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Antarctica & Future of Global Environment
Mr. Cousteau discusses the role of Antarctica in the international environmental debate. During his visit to Washington, Cousteau met with congressional and executive branch officials in an attempt to get the U.S. to participate in an upcoming Paris conference on Antarctica.
Type: Media
Take Twitter to the next level Feb. 6
The National Press Club Journalism Institute will hold intermediate training on how journalists can take Twitter to the next level on Friday, Feb.6 Registration is $5 for Club members; $10 public. Click here to register. Members should login for the promo code. Now that you have the hang of tweeting, learn the easy way to adopt strategies that can boost your followers and engagement. Topics to be covered include: · the optimum ways to tweet when news breaks,· reaching the communities you're covering,· and how to trend on Twitter. This session will be taught by Mark…
Type: News
Did you know Club members get a discounted rate with Zipcar?
You can sign up for an annual Zipcar membership at 50 percent off. Members will pay $25 and have no application fee. Members who apply will have access to special weekday rates, which include the hourly price of $9.50, the 24-hour rate of $66 and the daily Zipvan price of $89. To sign up, simply fill out the online application here. Already a Zipcar member? Give them a call at 1-866-4ZIPCAR (1-866-494-7227) and select Option 2 for account assistance, followed by Option 1 for billing. Let the agent know you would like to be added to the reduced National Press Club Members affiliate.…
Type: News
Members receive discount to Wizards games in 2015
Members receive an exclusive discount to select Washington Wizards games in 2015. Go here and use the promo code ZACHFWIZ to purchase your discounted tickets. For more information about special deals for the Washington Wizards, please contact Zach Freeman at [email protected] or call 202-661-5201.
Type: News
Lewis and Aydin to discuss and sign the second volume of their trilogy Jan. 21
Rep. John Lewis, D-Ga., and co-author Andrew Aydin will discuss and sign copies of the second volume in their best-selling graphic novel trilogy, "March," a first-hand account of Lewis’ experiences as a key figure of the civil rights movement at a National Press Club Book Rap on Wednesday, Jan. 21 at 6:30 p.m. Award-winning artist Nate Powell drew the art. Click here to register. Tickets are $5 for National Press Club members; $10 public. Club members can pre-order a copy of the book when registering and receive free admission. No outside books or memorabilia permitted. Books must be…
Type: News
Learn advanced search techniques Feb. 2
Have you ever been frustrated by an internet search that turns up no hits? Or by one that returns too many? Have you felt in your bones that the info you need is out there in the wild west of the internet, but you just can’t find it? Studies show that searchers are unsuccessful 50 percent of the time. Up your average by learning tricks of the trade from a news librarian with who has worked as a researcher at the Newseum, NPR and The National Press Club at a Journalism Institute professional development session on Monday, Feb. 2 from 9:30 am to 11 am in the Bloomberg Room. Registration is $5…
Type: News
Battle of Bulge vet to address National Press Club's Post 20 today
A veteran of the famed Battle of the Bulge will address the Tuesday, Jan. 20, meeting of the Club's American Legion Post 20 at noon in the Game Room. All members of the Club are welcome to join the speaker portion of the meeting at which Mike Levin, 95, will recount some of his experiences as a forward artillery observer during Hitler's final effort to defeat the allies on the Western Front. It was 70 years ago this month that U.S. forces were engaged in their bloodiest battle in Europe during World War II.
Type: News
HUD Secretary dodges question on VP run, touts wiser approach to home ownership
Housing and Urban Development (HUD) Secretary Julian Castro insisted on Jan. 13 that he just wants to do the best he can in a role he’s held for nearly six months, after being asked at a National Press Club Newsmaker if he would consider a vice presidential run alongside Hillary Clinton in 2016. “I’m trying to do a great job at HUD,” he said, but added that Clinton “will do enormous good” should she become the next U.S. president. Speculation has surrounded Castro since the summer, when The Washington Post reported that Clinton was fond of, and cultivating ties with, the 40-year-old Texan…
Type: News
Top volunteers take lead in making Club global, promoting press freedom
Two National Press Club members received the organization’s top volunteer award on Jan. 12 for their efforts to keep the Club at the forefront of press freedom and to make it a center of global culture. John Donnelly, chair of the Club’s Freedom of the Press Committee, won one of the Berny Krug Awards for directing the group in fulfilling one of the Club’s most important missions – upholding the rights of reporters to do their jobs wherever the story leads. Jan Du Plain also won a Krug for planning and executing programs that have given the Club an international flavor. Last year, she chaired…
Type: News
Member Spotlight features Capitol Standard Editor-in-Chief Ursula Lauriston
Since joining last July, new member Ursula Lauriston,Editor-in-Chief of Capitol Standard Magazine, has opened doors with her Press Club membership. From taking selfies with ambassadors to interviewing singer-songwriter Akon, Lauriston is an active member. Read her interview with us here. Every month the National Press Club turns the spotlight on members who are making an impact in their professional field and around the Club. These members exemplify the mission of the National Press Club to make it the place where news happens. If you are interested in being highlighted or nominating…
Type: News