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Learn geodata-mapping basics at the National Press Club Tuesday, June 2 at 9:30 a.m.
Learn the basics of geodata-mapping at a National Press Club Journalism Institute training session at 9:30 a.m. Tuesday, June 2, in the Bloomberg Room. Click here to register. The fee is $5 for Press Club members and $10 for the public. If you have a database with addresses or zip codes, you can visualize that information on a map. Esri, one of the leading firms in the field, will provide a 90-minute introduction to their mapping software at the event. For those planning to attend the Investigative Reporters and Editors conference in June, this is a great way to prepare for a more advanced…
Type: News
Travel Committee delays day trip to Civil War battlefield Scheduled until September 12
The annual full-day tour of a nearby Civil War battlefield hosted by the Civil War Trust is scheduled for Saturday, Sept. 12. For the past 10 years this event has been held in June and has been well attended by National Press Club members. The destination and trip details are still under discussion with the Trust and will be announced soon in the Wire.
Type: News
Jackson’s story highlights America's history of racial divisions, NPR host tells Book Rap
The story that National Public Radio host Steve Inskeep writes in Jacksonland: President Andrew Jackson, Cherokee Chief John Ross and a Great American Land Grab has many similarities to today, Inskeep told a National Press Club Book Rap May 28. “You are talking about Congress and the Supreme Court. You are talking about lobbyists in Washington and the Religious Right and different racial minorities, and you are talking about a changing country,” he said. The award-winning “York Project” that Inskeep produced with his colleague Michele Norris indirectly led him to write about the events…
Type: News
America's New Mainstream
The grandson of slaves, Mr. Wilder was the first black elected to a state Senate in 1969. In 1985, he was the highest ranking black elected state official as Virginia's lieutenant governor. Then, on January 13, 1990, he was sworn in as Virginia's new governor and became the first black elected to a state governorship in U.S. history. Mr. Wilder's comments focused on his career in politics and drug control and education efforts in his state.
Type: Media
National Press Club Statement On Shooting of Journalist Charnice Milton
Following is a statement by John Hughes, President of the National Press Club on the shooting death yesterday of Charnice Milton, a reporter for Capital Community News. "It was with great sadness that we read of the shooting death of Charnice Milton, a reporter for Capital Community News working in the District. Ms. Milton was shot at 9:40 p.m. Wednesday while at a bus stop at Good Hope Road and Alabama Avenue. She was reportedly coming from covering a Community Advisory Committee meeting. She was heading home and changing buses when she was struck by a bullet and killed. Police have said she…
Type: News
Are streetcars desirable? Find out at June 16 Newsmaker
Join Marc Scribner, research fellow at the Competitive Enterprise Institute, and Dan Tangherlini, former administrator of the General Services Administration and director of transportation for the District of Columbia, as they debate the pros and cons of resurrecting streetcars, which are making a comeback after being scrapped decades earlier in favor of buses and trains. The two men will square off at a Club Newsmaker on Tuesday, June 16. The event will take place at 10 a.m. in the Zenger Room. Like all Newsmaker events, this news conference is open to credentialed press and NPC club members…
Type: News
Start thinking about annual NPC members' photo exhibit
It's not too early to begin making plans to enter the 16th annual members' photo exhibit at the National Press Club. Photos can be submitted through the membership office from Monday, Aug. 3, through Friday, Aug. 14. Register photos on the sign-in sheet with your membership number. The photos will be hung by the Photo Committee in the Press Club lobby on Wednesday, Aug, 26, and remain on display through Wednesday, Sept. 30. A reception in the lobby will take place on Wednesday, Sept. 2, from 6:30-8 p.m. The National Press Club, Photo Committee volunteers, and visitors will treat your photos…
Type: News
Interactive event highlights climate change on June 3 at the National Press Club
Join Dr. Andy Jorgensen for a presentation about the phenomenon and methods used to catalog climate change at the National Press Club on Wednesday, June 3. Sponsored by the Club’s Events Committee, the event takes place in the Zenger Room at 9 a.m. The event is free but registration is required here. This is an interactive event where you will test your knowledge of climate change and see how your responses compare to more than 4,000 others who have participated in his demonstration. For additional information or questions, contact Events Committee Chair Joan Coyle at [email protected].
Type: News
Ann Coulter plans to discuss her book on immigration at NPC Book Rap June 17
Conservative author Ann Coulter plans to discuss and sign copies of her eleventh book, ¡Adios, America! The Left's Plan to Turn Our Country Into a Third World Hellhole, at a National Press Club Book Rap on Wednesday, June 17, at 6:30 p.m. Tickets are $5 for Press Club members and $10 for the general public. Buy tickets and preorder a book by clicking here. This event is a fundraiser for the NPC Journalism Institute so no outside books or memorabilia are permitted. Books to be signed must be purchased through the Club. All sales are final. In her new book, Coulter focuses on aspects of the…
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Actor Gary Sinise to speak at Club June 16
Award-winning actor and humanitarian Gary Sinise will address an NPC Speakers Breakfast on Tuesday, June 16. The program will follow the traditional luncheon format but take place in the morning over breakfast. Sinise will discuss his advocacy for America’s servicemen and women through the Gary Sinise Foundation. He will be in Washington to receive the 2015 Service to America Leadership Award from the NAB Education Foundation. Breakfast will be served at 8:30 a.m., with remarks beginning at 9 a.m., followed by a question-and-answer session ending at 10 a.m. Tickets cost $23 for Club members (…
Type: News