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Club Communicators Lunch and Learn: Managing Wikipedia, July 8
Wikipedia is one of the most used and powerful research tools online, with billions of people around the world every day looking up information in the free online encyclopedia. While Wikipedia has received praise for its enablement of the democratization of knowledge, it has been criticized for its perceived unreliability and for exhibiting systemic bias. On Thursday, July 8, at noon, the National Press Club Communicators Team will host a virtual Lunch and Learn educational session about how Wikipedia can help or hurt you and what communicators can do to manage the information on the site for…
Type: News
You Are Here: A virtual meetup for journalists
Journalism takes us places we might not otherwise see, leads us to people we might not otherwise meet, and prompts us to capture experiences we might not otherwise document. And journalists often carry those stories with them long after they are published. Whether you travel across the country or across the street for work, “You Are Here” is here for you. This virtual meetup is for journalists to explore where their personal and professional lives intersect. “You Are Here” is a new series of community conversations designed as a safe space for journalists to meet virtually and explore topics…
Type: Event
Club members' photo exhibit returns in September
The National Press Club will hold its 22nd annual members photography exhibit in September, returning the celebration of visual storytelling to the Club's main lobby. The annual show, conducted by Club's Photography Team, displays members' best photos in print and electronic form. The exhibit features print photos posted on fabric panels in the Club's main lobby, with big-screen monitors showing electronic images in continuous slide shows, from Aug. 31 through Sept. 30. The exhibit's opening reception is scheduled for Thursday, Sept. 9. An online catalog tells about the photographers, gives…
Type: News
Former White House protocol chief Capricia Marshall discusses power of diplomacy, July 13
Ambassador Capricia Marshall will discuss her time as chief of protocol for the Obama White House during a National Press Club virtual event with Club President Lisa Matthews at noon Tuesday, July 13. Her experience has made her an expert in the Obama administration’s diplomatic history and the art of foreign relations. She has recounted her experiences in her book “Protocol: The Power of Diplomacy and How to Make it Work for You.” Club members are invited to join the conversation with Marshall, which will be broadcast live on the Club’s YouTube channel. Capricia Marshall Marshall was a…
Type: News
In-person Pub Quiz resumes with small, happy gathering
The resumption of the National Press Club's in-person Pub Quiz on Thursday, July 8, drew small numbers, but generated big laughs and considerable fun. During Thursday's 90-minute event, as he's known to do, longtime host Marc Wojno posed questions that made us smile ... and think. He included some questions about Australia. "No pressure, though, Daphne!" Wojno quipped in his ever-jocular style. Last month's final virtual Pub Quiz was an international affair with a guest participating from Australia. Sarah Taylor—a trivia host herself—tuned in from Melbourne, where it was Friday morning. The…
Type: News
Blues Alley Jazz-Cairo Fred - CD Release for "Freedom Street"
CD Release Event for Cairo Fred and their New Recording "Freedom Street" this Friday for Blues Alley at The National Press Club BUY TICKETS HERE-https://www.instantseats.com/?fuseaction=home.artist&VenueID=3&artistid=22143 Desson Thomson – vocals Bradford Heck – guitar, keys, vocals Andris Plavnieks – guitar, vocals John Dawson – bass, vocals Buddy Griffin – pedal steel guitar Brian Riordan – drums Longtime performers in a musical metropolis that has run the gamut of genres and musical stylings from Roberta Flack to Bad Brains, and Shirley Horn to the Slickee Boys, Desson…
Type: Event