Search
Displaying results 18331 - 18340 of 25297
Looking for the best coverage of defense, aerospace, the airline industry
Journalists who write about aerospace, defense and the airline industry should consider competing for the Michael A. Dornheim Award. This award, part of the National Press Club Awards contest, is presented in celebration of the career of the late Michael A. Dornheim, a longtime reporter and editor at Aviation Week & Space Technology magazine. Those who enter can offer up to 6 examples of their work for print or online. The prize for the winning entry is $1000. The deadline to submit entries is April 1, and the contest is open to Club members and non-members. Offering entries is free for…
Type: News
This Week In National Press Club History: Club celebrates 25 years in 1933
March 23, 1970: The Board of Governors unanimously adopts a resolution creating the National Press Club Foundation. March 24, 2001: Brian Jacques, author of the children’s fantasy series Redwall, reads an excerpt of his works at a Book Rap. Since the 1940s, in a change of policy, authors of every genre who are not members of the Club have been invited to appear at Club events, including Alex Haley in 1979, Michael Crichton in 1993, J.K. Rowling in 1999 and David McCullough in 2001. March 25, 1969: Pierre Trudeau, the charismatic Prime Minister of Canada, addresses a full house at a…
Type: News
Pub Quiz in the Truman Lounge Thursday, 7 pm April 24
It’s time once again to get that left side of your brain in shape for an evening of trivia, food, drinks and prizes at a National Press Club Pub Quiz at 7 p.m., April 24, in the Reliable Source's Truman Lounge. Sponsored by the Club Events Committee, the event is a great opportunity to gather with friends over food and drinks and to meet new friends and members. Every team of four must include at least one Club member. Space fills up quickly, so be sure to arrive early to grab a table. Don’t have a team? No worries. If you come by yourself, we’ll put you on a team. For more information on…
Type: News
NPC Flix presents 'We Steal Secrets: The Story of Wikileaks,' 6:30 pm April 9
Join us in the Truman Lounge at 6:30 p.m. on Wednesday, April 9, to watch “We Steal Secrets: The Story of Wikileaks.” The event is free and open to National Press Club Members and their guests with no registration required. Enjoy popcorn, appetizers and drinks while watching Academy Award-winning documentary filmmaker Alex Gibney’s gripping, edge-of-your-seat thriller about Julian Assange and the creation of WikiLeaks, the controversial website that facilitated the largest security breach in U.S. history. See the trailer. For more information about the event, please email Events Committee…
Type: News
Supreme Court Justices Scalia, Ginsburg scheduled for next Kalb Report, April 17
Two Supreme Court justices, Antonin Scalia and Ruth Bader Ginsburg, will join host Marvin Kalb to talk about the First Amendment as well as the origins and contemporary meaning of freedom on the Kalb Report on April 17. The program starts promptly at 6 p.m., an earlier start than previous Kalb Report tapings. Admission is free but limited. Club members can register online. For questions about reserving tickets, please call 202-662-7501. One 45-word sentence sets out the basic freedoms that define American democracy – freedom of religion, speech, the press, assembly and to petition the…
Type: News
Press Club journalism award honors best work examining media
Smart, critical coverage of the media is recognized each year by the Arthur Rowse Award for Press Criticism. The award, part of the National Press Club journalism contest, is sponsored by former U.S. News & World Report reporter Arthur Rowse. The award honors excellence in examining the role and work of the news media. All entries must focus on criticism of journalistic practices or reporting on the industry, and must encourage responsible media behavior. The entry can include up to 5 articles or broadcasts (not necessarily in the same outlet) and must be accompanied by a letter…
Type: News
Former White House press secretary Mike McCurry to speak at Communications and Marketing dinner, April 10
Former White House Press Secretary Mike McCurry will discuss his nearly four decades as a communications and political strategist in the nation’s capital at a dinner sponsored by the National Press Club's Communications and Marketing Committee on Thursday, April 10, in the Winners’ Room of the Fourth Estate Restaurant. The evening starts with cocktails and networking at 6:30 p.m., followed by dinner, remarks and conversation. Seating is limited. Tickets, which include dinner, are $50 each for Club members using the discount code NPCMCCURRY and $60 each for their guests. You can make…
Type: News
Celebrate Jazz Appreciation Month in the Fourth Estate, April 2
The Fourth Estate will present April's monthly "Jazz Night" on Wednesday, April 2, beginning at 5:30 p.m. The evening is co-presented with the National Press Club's Events Committee in honor of Jazz Appreciation Month. This month's jazz theme will be "100 years of Jazz Piano" featuring three solo piano performances from the Blues Alley Youth Orchestra. The three pianists will feature piano stylings from rag to stride to bebop to cool to straight-ahead and all parts in between. In further honor of Jazz Appreciation Month, there will be jazz giveaways. The event is open to the public. Please…
Type: News
Cuomo Commission on the Steel Industry
Type: Media
Tee off on winter; sign up for Club golf tournament, April 25
Had enough of snow and traffic? Studies show you can release that tension by signing up to play in the National Press Club Journalism Institute’s annual golf tournament on Friday, April 25. Prizes include: A “stock- your -bar basket” of premium liquor Golf shop certificates $50 gift certificates for lunch or dinner at the Club’s 4th Estate Restaurant Exclusive beer tasting bash Private golf lessons A chance to win a 2014 Toyota Prius V Green fees include: practice balls, continental breakfast, lunch at the turn and award reception buffet. More details about the tournament can be found here.…
Type: News