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Monthly Pub Quiz is Thursday
March's Pub Quiz will take place at 7 p.m. in the Truman Lounge. This is a week earlier than the event usually is held each month. Gather teams for food, drinks and trivia. Don’t have a team? We’ll find you one. For more information on Pub Quiz and other upcoming events, contact Mesfin Mekonen at [email protected].
Type: News
National Press Club welcomes release of Egyptian photojournalist
The National Press Club celebrated the release of the Club's 2016 John Aubuchon Press Freedom award winner from an Egyptian prison Monday but expressed concern about the terms of his release and the continued detention of other Egyptian reporters. Photojournalist Mahmoud Abou Zeid, known as Shawkan, was released Monday under "police observation" for five years, meaning he will have to appear at a police station every day at sunset, according to the Committee to Protect Journalists. Shawkan will also be prohibited from managing his financial assets and properties, according to news reports.…
Type: News
The World According to Jackie Mason
Mr. Mason commented on American political issues including race relations and President-elect Bill Clinton.
Type: Media
Learn how to find and analyze climate data, March 11
In honor of Sunshine Week, the National Press Club Journalism Institute and Freedom of the Press Committee will hold a discussion obtaining climate data and improving coverage The conversation will take place in the Murrow Room and run from 6 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. on Monday, March 11. Admission is free but registration is required. There will be time for questions at the end. Participants will learn what quality government/academic/private data sets are available to reporters and how to get them, how to analyze the data and what red flags to watch out for, and how to determine how independent…
Type: News
NPC in history: Women’s National Press Club centennial
In the early part of the 20th century, professional and social clubs separated by sex flourished. The National Press Club was founded by a bunch of men who wanted a place to go after hours to drink, play poker and pool, and smoke cigars. The language tended to the colorful side. What self-respecting, early-20th century woman would want to be part of that? But by 1919, a couple of things had changed. World War I had opened more journalism jobs to women. With the headquarters of the women’s suffrage movement based in Lafayette Park, practically within sight of where the Club was then located…
Type: News
National Press Club independent authors to meet on March 14
A group of National Press Club members who are independent authors will meet Thursday, March 14, to share marketing, publishing and distribution ideas. The monthly meeting will run from 9:30 a.n. to 11 a.m. in the McClendon Room. Contact Club member Ed Barks at [email protected] to reserve your seat in advance. There is no cost to participate. If you have interest but are unable to attend, email Barks to be advised of future gatherings. The March agenda includes a discussion of the features, benefits, and challenges of three approaches to publishing -- indie, vanity/hybrid, and…
Type: News
Member publishes book about medical-device safety
Dr. Sweta Chakraborty, a member of the National Press Club, has just published a book: Pharmaceutical and Medical Device Safety: A Study in Public and Private Regulation through Hart Publishing, an imprint of Bloomsbury Publishing. Chakraborty and co-author Dr. Sonia Macleod conducted extensive research as part of the program on civil justice systems at the Centre for Socio-Legal Studies at Oxford University, examining the most striking cases of drug and medical-device controversies and recalls following the 1962 Thalidomide scandal. The book includes 35 case studies on major liability cases…
Type: News
Have your funny writing recognized by the National Press Club
The National Press Club is seeking the best comedic writing for its annual journalism awards. The Angele Gingras Humor Award is aimed at those with a talent for humorous writing for newspapers and news websites. The award is named for a longtime Club member who had a talent for humor writing. The award is given for work from 2018. To apply please submit three examples of a humor feature or column that appeared in a general circulation newspaper or online journalism site. The winning entry receives a $750 prize. The deadline is April 15. The entries can be submitted online or by the more…
Type: News
Motivational speaker writes book on how to ‘Be Fearless’
Jean Case, chairman of the board for the National Geographic Society, wants everyone to “be fearless” and she has written a book to illustrate how it can be done. “I’ve often wondered why so few people branch out and take their ideas forward and others don’t,” Case mused at a National Press Club Headliners Book Rap on Feb. 27 as she promoted Be Fearless: 5 Principles for a Life of Breakthroughs and Purpose. What she discovered was how many people psych themselves out of believing they could be a leader, start a company, or build a movement, so six years ago, she commissioned some research to…
Type: News
National Press Club wants to see your best journalism about animals and their welfare
Time to prepare your entries for the Ann Cottrell Free Animal Reporting Award, which honors the best journalism on animals and their welfare each year. The award is given as part of the National Press Club journalism contest. The prize is given for the best coverage in 2018 that educates the public about threats facing animals. The award was established by the family of journalist and longtime Club member Ann Cottrell Free, who wrote extensively about animals and their welfare. Entries must consist of a single article or broadcast, or a series of up to five related articles or broadcasts,…
Type: News