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Communicator & Journalist Roundtable Dinner
National Press Club members are invited to another lively discussion with fellow communications leaders and journalists on current topics that we all face in our function and profession. By sharing our concerns, ideas, approaches and strategies, we help each other be more effective in our roles. A three-course dinner with wine will be served, at a special price of $62 per person for NPC members. Note: Members must be logged into their NPC membership account in order to access tickets for this event. Cash bar at 6:30 p.m., followed by dinner at 7 p.m. Business attire. This event is open to NPC…
Type: Event
National Press Club Statement on Press Freedom Issues in India
WASHINGTON, Feb. 10 – Following is a statement from Eileen O’Reilly, President of the National Press Club and Gil Klein, President of the National Press Club Journalism Institute on this week’s developments on press freedom issues in India. “This was a consequential week for journalism in India. We were shocked by the brutal murder of journalist Shashikant Warishe. The subject of his investigative reporting, land developer Pandharinath Amberkar, has been detained by police and charged with murder. Warishe was reportedly run over by an SUV while fueling his own vehicle at a gas station. The…
Type: News
NPC Scholarship Team seeks volunteers to judge top applicants for journalism scholarships
The National Press Club Scholarship Team is seeking volunteers in March to help judge applications for the first round of 2023 NPC scholarships. Judging will be conducted virtually via Zoom over a two-hour period in early March. Participants will have the chance to review application materials the week prior to the first meeting. If you'd like to be a judge or have questions about the selection process, contact Alexis Garcia ([email protected]) or Erin Looney ([email protected]) for details. The deadline for the first round of scholarships is Feb. 15, which include the following:…
Type: News
Today: Learn how the rules of war apply to journalists
An International Committee of the Red Cross near-simultaneous release operation is underway in Yemen and Saudi Arabia in October 2020. The ICRC’s role in the release operation was to act as a neutral intermediary in transporting the former detainees. Photo: Osama Alansi/ICRC Knowledge of the basic rules of war not only can protect journalists covering conflict on the ground, it also can enhance reporting and deepen analysis. International Humanitarian Law (IHL), a set of rules that seek to minimize the effects of armed engagement on non-combatants, is a tool to better understand armed…
Type: News
Reporters, ICRC, CPJ to discuss war reporting, 6 pm Thursday
From conflicts in Iraq and Afghanistan to Russia’s war on Ukraine, what are the realities of working in a conflict zone? How has covering war evolved in recent decades? The National Press Club plans to host a panel on the new challenges journalists face in covering wars and best practices for news gathering on Thursday, Feb. 16, at 6 p.m. in the Club’s Conference Rooms. The event is free for Club members and $10 for non-members. You can register for the event here. The panel. "Reporting From the Frontlines: The Changing Face of War," features Laetitia Courtois, head of the International…
Type: News
Tonight: New member orientation and reception
The National Press Club new member welcome reception, Wednesday, Feb. 15, at 6 p.m. in the Cosgrove Lounge is designed to provide an opportunity to meet other new members, Club leaders, and the team of professionals who will help support members in their first years at the Club. At the event, staff will: Assist you in setting up mobile security access to the Club Offer guided tours to help you get acquainted with the many spaces that are available to you (like our members-only Reliable Source Bar & Grill and fitness facility!) Serve drinks and snacks -- on us! Discuss ways you can get…
Type: News
Watch the final regular season Kalb Report Saturday at 7 pm on MPT
"The Kalb Report" with Supreme Court justices Antonin Scalia, Ruth Bader Ginsburg in NPC Ballroom in 2014. Photo: Bruce Guthrie The last scheduled “Kalb Report” airs on Maryland Public Television Saturday at 7 p.m. After 28 years and 103 programs, moderator Marvin Kalb will be joined by his longtime friend and fellow network correspondent Ted Koppel to look back on their long careers while also looking forward to where journalism and democracy are heading. The program, recorded in November, will have an encore presentation on MPT April 23, at 4 p.m. It will also be available online via…
Type: News