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Club's Journalism contest seeks best 2016 stories about animals and their welfare
Consider entering your best stories about animals and their welfare in the National Press Club journalism contest. The top work in broadcast and print/online categories could win the Ann Cottrell Free Animal Reporting Award. The Club's journalism contest is giving the prize for the best coverage in 2016 that educates the public about threats facing animals. The award was established by the family of journalist and longtime Press Club member Ann Cottrell Free, who wrote extensively about animals and their welfare. Entries must consist of a single article or broadcast or a series of up to five…
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Institute names journalism veteran Kiely as 2017 Press Freedom Fellow
The National Press Club Journalism Institute, the non-profit affiliate of the National Press Club, has named veteran journalist Kathy Kiely as its 2017 Press Freedom Fellow. The Press Freedom Fellowship was established in 2016 to shine a light on barriers to press freedom abroad and in the United States and to leverage the Club's unique presence and resources to highlight global press freedom issues. Kiely has been a journalist for 40 years and a member of the National Press Club for more than 30. She has served as Washington bureau chief for the Houston Post and the Arkansas Democrat-Gazette…
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Media maven Rosenstiel shares political thriller “Shining City” March 2
Tom Rosenstiel, co-author of the revered classic "The Elements of Journalism," will share his first work of fiction, "Shining City," at a National Press Club book event on Thursday, March 2 at 6:30 p.m. in the Club's Conference Rooms. Rosenstiel has been a longtime observer of Washington’s political scene, and his intimate knowledge of the system’s inner workings pay off in this fast-paced political thriller. Readers follow the story of two fixers with a proven track record - Peter Rena and his lively partner – as they are tasked with their biggest job yet: to vet the president’s Supreme…
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Reminder: "Meet the Teams" member happy hour on Wednesday, Feb. 8 at 6 p.m.
Here’s your chance to get to know other National Press Club members and find out how to get more involved. Meet the new team lead coordinators -- Club board member Lindsay Law Murphy and Club Secretary Jen Judson –- and other team leaders at a casual happy hour at 6 p.m on Wednesday, Feb. 8 in the Reliable Source's Truman Lounge. Cash bar available. Please RSVP to Suzanne Struglinski at [email protected].
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Get your trivia game on with Pub Quiz this Thursday, 7 p.m.
Football season is over, baseball season is still two months away and season two of Netflix’s Stranger Things won’t premier until Halloween. Even happy hours in the DMV, also known as District-Maryland-Virginia, these days don’t feel so happy. What’s one to do for fun in this town this week? Fear not, because the National Press Club’s Pub Quiz is on for this Thursday, Feb. 9, in the Truman Lounge! Emcee Marc Wojno will get the game started at 7 p.m., for an evening of merriment, food, drinks and prizes. Arrive early with your friends, fellow members and colleagues and order a hearty meal from…
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Friedenberg award to recognize innovative work online
The most innovative and creative online journalism in 2016 will be recognized by the National Press Club with the Joan M. Friedenberg Online Journalism Award. The award is among those in the Press Club's Journalism Contest. The deadline for entering the contest is April 1, so pick your entries and enter them soon. The prize for the winner is $750. The winner will have done original reporting and have taken advantage of online technology, such as interactive databases, primary-source interviews and accompanying charts and graphs, to provide a thorough and graphically attractive report. This is…
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Battle of Midway vet to be special guest at Legion Post meeting, May 31
Battle of Midway veteran Jack Crawford will be a special guest at a luncheon meeting of American Legion Post 20, which is associated with the National Press Club, at 12 noon on Thursday, May 31, in the McClendon Room. A retired Navy captain and U.S. Naval Academy graduate, Crawford was a junior officer aboard the aircraft carrier USS Yorktown, which was sunk during the battle. He abandoned ship with the rest of the crew before the ship went down. Speaker for the meeting will be Battle of Midway expert Jim D'Angelo, who will discuss his recently published book, "Victory at Midway: The…
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Commerce secretary hopeful on trade talks with China, citing Trump, Xi relationship
As trade talks resume this week between the United States and China, Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross expressed optimism at a National Press Club Headliners Luncheon May 14 that the two nations can reach an agreement over numerous issues. "It is difficult to handicap the outcome,” Ross said, but added he is hopeful that the “strong personal relationship between President Trump and President Xi will facilitate an agreement.” Ross was part of a U.S. trade delegation that held talks in China earlier this month with senior Chinese officials led by Vice Premier Liu He. As negotiations resume in…
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NPC member Policinski to be honored at Club June 12 by SPJ
National Press Club member Gene Policinski, president of The Newseum Institute and its First Amendment Center, will receive the Distinguished Service Award from the D.C. Pro Chapter of the Society of Professional Journalists at a dinner at the National Press Club on Tuesday, June 12. The award is presented to an individual who has contributed to the development of local journalism, mentoring other journalists and/or working in the journalism community. Policinski oversees all programs of the Newseum Institute and is a regular writer of articles and commentary concerning press freedom. One of…
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Books & Brunch to discuss 'Lincoln in the Bardo' this Saturday
The National Press Club's Books and Brunch group will discuss the book "Lincoln in the Bardo," by George Saunders, at noon on Saturday, May 19, in the Fourth Estate Restaurant. Saunders won the 2017 Man Booker Prize for this novel. He is only the second American to win the award. The novel is a combination of film script and Lincoln-focused scrapbook, alternating between ghost dialogues and excerpts from Civil War historical accounts from the Civil War. It begins with the death of Abraham Lincoln's son, Willie, and his grief stricken father's visits to the borrowed crypt where Willie is…
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