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Round 1 voting for 2020 Book Brackets closes Monday
Voting has begun in the first round of the 2020 Book Brackets, hosted by the National Press Club Journalism Institute. Your selections will determine which of 64 journalism books will move forward in this single-elimination, vote-driven contest. Cast your Round 1 votes by midnight Monday, April 13, to decide which titles advance. Anyone can vote in any round, whether or not you made a prediction or voted before. The winning title -- and the runners up -- will be featured at the National Press Club's Eric Friedheim National Journalism Library as the Institute curates titles for the…
Type: News
Today: Play Ball with Washington Nationals radio broadcasters, 1 p.m.
The 2020 baseball season begins at the National Press Club on Tuesday, April 14, when members and guests will have an opportunity to "play ball" with Washington Nationals radio broadcasters Charlie Slowes and Dave Jageler. First pitch is scheduled for 1 p.m. 2019 Washington Nationals' World Series Trophy welcomed to the National Press Club by President Mike Freedman. Photo: Alan Kotok The beloved "voices" of our World Champions will engage in a one-hour conversation with Club President Mike Freedman, himself a former sportscaster. Members will have an opportunity to submit questions both…
Type: News
Polling Matters
Mr. Newport was interviewed about his book Polling Matters: Why Leaders Must Listen to the Wisdom of the People, published by Warner Books.
Type: Media
NPC in History: Jive, Jazz at Club helps break color barriers
Former National Press Club President Larry Lipman sent me an old ad he had come across: Billie Holiday was an African American jazz soloist who had a seminal influence on jazz music and pop singing from the 1930s to the 1950s. Lipman wanted to know what year she appeared at the Club and was there anything more I could learn about the event. After all, when could you see a big-name entertainer for $1.10? That sent me off on a quest that ended up teaching me something about the role the Club played in integrating entertainment in Washington. Washington in the 1930s and 40s was a strictly…
Type: News
Coronavirus Poses New Challenges for Reporters, News Organizations
Timely and reliable news reporting is more important than ever now as the coronavirus pandemic spreads rapidly across the world. The challenge is a daunting one for journalists faced not only with the task of sorting through complicated and often contradictory information but also the risk of contracting COVID-19, the infectious disease caused by the new virus. And even as people turn to the news media for information on the crisis, many U.S. newspapers are letting go of reporters and editors as advertising all but disappears. In this edition of Update-1, Broadcast Podcast Committee member…
Type: Media
NPC Virtual Opening Day with Washington Nationals Radio Broadcasters Charlie Slowes & Dave Jageler
"Play Ball with Washington Nationals Radio Broadcasters Charlie Slowes and Dave Jageler, Tuesday, April 14 at 1 PM ET" The 2020 baseball season begins at the National Press Club on Tuesday, April 14, when members and guests will have an opportunity to "play ball" with Washington Nationals radio broadcasters Charlie Slowes and Dave Jageler. The beloved 'voices" of our World Series Champions will engage in a one hour conversation with National Press Club President Mike Freedman, himself a former sportscaster. Viewers will have an opportunity to submit questions both in advance and during the…
Type: Event
Butternut Squash Lasagna, A favorite vegetarian entrée most requested recipe at the Club
As one ages, making favorite recipes engenders a serendipity circumstance. Things change; recipes change; ingredients change, but the enjoyment remains the same. This recipe was conceived in 2006. It was a hit then, when it was a Tuesday special, and it remains a coveted entrée recipe whenever served at the National Press Club. Interestingly, it has evolved—as perhaps have we all. Originally, it had cubed butternut squash; it had lasagna noodles; it had hazelnuts; it did not have spinach. Over countless servings at the club, several versions have emerged: no lasagna noodles, deep fried…
Type: News
AMA president urges stay at home and shelter in place orders in holdout states
American Medical Association President Patrice A. Harris called for expanding stay-at-home and shelter-in-place orders to address the threat of COVID-19 virus during an online National Press Club Newsmaker event Tuesday. Dr. Patrice Harris, president of American Medical Association, describes the key role of scientific evidence in medical decision-making. Photo: Alan Kotok She enumerated what is known of the virus, which has produced a worldwide pandemic. It is transmitted primarily by person to person close contact, she said. Anyone, she emphasized, can be infected, but seniors and those…
Type: News
American Conservative editor Jon B. Utley dies at 86
Jon B. Utley, a long-time publisher of The American Conservative and a tireless opponent of U.S. military interventions, died March 19 at the age of 86 after a battling cancer. He was a 38-year member of the National Press Club and long-time resident of Georgetown. Utley combined success in business with conservative commentary during a colorful career opposing communism and U.S military involvement abroad. He broke with neo-conservatives over U.S. intervention in the Balkans, Iran and Afghanistan. Born in Moscow and spirited out of the country by his British-born mother, Freda Utley,…
Type: News
The Grand Idea: George Washington's Potomac
Mr. Achenbach was interviewed about his book The Grand Idea: George Washington's Potomac and the Race to the West, published by Simon and Schuster.
Type: Media