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Biden congratulates Matthews on becoming Club president
President Joe Biden congratulated Lisa Nicole Matthews on becoming National Press Club president, the first time in five years that the nation’s chief executive has extended well wishes to the Club’s leader. “I am confident you will lead with integrity, promote fact over fiction, and work tirelessly as part of the institution’s all-female leadership team, to keep The National Press Club strong and vibrant during these challenging times,” Biden wrote in a Jan. 30 letter (embedded below). “I am encouraged by your commitment to increase the diversity and inclusiveness among members and in turn,…
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Applications open for Columbia Energy Journalism Initiative
The Center on Global Energy Policy at Columbia University is excited to announce an open call for applications for the 2021 Energy Journalism Initiative seminar, which will be held online on June 15-18. Each year, the Center on Global Energy Policy invites journalists from around the world to participate in the annual Energy Journalism Initiative seminar. Apply online. Applications are due at 11:59 p.m. Monday, March 1. Taught by CGEP scholars, Columbia faculty, and other academic, industry and government experts, the four-day seminar offers journalists the opportunity to learn about the…
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Love is sweet with Valentine’s Day cakesicles
Celebrate your sweetheart with Valentine’s Day cakesicles, a.k.a. cake on a stick! These red, white, and pink treats are perfect for anyone with a sweet tooth. Each order is $12 and comes with three handcrafted cakesicles with chocolate cake, yellow cake and red velvet flavors. There is a limited number of trios available, so be sure to order yours online today. All come individually wrapped and ready to eat. Pick up/delivery will only be available on Friday, Feb. 12.
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Start your Super Bowl festivities with the Club’s pre-game tailgate party/Pub Quiz, 5 pm, Feb. 7
It’s 90 minutes before Super Bowl LV. You got the chips, the dip, the hot wings and the beer. But where’s the party? Come to think of it, where are the people?! Social distancing guidelines may prevent you from hosting your own tailgate party, but fortunately the National Press Club brings the party to your computer. Join us via Zoom on Super Bowl Sunday, Feb. 7, at 5 p.m. for a pre-Big Game tailgate party and for a few short rounds of NPC Pub Quiz hosted by Marc Wojno. The questions will be focused on sports, football and TV trivia. (Zoom details will be mailed to you an hour before the Pub…
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Join LA Press Club talk with filmmakers behind 'The Social Dilemma,' tonight
National Press Club members are invited to join their colleagues in the Los Angeles Press Club for an online discussion tonight, Feb. 1, at 8 ET with the filmmakers behind "The Social Dilemma," a critically acclaimed Netflix documentary about social media. Director Jeff Orlowski and producer Larissa Rhodes will answer your questions about their look at what's hiding on the other side of your screens. Register online. The Club and LA Press Club have a reciprocal arrangement for when members visit the other city in person. The LA Press Club wants to extend an invitation to their online events…
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Businesses can do well by doing good, says PR pioneer Novelli
As social marketing pioneer Bill Novelli tells it, the corporate world has a unique role to play in combating today’s challenges — and businesses that step up to the plate are likely to reap financial rewards. “I call it doing well by doing good,” Novelli said during a virtual National Press Club Book Rap conversation on Jan. 29. “When they can both create financial and social value, that’s the sweet spot.” Businesses that do so will appeal to the next generation of customers, said Novelli, founder of the Business for Impact program at Georgetown University's McDonough School of Business…
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State of the Workplace Report
The Human Rights Campaign held a news conference to release their annual state of the workplace report. The report detailed laws and corporate trends affecting gay, lesbian, bisexual, and transgender people. The speakers discussed domestic partnership benefits and discrimination in the work place. Following their remarks, participants responded to questions and comments from members of the audience.
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Dan Rather swears in Lisa Matthews as Club president at online inaugural gala, calls her work 'essential, noble'
Lisa Nicole Matthews placed her left hand on the Associated Press Stylebook, raised her right hand and was sworn in as the 114th president of the National Press Club by legendary CBS broadcast veteran Dan Rather Saturday at the Club’s virtual inaugural gala. “The country needs you and the National Press Club needs you -- now more than ever," Rather told Matthews. "The country needs you to find out and communicate what is going on, what is really going on, and tell it. Lisa, yours now is especially essential, noble work.” Matthews, assignment editor for U.S. Video at The Associated Press,…
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Interim CEO of Girl Scouts to speak at Headliners Newsmaker, Feb. 11
When COVID-19 forced schools online and threatened to wipe out extracurricular activities, the Girl Scouts took its "Be Prepared" motto to heart and persevered. Girl Scouts of the USA Interim CEO Judith Batty will explain how the organization pivoted to pandemic footing -- and saved the annual cookie sale -- at a National Press Club Headliners event at 1 p.m. on Thursday, Feb. 11. Judith Batty This one-hour program will stream live as part of the National Press Club’s Virtual Newsmaker series, and is accessible to both the media and members of the general public free-of-charge. Download a…
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Judicial Nominations
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