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Influential writing coach Roy Peter Clark conducts July 27 workshop
Improve your writing at a July 27 workshop led by “America’s Writing Coach,” Roy Peter Clark. Clark, one of journalism's most influential writing coaches, returns to the National Press Club to conduct one of his popular and informative writing workshops. This event, sponsored by the Club's Journalism Institute, will be held in the Holeman Lounge on Friday, July 27, from 9.30 a.m. to 11 a.m. Tickets are required and are $5 for Club members and $10 for the general public. Register here. Clark taught writing at the Poynter Institute for 40 years. He is the author of 18 books on writing,…
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General discusses China's military growth, challenges facing Air Force
Brigadier General Edward Thomas, director of public affairs for the Air Force, covered China's growing military strength, pilot shortages, psychological stress on drone pilots and operational security in dealing with the press in wide-ranging remarks at a meeting of the American Legion Post 20 at the National Press Club June 19. A 27-year Air Force veteran, Thomas said the current national defense strategy led by Secretary of Defense James Mattis is focused on "great power" competition rather than the Middle East and Afghanistan, with China as the rising power. "China used to be viewed…
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National Press Club in history: Why 14th and F streets?
Why are we here? When someone starts an essay with “Why are we here?” usually it is followed by some existential angst. But in this case, the question is: Why is the National Press Club at the corner of 14th and F Streets? It all goes back to the Civil War, as do so many things in Washington. Before the war, few newspapers sent reporters to Washington, and those who were here worked out of the congressional press galleries or hotel rooms while Congress was in session. They were “correspondents” in the literal meaning of the word. They wrote their impressions of what was happening and…
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Podcast interview discusses investigative journalism, then and now
Investigative journalism has a long history in the United States, from scandal to significant public service. On the latest edition of Update-1, National Press Club Broadcast/Podcast Committee member Irv Chapman talks with Mark Feldstein, who for 20 years was an award-winning investigative reporter for CNN, ABC News and local stations. He's now the chair of broadcast journalism at the University of Maryland. Feldstein discusses the high cost of good journalism, the motivation of those who leak information to reporters and the government officials who seek to prosecute the leakers. Update-1…
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Fourth Estate dinner to commemorate, recreate 2004 Anthony Bourdain dinner, July 24
Anthony Bourdain, who died June 8, will be sadly missed, but not easily forgotten. On November 23, 2004, Bourdain launched the publication of the “Les Halles Cookbook”--named for the New York City bistro at which he had been the executive chef since 1998--at a cookbook/wine dinner in the Fourth Estate restaurant. To honor his memory, the Fourth Estate is planning to re-create the six-course meal served in 2004--adding hors d’oeuvres--at a dinner July 24. Tickets are available online. Hors d’oeuvres will be served at 6:30 with dinner following from 7-9:30 p.m. Tickets are $80/single; $150/…
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Scholarship Team seeks judges to select award winners, June 23
The National Press Club Scholarship Team needs Club member volunteers to select the 2018 scholarship winners Saturday, June 23. Judging will start at 8:30 a.m. and continue through mid-afternoon. Volunteers will determine this year’s Zimmerman scholarship -- $5,000 for an incoming college freshman who plans to become a journalist and the Feldman Fellowship -- and $5,000 for a journalism graduate student. Volunteers also will decide on a winner for the Diversity award, a scholarship of up to $10,000 for an incoming college freshman who plans to become a journalist. A light breakfast (muffins,…
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Press conference to present Ethiopian journalist released from seven-year prison sentence, June 20
Then National Press Club Journalism Institute and the Club's Press Freedom Committee will host a press conference for Ethiopian journalist Eskinder Nega on Wednesday, June 20, at 6.30 p.m. in the Club's Lisagor Room. This is a free event however RSVPs are required and can be reserved here. Nega was released from prison earlier this year after a seven-year incarceration for his writing about the Ethiopian government's anti-democratic and oppressive practices. Before and during his time in prison, he remained an important press freedom figure for Ethiopian and international journalists and…
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Author names resilience as lesson for military and families
What lessons do military service members and their families learn over the years? Resilience, for one thing, according to Harris Faulkner, author of "The 9 Rules of Engagement, A Military Brat’s Guide to Life and Success." “We have the kind of resilience required to design luggage,” she said at a June 14 National Press Club Headliners’ book event. Club President Andrea Edny interviewed the Emmy award-winning news anchor of Outnumbered Overtime. Faulkner’s book details the military ideals she learned from her father, a decorated career officer who served three tours of duty in Vietnam. Such…
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U.S. Economy and Competitiveness
Massachusetts Institute of Technology Economist Lester Thurow addressed a luncheon of the National Press Club on the coming revolution in the capitalist world. Citing the changes in economic history during the previous centuries of capitalism and the recent changes in the global political and economic balance, Dr. Thurow discussed how the resources and economics of capitalism will evolve through the coming decades. Issues raised by Dr. Thurow included the American education system and American economic relations. Dr. Thurow responded to questions from the audience following his prepared…
Type: Media
Club President Andrea Edney says no point to journalism without investigative journalism
National Press Club President Andrea Edney told a Communicators' breakfast June 13 that her most important issues are objectivity and fairness in reporting, accuracy, freedom of the press and investigative journalism. “Without investigative journalism, there’s no point to journalism,” said Edney. Originally from a small town in Michigan, Edney spent 20 years living and working in Central Europe and speaks several languages. She has been a reporter for Bloomberg since 1997 and is now an editor. She named business journalism as her passion. “I love the story that numbers tell, and I love…
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