Member News
Coast Guard head of public affairs to address NPC American Legion Post on Jan. 30
December 20, 2017
Rear Admiral Peter Gautier, Director of Governmental and Public Affairs for the U.S. Coast Guard, will be guest speaker at a luncheon meeting of National Press Club's American Legion Post 20 at 12 noon on Tuesday, Jan. 30, in the McClendon Room. Admiral Gautier is responsible for engagement with…
Read MoreObit: Drew Von Bergen, past NPC president
December 20, 2017
Drew Von Bergen, a former UPI correspondent and president of the National Press Club in 1980, died Monday, Dec. 18, 2017, of heart failure. He was 77 and lived in Alexandria, Va. Drew joined the Club in 1971 while working as a UPI regional reporter in Washington, D.C. A memorial service is…
Read MoreFormer NPC president Myron Belkind an inspiration to journalists
December 19, 2017
Former National Press Club President Myron Belkind retired after more than four decades as a bureau chief for The Associated Press. But he’s keeping busy teaching news writing and reporting at George Washington University’s School of Media and Public Affairs. His work was recently featured in a…
Read MoreEmployment opportunity at Global Press Journal for NPC members
December 19, 2017
Global Press Journal is growing its team and hiring for three new, full-time positions in the coming year - News Editor, Associate News Editor and Senior Visuals Editor. All three will be based in Washington D.C. Please submit resume and well-written cover letter to opportunities@…
Read MoreClub’s restroom renovations begin December 18
December 15, 2017
Renovations on the National Press Club member locker rooms on the 14th floor and restrooms between the Holeman Lounge and First Amendment room start on Monday, Dec. 18. These facilities will be closed for approximately six to eight weeks. During this construction period, members who use the Club’s…
Read MoreCenter on Global Energy Policy invites applications for annual Energy Journalism Initiative seminar
December 13, 2017
The Center on Global Energy Policy at Columbia University’s School of International and Public Affairs (SIPA) is pleased to open the call for applications to its second annual Energy Journalism Initiative (EJI) seminar. The program promotes quality journalism in the energy sector by educating…
Read MoreClub member experiences elections the German way
December 12, 2017
When Lisa Hagen arrived in Germany to cover the final months of the election campaign, she discovered that Chancellor Angela Merkel was on vacation. Just over a month before Germans went to the polls this year, Merkel, seeking her fourth term in office, was not on the campaign trail and instead was…
Read MoreNotice of temporary closure of restrooms and locker room facilities
December 12, 2017
This is to inform all National Press Club members that a two phase bathroom renovation will begin at the Club starting on Monday, Dec. 18, 2017. As a result, the member locker rooms and the North side 13th floor restrooms will be closed. The first phase is scheduled to last six to eight weeks.…
Read MoreIt's Club Election Day; one contested race; polls close at 7 p.m.; Announcement follows in Reliable Source
December 8, 2017
Friday is officer and board election day at the National Press Club. Polls open outside the President's Office at the top of the grand staircase to the 14th floor at 8 a.m. and close at 7 p.m. In a contested election, four journalists are running to fill a one-year journalist post on the board.…
Read MoreBroadcast/Podcast Team sets goals for 2018
December 8, 2017
The National Press Club's Broadcast & Podcast Team, wrapping up its 12th year, looked forward to 2018 at its monthly meeting Thursday with the realization that it's once nascent volunteer-produced Update-1 podcast series, started in 2013, would have it's 100th episode early in the new year.…
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