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International Correspondents Committee to hold happy hour Tuesday, 5:30 pm
The International Correspondents Committee continues its Happy Hour series Tuesday, Nov. 19, at 5:30 p.m. in the Truman Lounge. Club members are invited to stop by to mingle, network and discuss current events with the team. Sign up here. Want to get involved with the ICC and its programs and participate in its activities, including the biannual embassy press attaché mixers and monthly Embassy Nights? Plan to be there and learn about the committee's upcoming social gatherings and sourcing opportunities. The ambassador of Iraq, the ambassador of St. Kitts and Nevis, and the Austrian Embassy…
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Beginner's class in Argentine tango for Club members, 7 pm Wednesday
Have you always wanted to learn how to dance an Argentine tango? Want to meet fellow Club members and have a really fun summer evening with two of the region's top instructors? Come join us at 7 p.m. Wednesday, July 26, for an hour-long beginner's class and stay to mingle afterwards. The cost is $20 per person. You can pay cash at the door. Please register online in advance. About our guest instructors: Adrian Van Gorder and Maria Morales teach Argentine Tango at Dance Studio Loudmila in Alexandria, Virginia, where they specialize in Tango Salon. They are reigning champions and have won six…
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Communicators Team Holiday Reception
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The Communicators Team is having their holiday reception at 6 p.m. in the Cosgrove Lounge. Grab a drink at the Reliable Source and head over to the Cosgrove Lounge to mingle over hors d'oeuvres!
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Please follow this format! Trained monkeys to type Hamlet, explain journalism at forum, May 9 Donna Leinwand Leger [email protected] A flock of trained monkeys from Bananas News will type Hamlet and expound on the future of journalism at a forum at 5:30 p.m., Thursday, May 9 in the Holeman Lounge. The event is open to members, working journalists and all primates with opposable thumbs. Registration is required. Please click here to register. www.press.org/monkeyforum The forum is free to members and $5 for non-members. The monkeys will also sign copies of their book, "Working for Peanuts…
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Hamrick takes office as NPC president, launches blog
Associated Press broadcast journalist Mark Hamrick took office as the National Press Club's 104th president at the NPC annual membership meeting on Jan. 21. Later in the day, he launched a blog on the Club homepage (www.press.org). Found under the heading, "From the President’s Desk," the blog will give Hamrick a forum for highlighting the Club’s agenda, activities and achievements. “You might wonder about my own priorities for the coming year,” Hamrick wrote. “At the top of the list is strengthening communications to our members and the rest of the world. That’s one of the reasons why I’m…
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Press Freedom Center holds first press briefing -- update on Jimmy Lai’s trial, Wednesday at 9 a.m.
The newly formed Press Freedom Center at the National Press Club holds its first event on Wednesday, Nov. 20, at 9 a.m. at the Club. This will be a briefing on resumption of the national security trial of U.K. citizen Jimmy Lai, former publisher of Apple Daily, who has been imprisoned in Hong Kong for nearly four years. Media is invited to cover the event. Bill McCarren, director of the Press Freedom Center, will give welcoming remarks. Then speakers will be Sebastien Lai, son of Jimmy Lai; Caoilfhionn Gallagher, head of Jimmy Lai’s international legal team; and Jason Rezaian, newly named…
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