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International Center for Journalists featured on Update-1 podcast
The International Center for Journalists was founded in 1984 by three veteran editors who sought to help jump start an independent press in emerging nations, including those emerging from home-grown dictatorship. Joyce Barnathan, the organization’s president for the last 12 years, is a former Moscow correspondent for Newsweek, and Hong-Kong-based Asia editor for Business Week. In the latest edition of the National Press Club's Update-1, Irv Chapman interviews her on ICFJ's work around the world, from South Asia to South America; how it has changed its focus since the digital age dawned and…
Type: News
White House photographers to tell what it takes to snap the president, Oct. 29
The iconic images of U.S. presidents burned in our minds are often shot by White House photographers, from both media and White House staff. Current and former White House photographers will describe capturing those images in a National Press Club panel discussion, Photographing the President, at 6:30 p.m. Monday, Oct. 29. Bob McNeely, staff photographer for president Bill Clinton, will join veteran White House photographer Christy Bowe and Eric Draper, White House staff photographer for president George W. Bush. The Club's Photography Committee and World Press Photo DC will sponsor the…
Type: News
Hedrick Smith to keynote Silver Owls Fall Hoot, Oct. 26
Hedrick Smith, a prize winning journalist, author, and documentary maker will headline the National Press Club Silver Owls' Fall Hoot at 6 p.m. Friday, Oct. 26, in the ballroom. The Hoot is open to all Club members and their guests. Tickets are $35, which includes the Club's superb three-course dinner. The meal is preceded by a cash bar. Reservations can be made online or by calling the Club's reservations department at 202-662-7501. Smith, who won a Pulitzer Prize for his reporting for The New York Times, and two Emmy Awards for television documentaries, believes that the country is in…
Type: News
Check out the menu for the roast beef buffet dinner on Book Fair night, Nov. 2
National Press Club members and their guests are invited to enjoy a roast beef buffet before or after the Annual Book Fair and Author Night on Friday, Nov. 2. The buffet opens at at 5:30 p.m. in the Reliable Source. The price of the Roast Beef Buffet is $25 for Club members and $32 for non-members plus tax and gratuity. Reservations are encouraged because this event usually sells out. Please contact us at 202-662-7443 or e-mail at [email protected]. Please note: There will be no Taco Night due to the roast beef buffet and the Book Fair. MENU Soup:Beef, beet and red cabbage borscht Salads:Chopped…
Type: News
Love books? Volunteer at the Book Fair, Nov. 2
The National Press Club's 41st annual Book Fair needs volunteers to escort authors, greet customers, hand out bags and help wherever needed when book lovers descend on the ballroom on Friday, Nov. 2. The book fair runs from 5:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. The volunteer will work either the 5:30 p.m. to 7 p.m. shift or the 7 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. shift leaving volunteers plenty of time to do their own shopping. Volunteers will either be assigned to a section of the room to assist the authors in any way needed or at the entry door to greet people and hand out bags. Volunteers receive free entry to the event…
Type: News
The Creators
Mr. Boorstin, author of The Creators: A History of Heroes of the Imagination, spoke on his research on the book, which examines the lives of authors, sculptors, explorers and other luminaries of the past who expanded the academic, physical, and artistic horizons of the human race. Following his prepared remarks, Mr. Boorstin responded to questions from members of the audience.
Type: Media
Books and Brunch to discuss "Pachinko," Oct. 20
Please join Books and Brunch for lunch and discussion of "Pachinko" by Min Jin Lee at noon Saturday, Oct. 20, in the Fourth Estate Restaurant. Finalist for the 2017 National Book Award, "Pachinko" chronicles four generations of an ethnic Korean family, their 100 year of survival through major world events and Japan's colonization of Korea, World War II, Christianity, love and the changing role of women. This novel details the history of "zainichi" and their mistreatment by all sectors of Japanese society. It is about outsiders, minorities, the politically disenfranchised and their refuge…
Type: News
Get finance, membership updates at the general membership meeting, Oct 26
The National Press Club will hold a general membership meeting for all Club members at noon Friday, Oct. 26, in the Fourth Estate Restaurant. Members will receive an update on the Club's finances and membership trends and hear from the Club's leadership on other matters. Free lunch will be provided. We look forward to seeing you there.
Type: News
Accordion player to accompany Oktoberfest buffet in the Reliable Source, Oct. 18 - Note Corrected Date
The National Press Club will celebrate Oktoberfest in the Reliable Source starting at 5:30 p.m.,Thursday, Oct. 18. The price of the buffet is $25 for Club members and $32 for nonmembers plus, tax and gratuity. The Oktoberfest dinner, which is open to Club members and their guests, will feature a variety of German and domestic beers and authentic German foods served buffet-style and prepared by Club Executive Chef Susan Delbert. Roy Meyer, a traditional German accordion player, will play beginning at 6:30 p.m. OKTOBERFEST BUFFET MENU Soup:Bibbelsche Bohnesupp [Saarland bacon, onion and…
Type: News
Air and Space Museum director to share vision for its future, Oct. 22
Ellen R. Stofan, former chief scientist at NASA and the first female director of the National Air and Space Museum, will share her vision for its future and describe its role helping lead the 50th anniversary commemoration of the Apollo Lunar Program at a National Press Club Headliners Luncheon on Monday, Oct. 22. Stofan, who was named the John and Adrienne Mars director of the National Air and Space Museum this past April, brings more than 25 years of relevant experience to the position. She was chief scientist at NASA from 2013 to 2016, serving as the principal adviser to former…
Type: News