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NPC Communicator Team to host session today on how to boost your social media presence
National Press Club member Tudor Mihailescu will provide the key rules to writing effective tweets and concrete ways to boost your organization’s social media presence in a virtual conversation today from 12 to 1 p.m. Registration is free and only for Club members. The event is sponsored by the Club's Communications Team. Mihailescu is chief executive and co-f ounder of SpeechifAI Inc., which is developing an artificial intelligence powered speechwriter for social media posts. The young tech company aims to give people a social media voice. Since its launch last summer, SpeechifAI has…
Type: News
Retired AP reporter discusses covering more than 400 executions
Retired Associated Press reporter Michael Graczyk may have witnessed more executions than any journalist in American history. Working at the AP’s Houston bureau, one of Graczyk’s assignments was to cover the Texas Department of Corrections. As part of his job, he witnessed hundreds of executions over his nearly 46-year AP career. In the latest edition of Update-1, the National Press Club podcast, Graczyk talks to Club Broadcast/Podcast team member Shannon Fisher about the manner in which he approached his unique and heavy role as a reporter, sharing stories of his interactions with the…
Type: News
Club welcomed 13 new members in August
Here are the National Press Club's newest members: John Martinez, Digital Media Specialist, Bowhead James McCarten, Washington Correspondent, The Canadian Press Alexander Nerska, Producer, Fox Business Network Matthew Rodier, Contributor/Journalist, Self-Employed Evelyn Dan Epelle, Student, Georgetown University Abby Li, Student, University of St. Andrew Jessie Smith, Intern, Gaylord Washington Bureau Emma Sears, Intern, Gaylord Washington Bureau Danna Batarni, Intern, The Fund for American Studies Anyssa AlManfaa, Intern, The Fund for American Studies Daniel Londono, Intern, The Fund for…
Type: News
Social Security
Mr. Novelli spoke about proposed reforms to the Social Security system and the opposition of the AARP to the changes. Among the topics he addressed were the likely impact of the new program on seniors, developing a strategy to ensure the stability of Medicare and Social Security, and quality of life for the elderly. Following his remarks he answered questions from the audience.
Type: Media
Commemorate the end of World War II tonight at the Club
Kurt Graham, director of the Harry S. Truman Presidential Library and Museum, will join Truman’s grandson, Clifton Truman Daniel, as part of the National Press Club’s commemoration tonight of Japan’s official surrender on the battleship USS Missouri 75 years ago today. Japan officially surrenders, ending World War II, on the battleship USS Missouri. This one-hour program will stream live at 7 p.m.on the Club website and on its YouTube Channel. It is free and accessible to both the media and members of the general public. Viewers are invited to submit their questions in advance or during…
Type: News
Primatologist Jane Goodall plans to explore climate change threats at Virtual Newsmaker 2 p.m., Sept. 25
Renowned primatologist and anthropologist Jane Goodall plans to appear at a National Press Club Headliners Newsmaker at 2 p.m. Friday, Sept. 25, to discuss the state of the world during the coronavirus pandemic and the ongoing threats to the natural world caused by climate change. To access the program on Sept. 25 or download a calendar reminder, click here. This one-hour program will stream live on the Club’s website and YouTube Channel, and is accessible to both the media and members of the general public free-of-charge. Viewers can send their questions for Goodall in advance or during the…
Type: News
NPC Virtual Newsmaker: Dr. Jane Goodall
Renowned ethologist and environmentalist Dr. Jane Goodall will join National Press Club President Michael Freedman on Friday, September 25 at 2 p.m. for a live-streamed Headliners conversation about the state of the world during the Covid-19 pandemic and the on-going threats caused by climate change. Dr. Goodall is the world’s foremost expert on chimpanzees and a champion for animals and the environment. She is the founder of the Jane Goodall Institute and Roots & Shoots, a youth-led global community action program with branches in 100 countries. Goodall is a Dame Commander of the Most…
Type: Event
NPC Virtual Newsmaker: Librarian of Congress Dr. Carla Hayden
As the United States confronts difficult questions about race and equality in the wake of George Floyd’s death at the hands of law enforcement, Librarian of Congress Dr. Carla Hayden has engaged some of our nation’s great literary figures in conversation to highlight what literature and poetry can offer our nation. On Friday, September 11, the Librarian of Congress will deliver a live national address on the role of cultural institutions at times of social unrest and the opportunity to connect more Americans to our literary heritage and the treasures held by the Library of Congress during the…
Type: Event
Gaming Election 2020: Chaos-proof your coverage
The National Press Club Journalism Institute, the National Press Foundation, and the RAND corporation are offering journalists a new way to prepare for the unexpected in Election 2020 news: Gaming your coverage plan. Registration is open for this free program, which will be held on Friday, Sept. 25 from 5-7 p.m. ET. RAND gamemaster David A. Shlapak will present players with scenarios based on current and likely events, and each team will make coverage decisions, not knowing what the next roll of the dice will bring. The game will surface journalists’ assumptions and test decisions as…
Type: Event
Election 2020: “What if?” workshop
The November elections will be among the most consequential presidential contests in living memory, while also posing myriad challenges to voters seeking to cast a ballot. Now more than ever, reporters are feeling a civic imperative to produce timely, nuanced watchdog journalism so that the American public is equipped with the information it needs to press for a free and fair voting process and vote tabulation. But how do you prepare for the unpredictable? Join the National Press Club Journalism Institute’s “What if” workshop, which will bring journalists together with experts to generate…
Type: Event