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Interested in crime fiction? Join chat with author, ex-cop David Swinson May 27
Del Wilber, a member of the National Press Club board, will be hosting a Zoom conversation with David Swinson, the author of an acclaimed series of books about a private detective named Frank Marr, who struggles with addiction and doing the right thing. Swinson is a former DC cop who brings his experience and expertise to fiction. He is also a hell-of-a-writer, Wilber says. The conversation is Wednesday, May 27, at 8:30 p.m. Crime fiction author David Swinson Wilber profiled Swinson for a feature in Washingtonian magazine in 2016. To join the conversation, email Del Wilber: delwilber3@…
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The Essential America
Former Ambassador McGovern was interviewed about his book The Essential America: Our Founders and the Liberal Tradition, published by Simon and Schuster.
Type: Media
Simplify your weekend, make these decadently delicious cookies
Sometimes it doesn’t pay to over-think things. A cookie treat remembered from childhood may still be pretty good even if the combination of ingredients hits the adult palate in a different way. As our tastes — and sensibilities about carbohydrate overload — mature, portion size can control the damage of indulgence. This recipe for Outrageous cookies uses a lot of readily available grocery store staples, even in this time of empty shelves. It is also shockingly easy to assemble. But the results have a long shelf life. And because these are bar cookies, portion sizes can be quite small. Or, if…
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Need a remote intern this summer?
National Press Club member Joe Starrs, journalism program director at The Fund for American Studies in Washington, is looking for journalists willing to host a remote intern this summer. The students are available for eight weeks in June and July and can do research, writing and other projects as interns for as little as 10 hours a week or as much as 30 hours a week. The students participating in this program are all undergraduates and are from schools across the U.S., where they are journalism and communications majors. This summer will be very different for most, and maybe in particular for…
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Update-1: NewsGuild president discusses bid to aid reporters
Founded in 1933 during the Great Depression, the NewsGuild has represented reporters and other employees at news operations through good and bad times, bargaining for improved wages and working conditions and promoting honesty in journalism. Jon Schleuss, the president of the NewsGuild. Now, amid a pandemic and another extraordinary economic downturn, the NewsGuild is pushing hard for measures to aid its members as newspapers and other news media in the U.S. and Canada lay off and furlough reporters and cut their salaries to compensate for lost advertising revenue. Among the steps sought…
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Next Virtual Pub Quiz May 21: Some team construction required
Coming soon, the National Press Club’s monthly pub quiz, on Thursday, May 21, at 7 p.m. via Zoom. Register here for the event. This “NPC Virtual Pub Quiz 2.0” will be the second Club online pub quiz, hosted by the Events Committee. We promise it will be bigger, more entertaining -- and more streamlined. We learned a lot from last month’s “beta” version. To better enhance the online pub quiz experience and get the games started sooner, we learned it’s best to get your team organized ahead of game night. Once you, your friends and fellow Club members have registered on Eventbrite, simply follow…
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Recreate Club Taco Bar at home for Friday's Virtual Taco Night
On Friday, May 15, the National Press Club Events Committee is staging an unprecedented Zoom event for all to celebrate all things TACO. "Mesfin and Mike" -- Reliable Source manager and Club president, respectively -- will be the Masters of Ceremony; Club member and president of the National Latino Farmers & Ranchers Trade Association, Rudy Arredondo, will perform traditional Latin American guitar pieces and provide atmosphere; and I will assist you in making a virtual cocktail together, a Chile-Lime Mango Margarita. Since we can't hang out on the 14th floor, you'll have to get your…
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The Press of Battle: The GI Reporter
Mr. Pulwers was interviewed about his book The Press of Battle: The GI Reporter and the American People, published by Pentland Press and Ivy House Publishing.
Type: Media
'Shattered' authors Jon Allen, Amie Parnes talk 2020 election, May 20
Del Wilber, National Press Club board member, will be hosting a series of virtual book and current events conversations in the coming weeks. Any Club member is welcome to join, ask questions, learn something new.
Type: News
Daily dose of learning: Journalism Institute’s Covering Coronavirus newsletter
The daily newsletter comes under this header. The National Press Club Journalism Institute’s weekday Covering Coronavirus newsletter offers journalists, communicators and the public an in-depth look at how journalists are working to serve their communities during the COVID-19 pandemic. In two months of publishing, Institute staff have reported more than 65 stories to help journalists with their craft while creating a sense of community for those in the field. The newsletter contains: original reporting on best practices, how-tos and and spotlights on how newsrooms are working through…
Type: News