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Sold Out Jazz Night Getting Buzz around D.C.
Last Wednesday night, the Fourth Estate Restaurant hosted Jazz Night, featuring members of the Blues Alley Youth Orchestra. Covering the night was reporter, Casey Linsey, of K Street Magazine. Here is the full article which features a video of the teenage musicians rocking out in front of a sold out crowd for dinner. The Fourth Estate at the National Press Club hosted the event with Blues Alley, Georgetown’s home for jazz. Attendees, were treated to culinary jazz specials: gumbo, red beans and rice or jambalaya, the unsung foods of jazz. Musicians and orchestra alumni are graduates of top…
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NPC Lends its Voice to Coalition Decrying Sentencing of Ethiopian Blogger
The National Press Club joined with other human rights and journalism organizations in criticizing an Ethiopian court decision upholding an 18-year jail sentence for a blogger in that country. The groups say the man, Eskinder Nega, has been unfairly convicted on specious terrorism charges. The National Press Club spoke out last year about Nega’s case. "We are deeply disappointed that Nega has been sent to prison, when his only 'offense' appears to have been writing critically about the government," said NPC President Angela Greiling Keane, a Bloomberg News reporter. Nega received a press…
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National Press Club Announces Press Freedom Award Winners for 2013
On the occasion of World Press Freedom Day, the National Press Club announced the winners of its 2013 John Aubuchon Press Freedom Awards: Zeynep Kuray, a woman reporter from Turkey, which jails more journalists than any other nation; and, in the United States, "The Whistleblower." Each year, the NPC confers its Aubuchon award on people whose work and lives have advanced the cause of press freedom and transparency. The annual award goes to one domestic recipient and one international one. This year, for the first time, the Club is honoring a group of people—whistleblowers--rather than an…
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Managing the Pentagon amid fiscal uncertainty: Rescheduled for May 7
Deputy Secretary of Defense Dr. Ashton B. Carter will address strategic and budgetary challenges facing the Defense Department during a period of unprecedented fiscal uncertainty at a National Press Club Newsmaker news conference on May 7. The event begins at 10 a.m. on Tuesday in the NPC's First Amendment Lounge. Carter was confirmed as Deputy Secretary of Defense in October 2011 after serving as Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition, Technology and Logistics since April 2009. This news conference was originally set for May 2. Contact:Gene Tighe, NPC Newsmaker Event Host703-966-1210,…
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Endangered newsroom ombudsman? Panel weighs in
Please join the National Lesbian Gay Journalists Association's Washington, DC, Chapter and the National Press Club Journalism Institute for a lively discussion on the role of the ombudsman in a changing news business. Save the date for "The Endangered Newsroom Ombudsman?" on Tuesday, May 14, from 6 to 8 p.m. in the Zenger Room at the NPC. Confirmed participants include Patrick Pexton, the most recent ombudsman at the Washington Post, and Clark Hoyt, who served as public editor at the New York Times. Tom Rosenstiel of the American Press Institute will moderate. Admission is free but please…
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National Press Club marks 20th year of World Press Freedom Day, May 3
The National Press Club commemorated the 20th anniversary of World Press Freedom Day today with a sober reminder of how unfree the press is in most of the world and a pledge to keep working to change that. Created in 1993 by the United Nations General Assembly, World Press Freedom Day is celebrated on May 3 each year and has three goals. The first is to evaluate the state of press freedom. The second is to defend the press from attacks on its independence. And the third is to honor those who have sacrificed, sometimes with their lives, to bring the public the news. Global press freedom is…
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May 2 Newsmaker with Ashton Carter CANCELLED
Deputy Secretary of Defense Dr. Ashton B. Carter has cancelled his appearance for the May 2 Newsmaker, citing a late-breaking scheduling conflict. He was scheduled to speak at the National Press Club on strategic and budgetary challenges facing the Defense Department during a period of unprecedented fiscal uncertainty. The news conference, originally set for Thursday, May 2 at 10 a.m. in the NPC's Zenger Room, will no longer be held. Carter was confirmed as Deputy Secretary of Defense in October 2011 after serving as Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition, Technology and Logistics since…
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Did You Know: Reliable Source hosts a monthly dinner buffet
Did you know the NPC's Reliable Source hosts a monthly dinner buffet? This month will feature a Cinco de Mayo theme for lunch and dinner on Friday, May 3. The menu prepared by Executive Chef Susan Delbert will include mini chimichangas, shredded beef burritos and halibut Veracruz, along with margaritas and tequila to complement your meal. Reservations are encouraged for this all-day celebration of Mexico's heritage. Please call 202-662-7443 or email [email protected].
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Freelance Committee hosts panel on sponsored journalism
Join the NPC's Freelance Committee on May 14 from 6 to 8 p.m. for a panel discussion on the role of sponsored and content journalism in a changing industry. We'll discuss how brands are creating their own content, and opportunities and pitfalls for journalists in this field. Panelists include:Mark Hamrick, an award-winning, multi-platform journalist and the 104th National Press Club president. A former AP reporter, he is currently the Washington bureau chief at Bankrate, Inc., the Web's leading aggregator of financial rate information. Peter Beller, director of content at Ebyline, where he…
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Caps playoff tickets, dates announced
Don’t miss the chance to see the Capitals in the playoffs with one of our 2013 Stanley Cup Playoff all-inclusive packages. Playoff all-inclusive packages are now on sale and dates have been announced! Receive a ticket to the game and enjoy an all-you-can-eat buffet including unlimited beer, wine and soda. You can see the dates and packages below, please note that certain locations are now sold out: Game 1: Washington Capitals vs. New York Rangers on Thursday, May 2 at 7:30 p.m. at the Verizon Center Game 2: Washington Capitals vs. New York Rangers on Saturday, May 4 at 12:30 p.m. at the…
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