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Introduction to Tumblr
If you've been wondering just what Tumblr is and why everyone seems have one but you, sign up for our Introduction to Tumblr class from 9:30-11:00 a.m. in the Bloomberg Room. Tumblr is a blogging platform that lets you quickly and easily post everything from photos, to text to video. Come find out more about its applications and create your very own Tumblr site. Registration is required. Registration is free for NPC members; $15 for non-members. This session will be taught by Elizabeth Allin, research librarian at the NPC Journalism Institute.
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Advance screening of "The Central Park Five," a film by Ken Burns
The National Press Club presents an advance screening of the award-winning documentary filmmaker Ken Burns’ latest project, The Central Park Five, on April 11 at 6:45 pm. The film, which premieres April 16 at 9:00 p.m. on PBS, tells the story of five Black and Hispanic Harlem teenagers wrongly convicted of raping a white woman in New York City’s Central Park in 1989. Co-Directors/Producers Burns, David McMahon and Sarah Burns and two of the Central Park 5 will be in attendance for A questions and answers session after the film. The brutal sexual assault of a white jogger in the late 1980s…
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Freedom of the Press Committee meeting
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NPC New Member Orientation
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A Delegation of Syrian Opposition Leaders
A delegation of Syrian opposition leaders critical of President Bashar al-Asad, and which opposes foreign intervention and Saudi Arabian-backed "rebels" in the current situation, DR. HAYTHAM MANNA, MS. RIM TURKMANI and MR. RIAD DRAR AL-HAMOOD, WILL DISCUSSCREATING SUFFICIENT POLITICAL MOMENTUM FOR A NEGOTIATED SETTLEMENT TO THE PRESENT SYRIAN CRISIS, AND MOVING TOWARD A DEMOCRATIC, SECULAR FUTURE FOR THE COUNTRY Contacts:National Press Club: PETER HICKMAN301/367-7711 (c), 301/530-1210 (t), 202/662-7540 (NPC), [email protected] (Global Policy Forum):DAVID GRANTdavid67grant@gmail.…
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Post-Election Payback
Reporter Training on the "Post-Election Payback"Please join the Center for Responsive Politics, the National Press Club Journalism Institute and veteran reporters and experts for this "Post-Election Payback" training. This training will showcase the latest datasets, tools and case studies to help reporters drill down and track the effects of campaign money on policy outcomes and on hiring decisions in Congress and in the new administration.WHEN: Friday, April 26 - Saturday, April 27WHERE: National Press Club, Lisagor Room (Friday) and First Amendment Room (Saturday)Friday, April 26 (Lisagor…
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New Member Orientation
Please join the Membership staff for March’s New Member Orientation, next Tuesday, March 12, 2013. The orientation will put into detail all of your membership benefits, opportunities as a member and will provide a short tour of the facility. To accommodate members, we will have two different sessions to attend: Lunch at 12:00 noon and a Happy Hour Orientation at 5:30 p.m. Both sessions will be held in the McClendon Room, off of the Reliable Source. If you are interested in attending, please RSVP with the orientation session you’d like to attend to Recruitment Manager, Allyson Cannon at…
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New Member Orientation
Please join the Membership staff for March’s New Member Orientation, next Tuesday, March 12, 2013. The orientation will put into detail all of your membership benefits, opportunities as a member and will provide a short tour of the facility. To accommodate members, we will have two different sessions to attend: Lunch at 12:00 noon and a Happy Hour Orientation at 5:30 p.m. Both sessions will be held in the McClendon Room, off of the Reliable Source. If you are interested in attending, please RSVP with the orientation session you’d like to attend to Recruitment Manager, Allyson Cannon at…
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Lebanese Economy
Minister Jaber spoke about the economic reconstruction of Lebanon. He spoke about the variety of economic investment opportunities in Lebanon and his visit with U.S. economic leaders on increasing U.S. investment in Lebanon. After his remarks, he took questions from the audience of reporters.
Type: Media
Jazz Night at the Fourth Estate
This event has been canceled due to inclement weather. Besides the usual fabulous food, you'll soon have another reason to dine at the Club's Fourth Estate restaurant. Beginning Wednesday, March 6, jazz is coming. It will be the first in the continuing "Jazz Night" that the restaurant will host, in conjunction with Blues Alley, Georgetown’s iconic home for jazz, on the first Wednesday of every month Music will be provided by musician-members of the renowned Blues Alley Youth Orchestra. These musicians and orchestra alumni are graduates of America’s top music conservatories and among the…
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