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Communicators plan to learn about media-relations strategies at virtual meeting on Oct. 1 at noon
Former National Press Club board governor and communications strategy consultant Ed Barks plans to discuss how to work with the media to achieve critical business and public policy goals at the NPC Communicators Lunch and Learn on Thursday, Oct. 1, at noon. Registration for this virtual meeting is free and open to Club members only. Click here to register. Barks is expected to provide tips for developing magnetic messaging, granting interviews and engaging on digital media during this session, which is hosted by the Club Communicators Team. A former broadcaster and congressional aide, Barks…
Type: News
Press freedom leaders implore law-enforcement agencies to halt attacks on journalists
As our nation continues to struggle with the enormous impact of a global pandemic, and an outcry for racial equity and social justice, Americans are more reliant than ever on journalists to gather, sort and report the news with accuracy and fairness. Yet, in a growing and alarming pattern, journalists have been attacked, injured and arrested without provocation by law-enforcement authorities, in spite of following agreed-upon guidelines established to protect their constitutional right to pursue their jobs. “Reporters are witnesses,” said National Press Club President Michael…
Type: News
In Conversation: Denise Rolark Barnes
Denise Rolark Barnes, publisher of The Washington Informer Newspaper Co., Inc, joined NPC President Michael Freedman to discuss the venerated publication, digital news services and the critical role of ethnic/racial community news outlets across the United States on September 17, 2020.
Type: Media
Statement On DOJ Decision Related To Al Jazeera Filing Under FARA
WASHINGTON, Sept. 18 – In response to the Justice Department’s Monday order for a U.S.-based affiliate of Al Jazeera to register under the Foreign Agents Registration Act (FARA), National Press Club President Michael Freedman and National Press Club Journalism Institute President Angela Greiling Keane released the following joint statement. “We disagree with the U.S, Department of Justice (DOJ) decision to require AJ+ to file under FARA. This order effectively says the U.S. government views Al Jazeera to be a propaganda arm of the Qatari government rather than the independent news…
Type: News
‘Stars aligned’ as protests highlighted racial issues, Washington Informer publisher says
Protests for racial justice amid the new coronavirus pandemic have combined to give real momentum to efforts for change, Denise Rolark Barnes, publisher of the Washington Informer, said during a virtual National Press Club interview Thursday. Rolark Barnes, who has been publisher of the African-American news outlet since 1994, said that issues of police brutality and social unrest have been covered by Black newspapers for generations. But the lack of distractions for people who have seen their lives disrupted by the pandemic mean there is a renewed focus on these issues and has shone a light…
Type: News
Ten Commandments Display on Public Property
The Pew Center held a forum on public displays of the Ten Commandments, and efforts to erect monuments representing the documents in around local courthouses. Among the issues they addressed were the place of the Commandments in Western history and Judeo-Christian religious practices, the separation of church and state, and the free expression of speech and religion. On March 2nd, the Supreme Court had scheduled oral arguments in two cases that concerned the placement of Ten Commandment displays on public property. Following their remarks they answered questions from the audience.
Type: Media
Welcome Back to the Reliable Source! Special menu, new drinks, free parking await you
National Press Club members and their guests are invited to bring their appetites and taste buds to the Club's Reliable Source restaurant, where an array of new cocktails and special lunch and dinner menus are now being offered. We are open! Among the featured items are entrees, such as steak, salmon, halibut, shrimp with vegetables and potatoes/rice, and fish, chips and oysters. Daily sandwiches include crab cake, barbecue shredded beef and a burger with all trimmings. Other choices include salmon on Greek salad and certified angus beef steak served with salad. The kitchen prepares…
Type: News
Chaos-proof your 2020 election coverage with Sept. 25 game
The National Press Club Journalism Institute, the National Press Foundation, and the RAND Corporation have designed a new way for journalists to prepare for the unexpected in election 2020 news: Gaming your coverage plan. RAND gamemaster David A. Shlapak plans to present participants 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. Registration is open for this free program, which will be held on Friday, Sept. 25, from 5-7 p.m. ET. The game should bring to the surface journalists’ assumptions…
Type: News
Club filing center open for journalists covering presidential debate, tonight
The National Press Club, serving as a Washington, D.C., Press Filing Center for the general election presidential and vice presidential debates, will be available to journalists covering the presidential debate between Donald Trump and Joe Biden tonight, Oct. 22.. Credentialed journalists who wish to reserve space in the NPC Press Filing Center may do so by contacting [email protected]. More information on the center is available online. Space is limited in order to accommodate public health and social-distancing guidelines. Preference will be given to credentialed, working journalists and…
Type: News
National Press Club to Organize Filing Center for Journalists Covering Presidential Debates
The National Press Club (NPC) today announced that the Club will serve as a Washington, D.C. Press Filing Center for the upcoming general election presidential and vice presidential debates. “We are pleased to support the Commission on Presidential Debates this fall in hosting the press corps and offering our colleagues a safe and professional environment for viewing each of the debates and filing their stories,” said National Press Club President Michael Freedman. “With many newsrooms closed and space for the press limited at the debate sites, the Club is proud to engage in what it does best…
Type: News