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Bjerga Featured in Alumni Magazine
Club President Alan Bjerga was the featured alumni profile in this month's issue of Minnesota magazine, the alumni publication of the University of Minnesota. Bjerga, who received a master's degree in mass communication from the university in 1998, discusses Lutheran church potlucks, former Minnesota governor Jesse Ventura, and the growth and vitality of journalism and the National Press Club. Click here to read it.
Type: News
NPC Board Meets Dec. 13
The NPC Board of Governors will meet at 6:30 p.m. Monday, Dec. 13, in the Zenger Room. The main item on the agenda will be approval of the Club's 2011 budget. Board meetings are open to NPC members. --Myron Belkind, Club Secretary, [email protected]
Type: News
Club Welcomes World Press Freedom Day May 3
The National Press Club is honored to be the central site of the global observance of World Press Freedom Day on May 3, Club President Alan Bjerga said. The program, under the theme, "21st Century Media: New Frontiers, New Barriers," will be held May 1-3, 2011 in Washington, with events on May 3 -- when World Press Freedom Day is officially observed -- centered at the National Press Club. More than 20 organizations working to advance free expression worldwide are collaborating with the United Nations and the U.S. State Department to plan the events. "The National Press Club is excited and…
Type: News
Nieman Program on Secrecy Open to Club Members
NPC members have been invited to attend a one-day conference, “From Watergate to WikiLeaks: Journalism and Secrecy in the New Media Age,” Thrusday, Dec. 16, at Walter Lippmann House in Cambridge, Mass. The Nieman foundation for Journalism at Harvard-sponsored event will explore how secrets are investigated, shared and filtered (or not) in an era of self-publishing, online whistle-blowing, data mining and social media websites. It will discuss journalism’s role—what it traditionally has been and what it can or should be in this new environment. There is no charge for NPC members. RSVP requird…
Type: News
ISO New Editor for Wire
Almost as if by magic since mid-2008, The Wire has been arriving in Press Club member in-boxes, a tribute to the work of editor Sylvia Smith and other volunteers who have kept membership up to date on the latest happenings at the National Press Club. But Smith, the 2008 president and founder and guiding force behind The Wire, is transitioning to other challenges in 2011, which means other Club members are needed to seize the opportunity to continue this vital contribution to the life and membership of the National Press Club beginning Jan. 1. The editor of The Wire edits and formats all the…
Type: News
A Conversation With Former NBC Reporter and White House Press Secretary Ron Nessen
After serving as war correspondent for NBC News during the Vietnam conflict and later as the network's Washington D.C. correspondent in the 1970s, Ron Nessen moved on to become press secretary for President Gerald Ford from 1974-1977. In this edition of Update-1, NPC Broadcast/Podcast Committee member Lincoln Smith interviews Nessen about his books, “It Sure Looks Different From the Inside” and “Making the News, Taking the News.” Whether discussing his near fatal wounding while in Vietnam or serving the president of the United States, Ron highlights his storied career, amidst two of the most…
Type: Media
Coca-Cola CEO Sees Bright Future for His Company, U.S.
As Coca-Cola Co., an American corporate icon, approaches its 125th anniversary, its best days are ahead, said chairman and CEO, Muhtar Kent, at a Luncheon Dec. 1. And the same goes, he said, for the United States. Calling himself “an unabashed optimist,” Kent predicted “unprecedented levels of growth and prosperity for years to come” for the U.S., which in turn provides “an incredible opportunity” for Coke to build upon its already-entrenched position one of the world’s best-known brand names. A main reason for his bullishness, Kent said, is the U.S.’s population growth; the nation has…
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Webb to Discuss National Security, 10 am Dec. 7
Sen. Jim Webb, D-Va., will discuss national security issues at a Newsmaker press conference at 10 a.m. Tuesday, Dec. 7, in the Zenger Room. -- Tejinder Singh, [email protected]
Type: News
Holiday Buffet at Reliable Source, 5:30 pm Dec. 16; $17
The holiday buffet is from 5:30 to 9 p.m. Thursday, Dec. 16, in the Reliable Source Restaurant. The buffet will feature traditional holiday favorites and music from the Maureen Mullaney Quartet. The buffet is $17, not including beverage, tax and tip. The menu includes butternut squash and apple soup; pomegranate, spinach and pecan salad with ginger-lime dressing; dill and sour cream peas; potato and cucumber salad; green salad with tomatoes, carrots and croutons; roast goose with three-nut stuffing; baked shrimp with feta and tomatoes; Pennsylvania smoked ham with ginger glaze; roast beef…
Type: News
Onion Writers Review the Year, 6:30 pm Dec. 2
Writers and editors of the satirical newspaper, The Onion, will review the year at 6:30 p.m. Thursday, Dec. 2, in the conference rooms. The writers and editors of The Onion will recount the top fake-news stories of the year. The event is free for members, $10 for non-members. Reserve at [email protected] -- Tim Young, [email protected]
Type: News