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Photoshop Classes Nov. 3 and 18; $20 for Members
Hands-on Photoshop workshops will be offered in November at two levels: Beginning Photoshop is 9 to 11 a.m. Wednesday, Nov. 3, and Intermediate Photoshop ia 6 to 8 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 18. Participants can attend either session or both. The workshops are $20 for NPC members and $55 for non-members for one session; $35 for members and $100 for non-members for both sessions. Participants will need to bring a couple of recent digital photos on a thumbdrive; laptops will be provided, or participants may bring their own as long as they have Photoshop software. Please bring at least one photo with…
Type: News
Social Media, Journalism Standards Discussion 6 pm, Oct. 20
Communication specialists and seasoned reporters will examine whether traditional journalism standards apply to the new social media at 6 p.m., Wednesday, Oct. 20, in the Lisagor Room. The event is free for members, $35 for non-members. Panelists include W. Joseph Campbell, author of "Getting it Wrong: Ten of the Greatest Misreported Stories in American Journalism"; Howard Mortman, C-SPAN communications director; Linda Feldmann, staff writer, The Christian Science Monitor; and Patrick Gavin, staff reporter, Politico. National Press Club Vice President Mark Hamrick will moderate. RSVP to…
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Annapolis Trip Reservations Due Oct. 19; $65
Reservations are due Tuesday, Oct. 19, for a day trip to Annapolis, Md., on Saturday, Oct. 23. Tickets are $65. Reserve at 202-662-7501 or [email protected]. Guests are welcome at the same price. The fee covers round-trip transportation on a luxury coach and a cruise aboard the Woodwind Schooner. The trip will feature: A two-hour cruise from the waterfront into the Chesapeake Bay aboard the Woodwind Schooner, a 74-foot wooden schooner that will give everyone a better understanding of why Annapolis is called America's Sailing Capital. Boarding is 10 a.m. The crew will provide ponchos if…
Type: News
"Infidel" Author to Discuss Islam at Oct. 25 Luncheon
"Infidel" author and Muslim women's rights advocate Ayaan Hirsi Ali will discuss whether Islam is a religion of tolerance at an NPC luncheon on Monday, Oct. 25. The Q&A session is expected to cover such issues as women's rights, terrorism, education and peace prospects for the Middle East. Hirsi Ali is a resident scholar with the American Enterprise Institute and founder of the AHA Foundation, created to protect the rights of women in the West from radical Islam and tribal custom. The second volume of her autobiography, "Nomad: From Islam to America--A Personal Journey Through the Clash…
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Former Secretary of State Rice Defends Invasion of Iraq
An Iraq moving toward democracy could transform the Middle East, former Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice told an Oct. 15 sold-out NPC luncheon audience. She said that's because Iraq is such an important country in a region dominated by authoritarian governments. But she emphasized creating democracy wasn't why the U.S. invaded Iraq. "Saddam Hussein has brought the United States into wars twice," she said. "Every intelligence agency in the world thought Iraq had weapons of mass distruction." She said Hussain could have been dealt with later, but "we decided he had to be dealt with now."…
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Ayaan Hirsi Ali to Discuss Islam at Oct. 25 Luncheon
Author and Muslim women’s-rights advocate Ayaan Hirsi Ali will discuss whether Islam is a religion of tolerance at an NPC luncheon on Monday, Oct. 25. The Q&A session is expected to cover issues such as women’s rights, terrorism, education and peace prospects for the Middle East. Hirsi Ali is a resident scholar with the American Enterprise Institute and founder of the AHA Foundation, created to protect the rights of women in the West from radical Islam and tribal custom. The second volume of her autobiography, “Nomad: From Islam to America—A Personal Journey Through the Clash of…
Type: News
NPC Member Irv Chapman Talks About His More Than 50 Years In The Business
National Press Club member and Bloomberg Radio Washington reporter Irv Chapman reviews his more than 50 years of broadcast network news reporting for Radio Press International, six bureaus of ABC, and now Bloomberg in a new Update-1 interview with Broadcast/Podcast Committee member Bill McCloskey. From the ease of covering the Kennedy White House to the rigors of reporting from Moscow and the side trips to cover former President Harry Truman and Japan's Emperor Hirohito, Chapman describes with good humor the career he says he will continue pursuing "until I find something better to do."
Type: Media
Halloween Party, 8 pm Oct. 29; $10 for Members
A spook-tacular Halloween party at 8 p,m, on Friday, Oct 29, features food, music and a costume contest. Tickets are $10 for members and $15 for non-members and can be purchased at press.org/halloween. The eerie festivities feature appearances by DC's classic rock band Walk of Shame and the Belly Babes cabaret dancers. The most fiendishly creative costumer will take home a $50 gift certificate to the Fourth Estate Restaurant. A selection of tasty morsels from beyond the grave will be on hand to appease even the youngest imps and deamons in attendance. To obtain the NPC member discount,…
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Publishers Group Has Opening for VP of Communications
The Association of American Publishers is seeking a vice president for communications to lead the association’s external outreach strategy and to help shape opinion concerning the value of both print and digital content. Working with members, this individual will create and deliver AAP’s brand messaging and manage legal, legislative and regulatory communications. The successful candidate will have 12 to 15 years of experience in public relations/public affairs. AAP is seeking a contemporary communications thinker with experience in using traditional and non-traditional marketing/…
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Communications Committee to Discuss Media Relations, Noon, Oct. 21
Paul Rodriguez of Burson-Marsteller will lead a discussion on best practices in media relations and how to be a good source for reporters at noon, Thursday, Oct. 21, in the McClendon Room. Rodriguez is managing director at the Washington office of the global public relations firm, where he provides strategic counsel for clients on their communication campaigns. Before joining Burson in 2005, he was a journalist for 35 years. He will speak at a meeting of the Communications and Marketing Committee. The meeting is open to all NPC members. To RSVP, please email committee chairman Tom McMahon at…
Type: News