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Intro to Media Training, 2-4 pm Dec 4; Free for Members
NPC member Adam Konowe will conduct "Introduction to Media Training" from 2 to 4 p.m. Friday, Dec. 4. The class is designed to empower public relations practitioners and spokespeople to build happy long-term relationships with the journalists who cover their organizations. It will offer young professionals, students on others seeking to polish their skills a primer on where media is today and how news happens. Participants will also get tips on how to field inquiries from journalists, interview successfully, and maintain proper attribution and confidentiality. Konowe is vice president of…
Type: News
Reception for Monaco Prince for Members with Luncheon Tickets, Nov. 30
Ticketed members and their guests only are invited to attend the VIP reception for the Nov. 30 luncheon with Prince Albert II of Monaco. The reception is at noon in the Holeman Lounge. Albert will greet guests through a receiving line until 12:20 p.m. Members and their guests may get in line as early at 11:50 a.m. Albert, the only son of Prince Ranier III and Princess Grace, will discuss his efforts to focus global attention on environmental conservation issues. The monarch is founder the Prince Albert II of Monaco Foundation set up to protect the environment and encourage sustainable…
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2,143 Books Sold at Fair
Book Fair attendees purchased 2,143 books from the 90 authors who offered their works at the Nov. 17 event. The top five sellers were: 80 books: "Dr. Galen's Little Black Bag" by Robert Comunale79 books: "Top Chef: The Quickfire Cookbook" by Spike Mendelsohn and Carla Hall 66 books: "Guilty: Liberal "Victims" and Their Assault on America" by Ann Coulter57 books: "Kinky's Celebrity Pet Files" by Kinky Friedman56 books: "Listen Up, Mr. President: Everything You Always Wanted Your President to Know and Do" by Helen Thomas and Craig Crawford
Type: News
NBC's Andrea Mitchell honored as the National Press Club's Fourth Estate Award winner
The latest edition of Update-1 features NBC's chief foreign affairs correspondent Andrea Mitchell, who was described as a "champion" and a model for women journalists when she was honored as the National Press Club's Fourth Estate Award winner at a gala dinner. Mitchell thanked many people for her success, saying television news is a "team sport." She also said it was very meaningful being honored by her peers at the National Press Club.
Type: Media
Club Closed Thursday & Friday for Holiday
Happy Thanksgiving from the Board of Governors and the staff of the National Press Club. The Club will be closed Thursday and Friday for the holiday. The Wire will not be published those days.
Type: News
Media Training Basics, 2-4 pm Dec 4; Free for Members
Just a few seats remain for "Introduction to Media Training," NPC member Adam Konowe's class to empower public relations practitioners and spokespeople to create happy long-term relationships with journalists who cover their organizations on Friday, Dec. 4 from 2 to 4 p.m. This session will give young professionals, students and others seeking to polish their skills a primer on where media is today and how news happens. Participants will also get tips on how to field inquiries from journalists, interview successfully, and maintain proper attribution andconfidentiality. Konowe, a vice…
Type: News
"Scoop"' at Dec. 19 Books & Brunch
Evelyn Waugh’s classic comic novel, “Scoop” will be discussed at Books & Brunch at noon Saturday, Dec. 19, at The Fourth Estate Restaurant. Anyone wanting to attend should RSVP by Thursday, Dec. 17, to Rachel Belkind at [email protected] or Sean Reilly at [email protected] .
Type: News
Edmonds' Pulitzer Prize-Winning Photos on Display
Ron Edmonds' Pulitzer Prize-winning photos of the 1981 Reagan assassination attempt are now on display on the NPC walls outside the Fourth Estate restaurant. Edmonds, recently retired AP senior White House photographer, donated the photos to the Club. The photos won the 1982 Pulitzer Prize for spot news photography. The photos are part of the NPC's growing collection of Pulitzer-winning photography.
Type: News
This Week in National Press Club History
Dec. 1, 1999: Actor Christopher Reeve pleads for more spinal cord injuries research. Dec. 5, 1984: Helen Thomas, then UPI correspondent for 23 years, reporting through six presidential terms, is the first woman to receive the Fourth Estate Award.This Week in National Press Club History is brought to you by the History Committee, which is dedicated to preserving, and revitalizing the Club’s history through displays, panel discussions and lectures, as well as interviewing members as part of the Club’s long-standing oral history project. The History Committee's December meeting will take place…
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Pulitzer Photog Describes Getting the "Lucky" Shot
Last month Scott Applewhite donated one of his Pulitzer Prize-winning photos to the Club, one that depicts then-President Clinton as he headed to make a statement about the impeachment inquiry and to apologize for his conduct in the Monica Lewinsky affair. The photo is visually striking, showing Clinton emerging from the colonnade at the White House. We're most grateful for the gift, and it will hang with our other Pulitzer photos. I was at the presentation ceremony and told Scott how much we appreciated his gift. He then gave the most interesting talk about how the photo was created. Alas, I…
Type: News