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WMATA Stakeholders Speak at Newsmakers Panel, March 23
Major stakeholders of the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority (WMATA, or Metro) will discuss the future of the system during a Newsmakers panel discussion at the National Press Club on Monday, March 23, at 10 a.m. The United States' second busiest system by daily passengers is at a critical point in its history as it faces growing safety concerns and insufficient revenue from fares, declining ridership and a budget squeeze. In an on-the-record, moderated Q&A format, stakeholders will discuss operational, budgetary, governance and management issues. This event is free and open…
Type: News
Regional reporters in Washington can compete for National Press Club honors
Washington-based regional reporters play a crucial role helping their readers back home understand the local angles on news from the nation’s capital. The National Press Club journalism contest seeks to recognize the best of this important work for 2014. The deadline for entering the NPC Journalism Contest is April 1, so pick your entries and send them in using our online entry form or mail them soon! The winner will be honored at a dinner at the National Press Club this summer. Information about the contest is here.The contest includes awards for news and feature photos, breaking news,…
Type: News
Focus on Freelance -- Latest NPC Podcast
There are an estimated 53-million freelance workers in the United States, making up about one-third of the total workforce. By 2020 freelancers are expected to account for about half of the U.S. workforce. Why the surge in freelance workers? And what are some recommendations for full-time workers who want to become freelancers? In the newest edition of Update-1, Broadcast Committee member Ufuoma Otu talks to National Press Club member Tam Harbert, chair of the Freelance Committee, about the challenges freelance journalists face and what makes a freelancer successful. All NPC podcasts are…
Type: News
Most innovative, creative online work will be recognized by the Friedenberg Online Journalism Award
The most innovative online work by those in the news business in 2014 will be recognized by the National Press Club with the Joan M. Friedenberg Online Journalism Award. The winner will have done original reporting and have taken advantage of online technology, such as interactive databases, primary-source interviews, and accompanying charts and graphs, in order to provide a thorough and graphically attractive report. This is not a contest for stories that run online rather than in a print publication; this is to recognize the best journalism that uses online technology to provide a more…
Type: News
Business Investment in Poland
Mr. Walesa's appearance comes the day after he addressed a joint meeting of Congress. Speaking through an interpreter, Walesa reiterates the central theme of his U.S. visit, that business investment from the West is needed to build an economic foundation for the new democracies in Poland and eastern Europe.
Type: Media
Catch March Madness at the National Press Club!
March Madness is upon us! Catch all the action of the 2015 NCAA Men’s Basketball Tournament at the National Press Club’s Reliable Source Bar & Grill. We’ll have all the games starting Tuesday, March 17th and running through the National Championship Game on Monday, April 6th on our six large HD TVs in the Truman Lounge, where NPC Members and their guests can watch their favorite teams and enjoy $3 beers, $3 wine, and $7 specialty cocktails, plus the full Reliable Source menu and happy hour specials. So join your fellow NPC Members and bring your friends, co-workers and hoops fans to the…
Type: News
NPC Unites Forces to Free Jason Rezaian
The National Press Club organized a renewed effort on March 12, to free Washington Post reporter Jason Rezaian from prison in Iran where he has been held without charges under often harsh conditions for nearly eight months. Family, friends and boxing great Mohammad Ali joined the journalism community in calling for Rezaian's release in an effort organized by the NPC and its president, John Hughes who is making press freedom a mainstay of his Club presidency in 2015. "Jason is like family to us," Hughes said, noting that the Post is part of the Washington journalism and cultural community…
Type: News
Join Social Media Campaign to Promote Club Journalism Contests
This is crunch time for the National Press Club’s journalism contest. You can help us get the word out before the April 1 deadline by joining our social media campaign. If you’re willing to send out a daily message for the last two weeks, please drop an email to [email protected] and get on our daily list for the messages that can be re-sent on Twitter and Facebook or any other method for reaching out to journalists. Several on the Young Members Committee have already agreed to help, but we need more helpers. If we get lots of participation, we can reach people who might enter the contest. We…
Type: News
Statement By Muhammad Ali on Jason Rezaian, Washington Post Reporter Held in Iran
The following statement by Muhammad Ali was released today by the National Press Club. Ali, who visited the Club during his career for speeches and events, was last here attending a news conference for U.S. hikers held captive in Iran. His statements made on their behalf were credited with contributing to their safe release from Iran. On March 12 the Club is organizing a news conference at 2 p.m. to discuss the case of Jason Rezaian, a Washington Post reporter currently held in an Iranian prison. With the Name of Allah, The Beneficent, The Merciful "I am sorry that I cannot be physically…
Type: News
So you've signed up for a Twitter account... now what? - Learn Monday and Tuesday
The National Press Club Journalism Institute welcomes back Mark Luckie for a new round of Twitter classes. Both sessions will be held from 9:30-11:00 a.m. in the Conference Rooms. Each class is $5 for NPC members and $10 for non-members. So you've signed up for a Twitter account... now what? In the Twitter 101 session on March 16, you'll learn the basics of Twitter -- everything from retweets to hashtags to Twitter chats. Get ready to have your Twitter questions answered and to grow your number of followers. Click here to register for Twitter 101. For the intermediate users already active on…
Type: News