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Mark your calendars: Wednesday night dinner service returns to Reliable Source on March 1
February 1, 2023
The National Press Club announced that Wednesday night dinner service will return to the Reliable Source on Wednesday, March 1 at 5:30 p.m, with a special Spanish Tapas dinner. Wednesday night dinner service joins weekday lunch service, which is available Monday through Friday from 11:30 a.m. to 3…
Read MoreClub Freelance Team kicks off its year Thursday at noon
January 30, 2023
The National Press Club’s Freelancers Team plans to host its kickoff meeting for the new year this Thursday, Feb. 2, at 12 ET over Zoom. Co-Chairs Ashley Merryman and Danny Freedman and Vice Chair Alexandra Bowman plan to discuss upcoming events, announce some new discounts and benefits available…
Read MoreJournalism Institute newsletter The Latest has resumed publication
January 25, 2023
The National Press Club Journalism Institute's newsletter, The Latest, came back from its fall hiatus on Jan. 17. To find back issues, click here. The Latest is written and edited by the NPCJI staff: Beth Francesco and Holly Butcher Grant. Send them your questions and suggestions for topics to…
Read MoreLibrary of Congress has posted papers of pioneering woman journalist Ann Cottrell Free
January 24, 2023
Eleanor Roosevelt, standing, presides at one of her Press Conference Association meetings in Washington in the 1940s. Journalist Ann Cottrell Free, on left with white circle on her lapel, was in attendance. Photos courtesy of Elissa Free The papers of Ann Cottrell Free, a National Press Club…
Read MoreCommunicators, Journalists mine finer points from topics of the day over dinner at Club
January 24, 2023
National Press Club members enjoyed another Roundtable Dinner for Communicators & Journalists on Jan. 19 in the Cosgrove Lounge. More than a dozen registered for the three-course dinner. “Our dinners feature lively discussion with fellow communicators and journalists on current topics we all…
Read MoreClub members invited to service for Blake Hounshell
January 23, 2023
National Press Club members are invited to attend a celebration of life service this week for Blake Hounshell, a New York Times political reporter who died on Jan. 10. The service will be held at 11 a.m. Thursday, Jan. 26, at the 6th & I Synagogue in Washington. Times Executive Editor Joe Kahn…
Read MoreInterested in joining Photo Team? Come to first meeting of 2023 on Jan. 26
January 20, 2023
Interested in photography and getting to know others on the National Press Club's Photography Team? Come to the team's first meeting of 2023 on Thursday, Jan. 26, in the Cosgrove Lounge at 3:30 p.m. Please register in advance.
Read MoreNewly elected Club leaders to attend Annual Membership Meeting, Friday at noon
January 18, 2023
The National Press Club's annual membership meeting will begin promptly at noon Friday, Jan. 20, in the conference rooms. A lunch buffet will be available starting at 11:45 a.m. The meeting is open to all Club members. Registration is required. The meeting is in-person only, and will not be…
Read MoreDon't forget: Annual Membership Meeting is today at noon
January 18, 2023
The National Press Club's annual membership meeting will begin promptly at noon Friday, Jan. 20, in the conference rooms. A lunch buffet will be available starting at 11:45 a.m. Come a little early, grab some lunch and get seated so the meeting can start on time and end within a usual lunch-hour…
Read MoreClub's American Legion Post 20 arranging tour of Army Museum
January 15, 2023
American Legion Post 20, which is affiliated with the National Press Club, is arranging a special group tour of the new National Museum of the United States Army, located at Fort Belvoir, Virginia. The event, which is being planned but has not yet been scheduled, will be open to all Club members.…
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