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Next reporter/source Happy Hour Sept. 11 – making connections in energy-transportation-infrastructure
Journalists, are you looking to meet new sources? Communicators, are you looking to make connections with journalists who cover your issues? Then you’ll want to join us for our next Reporter/Source Happy Hour in the Reliable Source Bar & Grill on Wednesday, Sept. 11, from 5:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. This gathering will focus on Energy-Transportation-Infrastructure issues. If you cover these issues, or you represent companies or industries in these fields, this event is a great opportunity to make new connections in a casual, fun and relaxed setting (with drinks!) Cost for the happy hour is…
Type: News
Wife of Princeton grad student jailed in Iran to speak Thursday
Marking the third anniversary of Princeton University graduate student Xiyue Wang’s imprisonment in Iran, his wife, Hua Qu, will comment on his case and its status at a National Press Club Newsmaker event Thursday, Aug. 8, at 10 a.m. in the Bloomberg Room. In August 2016, Xiyue was conducting research for his doctoral thesis in Tehran when he was arrested, charged and convicted of espionage and sentenced to 10 years in prison by Iranian authorities. A naturalized American citizen, Wang has not seen his wife or six-year-old son in three years. He is being held amid the nearly 40-year-old…
Type: News
House and Bar Team to meet Aug. 12
The National Press Club House and Bar Team will meet Monday, Aug. 12, at noon in the John Cosgrove Memorial Lounge. The team is recruiting new members with the goal of adding a representative from every other Club team to broaden our input from Club members. Our mission is to make recommendations to the Club president on the Club's physical facilities and ambience, menu and drink selections and the House Rules. If interested in joining us, please send an email to Paul Merrion at [email protected].
Type: News
Presidential candidate Bullock, Montana governor, to speak today at 10 a.m.
In the wake of two mass shootings this past weekend in Texas and Ohio, Democratic presidential candidate and Montana Gov. Steve Bullock will deliver a speech today at the National Press Club on his plans to tackle gun violence in America. This news conference will be Wednesday, Aug. 7, at 10 a.m. in the First Amendment Lounge, and is open to credentialed media and Club members. Registration is required. Bullock, who was not able to participate in the first round of 2020 Democratic primary debates after the Democratic National Committee disqualified a survey that he needed in order to make…
Type: News
Former Va. Gov. blames Trump's rhetoric for 'splitting this country apart'
President Donald Trump is a "white nationalist and a racist" who is "splitting this country apart," former Virginia Gov. Terry McAuliffe said at a book event at the National Press Club on Tuesday night. McAuliffe said that the white nationalist protests in Charlottesville, Va., in August 2017, which led to the deaths of counter protester Heather Heyer and two state troopers, were inspired by Trump's rhetoric. He should do far more to condemn that ideology as there have been more incidents since, McAuliffe said. McAuliffe spoke to promote his book "Beyond Charlottesville: Taking a Stand…
Type: News
NPC Luncheon with Dan Snyder
Redskins owner Dan Snyder talked about the National Football League's decision to cancel professional football games the weekend after the September 11 terrorist attacks. He answered questions from members of the audience.
Type: Media
Celebrate journalistic excellence at Club Awards Dinner, Wednesday
Celebrate journalistic excellence Wednesday, Aug. 28, at the annual National Press Club Awards Dinner. A reception will be held at 6 p.m., followed by dinner at 7 p.m. Among the winners are the Capital Gazette of Annapolis and the Baltimore Sun, who captured the breaking news award for their courageous coverage of the shooting that killed five people at the Annapolis paper in June of last year. The Associated Press won the Edwin M. Hood Award for Diplomatic Correspondence for its coverage of children affected by the Trump administration’s immigration policies. National Public Radio won…
Type: News
Press and politicians to face off in Sept. 17 spelling bee, tickets on sale now
Tickets are now on sale for the 2019 National Press Club Spelling Bee, which is organized by the Young Members Committee. This is an event that will pit members of Congress against Beltway reporters in an evening of camaraderie and entertainment. The event will begin at 7 p.m. Tuesday, Sept. 17, in the ballroom. Tickets are available online. Members logged into the website can access discounted tickets. For any questions, please contact Brennan Hoban at [email protected].
Type: News
Update-1 podcast features Museum of Public Relations exhibit
The Museum of Public Relations, founded by veteran communications practitioner and lecturer Shelley Spector, recently added an exhibit of 50 items from Harold Burson, founder of Burson-Marsteller. The legendary PR executive, now 98, attended the unveiling with more than 100 young communicators present. In this edition of Update-1 Spector talked by phone from the museum to National Press Club Broadcast/Podcast Team co-vice-chair Adam Konowe about the artifacts on display and the lessons that can be derived from a pre-digital world. Club Broadcast/Podcast team co-vice chair Mike Hempen…
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Cummings wants Congress back early to address gun violence
Rep. Elijah Cummings, D-Md, called on Congress to return early from its August recess and convene a session on gun violence in response to the latest mass shootings in El Paso, Texas, and Dayton, Ohio. Speaking at a National Press Club Headliners luncheon Wednesday, Cummings, the chairman of the House Oversight and Reform Committee, said, “Gun violence seems to know no bounds. The American people are begging us for more than thoughts and prayers. They want action.” People are dying, he said, adding that they are afraid to go shopping or even go to the movies. People want to live in a country…
Type: News