noon Tuesday, Sept. 11, at the National Press Club. Jonathan M. Young, a partner at the law firm FoxKiser, will represent the campaign of President Barack Obama. He will be joined by Judy Woodruff, co-anchor of PBS NewsHour, and Peter Wallsten, a political reporter for the Washington Post. An invitation has been extended to the campaign of Republican presidential nominee Mitt Romney.
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Learn how to parse political polls, 9 am Sept. 24
Just in time for the fall campaign crush, the Election Boot Camp series will hold a training session on polling at 9 a.m. Monday, Sept. 24, at the National Press Club. Cliff Zukin, a professor of public policy and political science at Rutgers University and a past president of the American Association for Public Opinion Research, will explain how polls are conducted, what to look for in the methodology and how to determine the legitimacy of a poll. He’ll pay special attention to problems surrounding election polls, detailing how they differ from other polls and why two or more polls on the…
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Solomon, former Washington Post colleagues to honor Bob Woodward, Sept. 21
George Solomon will roast and toast Washington Post editor and Pulitzer Prize winner Bob Woodward at the Fourth Estate Award dinner Friday, Sept. 21. Solomon, a long-time friend and former Washington Post colleague of Woodward, is a professor and the director of the Shirley Povich Center for Sports Journalism at the University of Maryland. Joining Solomon in paying tribute to Woodward are Washington Post publisher Katharine Weymouth; Donald Graham, CEO and chairman of the Washington Post Co.; and David Maraniss, the paper’s associate editor. Through Sept. 14, National Press Club members may…
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CNN legal expert to analyze Obama, Supreme Court tension, 6:30 pm Sept. 19
Jeffrey Toobin, senior CNN legal analyst and staff writer for The New Yorker, will discuss his new book, "The Oath: The Obama White House and the Supreme Court," at 6:30 p.m. Wednesday, Sept. 19, at the National Press Club. A book signing will follow the event, which is free for Club members and $5 for all guests and non-members. Seating is limited. Purchase your tickets here. This event is a fundraiser for the NPC Journalism Institute. The author will only sign copies of the book purchased through the Club. No outside books or memorabilia are allowed. "The Oath" is an insider's account of…
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Historians, journalists assess Eisenhower's influence on presidential-media relations, 6 pm Oct. 11
Historians and journalists will analyze how President Dwight D. Eisenhower changed the relationship between the White House and the media at 6 p.m. on Oct. 11 at the National Press Club. Evan Thomas, professor of journalism at Princeton University and a former Newsweek columnist and editor, and Jim Newton, editor-at-large of the Los Angeles Times, will lead a discussion assessing Eisenhower’s methodology of initiating and maintaining “dialogue” with the media and the public. Tickets are free for Club members and $10 for the public. To reserve tickets, please visit the the event page listed on…
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Communicators: Learn to manage LinkedIn groups on Sept. 25
Peter Panepento, Assistant Managing Editor of The Chronicle of Philanthropy, will share how his organization is using the LinkedIn professional social-networking site to build deeper connections with its readers, expand its audience, and develop a new stream of revenue for paid content. The NPC Events Committee's "Get It Online" lunch discussion will start promptly at 12 p.m. on Sept. 25 in the McClendon room. Facebook and Twitter get most of the attention, but some savvy media organizations are using LinkedIn as the central piece of their social-media strategy. This event is targeted toward…
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Club members served with distinction in WWII; Japan surrenders, Sept. 2, 1945
This Week In National Press Club History Sept. 2, 1945: Japan formally surrenders in a ceremony on board the USS Missouri in Tokyo Bay, ending World War ll, in which so many National Press Club and Women’s National Press Club members served. Among them are former Club Presidents Don Larrabee, a combat correspondent in the Far East; John Cosgrove, who saw action at Okinawa on a destroyer escort in the Pacific; Allan Cromley, combat infantryman in Europe; Warren Rogers, who participated as a Marine in the battle of Guadalcanal and Frank Holeman, who performed counter-intelligence in the…
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Club to host presidential, vice presidential debate viewings
Looking for a fun way to experience the presidential debates this year? Or are you a journalist covering the debates for work or fun? Come watch or cover them with fellow National Press Club members and bring your friends. There will be a working area for journalists, and debates will be televised in the Truman Lounge and the Bloomberg Room. Food and drinks will be available to order from both locations. The event is free and is hosted in a non-partisan atmosphere. Hope to see you there! Here is the schedule: All the debates are from 9-10:30 p.m. EST. First presidential debate Wednesday, Oct…
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