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NPC Debate Filing Center - Vice Presidential Debate
With many newsrooms closed and space for the press limited at debate sites, the National Press Club is pleased to support the Commission on Presidential Debates and proud to serve as the official Washington, D.C. Press Filing Center for the 2020 general election and vice presidential debates. Credentialed journalists who wish to reserve space in the NPC Press Filing Center for the Vice Presidential Debate on Wednesday, October 7 may do so by contacting [email protected] Space is limited in order to accommodate public health and social distancing guidelines. Preference will be given to…
Type: Event
EVENT CANCELED: NPC Debate Filing Center - Second Presidential Debate
On October 9, CPD announced that the second presidential debate, originally scheduled for Thursday, October 15, would be canceled. The third and final debate will take place as planned on Thursday, October 22. Credentialed journalists who wish to reserve space in the NPC Press Filing Center for the Oct. 22 debate may do so by contacting [email protected] Space is limited in order to accommodate public health and social distancing guidelines. Preference will be given to credentialed, working journalists and within that subset, to National Press Club members, on a first-come-first-served…
Type: Event
NPC Debate Filing Center - First Presidential Debate
Withy many newsrooms closed and space for the press limited at debate sites, the National Press Club is pleased to support the Commission on Presidential Debates and proud to serve as the official Washington, D.C. Press Filing Center for the 2020 general election and vice presidential debates. Credentialed journalists who wish to reserve space in the NPC Press Filing Center for the First Presidential Debate on Tuesday, Sept. 29 may do so by contacting [email protected] Space is limited in order to accommodate public health and social distancing guidelines. Preference will be given to…
Type: Event
Watch Sept. 29 presidential debate in Truman Lounge
The National Press Club will host a viewing party for the Presidential Debate on Tuesday, Sept. 29, starting at 8 p.m. in the Truman Lounge. Members and their guests are invited to watch this debate after dinner on the big screen in the Club Ballroom. Special drinks and a la carte menu are expected to be available for this occasion. During the second stage of reopening in the District of Columbia, the Club is open to members and their guests. Members should make a reservation before visiting the Club via our online reservation form and must follow our new health and safety procedures when…
Type: News
NPC General Membership Meeting
Virtually join fellow National Press Club members at the Fall general membership meeting on Friday, October 16, at 12:00 pm. The general meeting will be held via link below. Members will have the opportunity to ask questions and make comments during the meeting, but we encourage you to register and ask questions in advance. The meeting business will include an update on the Club’s response to the coronavirus and path forward. If you have questions, contact Kate Helster at [email protected]. Click Here to Participate
Type: Event
Consumer Rights in Mandatory Arbitration
A coalition of consumer groups talked about their new education campaign in their fight to allow consumers to file lawsuits or join class action lawsuits against corporations instead of facing binding arbitration. Attorneys explained how consumers are hurt by binding arbitration, and two persons described their experiences in the system.
Type: Media
NPC Press Briefing: Help The Heroes
The National Press Club will hold a news conference Thursday, September 24 at 1PM ET to launch an innovative program called Help The Heroes which is designed to help front line medical workers at Howard University Hospital receive timely and convenient food assistance at the end of their shift. Speakers will include: Anita L.A. Jenkins, CEO of Howard University Hospital Michael Freedman, President of the National Press Club Ed Lewis, Director of Public Policy Communications at Toyota “This program is designed to help support the most valuable and vulnerable resource in the Hospital – its…
Type: Event
Free webinar on covering national, state polls in the 2020 presidential election, Sept. 29
National Press Club members are invited to join a free webinar on covering national and state polls in the 2020 presidential election offered by the American Association of Public Opinion Research (AAPOR) and moderated by former Club President Donna Leinwand Leger on Tuesday, Sept. 29, at 12:30 p.m. To register for the webinar, click here. You will be asked to create a free account. David Dutwin, senior vice president of strategic initiatives and chief scientist of AmeriSpeak at NORC at the University of Chicago, plans to give journalists the tools to evaluate poll quality, margin of error…
Type: News
NPC Virtual Book Event: Ted Jackson, "You Ought To Do A Story About Me"
Pulitzer Prize-winning photojournalist Ted Jackson of the New Orleans Times-Picayune will discuss his book “You Ought To Do A Story About Me: Addiction, an Unlikely Friendship, and the Endless Quest for Redemption," at a virtual Headliners Book event on Monday, Oct. 5 at 1 p.m. ET. The book chronicles the growth of Jackson's friendship with a drug-addicted former NFL star whom he first encountered sleeping under a bridge in New Orleans in 1990. After taking the photograph, Jackson woke the man to get his name. "You ought to do a story on me," the man told Jackson. When Jackson asked why,…
Type: Event
Prize-winning photojournalist on homelessness, friendship with former NFL star at Oct. 5 Headliners Book Rap
Pulitzer Prize-winning photojournalist Ted Jackson of the New Orleans Times-Picayune plans to discuss his book You Ought To Do A Story About Me at a National Press Club Headliners Virtual Book Rap on Monday, Oct. 5, at 1 p.m. To join the Book Rap on Oct. 5 or download a calendar reminder, click here. The book chronicles the growth of Jackson's friendship with a drug-addicted former NFL star whom he first encountered sleeping under a bridge in New Orleans in 1990. After taking the photograph, Jackson woke the man to get his name. "You ought to do a story on me," the man told Jackson. When…
Type: News