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Election watch party today in the Reliable Source with politically-themed dishes and cocktails
The National Press Club’s Reliable Source will host an election watch party at 6 p.m. today in the Truman Lounge. Watch the results of the midterm elections come in on widescreen TVs. You can spend the evening at the Club by making a dinner reservation at the Reliable Source, which will begin serving dinner at 5:30 p.m. There will be a special food and beverage menu available. 2018 Election Night specials include: Dragon fire grilled “Right Wings” 6/$5; 13/$10 Pork Barrel Sliders, BBQ pork, coleslaw, brioche rolls 2/$5; 5/$10 “What’s your Beef?” Angus beef or vegetarian Beyond Beef sliders…
Type: News
White House photographers to tell what it takes to produce presidential images, Oct. 29
Picture in your mind the president of the United States. Any president. More than likely, that picture is the result of an image captured by news media or official staff photographers. A group of current and recent White House media and staff photographers will tell what it takes to produce those images in a National Press Club program called Photographing the President, on Monday, Oct. 29, at 6:30 p.m., a project of the Club's Photography Committee and World Press Photo DC. Registration for Photographing the President is free for Club and World Press Photo DC members and guests, but tickets…
Type: News
Club Institute draws big sponsors for Fourth Estate Award Gala, Nov. 29
The National Press Club Journalism Institute, the Club’s non-profit affiliate, has collected nearly $50,000 in sponsor donations so far for this year’s Fourth Estate Award Gala. The annual event serves as a fundraiser for the Institute and celebrates journalistic achievement and press freedom. This year’s Gala will be Thursday, Nov. 29, beginning with a reception in the Holeman Lounge at 6:30 p.m., followed by the dinner and awards program in the ballroom at 7 p.m. Club members can purchase up to two tickets at the discounted rate of $195 per person. Other tickets, including those for non-…
Type: News
National Press Club award-winning journalist to judge who denied him asylum: "I must implore you for my life"
After eight hours of waiting outside an immigration courtroom, journalist Emilio Gutiérrez-Soto on Monday had an opportunity to make a personal appeal to the judge who last year ordered him deported to the country where he has been threatened with death. The hearing was delayed when Gutiérrez's attorney discovered that the judge had not read or seen crucial evidence on the journalist's behalf. "I must implore you for my life," Gutiérrez told Judge Robert Hough, adding that he was also appealing for his son, Oscar, who fled to the United States as a teenager with his father after the veteran…
Type: News
Labor Issues and the Teamsters
Mr. Carey spoke to a luncheon at the National Press Club on the current state of the Teamsters Union. The Teamsters is a 1.8 million member labor union made up of truck drivers, agricultural and optical workers. Following his prepared remarks, Mr. Carey responded to questions from members of the audience.
Type: Media
Watch election results at Reliable Source, Nov. 6
The National Press Club’s Reliable Source will host an election watch party at 6 p.m. Tuesday, Nov. 6, in the Truman Lounge. See the results come in on widescreen TVs, as the nation chooses its Representatives and Senators. You can spend the evening at the Club by making a dinner reservation at the Reliable Source, which will begin serving dinner at 5:30 p.m. There will be a special food and beverage menu available. To make reservations, please contact us at 202-662-7443 or e-mail [email protected].
Type: News
November in the Reliable Source: Roast Beef Buffet, elections, Pub Quiz Night (Revised)
Friday, Nov. 2: Book and Author /Roast Beef buffet dinner Night – 5:30 p.m. – Reliable Source Tuesday, Nov. 6: U.S. midterm elections night party starting 8 p.m. – Reliable Source Thursday, Nov. 8: Pub Quiz Night – 7 p.m. – Truman Lounge Note: Due to Book and Author/Roast Beef night, there will not be a Taco Night on Friday, Nov. 2.
Type: News
National Press Club in History: Club president elected to Congress
To get into National Press Club politics, perhaps more than a few Club presidents like to wheel and deal like a politician. And to be sure, many reporters in the Capitol press galleries think they could do a better job than the politicians they are covering. But only one Club president made the leap from the Club to the House chamber. Louis Leon Ludlow was born in Indiana in 1873 and moved to Indianapolis in 1892 to launch his journalism career. He arrived in Washington in 1901 as a Washington correspondent for Indiana and Ohio newspapers, eventually for the Columbus Dispatch. Elected vice…
Type: News
National Press Club to hold moment of silence for Jamal Khashoggi Monday
The National Press Club will hold a moment of silence for Washington Post contributor Jamal Khashoggi on Monday, Oct. 22, at about 1:15 p.m. Club members, staff and journalists will participate. People should gather near the main staircase in the lobby at 1 p.m. to organize and to hear some brief remarks. At about 1:15 p.m. on Oct. 2, Mr. Khashoggi was last seen alive walking into the Saudi consulate in Istanbul, where he was killed moments later by representatives of the Saudi government. The Club is located at 529 14th Street N.W. on the 13th floor. The National Press Club, founded in…
Type: News
Statement from National Press Club President Andrea Edney on Saudi confirmation of Jamal Khashoggi’s death
National Press Club President Andrea Edney issued the following statement Friday after the Saudi government acknowledged that Washington Post columnist Jamal Khashoggi was killed at its consulate in Turkey: Along with journalists everywhere we mourn the death of our colleague Jamal Khashoggi. We hope that President Donald Trump and Secretary of State Mike Pompeo, will respond appropriately to the lies it is now clear they were told by Saudi leaders. We join the call for a United Nations investigation into this atrocity. The best memorial for a journalist is pursuit of the truth. Founded in…
Type: News