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NPC and Overseas Press Club spotlight 'war on leaks'
A May 1 panel at the club, the first collaboration of its kind with the Overseas Press Club of America, spotlighted the Obama administration’s war on leaks. The war is being waged, panelists said, on multiple fronts: a record number of prosecutions of government officials for disclosing information; alleged eavesdropping on journalists’ communications; and suing a New York Times reporter to force him to reveal a source. The Obama administration has prosecuted six individuals for allegedly revealing or mishandling classified information. In a case now under appeal in the Fourth Circuit, the…
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Young's military thriller coming in paperback
Tom Young's novel Silent Enemy will be released in paperback on June 5. A military thriller published by Putnam in hardcover last year, Silent Enemy received a starred review from "Publishers Weekly." Young is a former writer, editor, and newsroom supervisor for the broadcast division of the Associated Press and an Air National Guard veteran of the Iraq and Afghanistan wars.
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Walter Cronkrite's son to join author of 'Assignment to Hell' May 22
Author Timothy Gay and Chip Cronkite, son of Walter Cronkite, will discuss the book, “Assignment to Hell: The War Against Nazi Germany with Correspondents Walter Cronkite, Andy Rooney, A.J. Liebling, Homer Bigart, and Hal Boyle,” at a National Press Club Book Rap Tuesday, May 22, at 6:30 p.m. In February 1943, a group of journalists -— including a young wire service correspondent named Walter Cronkite and cub reporter Andy Rooney -— clamored to fly along on a bombing raid over Nazi Germany. Seven of the 64 bombers that attacked a U-boat base that day never made it back to England. A fellow…
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Rizzo Tells Press Club Baseball Stadium Will Be 'Place to Be'
Washington Nationals General Manager Mike Rizzo offered this tip during a speakers' luncheon on May 4: Buy your tickets now. Nationals Park, he said, is "going to be the place to be and the ticket to have." Corporations and lobbyists should be buying tickets for their clients as well, he said. "If I was a corporation, I'd be having my clients out to the ballpark," he said. "There's not a better place to be." Rizzo said that attendance will boom as the team, currently in first place in the National League's Eastern Division, continues its strong performance. "When we start winning, that's…
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Member's website exploring arts goes live
The arts web site "Artistically Speaking with Marilou Donahue' is where you will find the latest news in the arts field. It has an interview, an applause column along with career tips, a quote and a review of an arts catalog. It is new every month. Just click http://artisticallyspeaking.tv/
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Shakespeare Theatre Company offers reduced tickets to 'The Servant of Two Masters'
Shakespeare Theatre Company, proud recipient of the 2012 Regional Theatre Tony Award, has extended to National Press Club members 30 percent off of all seats to The Servant of Two Masters, slated to run at the Lansburgh Theatre May 15–June 24. To purchase tickets, please call the box office at 202-547-1122, option 1 with promo code: PRESS or go online to www.shakespearetheatre.org and enter the same promo code to receive the discount. The New York Times declared, “The laughter would be quite enough to propel The Servant of Two Masters onto a theater lover’s must-see list. But then there’s the…
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Political Breakfast
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NPC Newsmakers plans examination of U.S.-Latin America relationship, May 10, 10 a.m.
The National Press Club Newsmakers Committee has invited Daniel Linsker, an authority on Latin America, to discuss the future of U.S. and Latin America relations on Thursday, May 10 at 10 a.m. With the Asian economies set to overtake the U.S. and the European Union as Latin America’s top trading partner, is the U.S. set to lose its regional influence? How will this affect U.S. business prospects and the geopolitical balance of power in the region, at a time when its commodities are increasingly attractive? Linsker currently serves as vice president of global services in South America for…
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National Press Club offers health insurance to members
Did you know that all members of the National Press Club have access to a variety of healthcare plans provided exclusively by Affinity Group Underwriters? Whether you need a traditional medical plan for you and your family or temporary insurance while you transition between jobs, you will be able to customize your coverage to suit your needs. Please click http://affinitybenefits.com/npc/ to learn more about your healthcare options. For more information about your membership benefits please email [email protected].
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Press Club prepares for General Membership Meeting tonight, webcast available
Members of the National Press Club are invited to attend tonight's General Membership Meeting at 6:30 p.m. in the Holeman Lounge either in person or by webcast in the member section of www.press.org. To access the webcast, login from the homepage then click the link that will appear in the upper right-hand column. You may also click here (you will be asked to login). Club officers will report on operations for the first third of the year and members will be asked to approve a constitutional amendment clarifying the requirements for membership in the News Source Communicator category. A buffet…
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