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Womack Publishing Chairman Zan Womack dies at 71
Charles A. “Zan” Womack Jr. of Danville, Virginia, died Aug. 4, following a brief illness. He was a member of the National Press Club for 36 years and served on the board of directors of the Virginia Press Association. Zan Womack, 71, owned the Star-Tribune in Chatham, Virginia, the Caswell Messenger in Yanceyville, North Carolina, and 13 other weekly newspapers in Virginia and North Carolina. As chairman of Womack Publishing Company Inc., he will be remembered as a true newspaperman who dedicated his life to small-town, community papers. Womack loved newspapers, especially small-town…
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Ken Burns plans National Press Club Luncheon speech on "The Roosevelts" on Sept. 15
Filmmaker and honorary National Press Club member Ken Burns plans to discuss his new PBS series "The Roosevelts" at a Press Club Luncheon on Sept. 15. Lunch will be served at 12:30 p.m., with remarks beginning at 1 p.m., followed by a question-and-answer session ending at 2 p.m. This event is only open to Club members and their guests. Tickets cost $22 for NPC members (members may purchase two tickets at this rate) and $36 for all other non-member tickets, and may be purchased here. For questions, please email [email protected] or call (202)662-7501. Tickets must be paid for at the time…
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National Press Club reaffirms concern about press freedom in Eastern Ukraine
The National Press Club on Monday voiced concern for the safety of a Russian photojournalist who was reported missing while covering the unrest in eastern Ukraine and for other reporters endangered in that war zone. The Washington-based organization reiterated its stance that all sides in the ongoing conflict respect the essential right of journalists to go about their work without harassment and without fear for their safety. Andrei Stenin, a photojournalist with the state-run Russia news agency Rossiya Segodnya has been missing since Aug. 5, according to the Committee to Protect…
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Calling all volunteers for Beat the Deadline - National Press Club 5k on Saturday, Sept. 6
Not a Runner? How about volunteering at the race? The National Press Club is urging its non-running members to volunteer for the Beat the Deadline - National Press Club 5k on Saturday, Sept. 6. If you are interested in being a race-day volunteer, please contact Michelle Licht at [email protected].
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This Week in Press Club History: Gingrich proposes Medicaid reform at Luncheon
August 23, 1934: Movie producer and director of both silent and sound films, Cecil B. DeMille, speaks at a National Press Club Luncheon about his flamboyant career, which began with a 1914 silent film “The Squaw Man.” His first biblical epic, the 1923 “The Ten Commandments,” held Paramount Pictures revenue record for 25 years. “Cleopatra,” his first film nominated for Best Picture by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, was released in 1934. August 19, 2005: Newt Gingrich, former speaker of the House of Representatives and Republican congressman from Georgia, speaks at a Press…
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Club President calls law-enforcement actions 'unacceptable' at RootsAction.org event
National Press Club President Myron Belkind told a RootsAction.org event Aug. 14 that actions by Ferguson, Mo., police against journalists covering the violent protests there and federal law-enforcement efforts against James Risen are “unacceptable.” Belkind’s remarks to open the private event held at the Club came one day after the Club issued a statement “expressing its deep concern about reports that at least two reporters –- from the Washington Post and the Huffington Post –- who were covering the unrest in Ferguson were manhandled and detained by police officers there before being…
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NPC members get more time to submit photos for exhibit, deadline extended to Aug. 22
The deadline for National Press Club members to submit their photos to be displayed in the Press Club’s lobby during September has been extended until close of business Friday, Aug. 22. Entries for the 15th Annual NPC Members’ Photo Exhibition must be dropped off in the Club's Membership Office. Each member may submit up to four photos and each photo may not exceed 11x14” (print and mat). All photos must be securely mounted and matted. No photos will be accepted after Friday, Aug. 22. The exhibit, sponsored by the Club's Photography Committee, is open to all Club members and is not juried.…
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Learn how to follow the money from the airwaves to the source, Sept. 3, 9:30 a.m.
The National Press Club's National Journalism Institute plans to teach campaign-finance reporters how to use a database created by the Sunlight Foundation at a class in the NPC'S Bloomberg Room Sept. 3 at 9:30 a.m. Register here. The fee is $5 for Press Club members; $10 public. Club members should login for the discount code. We all know the frustration of trying to track the "dark-money" groups that have proliferated since the Citizens United decision. But there is one place where nonprofits that don't register with the Federal Election Commission leave a paper trail: the TV stations where…
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Journalism Institute plans class on Sunlight Foundation's Politwoops tool, Aug. 26
TWOOPS! Did your favorite politician's fingers skitter a little too quickly across that keyboard? The National Press Club's National Journalism Institute plans to conduct a class on the Sunlight Foundation's Politwoops, a tool that tracks deleted tweets by politicians, on Aug. 26 from 9:30-11:00 a.m. in the NPC's Bloomberg Room. Register here. The fee is $5 Press Club members; $10 public. Club members should login for the discount code. Anthony Weiner isn't the only politician who's learned the perils of social media. Now that elected officials are using new methods to communicate with…
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FedEx seeking media specialists
FedEx Global Headquarters in Memphis is seeking two media specialists to handle media strategy and engagement on high-profile events worldwide. The jobs are senior level. Applicants must have strong media/press experience and/or a crisis-response background. Applicants must also be willing to relocate to Memphis. For more information about the job, please click here.
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