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National Press Club invites young members to network, learn about team at tonight's Happy Hour
The National Press Club Young Members Team is hosting a happy hour gathering for Young Members on Friday, May 24, in the Cosgrove Lounge, starting at 6 p.m. Club members who are in the Young Members category — 35 years old or younger — are invited to join in and connect over tacos from the regular Friday Taco Night, which begins at 5:30 p.m. Perhaps you're a Young Member who has been wanting to volunteer with the Team? Register here. The Young Members Team leads events for members under 36. Some of these events are Piano Talks with journalism leaders, networking mixers and the annual…
Type: News
Jazz Night, Mediterranean buffet, conversation make mellifluous combination
National Press Club members enjoyed a wonderful evening of jazz music, conversation and delicious food May 23 as the Events Committee presented a book talk by author Larry Tye followed by live music by musicians from Washington's Blues Alley. In a conversation moderated by Alexanrda Bowman and noted local emcee Brogan Smith, Tye told stories of the 250 interviews he conducted for his book The Jazzmen: How Duke Ellington, Louis Armstrong and Count Basie Transformed America. He explained how the artists' influence went well beyond music. Author Larry Tye (l) recounted some of the 250…
Type: News
Juneteenth Week Event. Financial Punishment: The Black-White Wealth Gap and the Justice System.
Juneteenth Week Event. Financial Punishment: The Black-White Wealth Gap and the Justice System. The Black-White Wealth gap is stuck at 15 cents on the dollar. That’s how much wealth the typical Black family has compared to $1 held by the typical white family. There are many reasons, and one significant factor is the uneven hand of the Justice System. Join a discussion of racial wealth gaps and the Justice System with national experts as well as with Louise Story and Ebony Reed, who are the co-authors of the new book "Fifteen Cents on the Dollar: How Americans Made the Black-White Wealth Gap…
Type: Event
National Press Club hosts screening of 'Documenting Police Use of Force' on June 3, 6 p.m.
With the recent anniversary of George Floyd's death, the National Press Club's Events Team is hosting a screening of "Documenting Police Use of Force" and panel discussion on Monday, June 3 at 6 p.m. in the Club's Fourth Estate. The event is free for Club members and their guests. Reservations are required. The panel expects to include the Frederick News-Post's Ceoli Jacoby, Frontline's Serginho Roosblad and Georgetown University's Andrea M. Headley. Club member and AP Global Vice President Ron Nixon plans to moderate the panel. Frontline and The Associated Press, in collaboration with the…
Type: News
Photos: NPC Jazz Night, June 23, 2024
Type: Media
Ron Nixon leads global investigations at The Associated Press. Nixon, in his role at the AP, has overseen investigations that have won major journalism awards: News and Documentary Emmy, IRE, Worth Bingham, Selden Ring and the Robert F. Kennedy Journalism Award. He also led an investigation that was a Pulitzer Prize finalist. In 2021, Nixon received the News Leader of the Year award from the News Leaders Association. Nixon is also co-founder of the Ida B. Wells Society for Investigative Reporting, a news trade organization increasing the ranks, retention and profile of reporters and editors…
Andrea M. Headley is an Assistant Professor at the McCourt School of Public Policy at Georgetown University. She is also an Affiliate Fellow at the Center for Innovations in Community Safety at Georgetown Law. She is a scholar of public management, racial equity, and criminal justice policy. At the heart of research lies the question how can we create a more effective and equitable criminal justice system? Headley’s research focuses on policing to understand how organizational, managerial, and individual level factors affect service delivery and outcomes, with a keen focus on inequities and…
Ceoli Jacoby is a journalist based in the D.C. metropolitan area who currently covers state and local government for The Frederick News-Post in Frederick County, Maryland. She graduated from the University of Maryland, College Park in the spring of 2023 with bachelor's degrees in multiplatform journalism and government and politics, plus a concentration in international relations. While at the University of Maryland, Jacoby completed internships with Mid-Atlantic Media, Montgomery Community Media and the Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press. She fulfilled her capstone requirement…