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Club welcomes 54 new members
The Board of Governors approved the following applications for membership: Journalist: Timothy D. Ahmann – Reuters News, Editor in Charge; Charles S. Clark – Government Executive Magazine, Senior Correspondent; Richard F. Daly – Modern Healthcare, Reporter; Emily Feistritzer – Feistritzer Publications, Publisher; William Lester – The Associated Press, Copy Editor; James A. McTague – Barron’s, Washington Editor; Sean F. Oberle – Product Safety Letter, Publisher; Ronald D. Orol – Marketwatch.com, Banking Reporter; Michael L. Palmer – The Associated Press, Director of Broadcast Digital…
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Plan for Club Fun: Events Committee meets Feb. 9
The Events Committee will have its first meeting of 2011 at 6:30 p.m. on Wednesday, Feb. 9 in the Truman Lounge. All members are welcome to attend and participate in the planning process for the 2011 events line-up, to include Dinner and a Movie nights, opportunities to collaborate with other committees and more. The meeting is open to all NPC members. To RSVP, please email committee chairwoman Abeer Abdalla at [email protected].
Type: News
N.Y. Times treated WikiLeaks as a source, Editor Keller tells Kalb audience
WikiLeaks is a source of information – not a journalistic organization, New York Times executive editor Bill Keller said on Monday's edition of The Kalb Report in the ballroom of the National Press Club. WikiLeaks, like every source, comes with an agenda and a bias, Keller told Report host Marvin Kalb. Times' job was to determine if the information WikiLeaks provided was true and valid, he said. The information had to be verified, edited and put in context before the Times would publish it. “WikiLeaks is not in my ballpark of journalism,” Keller told the packed crowd in the ballroom. “It’s…
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Hamrick Interviewed by FishbowlDC
FishbowlDC's Betsy Rothstein questions newly-inaugurated Press Club President Mark Hamrick for their "Fishbowl5" series. The wide-ranging interview touches on Hamrick's thoughts on becoming NPC President as well as his ideas about the future of journalism and the Club. 4. What improvements do you think need making at NPC? What is your platform for change or doesn’t it need it? The National Press Club has never been stronger financially. I want us to seek higher-profile speakers, including those who can participate in discussions about journalism. The public is eager for it, given what I’m…
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Silent Cal Speaks: Was it the Alferd Packer burger? Find out here.
This Week in National Press Club History January 30, 1912: Secretary of State Philander Knox at the Club’s first “Hobby Night’ asserts that accurate newspaper reporting is of great value in diplomacy. January 30, 1997: Senate Democratic Party minority leader Tom Daschle and House minority leader Richard Gephardt focus at a Club luncheon on campaign finance reform, asserting that “money is not free speech.” February 5, 1928: The National Press Club moves to its new building at Fourteenth and F Streets NW. President Calvin Coolidge dedicates the building officially, and his remarks are…
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Dinner & a Movie: Usher in the Chinese New Year with Raise the Red Lantern
Raise the Red Lantern will be shown in honor of Chinese New Year at 7 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 3, in the McClendon Room during Dinner and a Movie Night. Raise the Red Lantern is an adaption by Ni Zhen of the 1990 novel Wives and Concubines by Su Tong. Set in the 1920s, the film tells the story of a young woman who becomes one of the concubines of a wealthy man during the Warlord Era. It is noted for its opulent visuals and sumptuous use of colours. Some film critics have interpreted the film as a veiled allegory against authoritarianism. The event is open only to Club members and their guests.…
Type: News
Ukrainian Legislators, Journalists, NGO Reps at Feb. 3 Newsmaker
Representatives of the Ukraine parliament, media and non-governmental organizations (NGOs) will speak at a 2 p.m. Newsmaker Thursday, Feb. 3 on what they see as political oppression and threats to freedom of the press in their country. Speakers will be Andriy Shevchenko, Member of Parliament and President of the Center for Public Media, an NGO promoting public broadcasting; Oleh Rybachuk, Chairman of the Board of the NGOs Suspilnist Foundation, and Centre UA; and Alyona Getmanchuk, Director of the Institute of Policy and wrilter for Kyiv News newspaper. Also present and available to answer…
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Putting Journalists To Work At Local Papers
While several major newspapers have found a new source of revenue from digital subscribers far from their home base, local newspapers are hurting as subscribers and advertisers flee. To survive, they are cutting staffs to the bone. An organization called Report for America has been created to finance one-year stipends for professional journalists who would like the experience of working for a local paper. Applications from both reporters and editors have flooded in. On this edition of the National Press Club's podcast, Update-1, Broadcast/Podcast Committee member Irv Chapman interview the co-…
Type: Media
Voice of The Simpsons: Comedian Harry Shearer Explores Media Myths on March 14th
Comedian and commentator Harry Shearer - best known for his iconic voice work on The Simpsons - will shine his satirical light on the media at a National Press Club Luncheon Monday, March 14th. In a speech titled "Media Myths - The need for proper focus in journalism," Shearer will discuss how persistent myths become embedded in the minds of editors and producers. Luncheon will be served served at 12:30 p.m. with the speech beginning at 1 p.m. and ending at 2 p.m. Cost of tickets is $18 for Press Club members, $29, for guests of members, and $36 for general admission. To reserve tickets,…
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Music by Candlelight: Hungarian Embassy concert delights with Liszt; buffet
There was no electricity, and so the first concert that the National Press Club co-sponsored with the city¹s famed Embassy Series went ahead by candlelight. The more than 50 guests who attended the first of two nights of concerts arranged through the Club¹s International Correspondents Committee on Jan. 26 made it to the Hungarian Embassy despite the severe snow storm that struck the city in late afternoon, snarling traffic, curtailing services on the Metro and knocking out power in many areas. And they were not disappointed, as pianist Adam Gyorgy gave a flawless 90-minute concert without…
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