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Pulitzer-winner Clark Hoyt to headline Hoot Saturday, Oct. 29 at noon
Clark Hoyt, whose career spanned 50 years as a newspaper reporter, editor, corporate news executive and news ombudsman, headlines the National Press Club's Silver Owls Fall Hoot, discussing “The Shrinking of Old-Fashioned News Media and the Crazy 2016 Election. Related?” at noon Saturday, Oct. 29, in the Holeman Lounge. The Owls Hoot is open to all Press Club members and guests. Price is the traditional $35, which includes a buffet lunch and a cash bar. Tickets can be purchased online. Hoyt, shared a Pulitzer Prize and served as the public editor, or ombudsman, of the New York Times. Before…
Type: News
Campaign finance reporters discuss ways to uncover secret money
A growing share of the money influencing elections for federal, state and local office is going through groups that do not disclose their contributors, and Congress right now is movig toward requiring less disclosure rather than more, a panel of campaign finance reporters said at a Sept. 13 National Press Club program. “It has required us as reporters to develop new techniques to try to find this money,” Ken Vogel, chief investigative reporter at Politco, said at an event sponsored by the National Press Club Journalism Institute and the club’s Professional Development Committee. Vogel…
Type: News
Shirley and the Chef event returns to National Press Club Oct. 5 at 6 p.m.
Shirley and the Chef plans to return to the National Press Club to unravel food mysteries and make you laugh on Wednesday, Oct. 5 at 6 p.m. in the NPC's First Amendment Lounge. Tickets are $10 for NPC members and $15 for nonmembers. The cost includes hors d’oeuvres and tastings. There will also be a cash bar. Click here for tickets. Acclaimed cookbook author Shirley O. Corriher will join NPC Executive Chef Susan Delbert for an evening of hors d’oeuvres ad cooking demos. They will tackle your toughest questions and explain why your red cabbage turns blue, whether you should sugar or salt your…
Type: News
Hungarian wine dinner planned for Fourth Estate Restaurant Sept. 27
the Fourth Estate will host a six-course wine dinner with the Embassy of Hungary featuring traditional Hungarian dishes and Hungarian wines on Tuesday, Sept. 27. Featured items include roasted venison, perch fillet with dill mushroom sauce, appetizers such as pogásca (savory cheese biscuits) and a traditional Hungarian dessert, somlói (sponge cake dumplings). Hungarian wines will be matched with each course. The dinner begins with cocktails and appetizers at 6:30 p.m., followed by dinner at 7. It will kick off a week’s worth of activities throughout the U.S. marking the 60th anniversary of…
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New members and old friends invited to taco night on Friday
Are you new to the Club and not sure how to start meeting other members? Have you been away for the summer and want to reconnect with old friends? Love tacos but don’t want to fly solo at taco night? Join Membership Secretary Molly McCluskey for another open table/member reception this Friday, Sept. 16. Bring your questions or just bring yourself to the Reliable Source. This is a come-as-you-are, leave-when-you-please, informal gathering of Club members and friends. No reservations are necessary.
Type: News
Did you know? You can visit 70 other clubs worldwide
The National Press Club has reciprocity with over 70 press and city clubs worldwide?.They’re all open to you. Many of them featuring overnight accommodations, restaurants, fitness and business centers. To view the complete list of reciprocal clubs, see http://www.press.org/membership/npc-reciprocal-clubs. Please contact the Membership Department at least 48 hours prior to your trip at [email protected] to obtain a letter of introduction. Please include your name, membership number, reciprocal club(s) you plan to visit and your travel dates. For more information about your membership benefits…
Type: News
Russian Prime Minister
Prime Minister Silayev spoke before reporters at the National Press Club about his visits with congressional leaders during his trip to the United States. Mr. Silayev is the first prime minister of Russia since Russia adopted sovereignty and instituted a parliamentary system of government. He is also a close ally of Boris Yeltsin, political opponent of Soviet President Gorbachev. In his remarks, Ambassador Silayev discussed the structure of the new sovereign government in Russia, and outlined the policies of the new Russian state. He named the transformation of the economy to a market economy…
Type: Media
Ted Koppel, Gloria Borger to speak at Fourth Estate Dinner honoring Wolf Blitzer
Ted Koppel, former anchor of ABC News Nightline, and Gloria Borger, CNN’s chief political analyst, will join Jeff Zucker, president of CNN Worldwide, in paying tribute to Wolf Blitzer as he receives the Fourth Estate Award for lifetime achievement in journalism at a dinner on Tuesday, Sept. 20. Registration for tickets will close at close of business this Friday. Blitzer, CNN’s lead political anchor and host of “The Situation Room” is the 44th recipient of the award, which recognizes a journalist who has made significant contributions to the field through a lifetime of excellence. Club…
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Reserve for Club's debate watch party Sept. 26
Club Members and their guests are invited to watch the first presidential debate between Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump with wider screen in the Truman Lounge on Monday, Sept, 26, starting at 8:30 p.m. There will be a special food and beverage menu. Reservations are encouraged by contacting at 202-662-7443 or e-mail [email protected]
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Former NPC President Cosgrove's 100th birthday bash postponed
John Cosgrove, the Club's most senior past president, asked that his "I can't wait to be 100" birthday party, originally scheduled for Monday, Sept. 26, be postponed because it would conflict with the first presidential debate. Look to the Wire for details when it is rescheduled.
Type: News