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Do you know? Free parking is available to members who dine at the Club
All members of the National Press Club receive complimentary evening and weekend parking at the PMI garage on G Street NW when they dine at the NPC's Reliable Source or Fourth Estate restaurants. Members who are using any of the other Club facilities at night or on Saturday can purchase a discounted parking sticker for $5 at the front desk. Complimentary and discounted parking is available starting at 5 p.m. on weekdays and all day Saturday. The parking sticker will not be valid if you park anytime before 5 on weekdays. The PMI parking garage is located on G Street NW between 13th and 14th…
Type: News
Award-winning sports photographer to address Photography Committee
Chris Bernacchi, an award-winning sports photographer, will speak at a luncheon meeting of the Club's Photography Committee at noon, Wednesday, May 30, in the McClendon Room. Bernacchi will discuss photos based on his wide-ranging sports work, as well as selected images from his architecture, environmental portrait, and documentary photo essay portfolios. Bernacchi is a frequent contributor to Sports Illustrated, ESPN The Magazine, and Pro Football Weekly. Bernacchi has also been a team photographer for the Chicago Cubs and Chicago White Sox, and has worked for Major League Baseball. His…
Type: News
Tweet your way to breaking news
Too many journalists view Twitter as a place where people write about what they ate for lunch or the latest sports scores. Twitter has become a valuable tool for reporters, both for reporting on breaking news events and for creating an online community. Hearst Newspapers Washington bureau chief Rick Dunham (@rickdunham, @TxPotomac) will teach this free class on Thursday, June 14, from 9 a.m-10:30 a.m. in the Bloomberg Room. He will provide tips on how to use Twitter to build a community around yourself, your news outlet and the issues you cover. Topics include how to effectively interact on…
Type: News
"Crock" comic strip ending; author's drawings hang on Reliable Source wall
After more than 37 years, the "Crock" comic strip by Bill Rechin -- and, for a year, by his son and son-in-law -- came to an end on Sunday, May 20. Rechin was a great friend of the National Press Club, along with his writing partner, Don Wilder. When the club was being renovated in the early 1980s, Rechin drew the oversize cartoons that still hang in the Reliable Source. He did them as a way of boosting the spirits of club members who were forced to make their way through rubble and artificial barriers to get to the bar and dining room. For his efforts and his support of the club and the…
Type: News
Jerusalem Post editor and blogger to headline next "Get It Online'' lunch
Niv Elis of the Jerusalem Post will be next guest for the Events Committee's “Get it Online” lunch discussion on Tuesday, June 19, from 12 p.m.-1:15 p.m. in the McClendon Room. Elis is a breaking news editor, web columnist and featured blogger for the Post. His blog, The Bottom Line, applies his expertise in policy, economics, conflict and Middle East affairs to provide an insider's view of the policy behind the politics, and the numbers behind the policy. A graduate of the Johns Hopkins School of Advanced International Studies, Elis has written for Forbes, The Washington Post and The…
Type: News
Club to host workshop on social strategies
The Communications and Marketing Committee is holding a breakfast workshop, "Driving Your Social Strategy," at 8 a.m. on Thursday, May 31, in the Fourth Estate Restaurant. Speakers will be club members Anthony Shop and Thomas Sanchez, co-founders of Social Driver, the award-winning digital agency that builds social, mobile and web experiences that empower audiences and connect communities. This is not a typical social media workshop. Attendees will learn how to develop an "owned media" strategy that complements and supports earned and paid media. Whether you work with Fortune 500 corporations…
Type: News
National Press Club Newsmaker explores health care landscape following Supreme Court ruling
As the dust settled following the Supreme Court’s 5-4 decision to uphold the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, panelists at a June 29 National Press Club Newsmaker said some consumer confusion is sure to follow and cautioned that the legal wrangling may not be over. A representative from a community-based health care provider and an integrated health care insurer both expressed relief that the law was upheld, but Jenny Englerth, executive director and chief executive officer of Family First Health in Central Pennsylvania, said consumers are going to be confused. People move between…
Type: News
Cleveland Clinic CEO Dr. Delos Cosgrove to talk health policy and reform at July 20 luncheon
Cleveland Clinic’s chief executive Dr. Delos "Toby" Cosgrove will discuss healthcare policy in the wake of the Supreme Court's historic Affordable Care Act ruling at a National Press Club luncheon on Friday, July 20. Dr. Cosgrove also explain how the Cleveland Clinic delivers high-quality care while holding down costs. Lunch is served at 12:30 p.m., with remarks beginning promptly at 1 p.m., followed by a question-and-answer session ending at 2 p.m. Tickets cost $19 for Club members, $30 for guests of members, and $37 for general admission. To reserve tickets, please e-mail reservations@press…
Type: News
This Week in National Press Club History: "I'm the space guy," Kelly says
July 1, 1985: After a month of sometimes spirited negotiations between officials of the Washington Press Club and the National Press Club, the two organizations merge. July 1, 2011: Astronaut Mark Kelly, commander of the last flight of the space shuttle Endeavor, says he’s a little sad as Atlantis takes off on its final mission, but insists at a Club luncheon that “NASA will open a new and exciting chapter” in space exploration. He says he will not run to replace his wife, former Rep. Gabrielle Giffords, D-Ariz., in Congress as she continues to recover. “I’m the space guy," he says.…
Type: News