Member News
Club member's play explores St. Teresa of Avila
July 6, 2017
The Greenbelt Arts Center and the Seventh Street Playhouse present "Trees," a two-act dramedy, by National Press Club member Anthony E. Gallo and directed by Beatrix Whitehall. Agnostics, atheists and feminists are very welcome to a play that is mostly about sinners. Teresa has enemies and…
Read More'First Friday Taco Night' celebrates summer, Friday
June 30, 2017
First Friday Taco Night on July 7 will feature a watermelon treat along our traditional free taco bar for members and guests. As a reminder, National Press Club members and their guests can still come to Taco Night every Friday as usual, nothing changes here. The first Friday of each month, for…
Read MoreReserve now for annual Civil War trip to Brandy Station battlefield, July 15
June 28, 2017
Seats are still available for the National Press Club’s annual Civil War battlefield trip on Saturday, July 15, to Brandy Station, Virginia. Reservations are required and can be made with Suzanne Struglinski at 202-662-7516 or [email protected]. There is no charge for attendees, but Club members…
Read MoreRecio wins two Houston Press Club Awards
June 28, 2017
National Press Club member Maria Recio won two Lone Star Awards from the Houston Press Club for her coverage of presidential candidate Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas. The 2017 awards were announced June 10, recognizing achievement for journalism in Texas. Print Journalist of the YearThird Place: Maria…
Read MoreWhat is the impact of PR? Join discussion at Communicators Breakfast, Wednesday
June 26, 2017
A discussion on measuring the impact of public relations will be the feature at the National Press Club Communicators Breakfast at 8 a.m. Wednesday, June 28, in the Cosgrove Lounge. Lindsay Murphy, a member of the Club's Board of Governors and vice president at Racepoint Global, will lead a…
Read MoreSpeak up! Polish your speaking skills at Toastmasters Club 7 pm, tonight
June 26, 2017
Is your otherwise articulate speaking riddled with "um, um" or 'you know"? Can you deliver a stellar speech but find yourself wobbling when speaking on the fly? If you answered "yes" but would like the answer to be "no," attend the next meeting of the National Press Club’s Toastmasters group at 7…
Read MoreOn tap at Reliable Source in July: Crab Fest, Pub Quiz, Taco Night
June 24, 2017
The National Press Club's Reliable Source restaurant is always a good place to hang out. But three special events are scheduled for July. Here they are: Friday, July 7 -- First Friday Taco Night, 5:30 p.m.-7:30 p.m., Reliable Source. Thursday, July 13 -- Pub Quiz Night, 7 p.m., Truman Lounge.…
Read MorePaul Miller Fellowship deadline approaches: Wednesday
June 22, 2017
Are you new(ish) to Washington and want to learn the ropes from veteran journalists and experts around town? Apply for the National Press Foundation’s Paul Miller fellowship. Over 30 years, the Paul Miller fellowships have trained almost 600 journalists. This all-expenses-paid journalist training…
Read MoreClub member named among 100 most-influential in D.C. Hispanic community
June 22, 2017
National Press Club member Maria Pena, White House Correspondent for La Opinion, has just been named "one of the 100 Most Influential People for the Hispanic Community of the Washington D.C. Metro Area" by El Tiempo Latino, the D.C. area's largest Spanish-American newspaper.
Read MoreSign time: Make a poster for Club members playing in Wednesday Congressional women's softball game
June 16, 2017
Stop by the Reliable Source Friday evening during Taco Night to make a poster (or two) to support four National Press Club members -- Abby Livingston of the Texas Tribune, Lynn Sweet of the Chicago Sun-Times, Shawna Thomas of Vice News and Sarah Wire of the Los Angeles Times -- who will be part of…
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