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Press Breakfast Concentrates on Utility Future
"White House Chronicle," the weekly news and public affairs program on PBS and SiriusXM Radio, is reviving a series of press breakfasts in Washington, dating back to 1974 when they were held for energy reporters. The first press breakfast in the series -- called "White House Chronicle Presents," will be held at the National Press Club on Thursday, Jan. 23 at 9 a.m. It will feature three Guidehouse (formerly Navigant) experts who will outline the year ahead -- this year of change -- and beyond for the electric utility industry. Llewellyn King, executive producer and host of the program,…
Type: Event
Panel explores working together internationally, Jan. 30
If you read an international news story today, it likely was reported with the aid of a fixer -- a local, on-the-ground guide who works with American journalists abroad. On Thursday, Jan. 30, from 3 p.m. to 4:15 p.m., learn from the vast network of locally-based media employees who serve as guides to foreign journalists operating in unfamiliar terrain. Their intimate knowledge of local communities and relationships make fixers an essential part of the news-gathering process overseas. The event is free for members and $5 for non-members. Register by clicking here. Fixers take great risk to…
Type: News
Library How-To: Use the Leadership Connect database
Potential sources for your stories are everywhere. Stay up to date with Leadership Connect, a database designed to find correct contact information for people and organizations. Whether you are trying to find the policy director for a member of Congress, board members for a foundation, or news media contacts, you can access Leadership Connect digitally in the Eric Friedheim National Journalism Library. Representatives from Leadership Connect will demonstrate how to use the database at 8:30 a.m. on Wednesday, Feb. 12. The information resource is available at no cost to National Press Club…
Type: Event
Fixers and Journalism: First-person insights into working together internationally
If you read an international news story today, it likely was reported with the aid of a fixer -- a local, on-the-ground guide who worked with American journalists abroad. On Thursday, Jan. 30 from 3 to 4:15 p.m., learn from the vast network of locally-based media employees who serve as guides to foreign journalists operating in unfamiliar terrain. Their intimate knowledge of local communities and relationships make fixers an essential part of the news-gathering process overseas. But fixers take great risk to help tell important stories. These cultural mediators frequently jeopardize their…
Type: Event
Club plans first 2020 Reporter-Source Happy Hour, Feb. 12
Journalists, are you looking to meet new sources? Communicators, are you looking to make connections with journalists who cover your issues? Then you’ll want to join us for the National Press Club's next Reporter/Source Happy Hour in the Club’s Reliable Source on Wednesday, Feb. 12, from 5:30-7:30 p.m. Cost for the happy hour is $5 and includes your first drink at the bar. Appetizers and full dinner menu will also be available. This event is open to Club members and their guests only. Register online. This election year gathering will focus on the campaigns, elections, politics and related…
Type: News
Border Patrol and Immigration Survey
Participants talked to reporters about the results of a survey of Immigration and Border security agents on the state of national security. The survey found several doubts about the state of homeland security, training and support for antiterrorism measures, and improving the effectiveness of operations. Following their remarks they answered questions from the reporters.
Type: Media
Club, Institute Issue joint statement supporting CNN reporter
The National Press Club and National Press Club Journalism Institute issued the following joint statement this morning in support of CNN congressional correspondent Manu Raju, in response to an incident that took place Thursday involving the reporter and Sen. Martha McSally, R-Arizona, in the halls of the United States Capitol Building: “Manu Raju is a consummate professional who is respected by his journalistic peers and the people he covers, politics notwithstanding. Stating the contrary is factually and ethically wrong," reads the statement by the Club and its nonprofit affiliate.
Type: News
Freedman inaugural invokes Murrow’s journalism principles
National Press Club President Michael Freedman was sworn into office on credentials radio broadcasting legend Edward R. Murrow carried during World War II. Photo: Lorna Aldrich. Veteran broadcast journalist and professor Michael Freedman placed his left hand on the credentials Edward R. Murrow carried during World War II, raised his right hand and was sworn in as the 113th president of the National Press Club by Marvin Kalb, the last reporter personally hired by Murrow. The occasion was Freedman’s inaugural gala Jan. 18. The credentials included a pass permitting Murrow to leave the BBC…
Type: News
Tonight: Book Rap explores essays about African-Americans
Gloria Browne-Marshall plans to present her latest book, The African American Woman, 400 Years of Perseverance at a National Press Club Book Rap on Feb. 13 at 6:30 p.m. in the Cosgrove Lounge. The event is free for Club members and their guests but purchasing food and drink at the Club's Reliable Source Bar & Grill is encouraged. The book contains a series of essays depicting treatment and experiences of African-American women over the years. As one reader says “A must read! Gloria Browne-Marshall has the ability to capture and dissect issues in a constantly reliable, relevant and…
Type: News
Member's book reveals exclusive story about National Zoo
Gorillas were one of the most sought-after species to exhibit for zoo communities and one of the most challenging to keep in captivity because not enough was known about how to raise them, National Press Club member Kara Arundel told a Book Rap on Thursday. The story of how a decades-old struggle by the Smithsonian's National Zoo to showcase gorillas and breed them in captivity met with a promising end had been unknown. In her book, Raising America's Zoo. How Two Wild Gorillas Helped Transform D.C.'s National Zoo, Arundel tells the compelling history that eventually helped 'America's Zoo' to…
Type: News