Member News
Club members get discount at Investigative Film Festival & Symposium, Sept. 30
September 28, 2015
"Double Exposure: The Investigative Film Festival" opens Sept. 30 in Washington, and National Press Club members can see the films, meet the filmmakers and attend an array of workshops, all at a discount. The festival and symposium celebrates the great migration of investigative reporting to film…
Read MoreClub member offers study trip to Turkey in early November
September 24, 2015
National Press Club member Mehmet Saracoglu invites Club members -- journalists and communicators -- to Rumi Forum`s upcoming annual study trip to Turkey. The trip -- from Nov. 6 to Nov. 15 -- will focus on media and press freedom, democracy and human rights in Turkey and the wider region, as well…
Read MoreNational Press Foundation seeks director of training and content
September 24, 2015
The National Press Foundation, a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization that provides free training and education to journalists to increase their knowledge of complex issues, is seeking a director of training and content.. The person in this position is responsible for creating, developing and…
Read MoreA few seats remain for Sept. 28 Kalb Report with baseball commissioner
September 23, 2015
Major League Baseball Commissioner Rob Manfred will be host Marvin Kalb’s guest for a one-on-one discussion to explore the beauty, simplicity, complexity, humor and historical significance of Our National Pastime on Sept. 28 at the National Press Club. The program, a taping of the "Kalb Report,"…
Read MoreThis Week In National Press Club History: Iranian president speaks at luncheon via video link, 2007
September 23, 2015
September 22, 2011: John Grisham, author of world-famous novels (37 and counting as of 2015) is presented the 2011 Harper Lee Award for Legal Fiction at the National Press Club. His best-known books include "A Time To Kill,," "The Pelican Brief" and "The Firm." September 23, 1919: Cora Rigby of…
Read MoreClub member's sculpture on display in Alexandria, 4:30 pm Sept. 30
September 23, 2015
National Press Club members are invited to attend an art reception featuring work by Club member Carol Morgan at 4:30 p.m. Wednesday, Sept. 30, in Alexandria, Va. The reception, which lasts until 6 p.m., will take place at Alexandria City Hall, 300 King St. The closest Metro is King St. Morgan's…
Read MorePilot recalls last mission, lessons of WWII
September 19, 2015
Capt. Jerry Yellin, whose wing man was the last combat casualty of WWII, told of his amazing personal odyssey at the Sept. 17 meeting of the National Press Club American Legion Post 20. Yellin, 91, a P-51 "Mustang" fighter pilot, led a strafing attack on Aug. 14, 1945, on an airfield near Tokyo…
Read MoreReliable Source events in October
September 19, 2015
Here are some of the exciting events coming up at the National Press Club's Reliable Source restaurant Thursday, Oct. 8: NPC Pub Quiz – 7 p.m. – Truman Lounge Tuesday, Oct. 13: Watch Democratic candidate debate live from Las Vegas in the Truman Lounge starting at 7 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 29: New…
Read MoreClub member McMorris publishes new novel
September 18, 2015
The latest action and adventure novel by nonresident member, P.B. McMorris, entitled Some Go Beneath the Sea in Ships, was published by Outskirts Press of Fort Collins, Colorado, in August. This tale of the sea revolves around a group of marine environmental activists, who acquire a restored German…
Read MoreWant a mentor? Be a mentor!
September 18, 2015
The National Press Club mentoring program is now accepting applications for both mentees and mentors. Open to both journalists and communicators, the program is intended to create the kind of inter-generational connections that were always a benefit of belonging to the club, but are increasingly…
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