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Obit: Louise Hutchinson, groundbreaking journalist
Louise Hutchinson, a groundbreaking journalist who was president of the Women's National Press Club in 1970 before its merger in 1985 with the National Press Club, died March 29 in Williamsburg, Va. She was 90. An obituary in the Chicago Sun Times can be found here.
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NPC cybersecurity class on April 29: Protect yourself and your sources
National Press Club members are invited to receive hands-on training and best practices tips for using cyber security tools in their reporting at a half-day bootcamp on Saturday, April 29, in the Bloomberg Room. The class will take place from 9:00 a.m. to 1:45 p.m. and is organized by the National Press Club Journalism Institute’s Freedom of the Press Committee. Registration is required; tickets are $30 for members and $45 for nonmembers. Lunch will be provided. To purchase tickets, click here. This training is designed for working journalists who want to learn how to protect their digital…
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NPC Toastmasters meets Monday, April 24, in the McClendon Lounge at 7 pm
What would you say if someone asked you to explain why your car had a bumper sticker that read “Kindness is the language the deaf can hear and the blind can see?” At our last meeting Toastmasters were challenged to provide impromptu responses to exactly that question during a lively Table Topics session. What is a Table Topics session? It’s a standard part of our meetings where one member comes prepared with a series of prompts to solicit one to two minute responses from randomly-selected members. This exercise helps us learn to develop cogent responses in unexpected situations. The subject…
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Reporting on the turbulent Trump administration
Journalists are facing a gamut of unprecedented challenges during President Donald Trump's administration: denied access, outright falsehoods, and lack of available information, to name a few. On Wednesday, the National Press Club Journalism Institute, the Club’s professional training affiliate, joined forces with another non-profit dedicated to journalism education, the National Press Foundation, to host a half-day symposium on covering politics in the era of "fake news". “The best defense against the charge of fake news is to make every effort to make sure your news isn’t fake,” said Chris…
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Last call: Prime Rib dinner, glass of champagne at Reliable Source, Thursday, April 27
Celebrate spring with a Prime Rib dinner and a glass of champagne on Thursday, April 27, at the National Press Club’s Reliable Source at 5:30 p.m. The price of the Prime Rib dinner is $30 plus tax and gratuity. Reservations are recommended. To reserve space, please contact the Reliable Source at [email protected] or call 202-662-7443. MenuGlass of ChampagneCaesar Salad (anchovies on the side available)Prime Rib with loaded baked potato and asparagus with hollandaiseDessert: NPC bread pudding with apples, walnuts, bourbon sauce a la mode Special Drinks:Lychee Liqueur MartiniSouthern ReporterTom…
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Council on Foreign Relations President Haass to analyze global challenges, May 8
Richard Haass, president of the Council on Foreign Relations and author of "A World in Disarray: American Foreign Policy and the Crisis of the Old Order," plans to join members of the National Press Club for a breakfast roundtable on Monday, May 8, at 8 a.m. in the McClendon Room. Club members can RSVP online. Haass, former director of policy planning at the State Department, will analyze a world increasingly defined by disorder. He will talk about how the rules, policies and institutions that guided international relations since World War II have run their course, and how the Trump…
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D.C. United offers NPC members discounted tickets to May 6 game at RFK
The D.C. United soccer team is offering National Press Club members, family and friends discounted tickets and unique experiences to the May 6 game at RFK Stadium. Purchase tickets by clicking here. For any questions, contact NPC member Carl Ericson at [email protected] or D.C. United rep Christopher Lowe at [email protected]
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A snippet of Press Club history: First gathering of newly-announced Pulitzer winners
Snippet #23: "Pulitzer Luncheon: The year was 1979 and virtually all the newly announced winners of the annual Pulitzer Prizes for journalism gathered for an unprecedented luncheon at the National Press Club. At that time, there was no formal prize presentation ceremony in New York, so the Washington event marked the first time they all had been assembled--or saluted by their peers. The National Press Club--where news (some of it prize-worthy) is made in the nation's capital." This snippet is one of many put together by the late Art Wiese, who served as Club president in 1979. He was…
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Misty Copeland protests National Endowment for the Arts elimination under Trump
Arts funding by taxpayers and the federal government should be maintained in the face of defunding threats, American Ballet Theater Principal Dancer Misty Copeland said Monday at the National Press Club. “Of course I’m not happy,” Copeland lamented in criticizing the Trump administration’s proposed elimination of the National Endowment for the Arts (NEA). “Right now is an even more important time for artists to have a voice, and to stand up for what’s right for this country.” Copeland compared the NEA’s funding for arts funding and education in schools to the charity MindLeaps, with which…
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Ukranian Supreme Soviet
Mr. Kravchuk talked about the future of the Ukraine as an independent state. He gave a brief history of the Ukraine and talked about the Ukrainian people. On December 1, 1990 the Ukraine will hold a referendum for complete independence.
Type: Media