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Help Wanted: Congressional press secretary and financial reporter
From the National Press Club Job Bank: 1. A Blue Dog West Coast Democrat seeks an aggressive and proactive press secretary based in Washington to implement comprehensive media strategy. Responsibilities include drafting and writing all press releases, op-eds, media advisories and weekly newsletters; fielding media requests; pitching local and national media; overseeing and implementing social media and website; and seeking proactive ways to advance the member’s message. Hill experience is not a requirement, Proficiency in Spanish is a plus. Please send resume and cover letter to CA46jobs@mail…
Type: News
Celebrate Cinco de Mayo in the Reliable Source with special menu
The National Press Club’s chefs are planning a Cinco de Mayo celebration at Reliable Source on Tuesday, May 5, beginning at 5:30 p.m. Come celebrate spring. Here are the specialty cocktails to complement dinner:Paloma, $7Grenada, $7Tamarind Margarita, $7Mexi-tini, $7 Here are the menu items: Tortilla chicken soup with tortilla crisps, $6 Hors d’oeurvresAssortment of empanadas with pico de gallo, guacamole and sour cream, $8 Corn tortilla nachos with ground beef, beans, jalapenos, pico de gallo and cheese, $9(Vegetarian option available) EntreesMexican table sticky bone-in chicken, plantains,…
Type: News
U.S, lawmaker calls for legalizing medical marijuana
Rep. Scott Perry (R-Pa.) called for the federal legalization of therapeutic hemp and cannabidol at a federal level at a Club Newsmaker event April 22. Perry said this would provide access to the drug, which he said could reduce the duration and length of seizures in children and adults with epilepsy and other related disorders. He said his proposed bill “in no way federally legalizes or allows for the recreational use of marijuana.” His bill, Charlotte’s Web Medical Hemp Act, is named after Charlotte Figi, a young girl who suffers from a severe form of epilepsy. Her mother, Paige Figi, is the…
Type: News
This week in National Press Club history
April 20, 1948: The Club’s constitution is amended to admit broadcast journalists as active members. Just a few years before, the Club had voted against such a move, but when Ted Koop, a member of the Board of Governors, joins CBS News and has to resign, the Club changes its position, finally recognizing the broadcast age. In 1953, Koop became the first broadcast journalist to be elected Club president. April 20, 1959: Fidel Castro, prime minister of Cuba, addresses a Club luncheon less than four months after he and his guerilla army oust dictator Fulgencio Batista. He says he has no…
Type: News
World War II's "Ghost Army" to be subject of April 29 Book Rap
Historian Rick Beyer, an NPC member, and co-author Elizabeth Sayles will discuss and sign copies of their latest book, “The Ghost Army of World War II: How One Top-Secret Unit Deceived the Enemy with Inflatable Tanks, Sound Effects, and Other Audacious Fakery,” at a Book Rap on Wednesday, April 29, from 6:30-8:30 p.m.in the Club's conference rooms. Tickets are $5 for Club members and $10 for the public. Register here. This event is a fundraiser for the nonprofit NPC Journalism Institute. “The Ghost Army of World War II” is the first publication to tell the full story of how a traveling road…
Type: News
GMOs and pesticide use to be subject of April 28 Newsmaker event
Dolores Huerta, a Presidential Medal of Freedom Award recipient and co-founder of the National Farm Workers Association, will discuss Genetically Modified Foods, health effects of pesticide and herbicide use on farmworkers and the current debate in Congress at a Newsmaker news conference on Tuesday, April 28, at 4 p.m. in the Bloomberg Room. Joining Huerta will be Environmental Working Group expert Scott Faber. Environmental groups recently filed suit to force EPA to review its decision approving herbicides used in GMOs in nine states. This is a step in a long effort to develop mandatory food…
Type: News
The Struggle Against Apartheid
The speaker is an anti-apartheid activist who served jail terms in South Africa during the 1970s and 1980s. He discussed the changing situation in South Africa with the release of Nelson Mandela. South African President F.W. de Klerk announced reforms on February 2 that included the release of Mandela. Mr. Lekota specifically mentioned the release of other political prisoners and the lifting of the state of emergency as conditions of reform that the South African government had not yet fulfilled.
Type: Media
Freelancer Austin Tice, detained in Syria, to receive Aubuchon Press Freedom Award
American freelance reporter Austin Tice, detained in Syria since 2012, will receive one of the club's most prestigious honors. The club will give Tice a John Aubuchon Press Freedom Award at its annual awards dinner July 29. The Aubuchon award recognizes those whose work has demonstrated the courage that lies at the heart of a free press. Tice joins Jason Rezaian, a Washington Post reporter detained in Iran, as recipients of the Club's domestic freedom of the press award this year. The club announced Rezaian's award on March 12. The Club also recognizes a foreign journalist annually. Tice, a…
Type: News
Travel to India and Bhutan Nov. 8-22
Join the NPC Travel Committee for a small-group tour of India and Bhutan. Highlights of the India portion include the historic cities of Old and New Dehli; Agra, home of the Taj Mahal; Japur, the pink city; and Varanasi, India's holiest city. Bhutan, sequestered from the world for centuries, enjoys remarkable natural beauty; a pristine, intact environment; and a friendly, tradition bound population. This trip is all inclusive and includes 13 nights of deluxe accommodations; breakfast, lunch, and dinner daily; experienced guides; and many extras. Check the intinerary at www.press.org/travel…
Type: News
Risks facing freelance journalists to be topic of NPC Journalism Institute Program April 23
In light of the increasing brutality against journalists overseas, the National Press Club Journalism Institute, the Investigative Reporting Workshop and the Committee to Protect Journalists will discuss the risks faced by freelance journalists in conflict zones on Thursday, April 23, from 9 a.m. to 12:15 p.m. in the Holeman Lounge. Click here to register . Registration is $5 for NPC members; $10 public. NPC members should login for the discount code. The event, “Freelancers at Risk: Photojournalism and the Call for Global Safety Standards,” will include panelists from journalism…
Type: News