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2020 Book Bracket: What title is bound for No. 1?
Woodward and Bernstein’s All the President’s Men is an early fan favorite in the inaugural 2020 Book Bracket, organized by the National Press Club Journalism Institute. The Institute is taking suggestions for the best - and your favorite - journalism books through Friday, March 27. Missing the excitement of March Madness? Help us discover the best in journalism books as titles you submit battle it down to the No. 1 title we want on our bookshelves. Dozens of titles, including She Said, On Writing Well, The Boys on the Bus, and Prisoner, have been nominated so far. To participate,…
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Landon Carter's Uneasy Kingdom
Mr. Isaac, a Pulitzer Prize-winning historian, was interviewed about his book, Landon Carter's Uneasy Kingdom: Revolution and Rebellion on a Virginia Plantation, published by Oxford University Press.
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Club reschedules Night Out for Austin Tice to July 14
This year's national Night Out For Austin Tice, originally set for April 29, will now take place on July 14, in an effort to stem the tide of the COVID-19 pandemic. "After talking with the Tice family and our friends in the restaurant industry, we believe postponing Night Out is in everyone's best interests," said National Press Club Executive Director Bill McCarren. "We know the restaurant industry is hurting right now, and we want to assure our restaurant partners that despite the date change, we will not let up in our promotional efforts, and will do everything we can to support their…
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Learning and doing PR via PRSSA
Many professional communicators, including National Press Club members, learned their craft in schools of communication here in Washington and beyond. In this edition of Update-1, NPC Broadcast/Podcast Committee co-vice chair Adam Konowe speaks with fellow committee member and American University School of Communications Professor Gemma Puglisi. Joining them is Jolene Levesque, an AU undergraduate majoring in public relations, to discuss AU’s chapter of the Public Relations Student Society of America and its activities for PR majors like her. Besides listening on Press.org, Update-1 can be…
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Second annual Night Out For Austin Tice rescheduled for July 14
National awareness campaign to bring home detained journalist and Marine veteran postponed due to COVID-19 pandemic WASHINGTON, March 21, 2020 -- The National Press Club (NPC) announced today that this year's national Night Out For Austin Tice, originally set for April 29, will now take place on July 14, 2020, in an effort to stem the tide of the COVID-19 pandemic. "After talking with the Tice family and our friends in the restaurant industry, we believe postponing Night Out is in everyone's best interests," said NPC Executive Director Bill McCarren. "We know the restaurant industry is…
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Send us your best newsletter journalism from 2019
The National Press Club wants to see your best newsletter journalism from 2019. Newsletters provide some of the most important coverage of specific news topics, The Club, a national leader among journalism organizations, will recognize some of the best work in newsletters for the Club’s journalism contest. The deadline is April 15. Details on the different awards categories and how to enter the contest can be found online. Entrants are encouraged to enter online, but if you prefer, the Club will accept entries mailed in the traditional way as long as they are postmarked before the…
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Missing March Madness? Try a new chapter
Right about now you would have been immersed in updating your NCAA Tournament brackets. Your email inbox would have been flooded with news about March Madness upsets. Sadly, it was not to be. But don’t despair. We have our own drive for a Final Four. Call it Book Brackets. We want you to submit a list of your favorite journalism books – current affairs, fiction, memoirs, textbooks, books about journalists, books by journalists. There is no limit, but please rank them in order of preference. The submission form is available online. You have until Friday, March 27. We then will seed them…
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Events Team plans programming with focus on fall
Although the National Press Club is closed for events for what Club team leaders and staff members hope is a short period, the Events Team is continuing to work toward building programming for when the crisis subsides. “We had some really fun events lined up but we are rescheduling them for later,” said Carmen Russell-Sluchansky, co-chair of the Events Team. “As a profession, we are accustomed to adversity so we see it as an opportunity to regroup and focus on the future. The upside is that we are looking at having a packed fall season.” Russell-Sluchansky added: “No less important, we want…
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Signature brownies can spread delight
You are tucked within four walls and keeping six feet away from the closest of friends. But take heart, hopeful signs abound. The forsythia is an impossible yellow. The peach tree is in bloom, and daffodils are waking up the garden. Create a similar pleasure with signature brownies. Some loved ones might need a little treat momentarily to make everything right. Chocolate can do that. I've shared below the world’s easiest and best brownie recipe. Most ingredients should be in your pantry. If not, four ounces of chocolate are easily accessible -- even gas stations sell big bars. This recipe…
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The Washington Century
Mr. Solomon was interviewed about his book The Washington Century: Three Families and the Shaping of the Nation's Capital, published by William Morrow.
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