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NPC plans discussion of foreign correspondents’ impact on international relations on April 29
Giovanna Dell'Orto, a journalism professor, a former reporter with the Associated Press in Italy and the United States and a new member of the National Press Club, plans to discuss her new book, American Journalism and International Relations: Foreign Correspondence from the Early Republic to the Digital Era, at 6 p.m. on Monday, April 29, in the NPC's Zenger Room. The event, sponsored by the International Correspondents Committee, is open to the public, but reservations, including professional affiliation, should be made at [email protected]. Cambridge University Press is offering the…
Type: News
Drug czar affirms opposition to pot legalization at National Press Club Luncheon
Gil Kerlikowske, director of the Office of National Drug Control Policy, emphasized the Obama administration’s opposition to marijuana legalization during an address at a National Press Club Luncheon on April 17. “We shouldn’t lose sight of the fundamental fact that using marijuana has public-health consequences,” said Kerlkowske, also known as the nation’s Drug Czar. “The most responsible public policy is one that restricts its availability and discourages its use.” Kerlkowske’s comments come amid an ongoing push at the state level to decriminalize marijuana most recently exemplified by the…
Type: News
National Press Club plans Newsmaker on the cost of fixing infrastructure
At a National Press Club Newsmaker press conference on April 23, the president of the American Society of Civil Engineers, Gregory DiLoreto, plans to review America’s infrastructure problems and outline the steps and funding necessary to restore it. The Newsmaker is scheduled for 10 a.m. in the NPC's Bloomberg Room. NPC Newsmakers are open to members and the working press. The American Society of Civil Engineers has just released its quadrennial report card on the U.S. infrastructure – and the overall grade was an alarming D+. In the World Economic Forum’s most recent ranking, U.S.…
Type: News
National Press Club member publishes novel about NCIS cold case investigation
National Press Club member George Vercessi recently published his fifth novel. NCIS Agent Jerzy Shore centers on cold-case agent and feng-shui enthusiast Jerzy Shore and the decades-old death of Midshipman Jeff Resnick, whose body was found at the base of the Naval Academy clock tower days before the annual Army-Navy football game. Initially determined to be accidental, Resnick’s death is called into question by an anonymous letter that ultimately lands in Jerzy’s lap, quickly pulling him into a convoluted scheme that turns his once-quiescent life upside down. Yet, all might go well for the…
Type: News
Did You Know? National Press Club members test trivia knowledge with monthly Pub Quiz
Did you know that the National Press Club hosts a monthly trivia night? Test your knowledge at the next edition of Pub Quiz at 7 p.m. on Thursday, April 25 in the NPC's Reliable Source's Truman Lounge. No need to reserve. Bring your own team or show up and join one. Round prizes include complimentary appetizers. The grand prize of the evening is $50 off your tab. Pub Quiz is open only to Club members and their guests. For more information about your membership benefits please email [email protected].
Type: News
People, Press & Politics: Electorate Makeup
The chairman of Times-Mirror discusses "The People, the Press and Politics," a Gallup poll commissioned by his company. The largest poll ever taken by Gallup surveyed the American political landscape in terms of political, social, and religious values.
Type: Media
National Press Club offers LinkedIn workshop for journalists on April 24 at 9:30 a.m.
The National Press Club's Journalism Institute plans to host a workshop on how LinkedIn can be useful for journalists on April 24 at 9:30 a.m. in the NPC's Bloomberg Room. Registration is required at http://www.press.org/events/linkedin. The charge is $5 for NPC members, $15 for non-members. Yumi Wilson, a journalism professor at San Francisco State Univesity and community manager for LinkedIn for Journalists, which has doubled to nearly 28,000 members in the last six months, will present a workshop focusing on how professional journalists can get the most out of LinkedIn by using it in their…
Type: News
NPC's Get It Online series features 'Legal implications of social media' on June 7 at noon
Join other communications professionals at June’s Get It Online Series: Legal Implications of Social Media for Communication & Government Relations Executives, on June 7 at noon. The "Get It Online" lunch series is open to National Press Club members free of charge with the promotional code, NPCMember. Lunch may be purchased in the NPC's Reliable Source. A limited number of guests may attend at a cost of $50 per ticket, which includes lunch. Introductions will begin at 12:15 p.m. and the speaker will conclude by 1:30 p.m. Ample time is allotted for audience questions. Register here.…
Type: News
National Press Club member publishes book about early-20th Century gang
Long-time National Press Club member, Jeffery King, has just published his third book, Kill-crazy Gang about the Lewis-Jones Gang of the 1910s. The Lewis-Jones Gang was one of the first gangs to use the automobile to rob banks, trains and for stealing cars. The gang members were responsible for killing and maiming a number of lawmen and others who got in their way. King is a member of the NPC's Book and Author Committee. His other two books are The Life and Death of Pretty Boy Floyd and The Rise and Fall of the Dillinger Gang. All of the books are available on Amazon. King plans to have a…
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D.C. United offers soccer ticket deals for National Press Club members
National Press Club members may receive special ticket price deals for D.C. United soccer games in April, May and June. To take advantage of these specials contact William Ruppe at 202-587-5452 or e-mail [email protected]. Philadelphia Union: Sunday, April 21 at 5 p.m. -- Family Pack: four sideline tickets, four hot dogs and four sodas for $113.-- Me plus 3 promotion: Buy three tickets and get one free. -- Four midfield tickets for $140. -- Four sideline level tickets for $110. Houston Dynamo: Wednesday, May 8 at 7 p.m.-- "Have a beer on us": Two sideline tickets and two beer vouchers for $…
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