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Experts aim to discuss promises, problems of connected cars at Newsmakers, June 10
Two experts plan to discuss the promises and privacy problems of connected cars at a National Press Club Newsmakers event on Wednesday, June 10 at 10 a.m. in the NPC's Zenger Room. Presenting updates on the pros and cons of connected cars is expected to be Jim Barbaresso, national practice leader for Intelligent Transportation Systems (ITS) for HNTB Corp., and Khaliah, associate director of the Electronic Privacy Information Center (EPIC). Like all Newsmakers events, this press conference is open to credentialed media and Press Club members free of charge. No advance registration is required…
Type: News
Learn how to engage audiences with visual storytelling at breakfast, June 24
Award-winning photo/video journalist Garrett Hubbard plans to show how visual storytelling helps bring real engagement in a visually-saturated world at a National Press Club Communicators Breakfast on Wednesday, June 24 at 8:30 a.m. in the NPC's Truman Lounge. Admission is free for Press Club members and $10 for guests, who must be accompanied by a member, and includes continental breakfast starting at 8 a.m. Click here to register. Formerly a newspaper photojournalist, Hubbard says he learned his craft with help from journalists because they live, eat and breathe the story. He was on the…
Type: News
Journalists who were jailed by the feds call for federal shield law
Several former journalists who went to jail to protect their sources from the U.S. government decried the lack of transparency in the Obama administration and called for a national shield law so other reporters won’t be detained in the future. “No one should have to go through what we went through in order to get information and disseminate it to the public,” said Brian Karem, the event’s moderator. Karem went to jail four times to protect a confidential source in story about a San Antonio murder case. All of the former journalists said federal protection would embolden reporters and end…
Type: News
Situation in Panama
The Panamanian vice president's appearance came four months after the U.S. invasion of Panama and one week after the president of Panama, Guillermo Endara, had ended a 13-day hunger strike. The Panamanian president's hunger strike ended when President Bush introduced a $570 million Panamanian aid plan to Congress.
Type: Media
NPC's Reliable Source announces summer BBQ buffet menu
The NPC's Reliable Source is celebrating summer by inviting National Press Club members to a Summer BBQ Buffet on Thursday, June 25. The price of the buffet is $25 for Press Club members and $35 for nonmembers. Please purchase tickets here. Soup Tortilla Soup (chicken stock) Salads: Red potato salad with sour cream and devilled eggs Roasted red peppers, tomatoes and sweet onions Red cabbage buttermilk coleslaw with peanuts Cucumber, fresh pea, watermelon and red onion and salad Entrée: Slow roasted Texas beef brisket, sliced to order; sweet and spicy sauce; rolls and cheese on side…
Type: News
Discount available for NPC members to attend workshop on working with trade press
When is reaching an audience of 10,000 better than three million? When all 10,000 readers are 100 percent interested in the topic you are talking about. That’s the value of the trade press and two of the best in the business, National Press Club Members Virgil Dickson of Modern Healthcare and Kevin Bogardus of Environment Publishing plan to speak on a panel of trade journalists and industry communications professionals on Wednesday, June 17 at 8 a.m. The event, hosted by the Public Relations Society of America National Capital Chapter will be held at the U.S. Navy Memorial. Press Club…
Type: News
NPC member Eleanor Herman plans to debut first novel at Book Rap, Aug. 26 at 6:30 p.m.
Well-known nonfiction author and National Press Club member, Eleanor Herman, plans to debut her first novel, Legacy of Kings: Blood of Gods and Royals, at a National Press Club Book Rap on Wednesday, Aug. 26 at 6:30 p.m. The event includes an author discussion, questions-and-answers A from the audience, and book signing. Tickets are $5 for Press Club members and $10 for the public. Click here to register. The event is a fundraiser for the nonprofit NPC Journalism Institute so no outside books or memorabilia is permitted. Books must be purchased through the Press Club. All sales are final and…
Type: News
Did You Know? National Press Club offers free afternoon coffee to members
Did you know the National Press Club has complimentary coffee service every weekday starting at 3 p.m. in the Truman Lounge? It is the perfect spot for a break to network with fellow members, for an afternoon meeting or to catch up on the daily news. For more information about your membership benefits, please send an email to [email protected].
Type: News
Kalb Report: Obama White House hostile to news media -– but Lincoln was worse
The Obama administration has had a “chilling effect” on a free press and on the work of White House reporters, three senior White House correspondents told host Marvin Kalb on the latest edition of “The Kalb Report” June 1. “This administration has undertaken more criminal prosecutions because of press leaks than every other administration in the history of the country put together,” said USA Today Washington Bureau Chief Susan Page. But looking historically, if one wants to talk about the chilling effect an administration had on newspapers, the Lincoln administration was far more radical,…
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Journalism Institute plans to offer three-day cybersecurity training course for journalists
Reporters will get the chance to learn how to protect themselves and their sources from cyberhacking at a three-day training course at the National Press Club. The hands-on cybersecurity-training series will take place on three Saturdays: June 20, June 27 and July 11. Classes will take place from 9 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. each day. Tickets can be purchased for individual sessions or for all three sessions. The cost of a single daily session is $30 for club members and $40 for nonmembers. Lunch will be provided. Click here to register and for more information. Participants will need to bring their…
Type: News