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"Nostalgia Night" of Club, Building History, 6:30 pm May 19
An open house nostalgia night, at 6:30 p.m. Wednesday, May 19, in the Holeman Lounge, will mark the quarter-century anniversary of the rededication of the Club and the National Press Building. A long-forgotten video documentary made for the cornerstone time capsule will be shown, and four of the key figures in the 1985 celebration will tell some inside stories. When the remodeling of the building and the Club were completed that year, both were rededicated. Admission is free; there will be refreshments and a cash bar. RSVP at (202) 662-7150. The program includes remarks by David Hess, the…
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Audio Posted of Political Roundtable
The latest Political Roundtable featuring members of the National Press Club is available on the Club web site. Former Club President and Houston Chronicle Washington Bureau Chief Rick Dunham hostsThomma of McClatchy Newspapers, Andrea Stone of AOL News and Stewart Powell of the Houston Chronicle. They discuss the major national and international issues facing the Obama administration, the state primaries and the midterm elections in November. a political roundtable featuring Steve The roundtable is part of the weekly “From The National Press Club” radio series that also is made available to…
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Spaces Open for Bootcamp, 8:30 am May 15
Spots are still left for the Journalism Survival Bootcamp, a day-long career-oriented program from 8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m., Saturday, May 15. The costs is $15 for National Press Club members, $75 for non-members. Non-members who attend and become Club members on or before the event can pay the member-rate and get their first month's dues free -- a value worth up to $130. The event is designed to help reporters and editors stay competitive in this digital age. Speakers include top representatives from: AOL, Bloomberg, Politico, National Public Radio, Platts and more. The seminar includes tips on…
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Books & Brunch Meets at Noon May 15
Books and Brunch will meet at noon Saturday, May 15, at the Fourth Estate Restaurant to discuss “Let the Great World Spin,” a novel by Colum McCann that was a 2009 winner of the National Book Award. Please RSVP by Thursday to Sean Reilly at [email protected]
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This Week in Press Club History
May 11, 1921: President Herbert Hoover becomes a member of the National Press Club. May 11, 1927: Charles Lindbergh holds a reception at the Club after returning to Washington from his historic solo flight across the Atlantic. May 15, 1924: Composers John Philip Sousa and Victor Herbert provide the entertainment at a National Press Club show. May 15, 1996: Journalist Helen Thomas commemorates 25 years of women’s membership in the National Press Club. This Week in National Press Club History is brought to you by the History and Heritage Committee, which preserves and revitalizes the Club ‘s…
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Bloomberg's Winkler, WaPo's Grimaldi Discuss FOIA, 6:30 pm May 11
Bloomberg News Editor-In-Chief Matt Winkler and Washington Post investigative reporter James Grimaldi will discuss ``Bank Bailout Secrets and Other FOIA Discoveries' at 6:30 p.m. Tuesday, May 11. Lucy Dalglish, executive director of Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press, will moderate the panel in the Club's First Amendment room. The panel is preceded by a reception at 6 p.m. in the Bloomberg Training Center. There is no admission charge. The event is open to Club members and non-members. This event is sponsored by the Professional Development and Press Freedom committees, and by…
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Analyzing The 2016 Presidential Race
Update-1 One jumps into the 2016 presidential race with a roundtable discussion hosted by Sirius White House correspondent Jared Rizzi. The guests are Todd Gillman, Washington bureau chief for the Dallas Morning News, and Francesca Chambers, White House correspondent for the Daily Mail. They discuss the importance of the remaining primaries and caucuses for the four Republican and two Democratic candidates in the first of a series of Update-1 podcasts covering the race for the White House.
Type: Media
Wall Street Journal Reporter to Discuss Book on Radical Islam, 6:30 pm May 17
Wall Street Journal reporter Ian Johnson will discuss his latest book, "A Mosque in Munich: Nazis, the CIA, and the Rise of the Muslim Brotherhood in the West," at 6:30 p.m., May 17, in the Bloomberg Room. In the wake of the news that 9/11 hijackers had lived in Europe, Johnson wondered how such a radical group could sink roots into Western soil. His research — including interviewing survivors, scouring archives, and pressuring governments to release sensitive intelligence documents — resulted in revealing the story of the CIA’s collaboration with the Muslim Brotherhood, which gave radical…
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General Membership Meets, Noon Friday
The Spring General Membership Meeting of the National Press Club will beheld in the Holeman Lounge at noon, Friday, May 7. President Alan Bjerga and other officers will report on the Club'soperations. A sandwich luncheon buffet will be served.
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Financial Journalist's Money Management Tips, 6:30 pm June 15; Free for Members
Financial journalist Linda Stern will discuss how reporters, freelancers, editors and others can manage their cash and their business from 6:30 to 8 p.m., Tuesday, June 15. The seminar is free for National Press Club members and $25 for non-members. It will be held in the 13th floor Bloomberg Center for Electronic Journalism classroom. Stern, author of Money-Smart Secrets for the Self-Employed, is a long-time contributing editor at Newsweek and a Reuters columnist who specializes in personal finance issues, including taxes, budgeting and saving for retirement. To reserve space contact Nicole…
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