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Journalism Bootcamp, 8:30 am May 15
Reporting and editing jobs are scarce, but Washington is as good a place as anyto find one. 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…
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Books & Brunch to Discuss "Let the Great World Spin," May 17
The National Press Club’s Books & Brunch group will discuss Let the Great World Spin by Colum McCann at its next meeting at noon, Saturday, May 17, in the Fourth Estate Restaurant. All Club members and guests are welcome. The June 19 Books & Brunch discussion will center on Evening in the Palace of Reason: Bach Meets Frederick the Great in the Age of Enlightenment by James R. Gaines. At the end of the May 17 meeting, the group will choose the book for the July 17 meeting. Selections are made two months in advance to allow members plenty of time to read the book, or plan…
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Back Pain Expert to Teach Fitness Class, Noon June 7
Before you can say “Oh, my aching back” again, come down to the Bloomberg Room to meet Esther Gokhale, author of the Nautilus Gold award-winning book, “8 Steps to a Pain-Free Back,” from noon to 1 p.m. on Monday, June 7. Dubbed the “Michael Pollan of posture,” she will introduce her Gokhale Method, touted as “the greatest contribution ever made to nonsurgical back pain treatment” by Helen Barkan, a Mayo Clinic scientist. A graduate of Princeton University and a licensed acupuncturist, Gokhale will give hands-on assistance and make recommendations on how to best sit to promote pain-free…
Type: News
General Membership Meets, Noon May 7
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 give reports on the Club'soperations. A sandwich luncheon buffet will be served.
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Andrew Young and Godson Discuss Memoir, 6:30 pm June 7
Civil rights leader Andrew Young and his godson Kabir Sehgal will discuss their memoir "Walk in My Shoes: Conversations Between a Civil Rights Legend and His Godson on the Journey Ahead" at 6:30 pm, Monday, June 7, in the conference rooms. A top aide to Martin Luther King Jr., Young has has also been a diplomat, pastor, mayor of Atlanta, congressman and ambassador to the United Nations. For years, he has been mentoring his godson in correspondence and conversation. Sehgal works in emerging market equity sales at JPMorgan. He was an aide to Sen. Max Cleland on the John Kerry presidential…
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Chef Mendelsohn at Wine Dinner June 7; $70 for Members
Chef Spike Mendelsohn of Good Stuff Eatery on Capitol Hill and his new cookbook will be featured at a June 7 dinner in the Fourth Estate Restaurant. The five-course dinner with wine pairings is $70 for Club members and their guests, $93 for non-members. Mendelsohn, who has appeared as a contestant on Top Chef and Iron Chef, trained at the Culinary Institute of America. His book "Good Stuff" is scheduled for publication over Memorial Day weekend. He worked at Les Crayeres, a Michelin three-star restaurant in Reims, France, and studied in Vietnam before graduating with top honors at CIA. After…
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Lobster Night in Fourth Estate Tonight; $25 for Members
Steamed 1 1/4-pound lobsters will be on the Fourth Estate Restaurant dinner menu this evening. The price is $25 for members and their guests, $30 for non-members. The lobsters are served with drawn butter and a choice of oven-roasted potatoes or fries and coleslaw or green salad. Diners are seated from 5:30 to 8:30 p.m. Reservations were required, but some additional lobsters may be available for walk-in diners. To check on availability, call 202-662-7638. The lobster night special is offered the last Wednesday of every month for a limited time. The Fourth Estate restaurant, located on the…
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Young Members to Host Leinwand 6:30 pm, May 17
USA Today reporter and former National Press Club President DonnaLeinwand will join the Club's Young Members group for cocktails andconversation from 6:30 to 8 p.m. on Monday, May 17. Leinwand covers the Justice Department, major crimes, legal issues, disastersand terrorism. She has reported from Baghdad on the Iraq War, from Indonesiaand Thailand after the tsunami, and on more than 20 hurricanes and the recentearthquake in Haiti. Previously, Leinwand worked as a regional reporter covering Congress and the federal government for Knight Ridder's Washington bureau and then Gannett News Service…
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Social Media Series Part 5 -- Why Some Companies Have Failed
In the fifth and final Update-1 podcast on social media, we examine why some companies haven't been as successful as they had hoped. Broadcast Committee member Jennifer Strong interviews former New York Times reporter and Columbia University social media professor Sree Sreenivasan about opportunities news organizations are missing to maximize the benefits of social media. Later in the podcast she talks with Huffington Post Senior Technology Editor Alexander Howard about the new redesign for the Google Plus site and its future.
Type: Media
Club, Reporters Without Borders Host Exiled Eritrean Journalist 7 pm, April 27
The National Press Club and Reporters Without Borders will host a discussion with an exiled Eritrean journalist at 7 p.m. on Tuesday, April 27. The speaker will be Milkias M. Yohannes, who is currently living in Maryland. A lawyer by trade, Yohannes is the founder of Kestedebena, one of Eritrea's largest independent newspapers until it was shut down during the 2001 government crackdown. The event is the second edition of Truth Teller, a new series of talks featuring reporters in exile taking the stand on the dangers they faced as local journalists in their home countries. Yohannes' newspaper…
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