Search
Displaying results 12701 - 12710 of 25297
National Press Club Backs C-SPAN's Call For A More Open Congress
The National Press Club today supported a call by C-SPAN for a more open U.S. House of Representatives. C-SPAN, which has used its access to Congress to inform Americans in a responsible and reliable manner for decades, recently asked incoming House Speaker Nancy Pelosi to ease restrictions on what its cameras can film of the House floor and to provide immediate access to electronic records of House votes. Both actions are needed to give the public a fuller accounting of Congress. Representative Pelosi turned down the request for greater camera access and is considering the request regarding…
Type: News
Hoyer warns economy may hurt Dems in Nov. elections
The economic pain and fear of many across America may translate into political pain for Democrats, House Majority Leader Steny Hoyer, D-Md., said at an NPC news conference Jan. 26. "That's what we saw in Massachusetts," he said, referring to the special election in whcih a Republican was elected to fill a Senate seat held by Democrats for 50 years. "If Democrats didn't share America's economic urgency, we would deserve to lose more seats." Hoyer said Democrats knew things weren't right for Americans when they took their oaths of office last year. It could be easily seen in the lives of the…
Type: News
New muffins, pastries at Members' self-serve breakfast
Club members who stop by the Reliable Source for breakfast are now offered freshly baked pastries and bite-sized muffins in addition to the fruit, bagels and other goodies on the continental breakfast buffet. Executive Chef Susan Delbert reports that "replacing the iced Danish of old, the Press Club is now baking pastries every morning so they are served out-of-the-oven warm to members or Press Club guests who arrive early. "Even if not warm, the new pastries are smaller, flakier and trans fat free - all positive changes and responses to many requests from members for healthier breakfast…
Type: News
Member Email Sign Up
Online Form - Constant Contact Signup FormHTML Form Builder
Type: Basic page
Absentee Ballot Rules
*/ Journalist Ballot Communicator Ballot ABSENTEE BALLOT REQUESTS:Starting on the cover date of the Wire containing the sample ballot, an eligible member may obtain a ballot by contacting the Membership department at [email protected] or by calling (202) 662-7511: a) Received by close of business eight days before the election (December 6, 2012), accompanied by the member name, membership number and member’s home or temporary address, but not the member’s business if it differs from home; orb) Delivered in person during business hours, until the close of business on the day before the…
Type: Basic page
Dues Assistance Program
Struggling to pay your dues? NPC might be able to help No journalist needs to be reminded that the American economy continues to struggle through the most severe and long-lasting downturn since the Great Depression. For news people, the situation has been even more dire because of the technological revolution that has swept the industry since the late 1990s. U.S. Department of Labor statistics show journalism to have one of the highest unemployment rates for any white collar profession. Other allied communications fields like public relations and advertising have also been hit by significant…
Type: Basic page
30: In Memoriam
2019 Peter John Cutts, 70, of Falls Church, Va., a highly regarded professional photographer and 18-year member of the National Press Club, died July 3 of liver cancer at the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania in Philadelphia. Read more here. Sen. Richard Lugar, 87, the longest serving member of Congress from Indiana and a lunchtime regular at the Club, died April 28, at Inova Fairfax Heart and Vascular Institute in Virginia. Read more here. William "Bill" Seamans, 93, an Emmy-winning journalist and National Press Club member from 1992 to 2011, died April 21 in Bedford, N.H. Read more…
Type: Basic page
NPC Committee Chairs
Type: Basic page
Current WiFi Access Code
A wireless club-wide network is available for NPC Members. Any user should connect to the network named "NPC Member Wifi," which will change monthly. "NPC Member Wifi" Password: NPCwifi1908 This network is for NPC members only. Please do not share this code with non-members. There are networks available for other clients and other users. At this time we cannot provide connectivity assistance for individual users. The wireless internet is available free of charge with the expectation that users will know how to connect using their own computer configuration properly.
Type: Basic page