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Independent authors members set next gathering for Sept. 13
Are you an independent author sifting your way through the publishing, distribution, and marketing processes? Come share coffee and discuss the business aspects of authorship with fellow indie authors Thursday, Sept. 13, at 10 a.m. in the National Press Club's McClendon Room. A few guidelines. You must be: -- A current Club member -- Author of a book that is publicly available for sale (on Amazon, for instance). Print, ebook, POD, or audio book formats are fine. -- Independently published (i.e., not with a traditional publisher, though if you have published using both the indie and…
Type: News
CNN’s Jake Tapper and Author Sean Parnell Discuss New Book “Man of War," TONIGHT
Author Sean Parnell will discuss his debut novel "Man of War" with CNN anchor Jake Tapper and National Press Club President Andrea Edney at a Headliners Book Rap on Thursday, Sept. 13, at 6:30 p.m. in the Club's conference rooms. As a U.S. Army Ranger, Parnell commanded an elite infantry platoon known as the Outlaws, tasked with rooting out insurgents from a valley along Afghanistan's eastern frontier. His nonfiction account, entitled "Outlaw Platoon," became a best-seller and “required reading” for young cadets across the country. Now Parnell brings his real-world experience and storytelling…
Type: News
Menu announced for New Orleans jazz night Thursday, Sept. 27
The menu has been finalized for the National Press Club's New Orleans dinner and Jazz Night on Thursday, Sept. 27. Dinner in the Reliable Source restaurant starts at 5:30 p.m. and jazz at 6 p.m. Jambalaya Entrée Salad Fried shrimp, bacon, ham, Cajun rice and red beans, tomatoes, peppers; Tabasco vinaigrette on mixed greens $18 Smoked Turkey and Andouille Gumbo Rice dark roux with smoked turkey, New Orleans' favorite sausage and fried okra garnish over white rice $18Creamed Oysters in a Boat Oysters, cream sauce, hint of horseradish, and root vegetables in puffed pastry shell; Parmesan…
Type: News
House and Bar Team meets at noon, Sept. 10
The National Press Club's House and Bar Team meets at noon Monday, Sept. 10, in the Cosgrove Lounge.
Type: News
Abortion Rights
Ms. Michelman discussed the recent Supreme Court decision in the abortion case Planned Parenthood v. Casey. She also talked about the role of the abortion issue in this presidential election. Ms. Michelman responded to questions from the audience after her talk.
Type: Media
NPC in History: What’s that thing on the lectern?
Here’s a photo of First Lady Rosalynn Carter speaking to the National Press Club in 1978. President Frank Aukofer of the Milwaukee Journal is presiding. But what is attached to the side of the lectern? It pops up in other luncheon photos, notably one with President Dwight Eisenhower in 1959. With the advent of radio and the teletype, the job of Morse telegraph operator disappeared from newsrooms. According to "Shrdlu," the Club’s 1958 history book, the Club wanted a way to honor that disappearing technological era. When a new lectern was constructed for the ballroom in 1958, a telegraph…
Type: News
Using a virtual classroom to determine news from nonsense
The founder and CEO of the News Literacy Project, Alan Miller, calls the epidemic of disinformation a public health crisis. In the latest edition of Update-1, the National Press Club's podcast, Miller talks with Broadcast/Podcast Team member Tom Young about helping young people tell the difference between news and nonsense. The News Literacy Project's programs include a virtual classroom called Checkology, where students can learn to distinguish between propaganda, outright falsehoods, and reliable journalism. Update-1 is produced by Mike Hempen. The podcast can be heard on the Club website…
Type: News
National Guard public affairs chiefs to address American Legion Post 20, Sept. 11
Public affairs chiefs of the National Guard Bureau will address American Legion Post 20 at the National Press Club at noon Tuesday, Sept. 11, in the McClendon Room. The speaker portion of the meeting is open to all Club members. The guest speakers will be Tracy O'Grady-Walsh, recently named director of public affairs for the bureau, and Jon Anderson, deputy director. They will discuss public affairs issues, priorities and challenges for the National Guard. O'Grady-Walsh is a retired Air Force colonel and former senior executive in the Department of Defense Office of Public Affairs. Anderson…
Type: News
Espionage in the Press Building: A historical talk, 6:30 p.m. Sept. 28
Two National Press Club presidents and a bartender helped to defuse the Cuban Missile Crisis in October 1962. How did that happen? Come hear Steven T. Usdin talk about his book “Bureau of Spies: The Secret Connections Between Espionage and Journalism in Washington,” on Friday, Sept. 28, at 6:30 p.m. Tickets are $5 for Club members and $10 for non-members. They can be purchased online. Usdin’s books examines the espionage that took place inside the Press Building from the years leading up to World War II through the Cold War. He has dug deep into once secret files of the FBI and KGB to reveal…
Type: News
National Press Club condemns convictions of Reuters reporters in Myanmar
The National Press Club on Monday condemned the jail terms handed down to two journalists who exposed a genocide in Myanmar and committed to work to free them. The reporters, Wa Lone and Kyaw Soe Oo of Reuters news service, are this year’s winners of the Club’s international John Aubuchon Press Freedom award. “When the Press Club extends the Aubuchon Press Freedom award to journalists it means we are committed to standing by those reporters until they are free and returned to their loved ones,” said Club President Andrea Edney. “We are making that commitment with this award to these two…
Type: News