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Cardinal Wilton Gregory urges ‘respectful dialogue,’ inclusion at Club Headliner
Cardinal Wilton Gregory, the highest ranking Black American cleric in the history of the Roman Catholic Church, called for more “civility and respectful dialogue” nationwide Wednesday, Sept. 8, at the National Press Club’s first in-person Headliner luncheon since March 2020. Elevated to the College of Cardinals by Pope Francis on Nov. 28, Gregory urged greater inclusion of gay and divorced people, and more representation of people of color in the church hierarchy. He answered questions from National Press Club President Lisa Nicole Matthews as well as from the live and virtual audience. One…
Type: News
Virtual Roundtable for Professional Communicators and Journalists
The National Press Club Communicators’ Team invites all NPC Members to our Virtual Roundtable for Professional Communicators and Journalists. During COVID-19, our regular in-person dinners will be virtual and change to “Make Your Own Cocktail” Zoom sessions at no cost to NPC members. Our next virtual gathering will be held on Wednesday, September 22, 2021 from 5:30 to 6:30 p.m. Participation is limited to 30 members. Join us for another lively discussion with fellow communications leaders on current topics that we all face in our function and profession. By sharing our concerns, ideas,…
Type: Event
Club hosts first Scrabble Night, Sept. 10
The National Press Club is hosting its first ever Scrabble Night on Friday, Sept. 10, at 6 p.m. Come for the tacos, stay for the competition. Register here. And let us know if you can bring your own board! Bring a partner (or partners) to play against – or show up solo, and we’ll find a game for you to join.
Type: News
Homeland Security targets emerging domestic terror threat
America is more secure two decades after the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks that killed nearly 3,000 people, Department of Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas said at a National Press Club in-person Headliner event on Thursday, Sept. 9. “We are safer because we have built an entire architecture of security,” Mayorkas told Club President Lisa Nicole Matthews, who moderated the event. “We have built the capability to screen and vet travelers coming to the United States. We have offices, agencies and processes that are focused on our nation’s security and we have extraordinary…
Type: News
Homeland Security Secretary Mayorkas outlines agency's changing mission, Sept. 9
Secretary of Homeland Security Alejandro N. Mayorkas will speak about the department's mission in an ever-changing national security environment at a National Press Club in-person Headliner event on Thursday, Sept. 9. The one-hour Headliners Newsmaker will be held at 2:30 p.m. in the Holeman Lounge. The event is open to credentialed media and Club members. Register online. Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro N. Mayorkas Attendees must have a vaccination card on their phone or recent negative Covid test to enter the Club. Find more information about health and safety at the Club and…
Type: News
Apply for business journalism fellowship at CUNY
Got a great idea for a high-impact story that "follows he money," but few resources to get it done? If so, check out The McGraw Fellowship for Business Journalism, an initiative of the Craig Newmark Graduate School of Journalism at CUNY. The McGraw Fellowship provides up to $15,000 and editorial support for experienced journalists to produce deeply-reported investigative or enterprise stories on critical economic, financial and business topics. Previous McGraw Fellows have explored a wide variety of topics -- and you don't need to be a business reporter to apply. Many have been generalists,…
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Communicators Team Monthly Meeting
National Press Club Communicator Members help further the goals of the National Press Club through their participation in and support of activities that advance the cause of journalism and in defending freedom of the press. They also help tell the National Press Club story though their participation in and help with developing compelling NPC programming and activities and by inviting and encouraging journalist and communicator colleagues to also become members. The Communicator Team has well-defined activities already with great participation in the design and discussion of communicator…
Type: Event
Tonight: Kalb report explores the search of truth
Moderator Marvin Kalb will be joined by PBS NewsHour Anchor and Managing Editor Judy Woodruff, Washington Post Columnist Eugene Robinson and legendary ABC News Nightline Anchor Ted Koppel for an exploration of where our nation is in determining what is truth in a virtual event to premiere on Monday, Sept. 13, at 8 p.m. ET. The live stream can be found here. The one-hour program launches the 27th season of the Kalb Report, the Club’s leading public affairs forum, begun in 1994. After more than five years of basic truths and facts seemingly up for grabs, Kalb said he wants his guests to…
Type: News
Club to honor Murrow family, Sept. 14
The National Press Club will honor Edward R. Murrow's family with an in-person program and reception on Tuesday, Sept. 14, at 6:30 p.m. The event will commemorate the recent donation of items from Murrow's personal archive, as well as the loan of the historic microphone used by Murrow for his World War II CBS Radio Network broadcasts from London. The event will be limited to 75 attendees. RSVP online. The microphone used by Edward R. Murrow for his World War II CBS Radio Network broadcasts from London is on loan to the National Press Club. Photo: Mike Freedman The evening will include…
Type: News