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Club welcomes October's new members
Please join the National Press Club in welcoming the following new members in the month of October: Laura Saarikoski (Helsingin Sanomat), Sonia Schott (Globovision), Naomi Jagoda (The Bond Buyer), Manuela Cavalieri (Radio MPA), Russell James Drew (Inside Washington Publishers), Lara Seligman (Inside Defense), Howard Pearlman (Bloomberg BNA), Leland Schwartz (States News Service) Thorsten Eisingerich (Embassy of Austria), Lisa Matthews (Hager Sharp), Stephen Norton (Communications Consultant), Heather Wright (U.S. Dept. of State), Sarah Ruggiero (World Wildlife Fund), Brandi Teel (RTCA, Inc…
Type: News
International Cultural Event to highlight Club's cultural diversity with music, food, dance Nov. 19
An International Cultural Evening featuring energetic dance troups, vibrant musical performances and tasty delicacies from different regions around the world will turn the National Press Club Ballroom into a multi-cultural showcase from 6 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. Wednesday, Nov. 19. Registration is required. Ticket prices are $35 for the public and $25 for Club members. Early bookings are recommended as the event is expected to sell out. “This program will highlight our immense cultural diversity and will serve to underscore what we have proudly called the international year at the National Press…
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Bradlee funeral open to the public Oct. 29
The funeral for former Washington Postt editor Ben Bradlee will be in the Washington National Cathedral at 11 a.m. Wednesday, Oct. 29. The service is open to the public. Click here for The Washington Post article.
Type: News
Club member offers invitation to a Christian-Muslim dialogue program Oct. 30
Club member Mehmet Saracoglu invites National Press Club members to Rumi Forum`s joint program with Georgetown University`s Alwaleed Center for Christian-Muslim Understandingon, "Jesus in Islam," at 9:15 a.m. on Thursday, Oct. 30, at the Bunn Intercultural Center, Room 270, on the Georgetown campus. Zeki Saritoprak, professor and the Nursi Chair in Islamic Studies at John Carroll University, will examine the place of Jesus in the Qur'an and Hadith. He will present the topic of Jesus in Islam from an Islamic theological perspective including both classical and contemporary theologians' views…
Type: News
Did you know the Club is wireless?
Did you know that the Club is wireless? Go online anywhere in the Club whether you are working in the library, the business center or enjoying a beverage in the Truman Lounge. Simply choose the Club's high speed wireless network labeled MemberWifi. The wireless password is NPCwifi1908. This code is exclusively for use of members only. For more information about your membership benefits send an email to [email protected].
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Jennifer Dart is in the Club Member Spotlight for October
Jennifer Dart is Digital Media and Special Projects Manager in the Office of Communications and Public Affairs of the American Psychiatric Association. Dart has been an NPC member since April, 2014. What’s your best experience thus far?As a new member, I’ve enjoyed everything - I never miss an email from NPC Wire and especially appreciate the various Journalism Institute classes on digital media. I've already begun brainstorming costume choices for the Reliable Source Halloween party. What’s your favorite moment of your career so far?After spending more than a decade in the PR agency world, I…
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National Press Club Mourns Loss of Ben Bradlee
The National Press Club mourns the loss of Ben Bradlee, who leaves a legacy of unparalleled journalism achievements as editor of The Washington Post. He will be remembered as a leader, a legend in journalism and among the greatest newspaper editors of all time. Our profession has lost an advocate who raised the standards of journalism throughout his career and who will be particularly remembered for all that he and The Washington Post achieved on every major story of his tenure as editor including Watergate and the Pentagon Papers. His death sadly came a day after The National Press Club…
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Woodward and Bernstein say Nixon administration corruption far deeper than Watergate
The corruption of the Nixon administration was far deeper than the Watergate scandal, reporting legends Bob Woodward and Carl Bernstein told host Marvin Kalb Monday night. “You listen to the tapes, and the hate and the rage and the using the power of the presidency to settle scores goes on endlessly,” said Woodward, referring to the secret presidential tapes that he and Bernstein have listened to over the years. Marking the 40th anniversary of Nixon’s resignation, Woodward and Bernstein talked with Marvin Kalb on an edition of “The Kalb Report” to try to understand what motivated Nixon’s…
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Current Arms Negotiations
The former senior arms control adviser to President Reagan assesses the Bush administration's progress in arms control.
Type: Media
Priest barred by Vatican sees change in Catholic Church through voices of lay people
On the eve of an 18-city tour of the United States, Tony Flannery, an Irish priest barred from priestly ministry by the Vatican in 2012, told an Oct. 21 National Press Club Newsmaker audience that change in the Catholic Church would occur through the voices of lay people. “I be an enormous believer in the Holy Spirit and the Holy Spirit working through the voice of the ordinary people,” he said. He favors wider conversations on such subjects as homosexuality, contraception, the ordination of women and second relationships but not doctrinal changes announced from above, which he feels could…
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