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NPC welcomes new members in print, broadcast, public relations
The National Press Club welcomes the following new members: Holger Stark, senior correspondent, Der SpiegelHyodong Roh, foreign affairs assistant editor, Yonhap News AgencyShane Christensen, freelance travel writerMax Lederer, publisher, Stars and StripesNobuyoki Aoki, bureau chief, The Sankei ShimbunRebekah Metzler, political writer, U.S. News and World ReportPhillip Contrino, chief analyst reporter, BoxOffice.comMichael Sivy, senior writer, Time Inc.John Tischner, retired, Media GeneralKirby Wilbur, executive director, National Journalism CenterWilliam Murphy, chief financial officer, Stars…
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Post's Petula Dvorak to receive Order of the Owl at 'Fall Hoot,' noon Saturday
The Silver Owls of the National Press Club will confer the Order of the Owl on Washington Post columnist Petula Dvorak at the Owls' Fall Hoot noon Saturday at the club. The award is given on an occasional basis to journalists "who give a hoot about Washington journalism." Among others who have received it are satirist Mark Russell, humor columnist Art Buchwald, TV curmudgeon Andy Rooney, pianist John Eaton, the Kiplinger Report's Austin Kiplinger and the Club's own John Cosgrove, 95, the oldest living past NPC president. The event features a cash bar, followed by a sit-down lunch featuring…
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Panel outlines photographers' First Amendment rights
Photo journalists are fully protected by the First Amendment, but their rights are not absolute, photographers, police and lawyers explained Oct. 23 at a National Press Club panel sponsored by the Club's Photography Committee and the National Press Photographers Association as party of Free Speech Week. "Photography is not a crime," moderator Mickey H. Osterreicher, general counsel for the National Press Photographers Association, said. "Photography is a First Amendment right" attorney Robert Corn-Revere, a partner with the law firm, Davis Wright Tremaine, said. Corn-Revere, who specializes…
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Panel to reveal how to make blogging pay
A panel of journalists will discuss how to make blogging pay on Nov. 18, from 6:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m., in the National Press Club conference rooms. Blogging offers opportunities and risks. It can bolster a journalist’s career. On the other hand, journalists are frequently asked to blog for free or very little pay, a trend that seems to be growing in the publishing industry. The panel is sponsored by the Freelance and Professional Development committees. Tickets are $10 for the general public and free for NPC members, but must be reserved by clicking here. The panel includes: Nate Thayer,…
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NPC workshop: Making the Freedom of Information Act work for you
The National Press Club will offer workshops this fall to help reporters learn how to submit effective government Freedom of Information Act requests that quickly get results. The two-part class will be held Nov. 18 and Dec. 2 from 6:30 p.m. to 8 p.m. in the Club's Zenger Room. The instruction is cosponsored by the National Press Club Journalism Institute and the Club’s Press Freedom Committee. The instructor is veteran journalist and attorney Lisette Garcia. Click below to register.Session ISession II Participants will review case studies and learn how to overcome standard objections raised…
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Take the night off! We'll cook and you'll see magic, Nov. 27
Don’t cook at home the night before Thanksgiving. Be wined and dined at the National Press Club’s award-winning restaurant, The Fourth Estate, or enjoy more casual fare upstairs in The Reliable Source. Either way, magicians from the Society of American Magicians who meet monthly at the National Press Club will perform table-side magic for your family and friends between 6:30 p.m. and 7:45 p.m. The magic will be so close, some of it will actually happen right in your own hands! Reserve your table now for Nov. 27. Call 202-662-7638 for the Fourth Estate or 202-662-7443 for the (NPC member-only…
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Support the Book Fair, win fun prizes!
Join “Friends of the Book Fair” in support of the NPC Journalism Institute and get a raffle ticket and free admission to the 36th Annual Book Fair & Authors' night Tuesday, Nov. 19. “Friend of the Book Fair” contributions of $25 will support the institute, which provides training, research and resources for news professionals and scholarships for the next generation of journalists. Contributions are tax-deductible. "Friends" can join on line, by mail or in person. To join online, please click here. Please mail or deliver the $25 donation to The National Press Club, Friends of the Book…
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Former Fed Chairman Greenspan to discuss, sign new book, Nov. 6
Former Federal Reserve Board Chairman Alan Greenspan will discuss his book, "The Map and the Territory: Risk, Human Nature, and the Future of Forecasting" in conversation with NPC President Angela Greiling Keane on Wednesday, Nov. 6, at 6:30 p.m. in the National Press Club Ballroom. A book signing will follow the discussion. This is a ticketed event and registration is required. Click here to register. The event is $5 for members and $10 for non-members. All attendees must have a ticket. This event is a fundraiser for the NPC Journalism Institute. No outside books or memorabilia are…
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UN human rights investigators to discuss N. Korea violations today
Three members of the U.N. Human Rights Council's Commission of Inquiry (COI) established last March to investigate allegations of widespread violations of human rights in the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK) will discuss concerns raised by their probe at a National Press Club Newsmakers news conference on Friday, Nov. 1 at 10:30 a.m. in the Zenger Room. The COI is investigating violations related to prison camps, torture and inhuman treatment, arbitrary detention, freedom of expression, freedom of movement, the right to food, the right to life, and enforced disappearances,…
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Lawyers for German human rights group to release report on Camp Ashraf massacre, Oct. 30
A report alleging Iraqi government complicity in the September massacre at Camp Ashraf of 52 Iranian dissidents will be released at a Newsmaker news conference 10 a.m. Thursday, Oct. 30 in the National Press Club's Zenger Room. The release by lawyers will representing the German human rights group Menschenrechtsverein Für Migranten (Rights for Migrants)comes on the eve of Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki's state visit to meet with President Obama. Jared Genser, managing director of Perseus Strategies, will present the report. Genser has authored several books on the United Nations and…
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