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African-Americans in the 1990s
Ms. Mann, a staff member of the Population Reference Bureau, a non-profit private research institution that gathers and interprets demographic information, briefed reporters in the National Press Club on the Bureau's report on African-Americans in the 1990's. The report assembled census information on African-Americans to create a demographic portrait of African-Americans. The report found, among other findings, that 30 million blacks currently make up 12 percent of the U.S. population, with a greater percentage living in the South and in cities than other ethnic groups in America. The report…
Type: Media
Pfizer CEO plans to address healthcare reform at Club, March 23
As congressional efforts are underway to “repeal and replace” the Affordable Care Act, Ian Read, chairman and chief executive officer of Pfizer, one of the world’s largest pharmaceutical companies, plans to speak at a National Press Club luncheon on Thursday, March 23. The luncheon is sold out, but credentialed members of the media are welcome to attend the speech. Lunch will be served at 12:30 p.m., with remarks beginning at 1 p.m., followed by a question-and-answer session ending at 2 p.m. For questions, please email [email protected] or call (202) 662–7501. T Read plans to discuss…
Type: News
Club member Kathy Bonk discusses growing use of storytelling on current NPC podcast
Storytelling has been around for thousands of years, but it’s a practice that’s now widely used by communities and organizations as a way of initiating change at the international, national, state and local levels. To learn more about this new trend, check out the current National Press Club podcast, Update-1. It features National Press Club member Kathy Bonk, executive director of the Communications Consortium Media Center, where she is directly involved with storytelling, In an interview with Broadcast/Podcast Committee member Mike Hempen, Bonk discusses how and why communities use…
Type: News
It's March! Time for another month of fun events at the Reliable Source
The beginning of another month brings a new round of events at the National Press Club's Reliable Source restaurant. Here's what awaits you: Thursday, March 9 -- NPC Pub Quiz Night, 7 p.m., Truman Lounge. Tuesday, March 14 - Monday, April 3 -- March Madness. The 2017 NCAA Division I men’s basketball tournament starts Monday, 14, and ends Monday, April 3. Games will be aired on wide-screen television in the Truman Lounge when the Club is open. Special food and beverage available for this occasion. Friday, March 17 -- St. Patrick’s Irish Buffet, music by guitarist Mat Palombo. Special drinks…
Type: News
Something new: 'First Friday Taco Night' debuts this Friday
To help newer Club members get acquainted with the Club’s decades-old tradition of Friday night tacos, as well as to remind veteran members that Taco Night is a great member benefit – and to introduce one another in the process -- the Club will kick off a special "First Friday Taco Night" starting this Friday, March 3. Don’t worry, nothing is changing! Members and their guests can still come to Taco Night every Friday as usual. But on the first Friday of each month, for those interested, First Friday Taco Night can be a designated night to connect with other members, introduce potential…
Type: News
Satirist O'Rourke returns to Club to explain election, March 16
P.J. O'Rourke returns to the National Press Club Thursday, March 16, at 6:30 p.m. for a Club Book Rap on his latest book, "How The Hell Did This Happen?" The Book Rap will take place in the Club's Conference Rooms. Tickets are $5 for National Press Club members and $10 for the public. Tickets can be purchased online here. Books can be purchased online at the same time as tickets, or at the event. No outside books or memorabilia are permitted. O'Rourke has appeared at many Book Raps over the last 15 years as the author of 16 books on subjects as diverse as politics and cars, and etiquette and…
Type: News
Club to recognize top political reporting by young journalists with Sandy Hume Award
The Sandy Hume Memorial Award for Excellence in Political Journalism, one of many awards offered in the National Press Club's annual journalism contest, shines a spotlight on excellent political reporting and writing by a young journalist for work done in 2016. The award, named for The Hill reporter who broke the story of the aborted 1997 coup against House Speaker Newt Gingrich, honors excellence and objectivity in political coverage in print or online publications. Entrants, who must be 34 and under, must demonstrate analytical excellence and a clear knowledge of political issues and…
Type: News
Pelosi and Schumer decry Trump administration's first 40 days
President Donald Trump has done little in his first 40 days in office, charged the top two Democratic Congressional leaders at a National Press Club Newsmaker event Feb. 27. And even that little, they said, has favored the wealthy at the expense of the middle class. The appearance by House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi (Calif.)and Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (NY) at the Newsmaker was billed as a "prebuttal" for the president's joint appearance before a nationally televised joint session of Congress Feb. 28. "The first month of a Trump presidency is less of a bang and more of a…
Type: News
Toastmasters Club meets tonight in the McClendon Room, 7 p.m.
National Press Club members who want to improve their speaking skills by practicing in a friendly and non-intimidating environment are welcome to attend the the NPC Toastmasters Club meeting tonight from 7 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. in the McClendon Room. The Toastmasters Club meets in the McClendon Room on the second and fourth Mondays of each month. Admission is free.|
Type: News
A snippet from National Press Club history: Senators Goldwater, Tower duel in chili cookoff
"Chili cook-off: Sizzling home-made chili has been a delicacy on the National Press Club menu for decades. And the Club has been the scene for some memorable chili-cooking contests. None was more uproarious than a 1974 cook-off featuring Congressional chefs. That well-seasoned, well-fueled event ended in a warmly disputed tie between two Southwestern senators-Barry Goldwater of Arizona and John Tower of Texas. The National Press Club--where news (some of it red-hot) is made in the Nation's capital." This snippet was one of many put together by the late Art Wiese, who served as Club president…
Type: News