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This Week in National Press Club History
Jan.23, 1932: President Herbert Hoover attends the inauguration of the Club’s new president and hates to leave because he‘s having a good time for once. Jan. 24, 1997: New U.N. Secretary Kofi Annan addresses the Club at Hotel Washington and urges the press to encourage the U.S. to pay its share of the U.N. budget. Jan. 26, 2007: Actor Gary Sinise pleas for help for disabled veterans at a Club luncheon. Jan. 26, 1915: Secretary of State William Jennings Bryan makes the first transcontinental telephone call for the Bell Telephone Company from the Club. Jan. 27, 1964: Sen. Margaret Chase…
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Young Members Happy Hour, 7 pm Jan. 25
Join the Young Members Committee for a special happy hour meeting at 7 p.m. Monday, Jan 25, in the McClendon Room. This Young Members-only event is a chance to share in the excitement of the New Year and hear about what the committee is planning to do for you. Every young member will receive a free drink ticket and a raffle ticket for a prize.
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Fewer Than 100 Tickets Remain for NPC Inaugural Gala
Fewer than 100 tickets are available for the Jan. 30 inauguration gala for the NPC’s 103rd president, Alan Bjerga of Bloomberg News, Saturday, Jan. 30. Members, their guests, and the public are invited to attend. A cocktail reception begins at 6:30 p.m., dinner at 7:30 p.m., and program at 8:25 p.m., followed by entertainment. The event is black-tie optional, and reservations are required. Tickets are $75 and may be reserved by calling 202-662-7501 or emailing [email protected] . Keynote speakers will be Sen. Amy Klobuchar, D-Minn., and Bloomberg News Executive Editor Amanda Bennett…
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Events Committee Meets 6:30 pm Jan. 26.
The Events Committee will meet at 6:30 p.m. Tuesday, Jan. 26, on the mezzanine. Under discussion: Monthly open mic night, bourbon tastings, embassy nights, committee co-sponsoring, and group outings. For more information, please contact Abeer Abdalla at [email protected]
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Events Committee Meets 6:30 pm Jan. 26.
The Events Committee will meet at 6:30 p.m. Tuesday, Jan. 26, on the mezzanine. Under discussion: Monthly open mic night, bourbon tastings, embassy nights, committee co-sponsoring, and group outings. For more information, please contact Abeer Abdalla at [email protected]
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Spire Collection Wines Featured at 5-Course Dinner Jan 25; $90 for Members
Five California wines from the Spire Collection will be featured at a dinner at 6:30 p.m. Monday, Jan. 25, in the Fourth Estate Restaurant. Admission is $90 for NPC members, $105 for non-members. Advanced sommelier Luis Reyneri will guide diners through two single-vineyard Chardonnays from Stonestreet Vineyards; two limited-production Cabernet Sauvignons from Anakota Helena Montana and La Jota Heritage Howell Mountain; and a Hartford Court Russian River Zinfandel. First courseCountry duck and veal pate with green peppercorns and herb-dressed greensStonestreet Broken Road, Chardonnay, Sonoma…
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Young Members Happy Hour, 7 pm Jan. 25
Join the Young Members Committee for a special happy hour meeting at 7 p.m. Monday, Jan 25, in the McClendon Room. This Young Members-only event is a chance to share in the excitement of the New Year and hear about what the committee is planning to do for you. Every young member will receive a free drink ticket and a raffle ticket for an exciting prize. If you have any questions, please email Evan Sweetman, Young Members Committee Chairman at [email protected].
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Blogging and RSS Classes; $15 Each
Blogging and RSS classes will be offered Friday, Feb. 19, in the 13th floor Bloomberg Center for Electronic Journalism next to the library. Each class is one hour. The fee is $15 per class for NPC members and $25 per class for non-members. Pay by credit card, check, or member account. Sign up for one or both. 9:30 to 10:30 am – Basics of Blogging 11 to Noon – Build Your Own Newsstand (using RSS) Register online at http://bit.ly/6f1yyA or by contacting Beth Shankle at [email protected] or 202-662-7509. Participants are welcome to bring their own laptops for any of the sessions, but computers…
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Convergence A Dominant Social Media Trend
This edition of Update-1 NPC member Stephanie Gailhard interviews Anthony Shop, chief strategy officer and co-founder of Social Driver. The digital agency launches websites and runs social media campaigns. The Agency 100 recognized it as the 7th fastest growing agency in the United States. “In terms of social media we’ve come a long way in a short amount of time,” said Shop. Social media continues to change the marketing landscape. “Marketing used to be about interrupting people. Now because of social media we get most of our information from our friends.” Advertisers are capitalizing on that…
Type: Media
Web 2.0, Google Search, Twitter, Facebook Classes; $15 Each
Classes on social networking will be offered Thursday, Jan. 28; Wednesday, Feb. 17; and Thursday, Feb. 18. Each class is one hour. The fee is $15 per class for NPC members and $25 per class for non-members. The classes are in the 13th floor Bloomberg Center for Electronic Journalism next to the library. Sign up for one or as many as fits your schedule. Jan. 28 and Feb 18:9:30 to 10:30 am - Web 2.0 Tools11 am to Noon - Google Search Tips1:30 to 2:30 pm - Twitter3 to 4 pm - Reporting from Facebook Feb. 17:6 to 7 pm - Reporting from Facebook7:30 to 8:30 pm - Twitter Register at http://bit.ly/…
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