Member News
Marine Corps head of public affairs to address American Legion Post 20, Nov. 14
October 31, 2017
Brigadier General William Seely III, USMC, director of the Office of Marine Corps Communications, will be guest speaker at a luncheon meeting of American Legion Post 20 at 12 noon on Tuesday, Nov. 14, in the McClendon Room. General Seely will address the Marine Corps' public affairs priorities…
Read MoreFill your November calendar with Happy Hours, Pub Quiz and Taco Nights at the Reliable Source
October 26, 2017
The Reliable Source has a number of special activities on tap for November: Thursday, Nov. 2: Young Members Happy Hour – 5:30 p.m. to 8 p.m. in the Truman Lounge Friday, Nov. 3: First Friday Taco Night - 5:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. at the Reliable Source Thursday, Nov. 9: NPC Pub Quiz Night – 7 p.m.…
Read MoreHelp lead the Club! Election petitions due Oct. 27
October 25, 2017
It's nearly time for National Press Club elections. If you'd like to be among the volunteers who lead the Club, consider running for a Club office or the Board of Governors. The deadline for submitting an election petition and acquiring the appropriate member signatures is Friday, Oct. 27 at 5 p.m…
Read MoreLove books? Volunteer at the National Press Club Book Fair, Nov. 10
October 25, 2017
The National Press Club's 40th annual Book Fair needs volunteers to escort authors, greet customers, hand out bags and help out wherever needed when book lovers descend on the ballroom on Friday, Nov. 10. The book fair runs from 5:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. The volunteer will work either the 5:30 p.m. to…
Read MoreGrab your mask or your broom: Halloween Pub Quiz, party, Oct. 19
October 19, 2017
Halloween is coming soon, so grab your mask or your broom. Join the National Press Club Events Team for a spook-tacular Halloween Pub Quiz and party on Thursday, Oct. 19, at 7 p.m. in the Truman Lounge! Enjoy themed prizes, cocktails, and lots of candy. Costumes are encouraged!
Read MoreDues increase approved at NPC General Membership Meeting
October 17, 2017
National Press Club members voted at the General Membership Meeting Oct. 13 to increase membership dues by $1 per month. By unanimous voice vote, members who belong to the category of working journalists or communicators agreed to pay an additional $12 annually beginning in 2018. In 2016,…
Read MoreAttention education reporters! Apply for the newly created Education Week Gregory M. Chronister Journalism Fellowship
October 17, 2017
A new fellowship named for Education Week's Gregory M. Chronister will award up to $10,000 a year to support enterprise or investigative reporting on pre-K-12 education. Editorial Projects in Education's Education Week Gregory M. Chronister Journalism Fellowship will be awarded annually to an…
Read MoreWashington tour guide to present a dramatic reading of Dorothy Parker's work, Oct. 18
October 16, 2017
Member Janice Law invites all Club members to a presentation on two-time Oscar nominee (screenwriting 1937, 1947) and acerbic wit Dorothy Parker (1893-1967) at noon on Wednesday, Oct. 18 in the McClendon Room. Elaine Flynn, a Washington D.C. tour guide whose avocation is researching Parker, will do…
Read MoreHear about the fascinating World War I career of Club's fifth president at history event Oct. 18
October 15, 2017
Oswald F. Schutte served just three months as the National Press Club's fifth president in 1913, but he went on to cover World War I from the German side for the Chicago Daily News until the United States entered the war in 1917. Independent researcher/scholar James Castellan will talk about…
Read MoreGeneral membership meeting, noon Oct. 13
October 11, 2017
The National Press Club will hold a general membership meeting for all Club members at noon Friday, Oct. 13, in the conference rooms. Members will hear from the Club's leadership about all of the progress being made and exciting things happening at the world's leading professional organization of…
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