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Panel to discuss the future of Washington regional reporting on Aug. 1
In conjunction with its 30th anniversary, the Regional Reporters Association will team up with the National Press Club Journalism Institute to look at the future of Washington regional reporting, the journalists who cover the nation's capital from a local perspective for readers far outside the Beltway. The program will be held at 6 p.m. Thursday, Aug. 1, in the First Amendment Lounge. Doors will open at 5:45 p.m. The cost is $5 for Club members and $10 for nonmembers. Registration is required. The challenges are many:: Shrinking newsroom budgets have closed or decimated many D.C. bureaus,…
Type: News
Tensions in the Middle East
Mr. Peres spoke about Israeli-Palestinian relations in the wake of international efforts to combat global terrorism and the recent assassination of Israel's travel minister. He said that Chairman Arafat should crack down on those responsible for the assassination and that Israel hoped to eventually achieve a lasting cease-fire, revive confidence-building measures, and renew talks with the Palestinian Authority. Following his remarks he answered questions form the audience.
Type: Media
Reporters to discuss covering gun violence at Tuesday program
A National Press Club program on Tuesday, July 23, will focus on covering gun violence with two reporters who cover the subject. The event will take place in the ballroom at 7:30 p.m. Doors open at 7 p.m. Admission is free, but registration is required. John Woodrow Cox and Wesley Lowery, both of the Washington Post, will discuss issues such as the increase in mass shootings, violent domestic disputes, officer-involved shootings, accidents and suicides, and share their different approaches to reporting on this issue.
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More questions and answers about the members' annual photo exhibit
Here are some more questions and answers about the 20th annual National Press Club members' photo exhibit. Print photos and electronic images for the exhibit are accepted from Aug. 1-16, and will displayed in the Club lobby from Aug. 30 to Sept. 27. Members can send in up to six pictures for display, four electronic images and two print photos. All pictures must be the member's original work and not displayed in previous Club exhibits. The Photography Team puts on the exhibit and is seeking top-quality electronic images and print photos representing the members' best work. Full guidelines,…
Type: News
Club's Podcast focuses on allowing news organizations to negotiate collectively with Facebook and Google
In the latest edition of Update-1, Rep. David Cicilline, D-Rhode Island, sits down with National Press Club member Bill Loveless to discuss legislation he introduced to allow local news outlets to negotiate collectively with large online platforms like Facebook and Google. From his office on Capitol Hill, Cicilline discusses how the Journalism Competition and Preservation Act would provide a lifeline to publishers facing increasingly difficult economic conditions. The bill is the opening salvo in a larger antitrust investigation of the online market by the House Judiciary Committee. Club…
Type: News
Deadline approaches for Paul Miller Washington Reporting Fellowship
For more than 30 years, the Paul Miller Washington Reporting Fellowship has introduced promising young Washington reporters to the city they cover. From September to June, this one-day-a-month fellowship will give print, online and broadcast journalists an intensive overview of reporting in the capital. Deadline to apply is Monday, July 22. The application is available online.
Type: News
Leo Rennert, former Washington bureau chief for McClatchy Newspapers, 87
Leo Rennert, former Washington bureau chief for McClatchy Newspapers and a 52-year member of the National Press Club, died April 4 in Bethesda, Md. He was 87. His daughter Sharon said he died of leukemia and had suffered from dementia for several years. Rennert worked for McClatchy during the 1970s and '80s, covering Washington focused on issues most relevant to his readers, from tracking their congressional delegations to probing federal departments and agencies. Rep. Doris Matsui, D-Calif., said Rennert "built a reputation as a straight-shooting newspaper reporter with integrity. Our…
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NPC in History: Nixon's the one
Richard Nixon unwittingly transformed the National Press Club. He had been a regular around the Club, especially when he was vice president, showing up for summer frolics and father-daughter dinners, Club inaugurals and playing the piano at entertainments. In the annual baseball game in the 1950s between the press and the government, Nixon was photographed at bat. In 1958, he boosted his stature in his bid for the presidency in a luncheon speech where he described his Latin American tour that ended with a vicious demonstration of anti-Americanism that threatened his life. He had kept his…
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Reliable Source events in August
Thursday, Aug. 1 -- Monthly Happy Hour – 5:30 p.m. – Truman Lounge Thursday, Aug. 15 -- Pub Quiz – 7 p.m. – Truman Lounge Thursday, Aug. 22 -- Lobster Night – 5:30 p.m. – Reliable Source
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Button, button, who's got the button? Find out July 31
Collector Jerry Higgins will show off some of his buttons and other political memorabilia before the Democratic presidential candidates meet for their second debate on Wednesday, July 31. Higgins will speak at 6:30 p.m. in the Truman Lounge. The second night of the second debate will be shown on the televisions. The talk is sponsored by the National Press Club's Events Team. A senior executive with Sage/CQ Press Publishing - which publishes, among other things, political science textbooks - Higgins has been collecting presidential memorabilia since 1972. The first presidential campaign…
Type: News