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Thanks to room change, space still available for Oct. 18 Communicators Summit
Due to popular demand, the National Press Club Communicators Summit on Friday, Oct. 18, has been moved to the Club's Conference Rooms to accommodate more attendees. The summit, sponsored by the Communications and Marketing Committee, will focus on how social media is playing a greater role in journalism and public relations. The event will start with a networking breakfast at 8 a.m. Admission is $30 for NPC members and $50 for non-members. The first panel, comprised of journalists, will begin at 8:30 a.m. Panelists will describe how they’re using social media to nurture source relationships…
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This week in National Press Club history: For first time, broadcaster gets Fourth Estate Award
This Week In National Press Club History: Oct. 15, 2010: Bob Schieffer, longtime host of CBS’s “Face The Nation,” receives the National Press Club’s 38th Fourth Estate Award. In April 1948, the Club’s constitution had been amended to admit broadcast journalists to membership, and Schieffer is one of 11 broadcast journalists to receive the Club’s highest honor, beginning in 1973 with Walter Cronkite of CBS News. Later recipients were, Brian Lamb, founder of C-Span, Christiane Amanpour of CNN, Eric Sevareid of CBS News and David Brinkley of ABC News. Andrea Mitchell, NBC’s chief foreign…
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Panel to discuss the right to photograph and record in public Oct. 23
In support of Free Speech Week, the National Press Club's Photography Committee will sponsor a panel discussion on the "Right to Photograph and Record in Public," on Wednesday, Oct. 23, from 6 p.m. to 8 .m. in the Club's Conference Rooms. The panel will be moderated by Mickey H. Osterreicher, general counsel to the National Press Photographers Association (NPPA). The expert panel includes: - Robert Corn-Revere, partner at Davis Wright Tremaine LLP, an expert in First Amendment Law.- Gwendolyn Crump, director, Office of Communications, D.C, Metropolitan Police Department.- J. David Ake,…
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Job opening: Illinois Farm Bureau seeks agricultural policy editor
The Illinois Farm Bureau has an opening in its Bloomington, Ill., headquarters for an agricultural policy editor to develop news and feature stories on federal policy and its impact on Illinois agriculture and rural communications.The articles will appear in the bureau’s FarmWeek newspaper, online publication FarmWeekNow.com, and other communications platforms. The successful applicant also will serve as the bureau’s primary content and publications contact on federal policy with federal legislators, federal department and agency officials, farm industry officials and specialists in the…
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Child Care
The labor secretary highlights the recommendations of a child care task force she formed in January 1988. The task force looked at the roles of business, unions, and federal, state, and local governments.
Type: Media
CNN's Piers Morgan to discuss, sign copies of his new book at afternoon Book Rap Oct. 18
Piers Morgan, host of CNN’s "Piers Morgan Live," will discuss and sign copies of his new book "Shooting Straight: Guns, Gays, God, and George Clooney" on Friday, Oct. 18, at 2 p.m. in the Holeman Lounge. This is a ticketed event, and registration is required by clicking here. Tickets are $5 for Club members, $10 for the public. The member admission fee is waived if a book is ordered in advance, an option that appears on the ticket form. Each Club member can buy only one ticket at the member price. This event is a fundraiser for the NPC Journalism Institute. No outside books or memorabilia…
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Justice Breyer joins Oct. 17 "Saturday Night Massacre" event
Supreme Court Justice Stephen Breyer will make opening remarks at the National Press Club’s retrospective Thursday, Oct. 17, on the 40th anniversary of the “Saturday Night Massacre” when President Nixon fired Special Prosecutor Archibald Cox, setting in motion the events that led to the president’s resignation. The event will be held in the Holeman Lounge beginning at 6:30 p.m. Breyer, who served on Cox’s staff, will talk about the character of the man who led the investigation into the Watergate scandal. After Breyer’s remarks, Bill Ruckelshaus, the assistant attorney general who resigned…
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Captain Phillips recalls rescue from pirates, advocates support for merchant marine
Richard Phillips, the American ship captain captured by Somali pirates in 2009 and rescued by Navy Seals, described his experience at an Oct. 10 National Press Club Newsmaker, meanwhile advocating Congressional budget support for the merchant marine. A movie starring Tom Hanks, scheduled for Oct. 11 release, tells the captain's story. Phillips said Hanks did a great job in the film, specifically because his eyes reveal the fear and attempt to regain control during the 12 hours the captain was alone with four pirates in a lifeboat. The captain said his goal was to remain a person in the…
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New discount card for NPC members, coming soon, offers big savings on drug, medical costs
National Press Club members can save up to 65 percent% on more than 60,000 brand and generic drugs at more than 59,000 pharmacies worldwide thanks to a new member benefit, Membership Secretary Marc Wojno announced at the Club's membership meeting Oct. 4. Pharmacies involved include major outlets such as CVS, Walgreens, Target and Costco, as well as community drug stores and mail order pharmacies. Your health plan already covers drugs? Read on -- you might save more with the new NPC WellCardRX than through your health plan. How? Drug prices vary widely, and sometimes the WellCardRX will…
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Volunteer for the Book Fair Nov. 19; it'll be fun, and help the Club
Volunteers are needed for the 36th annual National Press Club Book Fair and Authors Night, one of the Club's signature events, scheduled for Tuesday, Nov. 19, from 5:30 to 8:30 p.m. in the Club Ballroom. Volunteers will work in shifts -- the first shift from 5:30 p.m. to 7 p.m. and the second from 7 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. You may request a specific shift, but depending on the number of requests, there is no guarantee of you'll be assigned the shift you request. Volunteers help make the Book Fair a success by working with specific authors to ensure they have their needs met. A few volunteers will…
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