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2018 Aerospace Media Dinner Presents Journalism Excellence Awards
The annual Aerospace Media Dinner was held this year at the Royal Aeronautical Society in London on July 15, the eve of the biennial Farnborough International Air Show. NPC Broadcast/Podcast Team member Adam Konowe, head of the judging panel, was at the event, which was founded by industry veteran Peter Bradfield. Konowe interviewed Bradfield two days later at the show to recap what occurred.
Type: Media
Attention Golden Owls, Silver Owls and Owlets: Socialize on March 15
The Young Members Committee would like to invite all Silver and Golden Owls to join them for a night of socializing and drinking at the Reliable Source, March 15 at 6pm. The Young Members look forward to working with and learning from the experiences Owls of the Club! -- Tim Young, [email protected]
Type: News
Limerick Challenge: There once was a man from Nantucket...
A teaser word in the headline of a Wire story last week has sparked a limerick writing challenge. The word is "Sesquicentennial" and it means the 150-year anniversary, as in, the Civil War began 150 years ago. The challenger is Amy Henderson, a member of both the History & Heritage and Broadcast committees and is the historian of the National Portrait Gallery. Her challenge limerick is: There once was a Sesquicentennial,That scoffed its sibling, Perennial."Ha, ha," it declaimed."How fleeting is fame!You'll always be semi-biennial." If you think you can do better enter the competition.…
Type: News
Beat the Deadline 5K Committee -- Last Call for Volunteers
If you’re a new member or NPC veteran who wants to get involved in the Club's 2011 Beat the Deadline 5K race, time if running out. The first 5K Committee meeting will be held next week, so get your name in for consideration asap. We’re looking for energetic members who can want to help promote the event with members and the public, sign up race participants to run or walk the 5K, and do outreach with the business and health/sports community. The 5K is the Club’s premier event to raise funds for the Library’s scholarship and educational initiatives and to support diversity in journalism. To…
Type: News
Meet and Eat: Wine dinner featuring Post food writer Joe Yonan, March 29
Save the date: Washington Post food writer Joe Yonan will host a wine dinner Tuesday, March 29 featuring recipes from his forthcoming cookbook, "Serve Yourself." Yonan is known for his Cooking for One column so we'll have several tables set aside for singles to meet and eat. Don't worry: If you meet someone special, you can always double the recipe! The menu is in the works and will be available soon. To reserve, call (202) 662-7638.
Type: News
NPR CEO to explain why public radio's audience is skyrocketing, March 7
National Public Radio's President and CEO Vivian Schiller will explain at a March 7 NPC luncheon how NPR is managing to attract a record audience at a time when other media outlets are shrinking. More people than ever use public radio in more ways - commuters listen in traffic, joggers stream audio from their mobiles, and readers go to the web or their electronic tablet for the latest on global events and world music. She also will present her case for continued public support for the 40-year-old media organization. Luncheon will be served served at 12:30 p.m. with the speech beginning at 1 p…
Type: News
Social media played critical role in Egypt's revolution, NPC panel says
Egypt's plugged in, vibrant youth helped rally the protestors that lead to the eventual ouster of dictator Hosni Mubarak, a panel of experts said Monday at a National Press Club event sponsored by the club's International Correspondents Committee in partnership with the International Center for Journalists. "There are 60 million Arabic-speaking Internet users in the region, and Internet use is growing," said Jeffrey Ghannam, an independent media consultant, veteran journalist and author of the new Center for International Media Assistance (CIMA) report on social media in the Arab world.…
Type: News
Member sculpture wins art award
Club member Carol Morgan won a merit award in the student-faculty show at the Art League Gallery of Alexandria for her life-size scuplture of "Wendy". She and 20 winners, chosen from 400 entries, will be honored at the reception Sunday, March 6, at the gallery at South Union and King streets in Alexandria, from 2 p.m. to 4 p.m. Carol studied sculpture for six years. She has been a watercolorist for more than 10 years and an actress for five years.
Type: News
Meet the really nifty new members of the NPC
Journalist: Craig Gilbert – Milwaukee Wisconsin Journal Sentinel, Washington Bureau Chief; Linda Stern – Thomson Reuters, Senior Correspondent; Luca Di Leo – Wall Street Journal, Reporter; Fouad Arif – Maghreb Arab Press, Moroccan News Agency, Washington Bureau Chief; Maria H. Garcia – No Timex, Correspondent; Timothy D. Lundin – Five O’clock Publishing LLC, Freelance News Photographer; Pamela Meyer – Manhattan Studios, Chief Executive Officer; Barbara Ann Potter – (Retired) Reporter Journalist Non-resident: Kenelm W. Coons (Annapolis, MD) – Seafoodnews.com, Reporter; Mary T. McCarthy (…
Type: News
Indie filmmaking event Tuesday to include John Schneider of "Dukes of Hazzard" fame
The Young Members and Events Committees at The National Press Club present The Nature of Indie Filmmaking tonight at 7 p.m. in the Club's conference rooms. Celebrity actor, singer John Schneider of Dukes of Hazzard, Smallville and Desperate Housewives and Celebrity producer Mark Joseph of Reagan discuss the process of indie film making and their upcoming film Doonby (www.doonbythemovie.com). To RSVP go to: http://press.org/events/nature-indie-filmmaking. For the member discount code please email [email protected] with your name and membership number. -- Tim Young, [email protected]
Type: News