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May events in the Reliable Source
Friday, May 5, Cinco de Mayo celebration starting at 5:30 p.m. in the Reliable Source. Special drinks will be available for this occasion. Thursday, May 11, Pub Quiz night at 7 p.m. in the Truman Lounge.
Type: News
Guthrie to be inducted in Special Libraries Association Hall of Fame
Larry Guthrie, 21-year member of the National Press Club, is being inducted into the Hall of Fame of the Special Libraries Association at their annual conference in Phoenix in June. He has been a law librarian at the firm Covington & Burling for 22 years. He serves on the History and Heritage Committee of the Club and was on the committee that published Sachmo at the National Press Club. He is a member of the National Writers Union as a freelance journalist. Originally from Oklahoma, he has written about Woody Guthrie for This Land Press, the Tulsa World; and also in The New York Times.…
Type: News
Today is take your kids to LUNCH day
Today is Take Our Daughters and Sons to Work Day. Well, they'll want lunch, right? So will you. Where better than where you eat lunch -- The Fourth Estate at the National Press Club. Show them some history and treat them to a special meal. This menu will be featured in the Fourth Estate for lunch only. The price is $12. Boneless white meat chicken tenders (4) with French fries or deep-fried grated potatoes (similar to what Ore-Ida calls Tater Tots)--(salad substitution with ranch dressing available). Hot casserole of cheddar macaroni and cheese All beef sliders(3)(with or without American…
Type: News
Sign up today -- Cybersecurity class for journalists this Saturday, April 29
Sign up today for hands-on training and to learn best practices for protecting your research and your sources using the latest in cybersecurity tools. The half-day boot camp will be held at the National Press Club this Saturday, April 29, in the Club’s Zenger Room from 9 a.m. to 1:45 p.m. Registration is required and tickets can be purchased here. Tickets are $30 for members and $45 for nonmembers; lunch is included. Security experts, Aaron Rinehart and David Reese from Testbed Inc., along with NPC Treasurer Ferdous Al-Faruque will instruct the workshop hosted by the National Press Club…
Type: News
“Your Health: A Sacred Matter” documentary premier and discussion, May 23
The National Press Club will host the exclusive D.C. premier of the new documentary “Your Health: A Sacred Matter” on Tuesday, May 23, at 6 p.m. in the Club Ballroom followed by a panel discussion. Tickets are required: $10 for Club members and $15 for general public. Tickets can be purchased here. The film, created by National Press Club members Adam and Gerald Krell, focuses on how the medical profession is not only looking to the origins of medicine in order to move forward, by reintegrating religiously based tenets into the healing process, but also responding to contemporary research…
Type: News
Joint Chiefs luncheon rescheduled for June 19 at 11:30 a.m.
The previously postponed National Press Club luncheon with the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff has been rescheduled for Monday, June 19. Marine Corps Gen. Joseph F. Dunford will discuss several important issues facing the U.S. military, including the latest strategy to defeat the Islamic State and other terrorist groups To purchase tickets click HERE Lunch will be served at a special time of 11:30 a.m., the program will run from noon to 1 p.m. and be webcast live on press.org at noon. NPC Luncheons are open to credentialed members of the media and to the public. For more information go…
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Korea expert to discuss current situation on Korean Peninsula at Friday talk
Former U.S. Ambassador to the Six-Party Talks with North Korea, Joseph R. DeTrani, will discuss the volatile situation on the Korean Peninsula at a luncheon meeting of the National Press Club's American Legion Post 20 at noon on Friday, April 28, in the McClendon Room. The speaker portion of the meeting is open to all Club members. DeTrani also has served as U.S. Representative to the Korea Energy Development Organization, Intelligence Community Mission Manager for North Korea, Senior Advisor to the Director of National Intelligence and Director of the National Counterproliferation Center. He…
Type: News
Protecting the First Amendment: How U.S. press freedoms compare with other nations, Wednesday, May 3
A 2017 Pulitzer Prize winner will join reporters and editors from inside and outside the Beltway and representatives of international press freedom organizations on Wednesday, May 3, as the National Press Club and its Journalism Institute mark World Press Freedom Day. The press freedom workshop, Protecting the First Amendment, will be held in the Club's Murrow Room, from 9 a.m. to 12 p.m. Tickets are $5 for Club members; $10 for the general public. Registration is required. The morning-long discussion on the State of Press Freedom in the USA will feature panels that look at:·…
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The Vast Wasteland
Mr. Minow, a former FCC Chairman, talked about the growth of public television. He gave a brief history of public broadcasting. In particular, he talked about WETA in Washington on the station's 20th anniversary. He also talked about how the "vast wasteland" of television, a term which he coined 20 years ago, has changed over the years.
Type: Media
Allen, Parnes Book Rap to discuss "Shattered: Inside Hillary Clinton’s Doomed Campaign" tonight at 6:30
During Hillary Clinton’s 2016 race for the White House, two journalists, Jonathan Allen and Amie Parnes, were given special access inside her campaign operation, conducting more than 100 interviews, for their new book Shattered: Inside Hillary Clinton’s Doomed Campaign. They plan to appear together at the National Press Club tonight, Thursday, May 18, at 6:30 p.m. in the Club’s conference rooms to discuss their headline-making book that is already No. 1 on Amazon’s bestseller list. Tickets are $5 for Club members and $10 for the general public. Tickets and books are available here. Books are…
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