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Chef teams up with Kauffman to promote cookbook on Montgomery County Channel 16
New National Press Club member Sheilah Kauffman and Executive Chef Susan Delbert paired to present information from Sheilah’s cookbook, The Turkish Cookbook on Montgomery County’s Channel 16 on “It’s a Woman’s World” scheduled to be broadcast Thursday, June 4, at 8 p.m. After the broadcast, the program will be available online at www.womansworldtv.com. The focus of the broadcast taped during May was the cuisine of Turkey and details of the dinner at the Fourth Estate restaurant featuring Turkish dishes from the cookbook, paired with Mediterranean wines. Delbert brought samples of Kizarmis…
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National Press Club member Tom Young plans to return to NPC Book Rap July 14
Tom Young, National Press Club member, author and military veteran, plans to return to the Press Club to discuss and sign copies of his new book The Hunters at an NPC Book Rap on Tuesday, July 14 at 6:30 p.m. Tickets are $5 for Club members and $10 for the public. Register here. The Book Rap is a fundraiser for the nonprofit NPC Journalism Institute so mo outside books or memorabilia are permitted. The Hunters is a military thriller set in Somalia. The fictional story takes readers into the dangerous zone continuing the adventures of Michael Parson, now a colonel, and a friend who decide to…
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Savings & Loan Bailout
Mr. Seidman acted as the chairman of the Resolution Trust Corporation, which took over insolvent or potentially insolvent savings & loan institutions. The RTC had been in existence for seven months at the time of Mr. Seidman's appearance and had been criticized for its management of the savings & loan crisis. Seidman discussed RTC's accomplishments and goals.
Type: Media
NPC Member Spotlight: Lisa Matthews of Hager Sharp
Lisa Matthews, Vice President, Hager Sharp. Matthews has been an NPC member since 2014. What is your current job?Vice President Hager Sharp. How long have you been a member of the NPC? What’s your best experience thus far?About 6 months, participating in speaker’s committee meetings and broadcast committee functions. I’ve especially enjoyed the challenge of finding folks to speak at the NPC. What is your morning ritual.Check Facebook, check Twitter, scan the headlines, check work email, walk my dog and have a dirty chai latte. What's your favorite moment of your career so far?I can't…
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Register now for 2015 National Press Club Beat the Deadline 5K on Sept. 5
Are you ready? It’s time to mark your calendar for the 2015 National Press Club Beat the Deadline 5K Tony Horton, celebrity fitness trainer and creator of P90X is back to serve as honorary race marshal for the Press Club's 18th Annual 5K to benefit education and diversity in journalism at 7:30 a.m., Saturday, Sept. 5. Click here for more information and to register. The race will be followed by the legendary pancake breakfast and awards ceremony. Cash prizes will be awarded for top finishers. Media and group team entries are encouraged. This year the Club and its National Journalism Institute…
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NPC's Reliable Source celebrates summer with BBQ Buffet, Jazz on Thursday, June 25
Summer is here so National Press Club members and their guests are invited to attend a Summer BBQ Buffet at the NPC's Reliable Source on Thursday, June 25. The price of the buffet is $25 for Press Club members and $35 for nonmembers. Please purchase tickets here. The Greater U Street Jazz Collective plans to play in the Truman Lounge at 6:30 p.m.
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Press Club plans screening of film exploring 6 revolutions, 9 women, June 10 at 6:30 p.m.
Three years, six revolutions, nine women fighting for peace in a state of war. The National Press Club plans to host a special screening and discussion of the "The Trials of Spring: Women Human-rights Activists in the Arab Uprisings" on Wednesday, June 10 at 6:30 pm in the Club's Conference Rooms. Admission is free for this event but registration is required. Please click here to register for this event. Join Oscar-nominated filmmaker Gini Reticker, digital director Lauren Feeney and women human-rights defenders for a screening and discussion of the six short films. From the executive…
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Biliovschi wins World Silver Medal at New York Festivals for the World's Best TV & Films
National Press Club member Mihaela Biliovschi recently won the World Silver Medal at New York Festivals for the World's Best TV & Films for her team's news documentary work. Biliovschi originated the project and did all of the U.S. interviews and video work while she was the Antena-3 Bureau Chief in Washington, D.C. The Gold Medal winner in her category was CNN. She is currently living and working in Cameroon, Africa, as the special media assistant in the Ambassador's office at U.S. Embassy.
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S.C. reporter plans to join fellow ‘jailbird’ journalists in calling for greater press freedom
A South Carolina reporter who went to jail due to his reporting in one the largest corruption prosecutions in U.S. history plans to discuss the need for stronger legal protections for journalists at a National Press Club forum tonight at 6 p.m. in the Murrow Room. Tickets are $5 for Press Club members and $10 for nonmembers and can be purchased by clicking here. The historic event, involving a large majority of American reporters who have gone to jail in protection of their sources, is open to the public and is sponsored in part by the Club’s Journalism Institute and the NPC's Freedom of the…
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Bertelsmann Foundation seeks communications director
WalterLane is pleased to announce it is leading the search for the Communications Director in the Washington, D.C., office of the Bertelsmann Foundation. The foundation’s work focuses on the trans-Atlantic partnerships and new foreign-policy challenges, with an emphasis on the impact of the financial crisis on U.S. and European economic and social policy. As the communications director, you will be responsible for all media outreach including oversight of the editing and production of all written materials, the foundation’s online presence, and all social media. You will work with staff to…
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