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House and Bar Team to meet, noon Feb. 10
The House and Bar Team will meet at noon Monday, Feb. 10, in the John Cosgrove Memorial Lounge. Our mission is to make recommendations to the Club president on the Club's physical facilities and ambiance, menu and drink selections and the House Rules. If you are interested in joining us, please send an email to Paul Merrion at [email protected].
Type: News
Tonight: Expert panel discusses how to cover coronavirus
Journalists with questions about how to responsibly and proactively cover the coronavirus epidemic are invited to attend an educational panel discussion at 6 p.m. Monday, Feb. 10, at the National Press Club, where they will hear from top health care journalists, risk communication experts and senior public health officials. The event, organized by the NPC Journalism Institute and the Club's Professional Development Team, will last until 7:30 p.m. and take place from in the Club's conference rooms. Attendance is $5 for Club members and $10 for nonmembers. Register online. Confirmed speakers…
Type: News
NPC Headliners Newsmaker: CDC Update on Coronavirus Outbreak
As additional cases of a novel coronavirus (first identified in Wuhan, Hubei Province, China) are confirmed in the United States, Dr. Anne Schuchat, Principal Deputy Director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) will provide an update on the CDC’s ongoing response to the coronavirus outbreak at a National Press Club Headliners Newsmaker at 10:00 a.m. on Tuesday, February 11. Topic: "2019 Coronavirus: What We know, What We’re Doing" Speaker: CDC Principal Deputy Director Anne Schuchat, MD Date/Time: Tuesday, Feb. 11, 10:00 a.m. Location: National Press Club (529 14th…
Type: Event
Covering Coronavirus: Expert Tips for Journalists and Communicators
Journalists with questions about how to responsibly and pro-actively cover the coronavirus epidemic are invited to attend an educational panel discussion next Monday evening at the National Press Club, where they will hear from top health care journalists, risk communication experts and senior public health officials. The February 10 panel discussion organized by the NPC Journalism Institute and the NPC’s professional development team, and will take place from 6 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. in the Club's conference rooms. Tickets are $5 for NPC members and $10 for the public on Eventbrite. Confirmed…
Type: Event
Small Business Issues
Mr. Barreto spoke about small business concerns including health care issues, proposed tax credits and programs to provide health insurance, and implementing the plans. Following his remarks he answered questions from the audience.
Type: Media
Menu set for five-course 'goddess of pastry' brunch, Feb. 29
Chef Claudia Fleming, known as "the goddess of pastry" for her groundbreaking desserts, will share her sugary secrets at a five-course cookbook brunch Saturday, Feb. 29, at the Fourth Estate at the National Press Club. Dishes included a lobster salad served with a roasted pineapple, pink peppercorns and a roasted pineapple-champagne gastrique, a caramel chocolate tart, and blini Florentine. All courses will be paired with appropriate beverages. Brunch begins at 10 a.m. with passed nibbles. The program and seated meal begin at 11 a.m. Tickets cost $75 per person and include a copy of the…
Type: News
Sign up for Presidential Cigar Night by Feb. 10
The National Press Club is hosting Presidential Cigar Night at 8 p.m. Monday, Feb. 17, at Signature Cigars in Northwest Washington in honor of all our past presidents who enjoyed a good stogie. It's Presidents' Day, after all! The evening will include a choice of cigars, an education about cigars from Signature staff and generous amounts of whiskey and bourbon. It's quite a deal. Cost: $40. Date: Feb. 17 Time: 8 p.m. to 10 p.m. Location: 4835 Wisconsin Ave NW, Washington, DC 20016 (just a few blocks from the Tenleytown Metro Station). Sign up by Monday, Feb. 10, by contacting Del Wilber,…
Type: News
Photos: "The Boys on the Bus" - 12 Elections Later
Following the 1972 McGovern campaign, writer Timothy Crouse wrote "The Boys on the Bus," the seminal book on campaign reporting. Heading into a new campaign for 2020, The National Press Club invited three reporters who were on that bus (and they weren’t all boys) to participate in a panel discussion of the book, how campaign journalism has and has not changed since then and why it holds important lessons for journalists today. Connie Chung (CBS News), Carl Leubsdorf (Dallas Morning News) and Tom Oliphant (Boston Globe) shared their stories with moderator Edwin Grosvenor, publisher of American…
Type: Media
Today: VA Secretary Wilkie to outline new initiatives
Following President Trump’s State of the Union Address Tuesday evening, Secretary of Veterans Affairs Robert Wilkie will speak at a National Press Club Newsmaker at 10 a.m. Wednesday, Feb. 5, to announce new initiatives designed to better serve America’s veterans and their families. Wilkie will discuss the Trump Administration’s plan to prevent veteran suicide and will outline how the VA will implement the kinds of sweeping organizational changes needed to optimize new technologies and innovations and provide veterans with modern services. This news conference will take place in the Club’s…
Type: News
Silver Owls elect McCartney as first woman Head Hoot
The National Press Club Silver Owls elected Molly Sinclair McCartney as the first woman Head Hoot on Jan. 31. The National Press Club’s Silver Owls group has elected Molly Sinclair McCartney as its first woman Head Hoot, along with Jerry Zremski as the deputy Head Hoot, a new position. They were unanimously chosen by the governing Council of Wisest Owls at a Jan. 31 meeting at the Club. McCartney formerly was a reporter for the Washington Post and Miami Herald, and Zremski is the Washington bureau chief of the Buffalo News and a former Club president. The Silver Owls, which operates as…
Type: News