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“He always conducted meetings with great dignity and a high level of organizational skill,” former Club Executive Director Bill McCarren said. “He had such a good, commanding voice that he was able to keep a table full of journalists in line, which is not the easiest task. Whatever his volunteer jobs were at the Club, he took them seriously and did a thorough and professional job.” Mellgren also had a passionate interest in broadcast history. He and 2020 Club President Mike Freedman were close friends and traveled to antique radio shows throughout the region, amassing a collection of historic…
Ken Mellgren, former Board chair and passionate Broadcast Team leader, helped plan Club's broadcast center
Longtime National Press Club member Ken Mellgren, who served as chair of the Board of Governors and of the Broadcast team, died Tuesday, Jan. 7. He was 79.
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Latino Business Leaders Unite to Form Powerful Immigration Advocacy Coalition
Latino Business Leaders Unite to Form Powerful Immigration Advocacy Coalition On Friday, January 17, a coalition of Latino and Mexican American business leaders including those who backed President Trump will announce the Comité de 100, an organization focused on supporting and advocating for bipartisan immigration reform, prioritizing border security, catalyzing economic growth and providing legal status for law abiding dreamers, farm workers, spouses and parents of US citizens, and essential workers. The Comité de 100 is a first-of-its-kind organization uniting Latino and Mexican American…
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The National Press Club’s News Photography Award
The News Photography Award recognizes excellence in visual journalism that documents news events of public significance. This award honors photojournalists whose images inform, illuminate, and deepen public understanding through powerful visual storytelling. Winning entries will demonstrate journalistic rigor, technical excellence, and strong narrative impact, conveying context, emotion, and meaning through photography. Judges will give particular consideration to images that reflect original reporting, timeliness, and public impact, as well as the photographer’s ability to tell a compelling… Read More
Eligibility: News photographs published in traditional news media or submitted to stock photo agencies and published for syndication are eligible for consideration. The award is intended to honor professional photojournalists, whether working for news organizations or publishing through syndication platforms. The following are not eligible: Photos produced for house organs, pamphlets, or reports Content from advocacy outlets operated by interest groups, including trade associations, consumer organizations, or government agencies Entry Requirements Entrants must submit a digital copy of…
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Communicator & Journalist Roundtable Dinner
This event is full. Please mark your calendar for the next Communicator & Journalist Roundtable on April 9.
National Press Club members are invited to a 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. At this dinner we will discuss the L.A.-area wildfires, Pew's study exploring the makeup of the social media news influencer universe, Meta's decision to dial back fact-checking, and more! This event is full. Please mark your calendar for the next Communicator & Journalist Roundtable on April 9.
Type: Event
Senate Press Secretaries Mixer
Mix and Mingle with SPSA Registration to this event is essential in gaining access to the club.
Please join us for a joint National Press Club and Senate Press Secretaries Association (SPSA) reception Wednesday, February 5th, at 6 p.m. Get a chance to mingle over drinks and small snacks with a bipartisan group of Senate communicators and journalists at this off-the-record event. There will be a short program where the tables get turned and communicators ask journalists some tough questions. This event is compliant with Senate Ethics.
Type: Event
Last Chance: Register TODAY to work from Club Inauguration Day
The National Press Club will be open for Club members covering the Presidential Inauguration on Monday, Jan. 20, from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. The Club is otherwise closed for the federal holiday Martin Luther King Day. To ensure access, members who plan on utilizing the Club’s facilities must register by Friday, Jan. 17 at 5 p.m. This will allow us to manage access and ensure that everything runs smoothly on Inauguration Day. Please note the following important details: National Press Building access will be restricted for security purposes. Club members will need to present their National Press…
Type: News
Tour of the Club's Broadcast Operations Center
You must be a NPC member to attend and registration is required.
Join us for a tour of the Club’s Broadcast Operations Center (BOC) at 4 p.m. Friday, Feb. 28. Randy Hall, NPC's Director of Facilities and Media, will provide the tour. You will go behind-the-scenes of the magic that the BOC staff performs for Club events as well as satellite media tours, media training, webcasting, and TV and video production. The facility features two studios, two post-production suites and transmission services via satellite, fiber or IP. The studio and its services are available to the public, but this tour is for Club members only. Upon arrival, please gather in the 13th…
Type: Event
NPC Headliners: Heather Cox Richardson
Rescheduled from Janurary 7th due to weather conditions. Registration to this event is essential in gaining access to the club.
Historian and popular commentator Heather Cox Richardson will join us for Cocktails & Conversation on Jan. 16 at the National Press Club. Heather Cox Richardson is a professor of history at Boston College. Her award-winning books have covered the Civil War, the Gilded Age, the American West, the history of the Republican Party, and other topics. Her most recent book, “Democracy Awakening: Notes on the State of America,” was a New York Times bestseller. The Washington Post called it “magisterial.” Her nightly newsletter, Letters from an American, reaches more than three million readers.…
Type: Event